HD movie from iTunes won't play on hdcp compliant setup.

I purchased an HD movie on iTunes.  But it will not play on my hdcp compliant pc with hdcp compliant video card and monitor.  And I am not even given the option to at least watch it in SD.  How can I get the movie to play on my PC? 
Thanks.

Called support. You ave to initiate the rental process on wifi to play it in airplane mde later

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