If you are using a legacy operating system on your computer, you might need to update some components of your operating system to enable the DVD video playback function. The requirements for legacy operating systems are as follows:
vWindows 95, Windows Server® 2000, Windows Server 2003: You must install the latest service pack, Internet Explorer® 5, and DirectX®.
vWindows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition: You must install the latest DirectX.
vWindows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2): You must install Internet Explorer 5 and DirectX.
vWindows 2000: You must install Service Pack 2 or higher, and DirectX.
vWindows NT: You must install Service Pack 6 along with Internet Explorer 5, DirectX, and a third party IDE DMA driver. DirectX is not available in Windows NT due to Microsoft no longer providing any official DirectX for Windows NT.
Installing WinDVD and viewing a DVD movie
To install WinDVD, go to the Software page of the Software and User Guide CD. Select WinDVD from the available software list. Restart your computer after installation.
After you install the ThinkPad
DVD region codes
DVD region codes help protect the contents of a DVD. The world is divided into six regions and specific content can be viewed only in the appropriate region. For example, content for Region 1 can be viewed only in the U.S. and Canada. WinDVD is also
You can verify the region code of the content by looking at the region code symbol on the back of the content packaging.
Region code | Region |
1U.S., Canada
2Europe, Middle East, South Africa, Japan
3Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Korea
4Latin America, Australia, New Zealand
5Former Soviet Union, North Africa, India
6People’s Republic of China
Start WinDVD by inserting the DVD into the drive. The region code is automatically set and you can view the movie. This is the initial setting.
After the region code has been set, if you insert a DVD with a different region code, you are prompted to change the region code. You can change the region code from your initial setting up to four times.
After the region code has been changed from its initial setting four times, it is fixed and can no longer be changed. Thereafter, you can play DVD content only from that region.
To display the region code status, click the WinDVD Properties button on the WinDVD user interface. The General tab contains this information.
Chapter 2. Using the ThinkPad