The problem is two-fold - modern DVD players, the kind that cost like $25 at Wal-Mart will play about anything right off the disc as they have built in software and decoders, etc. Plus they can read just about any type of disc you throw at them.
A player as old as 2002 in my experience, just doesn't cut it usually. I have a 2002 Sanyo player that can't play any rewritable media and it won't display pictures, etc.
In that case, you can try using a program such as Ahead Nero to create a picture CD or a slideshow or a media CD with the CD or DVD authoring tools - or find another CD or DVD authoring tool. I'm guessing with the kind of player you have, it just isn't able to read jpegs right off the disc or the laser may be too old to reliably read writable media.
By far, the easiest thing you can do is go over to Wal-Mart or Superstore or Costco or anything and buy a $25 DVD player. Wal-Mart even has set-top DVD-Recorders now so you could even do it from your couch. I think those only run like $100-150 there.
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