Are there any regions or other lock-out methods? Are VCDs copy protected?
VCDs have no region codes or any sort of copy protection, which is why they’re a favorite medium for pirates. I can’t figure out how to play VCDs on my computer. While in your movie viewer program (i.e., Windows Media Player/Simple VCD), use the explorer to look on your CD-ROM drive (usually the D drive on PCs). The movie files (usually contained in the “mpeg” folder) will have a .dat extension on them (in Windows, you will have to set the explorer to show all files to see them). Select the file and the movie should run normally. My computer freezes when I try to play VCDs. This is most likely due to a conflict with your video driver and codecs (compression programs). If you are using a PC, head to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and see if you have the latest codecs and Direct X. You may also want to check under “My Computer” to see if you have any conflicting codecs (it’s best to keep the Microsoft ones and delete any similar entires). If this does not work, your computer may be r
