Computer DVD to be multiregional

[Elena9214]

Hi! this is my very first time being here so HI !
this is my problem: I have a DVD from Ukraine/Russia Region 5 I know why it was not playing on my laptop, which is from USA Region 1, but I took a risk and changed the region to the one in Ukraine, but the disk still wouldn't play! then I found this website and said, GREAT ! now it will for sure tell me how to get around this problem, BUT ! I still don't see a way, please, could someone walk me through it? I would appreciate the time and effort I don't even know exactly what is the name of my DVD player on this computer. I think its name might be: HL-DT-ST RW/DVD GCC-T10N ATA Device
if need more info to help me, just ask and please tell me where to look for it and I will sure to give you all the info needed, also if someone could please tell me why I couldn't play Region 5 dvd even after I changed the DVD/CD-ROM driver to be Region 5?
thank you all in advance

[hech54]

Don't get into the habit of changing the region settings on your drive....you normally only have 4 or 5 changes then it locks on the last region....BE CAREFUL.
Your DVD drive appears to be an LG model.
Look here for ways around the region coding issue:
https://www.videohelp.com/tools/sections/region-free-tools

There is no reason why a computer based DVD player/burner could not view that DVD if it is a "legit" DVD. Computer based players don't care about PAL/NTSC issues either (similar but DIFFERENT to region codes/coding).

[Elena9214]

TO: Hech 54

the DVD that i'm talking about played on a different computer, on the one from Ukraine and the same region, but not mine. when i enter the DVD into my laptop it either spits it back out or spins the DVD furiously.

[lordsmurf]

That's a read error, not region protection.

[Elena9214]

so what can i do to be able to see the dvd on my laptop? i know for sure that it plays i played it on a regular dvd at my friends home as well as a different computer. but both the dvd player at my friends house and the computer were from Ukraine as well as the DVD discs that i'm trying to view.

[hech54]

so what can i do to be able to see the dvd on my laptop? i know for sure that it plays i played it on a regular dvd at my friends home as well as a different computer. but both the dvd player at my friends house and the computer were from Ukraine as well as the DVD discs that i'm trying to view.

If I were you I would download and install AnyDVD (30 day trial):
https://www.videohelp.com/tools/AnyDVD

[Elena9214]

Hech54!!!! THANK YOU !!!! i tried everything from dvd ghost to region killer and nothing helped, but that Any DVD is working and i'm watching a move right now, so THANK YOU !!!!! YEY!

[hech54]

Hech54!!!! THANK YOU !!!! i tried everything from dvd ghost to region killer and nothing helped, but that Any DVD is working and i'm watching a move right now, so THANK YOU !!!!! YEY!

AnyDVD used to be much cheaper. It's a bit high priced now but it might be worthwhile
if you plan on getting more DVD's from other places.