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Configuring AutoPlay, Changing DVD region settings

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Configuring AutoPlay 1. Select Start > Default Programs > Change AutoPlay settings. 2. Confirm that the Use AutoPlay for all media and devices check box is selected. 3. Click Choose a default, and then select one of the available options for each media type listed. NOTE: Choose HP DVD Play to play DVDs. 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 settings on your DVD drive can be changed only 5 times. 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. Then in the System area, click Device Manager. NOTE: Windows® includes the User Account Control feature to improve the security of your 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 arrow next to DVD/CD-ROM drives to expand the list to show all of the installed 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. Configuring AutoPlay 7

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Configuring AutoPlay
1.
Select
Start
>
Default Programs
>
Change AutoPlay settings
.
2.
Confirm that the
Use AutoPlay for all media and devices
check box is selected.
3.
Click
Choose a default
, and then select one of the available options for each media type listed.
NOTE:
Choose HP DVD Play to play DVDs.
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 settings on your DVD drive can be changed only 5 times.
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
. Then in the
System
area, click
Device
Manager
.
NOTE:
Windows® includes the User Account Control feature to improve the security of your
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 arrow next to
DVD/CD-ROM drives
to expand the list to show all of the installed 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
.
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