Can't play region A BD movie on windvd 2010

[Beaves]

HI all for some reason i can't play (Region A) movies it says this movie cant be played on this player wrong region. windvd 2010 region for BD movies is grayed out and it will not let me check them at all how do i fix this. please if someone can help me that would be great thanks. i also tried reinstalling windvd 2010 with no luck i have never changed this function but it tells me i have zero left what gives?. my dvd region still tells me i have 5 left to change as i never had problems with regions before. as you can see from the picture nothing is checked in there what gives why can't i change this ?

[Beaves]

25 hits and no answer dose nobody now what is wrong?

[Beaves]

can someone please help me figure this out please it's driving me nuts and makes me feel like i should have never bought this program.

[sjj1805]

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[Beaves]

first thing i tried thanks for trying though i appreciate it. but it did not work i'm not sure what is wrong or how to fix it as i never selected a region never asked me to. Don't you find it wired that it says i have zero tried left to change it but the actual drive still tells me i have 5 left is very strange i have never messed with regions and when i have to it will not let me do it. any other ideas sir?.

[sjj1805]

I know this might sound daft but..... you do have a BD Disc Drive Installed in your computer don't you?
an ordinary DVD player will not work.

[Beaves]

yup i do its a LG super multi blue it plays blueray disc and HD DVD well docent play the old hd DVD anymore as i no longer have the software to play them. but blue ray it plays good except this stupid error in the program.

[Beaves]

oh yeah the model number of my BD player drive is GGC-H20L LG drive.

[sjj1805]

Try updating the Firmware

[Beaves]

nothing did not work please advise more i even did a clean uninstall of windvd2010 per there advise nothing help please. i just tried again and it tells me this bluray cant play do to region code settings of this player. what region code setting i cant change them nothing is selected never gave me a choice.

[sjj1805]

Did your Blue Ray player come with any software for playing Blue Ray Movies?
If not do a Google Search to see if there is any free or trial software.

Then see if it will work with alternative software.
What I am getting at is we need to narrow this down to see if it is a software or hardware issue.
1. Is it a fault with WinDVD
or
2. Is it a fault with the Blue Ray Player

[Ken Berry]

I just did a quick Google search usinmg "ggc-h20l region code problems" as the search parameter, and it seems there are a million people out there with this particular drive having the same problem, and not just with WinDVD... One possible solution is contained in this thread: http://club.myce.com/f142/regional-code ... 0l-268504/

It was also rather instructional to do a Google search for just "ggc-h20l problems". You get a wide variety of other problems reported as well. Sounds like a lemon to me!

[Beaves]

that was for GGW mine is GGC please someone help me i have contacted LG who said it is not my drive as i can still change them if i like threw the drive properties. but this is with BD titles windvd has locked me out of this help please.

[Ken Berry]

Ok so that particular thread was not your specific drive. But there are many other posts addressing the same issue with your specific drive when you do that Google search. And indeed the solution still seems to be the same: see http://club.myce.com/f142/lg-ggc-h20l-l ... on-300581/

[Beaves]

that is not the same thing i can change region codes with my bd player with windows just fine that is why LG says it is not my drive it is the software. how do i fix this when the software has locked me out but i can change it with windows itself but windows dose not handel blue ray software dose. this is why LG says it is the software and not the drive thus why i came here.