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Article ID: 836880 - Last Review: August 4, 2004 - Revision: 1.2

FIX: You cannot play back media that has copy protection for recordable media (CPRM) on Windows 2000

Notice

SYMPTOMS

When you play back media that has copy protection for recordable media (CPRM), you may receive the following error message:
The DVD key exchange for copy protection has failed. Playback is not possible.
This error occurs when you use a CPRM compatible device on Microsoft Windows 2000.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the error codes that handle this condition are not available on Windows 2000.

RESOLUTION

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
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Download the DirectX9-KB836880-x86-ENU.exe package now. (http://download.microsoft.com/download/3/6/0/36000835-6780-4bd6-ba57-46bac42c722e/directx9-kb836880-x86-enu.exe)

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=119591/ ) How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
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   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
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   20-Feb-2004  16:56  6.5.1.903         356,352  Qdvd.dll         

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft DirectX 9.0b, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition
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