Can't get Windows 7 disk to load in Macbook DVD

I have a 15" Macbook Pro running OSX 10.6.8. I have been trying to upgrade the OS in my VMWare Virtual Machine from XP to Windows 7. However, when I insert the upgrade disk, it just spins for a few minutes and then tells me the disk is a blank disk. I tried it with the drive tied to the VM XP OS, but that did not work and got the same result. I then tried the disk in a PC I have and it seems to work fine there. Also, I have tried other disks in my Mac drive (e.g. DVD movies) and they seem to work as well. I am not quite sure where the problem is. Any ideas?

Is the Windows disk a retail disk that you purchased? Or one that you made from a download? Try booting another machine with it. It should be bootable on any PC. (Of course, cancel the installation before it alters the other PC. ) If it doesn't boot, then create a new disk.
However, I would recommend you upgade your virtual machine using an ISO image of the Windows disk. (If you downloaded the Windows installer, then you may already have it as an ISO.) Installing from ISO is faster and eliminates any potential issues with your physical drive and physical disks. Just change the virtual machine settings to point the virtual DVD drive to the ISO image rather than a physical drive.
BTW, this being a Fusion & Windows issue, it would be better to ask in the VMware Fusion forums.

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Subject: I have Windows XP 32 bit and can not get Adobe flash player to load!!! Do not know what version I ha
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