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"Jimmy S." wrote:
> Hi PiMaster,
>
> CD Not In The Drive you say?
>
> Before we begin troubleshooting the issue, if you have more
> than one
> DISC player (CD/DVD/CDRW/DVDR/ETC) in your system, I've seen
> this type of problem resolved by simply using the other DISC
> player.
>
> Here are some other more involved solutions which have worked:
>
> 1. Before we begin, please save a restore point for your
> system.
> How to use Windows XP System Restore:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gethelp/systemrestore.asp
>
> 2. You might be affected by problems similar to the Insert CD
> error.
> - Try the advice and DL at:
>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=228985
> Another trick that I found sometimes works is to make the
> limited account an
> administrator account and run that game once. This should
> create the registry
> settings and permissions for that user to be able to
> properly run the game.
>
> 3. Kazaa or Kazaa light is installed on your system.
> - Uninstall the game(s) and Kazaa, and reinstall from
> original CD.
>
> 4. Multiple CD drives on your system including Virtual CD
> drives.
> - Disconnect all but the main CD drive and try the game.
> You
> might have an older drive, or a CD Writer which is
> incompatible
> with the Safe Disk copy protection on the CD.
> (Contact Vendor).
>
> 5. Your antivirus or application firewall might be
> conflicting with it.
> - Disable the software temporarily.
>
> 6. There might be a patch available for your game to correct
> the issue.
> - Try www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a/ or
> the game's site.
>
> 7. Your desktop may need to be set at least 800x600 and 16
> colors.
> - Click Start / (Settings) Control Panel / Click Display
>
> 8. Your Video, Sound, or Monitor drivers may need updating.
> - Try updating your Video drivers using the instructions
> at:
>
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
>
> 9. You might have software running on your system which is
> causing conflicts.
> - Temporarily disable Startup programs one at a time,
> starting with Firewall,
> AV, and ad blockers using:
>
http://new.jtsoft2001.com/windows/startup.php
> You can lookup what a program does before you disable
> it here:
>
>
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_pages/startup_full.htm
>
> 10. If you created other drive letters on your system by
> installing another drive,
> creating partitions or virtual drives you may need to
> change the CD back
> to the same drive letter it was originally. Usually
> the CD uses the letter D:
> - Click Start / Run / type: diskmgmt.msc < to
> access the tool to change it.
>
> 11. Maybe a Microsoft Security patch is the culprit. The
> only way to be sure is
> to Unplug from your Internet connection, and then repair
> Windows using
> this method:
>
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>
> After you reboot, try the game again. If it works, save a
> new restore point.
>
> Lastly, boot up your system, turn on your XP Internet
> Firewall, plug back
> into your Internet connection and install all Critical and
> Recommended updates
> from:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com one at a time.
> Test the game after
> each update to find which is causing the game not to start
> on your PC.
>
> --
> Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell /
> User
> Jimmy S.
>
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Game FAQs:
>
;gms]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
> Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk or
> Call / Contact
> MS Support at:
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I
> confer any rights.
> _________________________________________________________
>
>
>
> "PiMaster" <UseLinkToEmail@WindowsForumz.com> wrote in message
> news:3_1122696_bdb178347344be02e1e1fbc95c645dcb@windowsforumz.com...
> > "smilyandrosie1986" wrote:
> > > hey paul,thanks for your reply. I just cleaned both
> the cd and
> > > the drive,any
> > > other suggestions? p.s. i was able to install
> simcity 4 today
> > > with no
> > > problems,but this one wont work.
> > >
> > > "Paul Smith" wrote:
> > >
> > > > "smilyandrosie1986"
> <smilyandrosie1986@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > > > message
> news:E1214CAD-41E2-4F1C-A430-06171697AD2A@microsoft.com...
> > > > > hi! I sure hope somebody can help
> me. I had aoe
> > > installed,everything went
> > > > > fine,till one day I had to use my
> restore DVD to
> > > restore my hard drive.
> > > > > now,
> > > > > game won't install! it either gets
> to 9% and starts
> > > running
> > > > > slooooooooowly,and stops every two
> minutes or so to
> > > say my hard drive is
> > > > > full. ha-ha,I have 105 gigabytes
> free on my
> > > computer,so why does it do
> > > > > this?and sometimes it says the
> correct cd is not in
> > > the drive,even tho it
> > > > > is!
> > > > > if I keep clicking ignore on the
> hard disk message,
> > > it will go to 100%,but
> > > > > when I try to open the game ,it says
> the files are
> > > corrupted! please help!
> > > >
> > > > Sounds like the CD is damaged. Or the drive
> itself needs a
> > > clean.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Paul Smith,
> > > > Yeovil, UK.
> > > > http://www.dasmirnov.net/
> > > > http://windows.dasmirnov.net/ Windows XP
> Resource Site.
> > > >
> > > > *Replace nospam with smirnov to reply by
> e-mail*
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> > I’m having kinda the same difficulty: Install works all the
> way
> > through the last file, says 100%, but just hangs there and
> never
> > actually finishes. The game won’t run, saying the CD is not
> in the
> > drive.
> >
> > I’m also using Windows XP. The CD is brand new.
> >
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I really appreciate all that advice, I know it took a while to type
up. But like I said, I got it working in Windows 98 emulated, and I’m
having no problems with anything else. Don’t rock the boat, you know?
But again, thanks.
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