Gateway DVDPlay Region 1 for Region 2

[Blair]

I have an old Gateway Solo 2500 Notebook with a Matshita DVD-ROM SR-8171 and Kingmax PC Card. After months of trying every suggestion I could find on the net, I have finally realized the possiblity that the region coding for this particular system is in the software of DVDPlay itself, not in Windows or the hardware. I can use programs like WinDVD, but the picture is no where near as good as with DVDPlay -- and I don't want to have to go through switching my monitor resolution when I know it is possible to have an excellent picture just the way the system is already set.

SO, is there anyone out there that would help me test this theory by sending me their Region 2 locked DVDPlay files? If I am right, I will gladly send my DVDPlay Region 1 files in exchange if they are wanted. I am an American who lived in Germany and legally bought German DVDs to keep up my language lessons -- and I think I have a right to be able to play them!

Leave a message here if you are willing to let me try this. Thanks in advance everyone!

The files I have are:
DVDPlay.exe 897KB
DVDVideo.exe 13
Aps.dll 24
C3DVDNav.dll 72
C3Filelf.dll 15
C3VcdNav.dll 22
DVDCodec.dll 32
DVD.ini 1
DVD1.ux 139

The only other option is if anyone knows how to open "non-Microsoft" proprietary .cab files -- like the ones on the Installation CD....