What DVD software are you using?
You can get a program called "DVD Region Free", which runs in the background & "de-regionalises" (as Russ would say

) various DVD playback software (PowerDVD, Windows Media Player, WinDVD, etc etc).
Have a look at this thread:
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...ad.php?t=11900
DVD Region Free is available here:
http://www.dvdidle.com/dvd-region-free.htm