Operating system support
The prerequisites for WinDVD to work are Internet Explorer 5 and DirectX 8.1. These components are not present in all Microsoft Operating systems. This section list steps that are required to update the different operating systems to allow DVD playback.
1.Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2000: You must install the latest service pack, Internet Explorer 5 and DirectX.
2.Windows 98 Second Edition and Windows Me: You must install DirectX.
3.Windows 2000: You must install service pack 4 or higher, and DirectX.
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.
To change the region code, do the following:
1.Turn on your computer and start your operating system.
2.Click Start.
3.Select Programs.
4.Click Intervideo WinDVD.
5.Click the Properties icon to open the Properties window.
6.Click the General Properties tab.
7.Insert a single region DVD of the new region.
8.Select the correct region code for your country.
9.Click OK.
