Operating system support, Dvd region codes, Operating – Lenovo 41N5631 User Manual
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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
region–specific.
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
1
U.S.,
Canada
2
Europe,
Middle
East,
South
Africa,
Japan
3
Southeast
Asia,
Taiwan,
Korea
4
Latin
America,
Australia,
New
Zealand
5
Former
Soviet
Union,
North
Africa,
India
6
People’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
.
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