Changing Dvd Region Settings; Observing The Copyright Warning - HP ProBook 6555b User Manual

3. Click Choose a default, and then select one of the available options for each media type listed.
4. Click Save.
NOTE: For more information about AutoPlay, refer to Help and Support.

Changing DVD region settings

Most DVDs that contain copyrighted files also contain region codes. The region codes help protect
copyrights internationally.
You can play a DVD containing a region code only if the region code on the DVD matches the region
setting on your DVD drive.
CAUTION:
The region setting you select the fifth time becomes the permanent region setting on the DVD drive.
The number of region changes remaining is displayed on the DVD Region tab.
To change settings through the operating system:
1. Select Start > Control Panel > System and Security > Device Manager.
NOTE:
computer. You may be prompted for your permission or password for tasks such as installing
software, running utilities, or changing Windows settings. Refer to Help and Support for more
information.
2. Click the plus sign (+) next to DVD/CD-ROM drives.
3. Right-click the DVD drive for which you want to change region settings, and then click
Properties.
4. Click the DVD Region tab, and change settings.
5. Click OK.

Observing the copyright warning

It is a criminal offense, under applicable copyright laws, to make unauthorized copies of copyright-
protected material, including computer programs, films, broadcasts, and sound recordings. Do not use
this computer for such purposes.
CAUTION:
Before writing to a disc, connect the computer to a reliable external power source. Do not write to a disc
while the computer is running on battery power.
Before writing to a disc, close all open programs except the disc software you are using.
Do not copy directly from a source disc to a destination disc or from a network drive to a destination
disc. Save the information to your hard drive, and then burn from your hard drive to the destination disc.
Do not use the computer keyboard or move the computer while the computer is writing to a disc. The
write process is sensitive to vibration.
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The region settings on your DVD drive can be changed only 5 times.
Windows includes the User Account Control feature to improve the security of your
To prevent loss of information or damage to a disc, observe the following guidelines: