DVD region driving me nucking futs!
26 November 2002, 09:48 PM
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Picture this: using Win2K quite happily, DVD playback with WinDVD working fine and dandy.
Install Microsoft DirectX 8.1 SDK.
DVD playback no longer works.
Go to properties page of DVD drive. It thinks its a region 2 drive. Cool.
Insert a DVD disc. Properties page of DVD drive says "none selected".
I am climbing the walls. Have reinstalled DirectX, WinDVD, god only knows what...
Next thing to try is unplugging DVD, then re-installing.
I am losing my sense of humour - this is the second time that this has happened
Any clues, anyone? HELP!
Install Microsoft DirectX 8.1 SDK.
DVD playback no longer works.
Go to properties page of DVD drive. It thinks its a region 2 drive. Cool.
Insert a DVD disc. Properties page of DVD drive says "none selected".
I am climbing the walls. Have reinstalled DirectX, WinDVD, god only knows what...
Next thing to try is unplugging DVD, then re-installing.
I am losing my sense of humour - this is the second time that this has happened
Any clues, anyone? HELP!
26 November 2002, 10:30 PM
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Uninstalled, unplugged, rebooted. Shut down. Replugged. Rebooted.
Still fecked.
Pretty sure it's something in the DirectX SDK that's knackered it, but dunno what, as it was working perfectly before this.
Tried reflashing drive - no good
argh.
Still fecked.
Pretty sure it's something in the DirectX SDK that's knackered it, but dunno what, as it was working perfectly before this.
Tried reflashing drive - no good
argh.
26 November 2002, 10:50 PM
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Finally!
Went for the throat and tried some "modified" firmware for the drive.
Works fine now.
God only knows why.
It almost went out of the window a couple of times...
Went for the throat and tried some "modified" firmware for the drive.
Works fine now.
God only knows why.
It almost went out of the window a couple of times...
26 November 2002, 10:51 PM
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Had a similar problem after installing some SDKs on my Win2K development box.
Never really got to the bottom of it but found DVDGenie was no good.
However, I use "DVD Region Killer" (use as a search term) and it works fine. Can happily play R1, R2 and R0 discs no problem.
YMMV etc.
Cheers
Ian
Never really got to the bottom of it but found DVDGenie was no good.
However, I use "DVD Region Killer" (use as a search term) and it works fine. Can happily play R1, R2 and R0 discs no problem.
YMMV etc.
Cheers
Ian
27 November 2002, 09:21 AM
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Cheers Ian, damned annoying innit? Wish I could get to the bottom of it without such messing about 
At least directdraw was working; last time I installed DX81b it stopped completely. Turned out that NetMeeting was messing with it - again, God only knows why...
NIck.
At least directdraw was working; last time I installed DX81b it stopped completely. Turned out that NetMeeting was messing with it - again, God only knows why...
NIck.
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27 November 2002, 09:35 AM
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Nick,
I get a stack of DVDs from Microsoft every month on the MSDN programme. I've always just installed anything that sounds interesting, just to take a look etc.
But it does seem that any SDK related to multimedia tends to cause problems that I never really get to the bottom of.
It is damn annoying when one minute Media Player works, the next it doesn't etc. Grrrrrrr
Cheers
Ian
I get a stack of DVDs from Microsoft every month on the MSDN programme. I've always just installed anything that sounds interesting, just to take a look etc.
But it does seem that any SDK related to multimedia tends to cause problems that I never really get to the bottom of.
It is damn annoying when one minute Media Player works, the next it doesn't etc. Grrrrrrr
Cheers
Ian
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