Thanks for the reply can you explain the virtual folder with a little more
detail you said use the "cmd"is this the start/cmd line? and when you type
mklink/j is the "j" your local drive and the "f" in movies f:\movies your
usb drive or is j an option of mklink and if so then what is "f" standing for
local or usb
Thanks again for your help

"mastermho" wrote:

> Hi
> I got the same problem.
> Seems that Vista won't play any Vob from external hard drive because this is
> a removable drive.
> I found a solution.
> You have to create a junction to a folder on the external drive.
>
> use cmd and write (from a local drive):
> mklink /J movies f:\movies
>
> Vista will create a new "virtual" folder with this new folder you can play
> all DVD files.
>
> Regards
> Mastermho
> "tombert" <tombert@discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:2DA70AEE-909A-46D6-880B-83404C140BD1@microsoft.com...
> > DVD playback fails with Media Player with the message that region code is
> > wrong. Although the region code is zero = no region. Copying the VOB files
> > to
> > a local hard disc the DVD plays without troubles.
> >
>