CD and DVD Software
Playing a DVD or Video CD
For best playback quality, save your files and close all open applications before playing a DVD.
If a DVD displays a Playback Of Content From This Region Is Not Permitted error message, stop the DVD, change the region setting, then restart the DVD. For information about changing the region setting, see “Managing DVD Region Settings,” next in this chapter.
To play a DVD or video CD:
1.Insert the DVD or video CD into the optical drive.
2.If WinDVD does not open after a short pause, select Start > All Programs > InterVideo WinDVD > InterVideo WinDVD.
3.Follow the instructions on the screen.
Managing DVD Region Settings
Most DVDs that contain copyrighted files also contain region codes. The region codes help protect copyrights internationally.
You can play a DVD containing a region code only if the region code on the DVD matches the region setting on your DVD drive.
If the region code on a DVD does not match the region setting on your drive, a Playback Of Content From This Region Is Not Permitted message is displayed when you insert the DVD. To play the DVD, you must change the region setting on your DVD drive.
ÄCAUTION: The region setting on your DVD drive can be changed only 5 times.
■The region setting you select the fifth time becomes the permanent region setting on the drive.
■The number of allowable region changes remaining on the drive is displayed in the Remaining Times Until Permanent field in the WinDVD window. The number in the field includes the fifth and permanent change.
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