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kevin_jarrett   08-05-2006 at 04:10:47 PM

Just did a clean install of XP. Dell ZPS Gen 5, P4-D 840, 2gb RAM, X1900XT.

CDs are clean, not a scratch.

Install hangs at 62%.

Antivirus disabled, tried different CD drives, same problem.

Saw the other threads about install help. No joy.

Can anyone assist?

Thanks in advance!

-kj-

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Anonymous   08-05-2006 at 07:15:23 PM
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Do you hear anything unusual from the drive? is it desperately trying to read the same data over and over again?

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kevin_jarrett   08-05-2006 at 08:32:35 PM
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Thanks for replying.

No, nothing. Drive just chugs along through the 3rd CD and then stops. No activity - on the CD or HD. No prompts. Just nothing. System remains responsive and I can cancel, it uninstalls the portion that did make it.

I seem to recall having similar problems with other games and am suspecting my sound card drivers. It's an Audigy 2 ZS and it's given me problems before. I will try to update its drivers (though I am 99% sure doing so in the past had no effect. In fact I don't remember how I overcame this problem before - though it was with HL2, not this app.

Again, thanks.

-kj-

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Anonymous   08-05-2006 at 09:46:57 PM
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That really sounds like a problem with your CD drive. Since you ruled out a defect CD (no scratches and fat stains, right?), I suspect either a badly burned CD (happens sometimes - even with retail game discs) or your CD (or DVD) drive is getting sloppy.

Things you can do:

If the CD is dirty; forget the cloth and breath trick. Just take it to the sink, wet the CD and your hands, take a lot of soap and gently rub the disc; the soap will prevent scratching it. Just be nice to the disc. Dry it with a clean towel. GENTLY. Just tap it dry. Use toilet paper if necessary(not the fattening and scentenig kind; did I mention that you have to be nice to the disc?).

If that don't help try another drive. Network mount it if necessary.

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kevin_jarrett   08-05-2006 at 10:19:31 PM
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Thanks for the advice but it does the exact same thing on two different drives.

I will try cleaning it but it is spotless. Never touched. It's disc #3 of a 5 disk set required to install the game.

-kj-

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Anonymous   08-05-2006 at 11:49:42 PM
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Ok then it IS a dud.

Return it; moanings over.

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