Final channce to change DVD region fails

My current DVD region setting is 1 and I want to change it to 2. I know I have one last chance to do this and when I insert a region 2 DVD I get the dialogue box telling me it:
"This is the last time you can change the drive region code".
When I click on "set drive region" I get the following error message:
"There was a problem chnging the drive region code. Error: -70001"
Can anyone help me? I know for sure I have one more chance to change the code and as I live in Europe I really need it to be code 2,
Thanks.

Hi Michael-
Check out this discussion:
Daniel Jenkins1, "Final Region Change", 09:34am Sep 30, 2005 CDT
It seems that many region 2 DVDs are region 4 as well. According to this poster, you need to find a region 2 DVD that is region 2 ONLY so that the drive can fix on that region.
I used to feel that it was fair that we were only allowed 5 region code changes, but since moving country I now have a ton of both region 1 and region 2 DVDs. I'm frustrated that my computer only lets me play some of my legally purchased films.

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