HT2499 How do I play DVDs on my MacBook Pro?

I just recently got a MacBook Pro and never having owned one before in my life, I put in a DVD thinking it would play and it didn't. A DVD icon showed up on my desktop so I clicked on it and all there was were folders, etc. I didn't know what to do and am completely ignorant when it comes to macs so I was all over the help menus for every "player" in my arsenal. I tried dragging the desktop icon into the quicktime icon at the bottom, but it said that it wasn't found or whatnot. I came here and read about something called a region code, but I can't for the life of me figure out what they are, where they are, or how to use them, etc.

Sounds like you purchased a used Mac that the previous owner left in a mess.
If it is used, hold the Option button down and click on the Apple at the upper left. Choose System Information. From the app that comes up, copy only the top four lines and paste them into a new post here. Like this:
Model Name:
Mac Pro
Model Identifier:
MacPro5,1
Processor Name:
6-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed:
3.33 GHz
That's all we need to see exactly what model you have so the answers you get from this point won't be based on things you can't do.

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