My problem is a little bit different from ones I have read on this forum, since most people have been able to get their game installed and their problem lies afterwards.
I got the Sims 2 Special DVD Edition, placed it in my computer, and nothing happened. There was no autoplay or any reorganization of the game disk at all. I went to Start > Run > D:\, and I got this message: "Windows cannot read this disk. The disk might be corrupted, or it could be using a format that is not compatible with Windows." So I took the game back thinking the disk itself was faulty and I got a new one. Same thing. The disk isn't being recognized at all.
Any ideas as to why this is happening?