Running windows XP can anyone tell me how to change the region sttings and they are greyed out in device manager,
it syas you cant change any more that 5 times they have never been changed. It is now set at region 1 and need be changed to region 4 as we are in Australia
ojas251...... This should assist you .

To change region settings for DVD drives
1.
Open Device Manager.

2.
Double-click DVD/CD-ROM drives, right-click the DVD drive for which you want to change region settings, and then click Properties.

3.
On the DVD Region tab, MAKE the appropriate changes.


Important

• Because many software decoders require Direct Memory Access (DMA) in order to function, you should CHECK the settings of your Integrated Device Electronics (IDE) ATA/ATAPI controllers to ensure that DMA if available is selected in Transfer Mode. If applicable, you should also check this setting for the Secondary IDE Channel.


Notes

• To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure. For more information, see Default local groups, Default groups, and Using Run as.

• To open Device Manager, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, double-click Computer Management, and then click Device Manager.

• The DVD Region tab might not be available for all DVD drives.

• To configure your DVD drive to play discs from other regions, select a geographic AREA from the list of regions. Typically, you would select the region in which you reside. It is not usually necessary to change the setting again.

• The region settings can be changed only a limited number of times. When Changes remaining equals 1, and you select a new region, an alert will be displayed warning you that after this, you will only be able to play DVDs from that region. Be aware that you might not be able to change the region setting for some DVD hardware and software decoders.

dl65

Thank you dl65 have done all of that but still not let me change the region still greyed out and set on 1Quote

it syas you cant change any more that 5 times they have never been

Did you buy it new?
Maybe the guy in the shop played with it?

So you may have inadvertently used up your changes?
There has to be a way to reset it, have you tried un-installing & re-installing it?

have reinstalled the dvd drive but sill the same going to do a windows XP repair to see if that will fix it.

We are keen to know what the solution was. Glad you are up and running.