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Old 01-02-2005, 07:04 PM   #1
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Old 18-02-2005, 06:25 PM   #2
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tip top stuff.

I successfully done the deed to my Pioneer DVR 108 but I can't get the Sony DDU1621 to work.
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Old 18-02-2005, 06:30 PM   #3
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Cool, i cheat though i use a program called DVDGhost - works very well
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Old 18-02-2005, 07:17 PM   #4
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I'll do mine when i can be ars..err...bothered
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this process is quite legal, though doing so may invalidate the drive’s warranty.
How does this procedure affect any warranty?
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How does this procedure affect any warranty?

Because you actually change the 'firmware' of the drive. It's not classed as an update.

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so, I updated the firmware - DISC info is showing 1.07 instead of 1.06 - and installed and ran region killer. Checking the DVD drives region killer says it is still region 2.

I've looked in the registry, can't see exactly what I'm meant to change..

I've made a full back up of registry etc...

any ideas? I really want to be able to watch region 1's in WMP

Rufus

p.s my drivc is a NEC ND4550A
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so, I updated the firmware - DISC info is showing 1.07 instead of 1.06 - and installed and ran region killer. Checking the DVD drives region killer says it is still region 2.

I've looked in the registry, can't see exactly what I'm meant to change..

I've made a full back up of registry etc...

any ideas? I really want to be able to watch region 1's in WMP

Rufus

p.s my drivc is a NEC ND4550A


did you get the firmware from this site ?

http://liggydee.cdfreaks.com/page/4550/
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I suppose it's 'Original NEC ND4550A firmware 1.07' I should download? I have already got 1.07 apparently according to DISCinfo.

so I've downloaded 1.07, do I extract it to somewhere? I haven't used winRAR before and that's the program It's opening it with.

sorry if that's a stupid question, it's all getting a little complicated

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