Microsoft KB Archive/836880

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

Article ID: 836880

Article Last Modified on 8/4/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft DirectX 9.0b, when used with:
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition

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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:

Download the DirectX9-KB836880-x86-ENU.exe package now.

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 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --  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 &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
Additional query words: CPRM DVDNav copy-protection copy-protected

Keywords: kbdownload kbfix KB836880

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