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Running an XP VM for most of my video/audio work. DVD43 worked instantly and seamlessly to permit region free processing. Only thing I do not like is that it puts itself into the startup menu. Unless you are doing DVD work constantly it's better to just run it from a shortcut when you need it.
Review by PAF88 on
Apr 22, 2023 Version: 4.6.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 7/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
Rating by Persen on
Aug 17, 2018 Version: 4.6.0
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 1/10
Functionality: 1/10
Value for money: 1/10
Overall: 1/10
Sadly it doesn't work on Windows 7 64 bit systems. This is unfortunate for the author as more and more machines will go 64 bit in the future. Rumour has it the author is not interested in upgrading it to work on 64 bit systems. Hope these rumours are wrong as it is an excellent tool. Especially in Australia where 25% of the population was born overseas and consequently DVD's from various motherlands abound. Most DVD players and TV's (in Australia) are multisystem so why not DVDROMS?
Review by netmask56 on
Jan 19, 2010 Version: DVD43
OS: Windows 7 64-bit Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 1/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 1/10
Just wanted to thank previous contributors. All I wanted to do was to view DVD's from Region 1 on my (UK) laptop. I visited a number of frightening techie sites and was thinking about just buying the european versions of the DVD's instead, but your reassuring comments and detailed stuff about why some people had experienced problems gave me the conficdence to do it.
Specifically, I saw no feedback on the use of this tool with Windows 7, since it's only been out a few weeks. I tried it and it worked first time. Many thanks. (For those wanting a bit more detail, it's a Dell laptop with a Hitachi HL-DT-STDVD +- RW GSA-S10N DVD drive. Operating system is Windows 7 Ultimate. My DVD's played with the Dell Media Player. (I didn't try any others.)
Specifically, I saw no feedback on the use of this tool with Windows 7, since it's only been out a few weeks. I tried it and it worked first time. Many thanks. (For those wanting a bit more detail, it's a Dell laptop with a Hitachi HL-DT-STDVD +- RW GSA-S10N DVD drive. Operating system is Windows 7 Ultimate. My DVD's played with the Dell Media Player. (I didn't try any others.)
Review by si-see on
Jan 19, 2010 Version: 4.6.0.0
OS: Windows 7 Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
Update to my previous comment. It seems the problem is with an Avast update which has since been corrected. see this thread
http://forum.videohelp.com/topic376416.html#2028687
http://forum.videohelp.com/topic376416.html#2028687
Review by gll99 on
Dec 3, 2009 Version: 4.6.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
To the previous poster. I'm running Avast 4.8 home edition on a PC with XP sp3 and just reinstalled DVD43 v4.6.0 downloaded from the direct link above and there was no warning message from Avast's resident shield. I ran a direct check against the install folder and still no warnings of any kind. If you got DVD43 from another source then it's best to delete it and download it from here.
Review by gll99 on
Dec 2, 2009 Version: 4.6.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
To the previous comment: I just ran the latest version through Norton Anti-virus and it reported back that it's not infected. Don't trust Avast.
Review by GideonK on
Dec 2, 2009 Version: 4.6.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
It was working fine. But when I installed Avast antivirus, it says that there is Trojan in the program. I tried all versions.
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Review by danchawla on
Dec 2, 2009 Version: all
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Great app, works well but upon uninstall my 2 dvd drives dissapeared and had to do a resistry fix to get them back.
Review by peterbuilt on
Mar 21, 2007 Version: 390
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 7/10
Functionality: 6/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 8/10
works great.
WinDVD platinum 7 kept asking me to change regions for the DVD player when i pressed play, even when the disc was region 1 and the player said it was set to region 1. It just asked over and over.
I installed DVD43 and the problem disappeared.
Great program - v3.9.0.0
WinDVD platinum 7 kept asking me to change regions for the DVD player when i pressed play, even when the disc was region 1 and the player said it was set to region 1. It just asked over and over.
I installed DVD43 and the problem disappeared.
Great program - v3.9.0.0
Review by jameskg on
Mar 20, 2007 Version: 3.9.0.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Hmmm... Followed the detailed description from The_Captain17:
No luck. Al my players (InterVideo WinDVD, WinMediaplayer, RealPlayer, etc.) kept asking for change of region. Even though I got the green smiley in my sys.bay. Good idea -- even though the driver-util and the sw itself should be packed together -- and it doesn't work on my 'puter.
No luck. Al my players (InterVideo WinDVD, WinMediaplayer, RealPlayer, etc.) kept asking for change of region. Even though I got the green smiley in my sys.bay. Good idea -- even though the driver-util and the sw itself should be packed together -- and it doesn't work on my 'puter.
Review by stf on
Jun 11, 2006 Version: 3.9.0.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 5/10
Functionality: 1/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 5/10
I installed the new version. Not much in the way of changes. Works great. I would suggest not having another decrypter program running while this is on. There really is no need to, but I've heard (and from comments below seen) people have had them running together. Many decrypter programs tend to conflict each other when simultaneously running. Not sure why, but they just do. If you want to use DVD Decrypter to burn the disc, shut down DVD43 first.
DVD43 runs in the background and On-The-Fly. I've found that using DVD Shrink to Rip the disc works well. I typically use DVD Decrypter to burn discs, but found Nero and several other softwares work just as well.
Also, for the sake of nice clean burns, I always suggest shutting down any and all programs when you run your burn software (including disable your screensaver and adjust your power settings to be always on). Some burn softwares and DVD burners are sensitive to these other tasks running and will give you some pretty botched jobs. My advice is just let then burn happen and come back when its done.
DVD43 runs in the background and On-The-Fly. I've found that using DVD Shrink to Rip the disc works well. I typically use DVD Decrypter to burn discs, but found Nero and several other softwares work just as well.
Also, for the sake of nice clean burns, I always suggest shutting down any and all programs when you run your burn software (including disable your screensaver and adjust your power settings to be always on). Some burn softwares and DVD burners are sensitive to these other tasks running and will give you some pretty botched jobs. My advice is just let then burn happen and come back when its done.
Review by Doramius on
Feb 13, 2006 Version: 3.7.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
I was always one of the biggest supporters of DVD43 but I kept hearing that he wasn't going to have time to update it again so I finally switched to ANYDVD....I have to admit I still like DVD43, but until I find out whether he is going to update more I am stuck with AnyDVD.
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Review by ironD on
Dec 13, 2005 Version: DVD43
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Works perfectly for me with 1 tiny exception.
On certain DVDs (Mostly WB) If I use DVD Decrypter I need to turn off either DVD43 or change the settings in DVD Decrypter to no remove the copy protection. I think both programs are attempting to crack the encryption at the same time. Causes my system to freeze and reboot. This problem does not happen if I only let one of either program handle the CSS cracking.
On certain DVDs (Mostly WB) If I use DVD Decrypter I need to turn off either DVD43 or change the settings in DVD Decrypter to no remove the copy protection. I think both programs are attempting to crack the encryption at the same time. Causes my system to freeze and reboot. This problem does not happen if I only let one of either program handle the CSS cracking.
Review by neishaverse on
Dec 1, 2005 Version: 3.6.2
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
I wanted to back up a few Region 3 discs [my drive is Region 1], but didn't want to change the region of my drive and didn't want to risk flashing the firmware. DVD Region Killer didn't work for me [perhaps because my drive isn't region free, but not sure], and this program did the job perfectly. I just popped in the DVD, watched the little smiley do his thing, and ran it through DVD Shrink. Bam! Successful Region 3 --> All Region backup, without the risk a messing with BIOS [I have no idea what I'm doing in DOS.]
Review by tonemgub on
Jul 12, 2005 Version: 3.5.3
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Excellent peice of software. Its easy to use, just load it up then it sits in the tray. It works, it does what it says and the best thing is its free.
Review by MIBlackburn_d6 on
Apr 23, 2005 Version: 3.5.2
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
DVD43 has worked well in the past for me, however with this version and the latest Nero upgrade, whenever I try to access a CD or DVD, I get a memory dump and a system crash. When I remove DVD43, Nero operates properly. DVD seems to work well with all other programs I have.
Review by hveich on
Mar 1, 2005 Version: 3.5.2
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
This little software is neat, but it works only half of the time for me. I tested it with a dozen legit original DVDs, all from the same video series from the same publisher, all region 3 discs, but this program somehow couldn't even detect the existence of half of those discs. For the discs that were detected, it worked perfectly. Anyway given it is a freeware it doesn't hurt to try for yourself.
Review by Nobody1234 on
Feb 14, 2005 Version: 3.5.0.110
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 5/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 5/10
Will not work with my version of Clone DVD - tried on 6 different PC's. Oh, well, back to using DVD Decrypter first.
Review by starofradiance on
Sep 11, 2004 Version: 1.4
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 1/10
Functionality: 1/10
Value for money: 1/10
Overall: 1/10
BEWARE: There is another version of DVD43 in circulation (ver 2) that is NOT FREE and expires after 30 days - it stops working and points you to a website to buy a third party product. If you have Version 2, uninstall it and install DVD43 1.4 using one of the links at http://dvd43.com/
Review by pgreed on
Jun 8, 2004 Version: 1.4
OS: Win2K Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Never had a problem with this superb little program.
Works great with DVD2ONE. Recommended!
Works great with DVD2ONE. Recommended!
Review by pgreed on
May 12, 2004 Version: 1.3
OS: Win2K Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 9/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
This is a beautiful software. Must have Patin Coufin Access Layer or it doesn't work properly. It also has to be running to work. Some people do not think it's working as it is a background running program. You'll only get a little window that shows how many drives you have and how many discs its removing the CSS protection from. If you don't see the little smiley in the icon tray, it's not on or working. Seems to work best with 321 Studios products @ www.321studios.com like DVD-X-Copy and DVD-X-TREME.
Review by Doramius on
May 4, 2004 Version: 1.3.0.54
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Program appeared to install and initialize properly with a protected DVD. CloneDVD would not read the DVD however, due to copy protection.
Review by lafjax on
Apr 27, 2004 Version: 1.3.0.54
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 1/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 1/10
This works great with 1 Click DVD Copy. Very easy to use if you follow the above directions.
Review by sharx on
Apr 26, 2004 Version: dvd43
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Really happy I downloaded. I understand the comments on some who
said dvd "froze". I did have this prob at first...but here's
some reflection on my exp with POWER DVD:
Install the hatin-putin driver thing, as directed, and
restart.
Then, Install DVD43. Restart.
Then put a dvd in your drive. If power DVD starts up
close it. If it starts and "jams"...close it, using the
task manager if u have to. I suggest starting with a dvd
from your "original region" 1st. With DVD43 active (smiley
in lower-right), place DVD in drive. U should see it turn from
a yellow "neutral expression" face to a green smiley. If it
turns into a "devil face", your DVD program is still on, trying
to block your dvd or detect the region. Close your dvd program
(i recomend starting your DVD program, mine is Pow DVD, in
a window mode, NOT FULL SCREEN, so you can see the DVD43
smiley indicator. If the smiley is a GREEN HAPPY FACE at
this point, go ahead and start your DVD program, it should be
fine. If you are going to put in another DVD from a diff
region, again, TURN OFF (close) your DVD program first.
The smiley will go yellow again, and then do same proceeedure,
put in disk, wait for smiley to go green, then start your
DVD program. This small hassle (turning off/closing your dvd
player to switch regions) is WELL WORTH IT. You can't beat
the price. I am an American living in Czech republic, and
brought several DVDs with me from the states, while buying
some here also. My dvd player will TECHNICALLY let me switch
regions only 5 times, so this program has saved my butt. I
used several new Region 1 (usa) DVDs such as HBOs "Sopranos"
and bought some brand new (also HBO productions)
"Band of Brothers" DVDs...which in theory should have the
same kind of dycriptions on them...and they all worked
perfectly. In a nutshell, you may have to tinker a bit at
first, but thats it. Just don't try to switch regions while
your player is actually active, if you switch regions be sure
to turn off your player first.
I hope this helps anyone who uses this software.
This is great stuff and I was worried about trying
to use "firmware" on my drive, this is a super
solution for free.
Thanks.
The Capt
said dvd "froze". I did have this prob at first...but here's
some reflection on my exp with POWER DVD:
Install the hatin-putin driver thing, as directed, and
restart.
Then, Install DVD43. Restart.
Then put a dvd in your drive. If power DVD starts up
close it. If it starts and "jams"...close it, using the
task manager if u have to. I suggest starting with a dvd
from your "original region" 1st. With DVD43 active (smiley
in lower-right), place DVD in drive. U should see it turn from
a yellow "neutral expression" face to a green smiley. If it
turns into a "devil face", your DVD program is still on, trying
to block your dvd or detect the region. Close your dvd program
(i recomend starting your DVD program, mine is Pow DVD, in
a window mode, NOT FULL SCREEN, so you can see the DVD43
smiley indicator. If the smiley is a GREEN HAPPY FACE at
this point, go ahead and start your DVD program, it should be
fine. If you are going to put in another DVD from a diff
region, again, TURN OFF (close) your DVD program first.
The smiley will go yellow again, and then do same proceeedure,
put in disk, wait for smiley to go green, then start your
DVD program. This small hassle (turning off/closing your dvd
player to switch regions) is WELL WORTH IT. You can't beat
the price. I am an American living in Czech republic, and
brought several DVDs with me from the states, while buying
some here also. My dvd player will TECHNICALLY let me switch
regions only 5 times, so this program has saved my butt. I
used several new Region 1 (usa) DVDs such as HBOs "Sopranos"
and bought some brand new (also HBO productions)
"Band of Brothers" DVDs...which in theory should have the
same kind of dycriptions on them...and they all worked
perfectly. In a nutshell, you may have to tinker a bit at
first, but thats it. Just don't try to switch regions while
your player is actually active, if you switch regions be sure
to turn off your player first.
I hope this helps anyone who uses this software.
This is great stuff and I was worried about trying
to use "firmware" on my drive, this is a super
solution for free.
Thanks.
The Capt
Review by the_captain17 on
Jan 31, 2004 Version: DVD43
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 8/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 9/10
i searched,i found,i downloaded,i installed
I'M VERY HAPPY!!!
I'M VERY HAPPY!!!
Review by wavegravy on
Jan 23, 2004 Version: v1.3.0.54
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
It works for Windows 2000/XP and NOT just (XP only) as it says in the description. It'll never work with win98 that's all. Patin-Couffin driver is free so this is a 100% freeware solution for on-the-fly decryption. Works with Nero Recode2 and DVD2ONE in my testing. Didn't work, however, with Elby CloneDVD.
Review by mrbass on
Jan 13, 2004 Version: 1.3.0.54
OS: Win2K Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 9/10
Overall: 9/10
Does what it says in the pop-up note. I downloaded
and installed the new access layer as above. Rebooted
and installed the program - Worked perfectly with
PowerDVD 6 - Win XP Home - on a Hitachi Laptop drive.
I tested it with High Fidelity Region 1 and Terminator 2
region 2 --- no problems.....
and installed the new access layer as above. Rebooted
and installed the program - Worked perfectly with
PowerDVD 6 - Win XP Home - on a Hitachi Laptop drive.
I tested it with High Fidelity Region 1 and Terminator 2
region 2 --- no problems.....
Review by buckaroobanzai on
Jan 12, 2004 Version: 1.3.0.54
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Works fine for me on XP. Nice free altenative to anydvd or DVD region-free. Not many options.
Review by timster on
Dec 27, 2003 Version: dvd43
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 9/10
Functionality: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 8/10
Installation goes well however it "locks" all my CD-ROM, CDRW and DVD-RW drive. They don't read any disks. Removing the software solved the problem . I do have Patin-Couffin access layer.
Review by sam01 on
Nov 11, 2003 Version: 43
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 1/10
Functionality: 1/10
Value for money: 1/10
Overall: 1/10
This DVD43 does not work. My system is a Pentium 4, 2.4Ghz OS:XP Pro
Review by mvu on
Nov 11, 2003 Version: 1
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 1/10
Functionality: 1/10
Value for money: 1/10
Overall: 3/10
You can download only Patin-Couffin access layer directly from CopyToDVD authors [url=http://download.vso-software.fr/patin-couffin_setup.exe]Patin-Couffin Installer/Remover[/url]
or go to their website http://www.vso-software.fr/download.htm
or go to their website http://www.vso-software.fr/download.htm
Review by krisu on
Nov 9, 2003 Version: 1.0
OS: WinXP Ease of use: 10/10
Functionality: 10/10
Value for money: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
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