Re: "Insert the correct CD-ROM"

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From: clswingle (clswingle_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/27/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 12:13:01 -0700

Paul,
The same error occurs when I use the DVD drive instead of the CD burner.
The games are, so far, EA Harry Potter and The Sims games. I have never
heard of CloneCD the only software installed for burning is the XP original
and Nero 5. This is a clean OEM install on a brand new drive and all the
games are original purchase--no burned copies-- games. The newest is Harry
Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban which was purchased on the day this
started happening. I am still lost. Do you think the Nero software is
causing this??

"Paul Smith" wrote:

> "clswingle" <clswingle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2D58334D-AF2C-4CAD-8756-8AA192BAAAD9@microsoft.com...
> > Several games will not run, they all install fine and fully but when I go
> > to
> > play them a dialog box pops up saying to "Insert the correct CD-ROM..."
> > there
> > is no error number. If I go into "My Computer" the game info/icon is
> > registering in the view but will not load the game for play. This is a XP
> > SP2 system that is brand new trying to run on a samsung burner that is
> > only 6
> > months old. There is no compatibility issues according to XP
> > compatibility
> > wizard. This is extremely frustrating. The EAgames website has this
> > listed
> > as an error message for one of the games but there is no answer or tip to
> > fix
> > at this time. I just built this computer last week and am ready to play.
> > Can anyone help answer this question??
>
> Some copy protection do have issues with some drives. If you list the games
> you're having trouble is we can work out what copy-protection software they
> use and if they have any updates.
>
> Also some copy protection will prevent the game from running if you've got
> CloneCD or similiar software installed on your box and will throw up the
> same error. You'd have to uninstall CloneCD etc for it to work.
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
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>
> *Replace nospam with smirnov to reply by e-mail*
>
>
>

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