backing up dvd in my hard drive

[abu1971]

im wondering if there's a way or i mean what's the best way for me to rip and store a dvd movie in my computer harddrive....i got lots of space ... the reason why i wanna do this is it will be more convenient for me to play disney movies for my kids...my kids like to watch certain movies 2-3 times /day...
i got a dvdxcopy and it is awesome --what's not nice is when they scratch and play with the dvd-r ..... so my last option is to rip and store.. pls help me !