To play a DVD

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On the Play menu, point to DVD, VCD or CD Audio, and then click the drive that contains the DVD.
In the Playlist pane, click a DVD title, or chapter name, if appropriate.

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To eject a disc, on the Play menu, click Eject. If you have discs in multiple drives, point to Eject, and then click the name of the disc that you want to eject.
To play a selected title in a DVD repeatedly, on the Play menu, click Repeat. A check mark appears next to the command to indicate it is turned on.
To play DVDs, you must have a DVD-ROM drive, and a software or hardware DVD decoder installed on your computer. If you do not have a compatible DVD decoder installed, DVD-related commands, options, and controls do not appear in the Player and you cannot play DVDs. By default, Windows does not include a DVD decoder. For more information about DVD decoders, see Windows Help.
If the DVD video image appears upside down, try increasing the video hardware acceleration. There are two video hardware acceleration settings: one in the Player, and one in the Windows operating system. You must change both settings. To change the setting in the Player, on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Performance tab. Move the Video acceleration slider to Full. To change the setting in Windows, open Display in Control Panel, click the Settings tab, click Advanced, and then click the Troubleshoot tab. Move the Hardware acceleration slider to Full.
This feature is only available on select versions of Windows. For more information, see Special features.