Device Manager Properties still limit my RPC1 drive - Club CDFreaks

sys202 · 22-04-2003

I have Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-104/A04 with v1.3.1 RPC1 firmware installed. Using CDVDInfo program, it says that my drive is region free and that there is no limit to changing the DVD Region. But when I go to My Computer|Properties|Device Manager|Properties|DVD Region, it says that my drive has 3 changes left and current region not selected. How is this possible? I though RPC1 has already taken care of the region issue?

Thanks in advanced.

*Mr. Belvedere* · 22-04-2003

Because the registry entires of your operating system(s) AND those of your dvd player program(s) also limit your region settings.

You can use DVDGenie to bypass this. It's free.

**AZImmortal** · 22-04-2003

this is an issue with windows xp (i don't remember about other operating systems). xp is not actually capable of displaying the fact that a dvd drive is RPC1 and will always show a counter, despite the fact that the drive is region free. trust CDVDInfo. this is the hardware side of the region limitations.

the software side is mentioned by Mr. Belvedere, where software dvd players also have their own region settings.

22-04-2003	#1 (permalink)
sys202 New on Forum Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 24	Device Manager Properties still limit my RPC1 drive <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> I have Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-104/A04 with v1.3.1 RPC1 firmware installed. Using CDVDInfo program, it says that my drive is region free and that there is no limit to changing the DVD Region. But when I go to My Computer\|Properties\|Device Manager\|Properties\|DVD Region, it says that my drive has 3 changes left and current region not selected. How is this possible? I though RPC1 has already taken care of the region issue? Thanks in advanced.

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Mr. Belvedere CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: married Posts: 14,669	Because the registry entires of your operating system(s) AND those of your dvd player program(s) also limit your region settings. You can use DVDGenie to bypass this. It's free. __________________ I might be evil. Want to make dvd movie backups? Take the 5-step or the 2-step process. Fun, fast and free!

22-04-2003	#3 (permalink)
AZImmortal Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,941	this is an issue with windows xp (i don't remember about other operating systems). xp is not actually capable of displaying the fact that a dvd drive is RPC1 and will always show a counter, despite the fact that the drive is region free. trust CDVDInfo. this is the hardware side of the region limitations. the software side is mentioned by Mr. Belvedere, where software dvd players also have their own region settings. __________________ Vob Blanker \| DvdReMake (Pro) I don't respond to questions through PM that should be asked in the forum

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