Computer refuses to run a CD (Only a certain one) - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Apokx · 11-14-2003, 08:04 PM

Recently I purchased FFXI for my PC.

The game comes with 5 CD's (2 of the CD's are seperate programs).
CD #1 and #2 (We will refer to these as the seperate programs)
CD #3-5 (All part of one install)

CD #1 and #2 load up and install without a hitch,while CD 3-5 simply do not load at all,#3 being the first Disc which begins the install.
It doesent open install shield wizard...nothing.
I get an error about setup.exe not being able to run..and that's it.
The weird part..my pc has never done this before..and the CD runs fine on a friends PC.
Copying the CD to my computer didnt help at all either..same outcome.
Everyone that seems to be computer literate I know has no ideas.
This really has me stumped (and pretty pissed).
So..I ask the computer l337 out there for some assistance!

-Apokx.

charliex · 11-14-2003, 10:51 PM

might be a cd protection problem, some fancy protections diddle with the CD's slightly, rendering them useless on a few systems.

call the maker and tell em, they sometimes have unprotected ones for this problem, or a refund.

otherwise your drive might be ever so slightly out of calibration and those disks ever so slighty off too, and the combo of the two equals unreadable disks, on your friends PC make a duplicate if you can and try those, but first check the install with the dupes, if it fails, its protected so wont work.

Apokx · 11-15-2003, 12:12 AM

We had to copy the CD to the friend's drive and send it through aim.I then copied disks 4 and 5 in the same directory as 3 and it worked fine.

Weird stuff.

11-14-2003, 08:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Apokx Yo dawg, I herd u like... Location: memes.	Computer refuses to run a CD (Only a certain one) Recently I purchased FFXI for my PC. The game comes with 5 CD's (2 of the CD's are seperate programs). CD #1 and #2 (We will refer to these as the seperate programs) CD #3-5 (All part of one install) CD #1 and #2 load up and install without a hitch,while CD 3-5 simply do not load at all,#3 being the first Disc which begins the install. It doesent open install shield wizard...nothing. I get an error about setup.exe not being able to run..and that's it. The weird part..my pc has never done this before..and the CD runs fine on a friends PC. Copying the CD to my computer didnt help at all either..same outcome. Everyone that seems to be computer literate I know has no ideas. This really has me stumped (and pretty pissed). So..I ask the computer l337 out there for some assistance! -Apokx.

11-14-2003, 10:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
charliex Junkie Location: North Hollywood	might be a cd protection problem, some fancy protections diddle with the CD's slightly, rendering them useless on a few systems. call the maker and tell em, they sometimes have unprotected ones for this problem, or a refund. otherwise your drive might be ever so slightly out of calibration and those disks ever so slighty off too, and the combo of the two equals unreadable disks, on your friends PC make a duplicate if you can and try those, but first check the install with the dupes, if it fails, its protected so wont work.

11-15-2003, 12:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
Apokx Yo dawg, I herd u like... Location: memes.	We had to copy the CD to the friend's drive and send it through aim.I then copied disks 4 and 5 in the same directory as 3 and it worked fine. Weird stuff.