WinDVD 8 "The AACS Key has expired, you may not be able to play back some titles" - ThinkPad T400, T500 and W500
Symptom
WinDVD 8 will not play blu-ray movie titles and produces the above error message
Affected configurations
Any of the following systems running Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows XP
ThinkPad T400; T500, W500
Specifics
WinDVD player 8.0 DXVA B08.365 that shipped with the PATA Blu-Ray drive or WinDVD player 8.0 DXVA B09.448 that ships with the SATA Blu-Ray drive needs Updating to WinDVD 8.0 DXVA B09.581.