Age of empires 2 problem with game disc

Boris 62

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Hello,
I can install the game no problem but when I try to play it tells me to insert the correct disc. this has happened with two separate CDs. Any suggestions.
Regards
 
you av is probably the problem. its likley its blocking the disks copy protection. to get round it.
go to start/run
and type msconfig
select selective startup and uncheck everything you can
click apply and select reboot.

you should now reboot in what amounts to safe mode with no anti virus running. insert your game and run it. it should now see the disk and boot properly.

there are a couple of solutions that may help, update your anti virus to the latest version. or patch the game after install. either 1 of these may fix the problem.
don't forget to reset your boot config 1s your done playing

start/run
msconfig
select normal startup
click apply/ok
reboot.


if you want, disable the INTERNET while you play(or at the least make sure your firewall is running).