need to make my computer region free

Author: canofhumdingers
Date: 1-Dec-2007, 7:16 PM

Author: canofhumdingers
Time: 1-Dec-2007 7:16 PM
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Anyone know of any free programs that are compatible with Vista & will make my dvd drive region free? I'm looking for something like slysoft's AnyDVD (the trial version i downloaded worked great, but $50 for a version that won't expire is just ridiculous). Anyway, it needs to be a program that gets around the hardware region coding, not just the software. I'm not super computer literate & don't want anything "shady" (like many of the things on torrents). I just want a simple, easy to use program that will allow me to watch my import dvds on my new laptop. thanks!

Author: Moth3r
Time: 3-Dec-2007 7:05 AM
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I'm running XP, but I did read somewhere that if you patch your drive's firmware to make it region-free, it won't work with Vista! So you probably need to go the software route.

Don't know if there's any free software similar to AnyDVD. What media player are you using, and have you tried playing the discs with VLC?

An alternative is to rip your DVDs to remove the region coding, then either play off the hard drive or burn onto a DVDR.

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Author: LinkTGF
Time: 6-Dec-2007 4:35 AM
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but to rip them you still need anydvd (as far as i know)

Author: Moth3r
Time: 6-Dec-2007 6:00 AM
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No, DVD Decrypter still works on Vista AFAIK. If the DVD contains some of the newer copy protection systems (ARccOS and RipGuard) then you might need some other ripper..

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