Unable to play High School Musical 3 digital copy on Zune

I purchased High School Musical 3 for my daughter and it came with a digital copy.  The digital video copy, which I loaded onto my Dell Inspiron 9300 laptop running XP, is a .wmv file and that is a supported file type in Zune. When I try to play it or load it on the Zune, I get error code C00D11E7 "Zune software can't play, burn, or sync this protected file.  The file was obtained from an online store that Zune software does not support."  Seems odd that Disney would put out a digital copy that completely ignores the Zune community.  Anybody have any further information or possible workarounds?  My daughter will be really disappointed that I can't get this onto her Zune.

I did try to download the iTunes copy from the same DVD but the activation code only works once and I used that up on the .wmv files.  I don't even know if the iTunes copy would play on the Zune.

Thanks for any assistance.

 - Joe Kuhl 

Sounds like you're going to have to "break" it to play it.  You may want to check with Disney on this one before you do, as they may have some information regarding this.  They may be able to explain why it won't play in your ZUNE software.  Sadly, most of the "Digital Content" you get from DVDs becomes locked to your computer, and unplayable in the iTunes or ZUNE systems.  It's rediculous, IMO, but that's how they play the game.

Try checking into ripping the DVD directly using ripper software and then load it into the ZUNE device.

That...or your ZUNE decided to get a sense of taste.    Just kidding, I'm just sick of the crap that Disney puts out these days.  Sick sick siiiiiiiiiick.