Region crack for IBM Aptiva E48 (Hitachi GD-2000 DVD drive)

Having struggled to have my IBM Aptiva E48 play zone 1 DVDs, I've finally found a solution that works for me. For now, I just put out the files for you to try out:

1.) PowerDVD, a software DVD player that supports all zones.

2.) A small "utility" that "extends" your trial version of PowerDVD

3.) A second "utility" that fills some gaps created by the previous file

4.) I dont't know if you need this, but it's a hack for the ASAPI layer in Windoze that at least extends some hw decoders' capabilities. I installed it, but don't know if I really need it.