Posted by Stuart on 03/15/07 21:18

"Stuart" <stuart�@whodunnit8.com> wrote in message
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>
> "gus" <gus_zernial@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>I have a PC with a Samsung CDRW/DVD SM-352N Combo drive. I'm trying
>> to read and copy material from a DVD which I know to have been made in
>> a different Region than mine. Unfortunately, I don't know the specific
>> Region
>> it was made in. This is a home DVD made on another PC - it is not
>> copyrighted
>> or copy-protected material.
>>
>> When I open Windows Explorer for the DVD, the contents are blank. My
>> questions are:
>>
>> -How do I tell if I have a Region-encoding problem, vs possibly
>> another problem
>> with this DVD?
>>
>> -If it's a Region-encoding problem, how do I figure out for which
>> Region this
>> DVD was encoded?
>>
>> -Is there a way I can hack my drive to read DVD's for all Regions?
>>
>> Answers and/or pointers to explanatory web sites appreciated.
>>
>> Gus
>>
>
> If the DVD you are trying to copy was made on another PC, ie it is NOT a
> commercially pressed DVD, then it will not have any region coding on it.
> It sounds like the DVD in question has nothing on it. You could download
> the trial version of ISOBuster to check out the DVD.
>


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