Re: Windows cannot read from this disk.The disk might be corrupted

Hi richy rock,

That type of error could mean the CD is corrupt... Check the CD
and the CD Player. Clean both using a Cleaning Kit, and check for
scratches on the CD. Try installing the game on another computer,
if the game installs, the culprit is probably your CD ROM drive if it
doesn't install then it's the CD, in which case you need to replace it.

Before replacing the CD, try copying it to your hard drive and then
run the setup / installation program from there. To copy the CD go
to My Computer, Right-Click the CD, Choose "Copy", then Right-
Click on your Hard Drive, Choose "Paste".

Uninstall the game using Add-Remove programs before attempting
to reinstall it. (Start / Control Panel / Add-Remove Programs).

Here are three basic troubleshooting steps which I recommend:

1. To see if it's a software conflict: Temporarily disable Startup
programs one at a time, starting with Firewall, Antivirus, and ad
blockers using this utility: http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
or this method: http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php

You can lookup what a program does before you disable it here:
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

2. Run a virus scan at: http://housecall.antivirus.com and then
install Windows Defender from: www.microsoft.com/spyware to
remove any Spyware or Adware which could clog up your PC.

3. Click My Computer / Rightclick the Drive & Choose Properties
/ Run the "Disk Cleanup..." / Next Click the "Tools" Tab and run
the "Error-Checking" and "Defragmentation" utilities.

If nothing including those 3 steps have resolved the problem so far,
here's more basic troubleshooting steps and information including:
The Safedisc patch
How to check CD for imperfections, and
How to Disable Virtual CD rom drives which is described at:
http://tinyurl.com/2387c (EA General Support Page) and also:

How to Troubleshoot Disc-Reading Issues
Error Messages That May Be Caused by Disc-Reading Issues
Troubleshoot Error Messages
Examine the Disc
Clean the Disc
Test the Disc in a Different Drive
Clean the Drive
Test Disc Read with Copy or Xcopy
Quit Unnecessary Software
Switch the Drive Controller to DMA Mode, and

How to Troubleshoot DVD Error Messages is available in these articles: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=321641
and
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;248263

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Cheers, Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

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richy rock Wrote:
=================
| Hi Jimmy,
|
| Been a while, sorry....no joy so far still get he same old error when trying
| to load game...
|
| Any further ideas ?
|
| best Regards and Thanks..
|
| Richard
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
|| Hi richy rock,
||
|| Since you're starting to get results after attempting the repair install,
|| I would suggest running the repair again one or two times for it to
|| complete the repair process which it has evidentally started.
||
|| Pretty healthy CPU you've got there by the way! (P4 3GHz)
||
||
|| --
|| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||
|| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|| _________________________________________________________
||
|| richy rock Wrote:
|| =================
||| further to this.....
|||
||| My PC now sees it as a CD / DVD and the microsfot games advisor did run and
||| complete its scan with the following message..
|||
||| WOW.....
|||
||| Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2993MHz
||| Graphics Card: ATI RADEON X600
||| Memory: 1024MB
||| Free Disk Space: 58.67GB
||| Optical Drive: CD/DVD
||| Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP
|||
||| Does this help ?
|||
|||
|||
|||
||| "richy rock" wrote:
|||
|||| Hi,
||||
|||| I purchased a game, Shellshock Nam 67....2nd hand.
||||
|||| When I tried to run the game I got the above error. Today XP thinks the game
|||| is an audio CD ? What on earth is going on ?
||||
|||| I also tried to use the XP gaming site to check the compatability and the
|||| program scanned my pc and said it couldnt complete the scan due to technical
|||| difficulties..
||||
|||| Help ! PC is a Dell Dimension 5150C
||||
|||| Thanks Richard


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