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Post: 95525501_1 created on Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:33:27 +0000
Posted: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 00:33:27 +0000

I need some help. I broke down and bought the cheapest DVD player/writer I could,
an LG Ultra Slim Portable DVD Writer. Now, despite the fact I bought a CD, and a few DVD's in the United States (The CD had to have been produced in the US. I bought it at the show, and they want to be famous!) I keep getting '_____ is region locked.'

I don't have an internal DVD/CD drive in my laptop, and I want to install Sims 3. I want to play movies..if there's a hack to make this DVD player region-free or a better solution, I'd love to hear it. sad

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I can play CD's if I uninstall the CD that came with the external DVD writer. I still can't play Harry Potter.

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Post: 95525501_2 created on Thu, 15 Jan 2015 19:01:10 +0000
Posted: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 19:01:10 +0000

You need to go into hardware etc on your computer setup, Right click the c/dvd drive even if it's not physically installed into the machine it needs to be hooked up by a usb cable. So go and do that ( you'll have to be in add and remove hardware to do this any old how). Select property's and you should in theory be able to edit the region the player is set in.

If this dosn't work try adding the hard ware and getting drivers for it and editing them to set to region 1. either way this should get you going ( I'm assuming your using Windows here). If your using linux you need to run the terminal and type in the flowing : sudo apt-get regionset. Type in your sudo password ( he main password for your comp usually). And set your region to one. Also haveing VLC is a heap of help with Linux as is keeps all the cd/dvd codex's up to date.

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Post: 95525501_3 created on Mon, 26 Jan 2015 01:27:52 +0000
Posted: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 01:27:52 +0000

I get five resets; I hope it works, because I've got a HP dvd that's supposedly from another region.

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Post: 95525501_4 created on Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:49:56 +0000
Posted: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:49:56 +0000

III_of_Wands

Your on your own people here wont help you remove the protection on the game or movies. sorry your best bet is but it from a country that has no protection or a level 9(region free)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code

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Post: 95525501_5 created on Tue, 27 Jan 2015 23:56:15 +0000
Posted: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 23:56:15 +0000

It's alright. I've read quite a few guides, but they all involve models I don't own. *shrug* I'll just have to find a way to discover where they're from without having to go through 100 steps.

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