HP Pavilion DV1010 Series Hardware And Software Manual page 141

To play the DVD, you must change the region setting on your
DVD-ROM drive or Combo Drive. DVD region settings can be
changed in the Windows operating system and in some Windows
multimedia applications, as described in the next 2 sections, but
not in QuickPlay.
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If the notebook is in QuickPlay when a DVD region message is
displayed, you must turn off the notebook in QuickPlay and
then start the notebook in Windows. When the notebook is in
Windows, you can change the region setting on your DVD
drive or Combo Drive by following the procedures in either of
the next 2 sections.
Changing DVD Settings in Windows
To change DVD region settings in the Windows operating system:
1. Select Start > Control Panel > Performance and
Maintenance > System. Select the Hardware tab. On the
Hardware tab, select the Device Manager button.
2. Select DVD/CD-ROM drives, right-click the DVD-ROM
drive or Combo Drive for which you want to change the
region setting, and then select Properties.
3. Select the DVD Region tab, and then follow the instructions
on the screen.
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