parsing xml from batch

i need to parse this xml file and use the input from the fields via a windows batch.i need to put all the values in variables, i am banging my head for so many hours but cant come up with anything useful. can someone please help ? A simple useful hint would suffice.

    <USERS>
            <USER> 
                <USERNAME>FT_NRIAPIUSER </USERNAME>
                <PASSWROD>XXXXXXXXXXXXX</PASSWROD>
                <GROUPNAME>-</GROUPNAME>
                <POLICYNAME>-</POLICYNAME>
                <REMARKS>-</REMARKS>
            </USER>
            <USER> 
                <USERNAME>FT_SelfAdmin01</USERNAME>
                <PASSWROD>XXXXXXXXXXXXX</PASSWROD>
                <GROUPNAME>FT_SelfAdmins</GROUPNAME>
                <POLICYNAME>-</POLICYNAME>
                <REMARKS>-</REMARKS>
            </USER>
       </USERS>
<GROUPS>
    <GROUP>
        <GROUPNAME>FT_SelfAdmins</GROUPNAME>
        <POLICIES> 
            <POLICY>
                <POLICYNAME>-</POLICYNAME>
            </POLICY>
        </POLICIES>
        <REMARKS>-</REMARKS>
    </GROUP>
    <GROUP>
        <GROUPNAME>FT_SelfUsers</GROUPNAME>
        <POLICIES> 
            <POLICY>
                <POLICYNAME>-</POLICYNAME>
            </POLICY>
        </POLICIES>
        <REMARKS>-</REMARKS>
    </GROUP>
</GROUPS>