Some companies put codes into DVDs when they want to prevent pirating. Sony did that years ago with Celine Dion....and the coding they used actually harmed some computers. They claim now they don't do it...
Computers with COPY software are typically blocked. And that is what you have. Your read only DVD stand alone player has no copy capacity so therefore it plays it okay.
I am suspecting that it is your computer, and some code on the DVD that are in conflict. If you did not have Lightscribe, things might be different. And that is a COPY program.
Where did Alan buy the CD? That might be a hint too. I am just using logic to approach this thing. Do you have another DVD to test it with? Besides the instructional CD?
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