Plz help with a dvd rip

[scorpionx]

Hi guys, I am new to dvd ripping, I have been following the guides on vcdhelp from doom and Derrow, I have no problem ripping the dvd contents to my hard drive, but when I load my Video_ts.ifo
file in and press DVD PLAY in ifoedit, a screen comes up with a fox logo that says "This disc is not formatted to play in this region" I am trying to rip 'Joy Ride" I dont know if its just this particular dvd im trying to do or what? but I would really appreciate if someone can help me...
I already tried the dvd with 2 dvd rom drives, both with the same result.

[poopyhead]

hey...just fyi...but i was able to do joy ride w/ no probs...

can you be more specific? r u encoding to (S)VCD, divx? making a dvd-r?

if you wanna rip/encode to (S)VCD, i suggest u use sefy's ultimate newbie guide w/ smartripper->dvd2avi->tmpgenc->nero

[scorpionx]

Thanx Poopy Head, I am trying to rip the dvd to dvd-r.

[Sefy]

From what you are saying, it sounds like you can't even play the DVD itself, is that right ? have you tried using a program like DVD Genie to trick Windows region protection ? is your DVD drive regionfree ?