Drive (Hardware) Region: 0 (not set!)
1.
i. Right click the fox on your toolbar. Exit Anydvd
ii. Click start. Right click on "My computer"--->select "properties".
iii.Click on the 'Hardware' tab--->click the 'device manager' button.
iv. Open the dvd/cdrom branch---> right click on your optical drive
v. Click "properties".
vi. You should have a region tab. From there you can select a region.
vii. Select the region that you're in
viii. Start Anydvd
2. Click the red fox icon on your toolbar. Click "default". Click "ok".
CDROM Class LowerFilters:
Afc (system32\drivers\Afc.sys), Version: 1.0.0.2 (1.0.0.2)
Company: Arcsoft, Inc.
Product: Arcsoft(R) ASPI Shell
Copyright: (C) Arcsoft, Inc. 1999-2005. All rights reserved.
Description: Arcsoft(R) ASPI Shell
FileVersion: 1, 0, 0, 2
ProductVersion: 1, 0, 0, 2
This Arcsoft filter is known to cause conflicts with Slysoft software. Arcsoft Photo impressions (or anything that installs afc.sys)
dvd43llh (System32\DRIVERS\dvd43llh.sys), Version: 3.5.0.0 (3.5.0.0)
Company: RIF
Product: DVD For Free
Copyright: Copyleft © 2002 - 2005 RIF
Description: dvd43llh.sys
FileVersion: 3.5.000
ProductVersion: 3.5.000
dvd43 is completely useless if you own Anydvd, and may cause conflicts with Anydvd
Uninstall dvd43. Ensure that filter is no longer listed.
3. i) Create a backup of your registry
ii) Download imgburn. It's a free program:
http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download
(it's also an excellent program imo)
iii) Go to Tools > Filter Driver Load Order. Select "dvd43llh". Click "Remove Selected Filter". Select "AFC". Click "Remove Selected Filter". Click "ok".
iv) Reboot
Keep in mind the programs that installed those filters will no longer function properly.
4. When you've done the above download
Nero CD-DVD Speed. It's a free program. Run the program, and select the ScanDisc tab. Scan your original disc. If you get errors, the original disc is bad (or your drive is slowly dying)