Problem with renewing AACS key on ThinkPad / Updating WinDVD

Andy1970 · Post by **Andy1970** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 6:19 pm

I have a Lenovo ThinkPad with BluRay drive. Occasionally I used it to watch BluRay movies using WinDVD 8. But when I tried this recently, WinDVD told me, that the AACS key has expired / been deacvtived and asked me, if I want to renew it. I followed all the instructions from Corel (turning off UAC, making IE the standard browser), but it is giving me an error "Server is unable to process your renewal request".

I did run ThinkVantage System Update, which updated the WinDVD version from B09.572C14.63616.00000T0000 to B09.581C14.64008.00000T0000, but still cannot renew the AACS key.

I found another update for WinDVD on Lenovo's drivers and software page: windvd88171u-a.exe. According to the description (http://support.lenovo.com/de_DE/downloa ... D=DS003904) it should be applicable for LOGID 64008, but the update fails saying it doesn't seem applicable.

So I'm stuck with renewing the AACS key / updating WinDVD 8. Any help is very much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Andy