And if not does anybody know how I could get such a hack?

thank you’s from amsterdam.

With kind regards

I tried the CLDshowX trick, but apparently PlayMovie doesn’t keep it’s BD region info there.

Thanks.

BUT the new update of PowerDVD 7.3 doesn’t work with the above hack. I have tried changing the registry keys as described and it doesn’t work after I have updated to the latest version. (Worked fine before) They must have moved it to somewhere else. I couldn’t find it by using Microsofts RegMon utility. Has anyone encountered the same problem? And maybe fixed it?

Best regards,
broch

On an Internet page I found this:

Guide: How to reset Blu-ray region counter in InterVideo WinDVD BD for VAIO
Ver.8.0.08.100

1) Download a program called “Autoruns” from http://www.sysinternals.com .
2) Run autoruns.exe, go to “Drivers” tab and disable driver called “regi” (regi.sys). Just untick the checkbox next to it. Note: Do not delete it.
3) Restart Windows.
4) Delete file “ivireg.ivr” in “C:\Windows\System32\” folder.
5) Re-enable “regi” driver using Autoruns (tick the checkbox).
6) Restart Windows.File “ivireg.ivr” will be recreated with default settings and you can change BD region from WinDVD interface 5 more times before you have to repeat this procedure.

Enjoy!

P.S.: If you have a dual boot system (say,
XP and Vista), you can just boot to another OS and delete “ivireg.ivr” from there.

Perhaps someone could write a tool that can do this process, which seems a bit complex. It could also reset PowerDVD’s Region counter.

Many greetings,

A Friend

It seems that WinDVD stores its Blu-Region information in a file, as PowerDVD does in Vista.
Here is what I found on SlySoft Forum about WinDVD Blu-Ray-Region storage:

“If you could provide me/us with a hint or two as to where to look (or where to start looking) for the WinDVD BD Blu-ray region ’storage location’, I’ll start the hunt as soon as possible”.

To begin, you can download a program called “Process Monitor” from http://www.sysinternals.com (the link will actually lead you to Microsoft’s web site as Microsoft bought Sysinternals recently), then run the program and monitor what the process “WinDVD.exe” does when you change Blu-ray region setting. It took me about half an hour to figure out what PowerDVD does. Some time ago I started looking at WinDVD too (the VAIO version you provided), and even found what file it accesses, but that file (some small file in system32 folder, do not remember its exact name now) turned out to be locked by System process, so I could not see what is inside, could not copy it, delete etc. I could only see its content when I logged in to another OS (Vista), but I did not continue experiments partly because I did not have time and partly because I do not really see much sense in using WinDVD due to its restrictions.

If you manage to crack WinDVD’s counter, you could write a tool that resets Blu-Regions BOTH for PowerDVD AND WinDVD–a Blu-Ray equivalent of “DVDGenie” or “DVD Region Killer.”

Many greetings,

A Friend