error message when trying to play a DVD

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A DVD Player also needs software to work.........did you get a DVD program??
what program are you using to try to play the DVD??
peter
"nannee_k" <nannee_k@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B76ABDA5-45CB-486A-9E10-B8E751166824@microsoft.com...
> hi,
> i have a sony computer that CAME with a DVD player, i also have windows XP
>
> when i try to play a DVD
> i get this error message
>
> Windows cannot read from this disk, This disk might be corrupted, or it
> could be using a format that is not comopatible with WINDOWS
>
> does anyone have any suggestions
> thank you for any help
> kay