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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Games / March 2004Installation conflict
A program I installed failed to recognice the very same CD it was installed from, therefore preventing me from using the program. (My group policy is restrictive but liberal). I have noticed others have encountered similar problems with programs concerning the past milenium (ie. 1998). It could very well be this glich occur's due to programming motivated by the general miserable moral standards among users, forcing hard-working programmers to find copy-prevention measures and, if useful, disregarding the effects their programming will have for other users, namely those who choose to buy rather than steal. Hi Antti, If you want to try troubleshooting that issue, please read on. :-) 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. 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. :-)  SignatureCheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Game FAQs: 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. _________________________________________________________ |A program I installed failed to recognice the very same | CD it was installed from, therefore preventing me from [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] | other users, namely those who choose to buy rather than | steal. Hello Jimmy S. You are quite right, I should be more serious about such issues. Your initial reference for problem solution does not comply. The game is Battle Isle: The Andosia War, I have had it install before and ran it without any problems. However, I had to uninstall Win XP and reinstall, consequently forcing me to back up what I had installed at that time, including the game in question. After installing XP again; I decided to install the game anew as well and, just recover the save game files. I am the only user of this machine, an ASUS PEP4, 2,53 GHz, 333 FSB chipset, nVidia Ti 4200 128 MB, DVD/CD-combo and so on. There is only one account on this system and that is the administrator - me.. I have tried to contact both BlueByte and Cauldron for assistance, but I am afraid those companies only exist as binary compositions on innocent servers. I have tried various measures in order to succeed but every time I try to run the game it insists to gain access to the original CD - - I only have that one original CD, had I had a copy I would have tried that as well. Measures include, closing background runners, firewalls, anti-viras and all down, to prevent any impeding programs from disrupting the installation. By the way, I also successfully registered my CD on www.bluebyte.com, alas, no improvement of conditions. Could it be that the problem exists in the element that the program was installed before and therefore the installation recognizes my re-installation as a copy, even though it is the original? Yours truly Antti >-----Original Message----- >Hi Antti, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >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 [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] > >. Hi Antti, Since you've exhausted that list, there's still another solution to apply here. Based on the information you posted, you've reinstalled that game. Perhaps it wasn't totally completed: Here's how to properly install or reinstall a game (and patch): Step A: Temporarily disable Startup programs one at a time, starting with Firewall, Antivirus & AdBlockers using this method: http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=331796 or this utility: http://new.jtsoft2001.com/windows/startup.php Reboot, go to Step B. Step B: In Control Panel / Add-Remove Programs, delete the game and then the game's folder especially if you previously experienced problems with a patch, or if you installed the Trial, Mods, NO CD patches, etc. Note: Click Start to Search or Find your game. Many times there are two installs of the same game on a system and the patch installs to the wrong one. Also if you installed a Trial version of the game, this could be causing a conflict.. Uninstall it and delete the folder. Step C: Install and Run Regcleaner and if it finds any stray registry keys for the game, delete them. Reboot your computer, and then re-install the game. Regcleaner Download: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html Step D: Play a single player game, using an administrators account if necessary. Step E: Download new game patches or mods in case the old ones are corrupt. Double click the patch/mod to install it. If it's a .zip file, unzip it into the game's folder and follow the instruction in it's readme.txt file. Step F: Reboot your computer, verify that your game is working properly, and re-enable any programs that you disabled using the method in Step A. Cheers, Jimmy S. Microsoft MVP Windows XP Shell/User: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Additional Support Resources: My Zone.com Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk Game FAQ's: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights. _________________________________________________________ | Hello Jimmy S. | [quoted text clipped - 153 lines] | > | >. Hello again, No I have attempted all those measures except Your reg- cleaner. I usually clean the registry database manually. I have a daily recovery point made. Used your regcleaner and it deleted my backup of the game... Now, how do I repair the mess reg-cleaner left behind? Could it be there is a registry entry the installation refers to, but does not appear to be connected to the game installation? The back-up of the game resides on a physically different hard-drive and it seems NT file system recognices all my drives as one? I have downloaded all patches (9 in all) and some install okay and patch up the execusion, however, three of them are themselves in need of patching up for they prompt back: "Old file not present" - what gives? I am afraid this may very well be a dead duck, unless You retain more advice - I've been hacking at it for six days now, there is no god! Sincerely Yours Antti >-----Original Message----- >Hi Antti, [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=331796 or this utility: > http://new.jtsoft2001.com/windows/startup.php Reboot, go to Step B. >Step B: In Control Panel / Add-Remove Programs, delete the game and then > the game's folder especially if you previously experienced problems [quoted text clipped - 74 lines] >| your system. >| > How to use Windows XP System Restore: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gethelp >| /systemrestore.asp >| > [quoted text clipped - 107 lines] > >. Hello yet again, I think You should take a closer look at Regclenr at http://www.majorgeeks.com/download460.html, it behaves maliciously and does not operate reliably. I do believe it is pure crap and only available for marketing purposes. Yours Truly Antti >-----Original Message----- >Hi Antti, [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=331796 or this utility: > http://new.jtsoft2001.com/windows/startup.php Reboot, go to Step B. >Step B: In Control Panel / Add-Remove Programs, delete the game and then > the game's folder especially if you previously experienced problems [quoted text clipped - 74 lines] >| your system. >| > How to use Windows XP System Restore: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gethelp >| /systemrestore.asp >| > [quoted text clipped - 107 lines] > >. Hi, I downloaded that program just now in case there were any changes and it remains reliable. I selected 2 specific games, deleted their entries, and then restored them from the backup that the program created by default. You too can restore the changes that you made by using the backup feature. HTH! SignatureCheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Game FAQs: 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. _________________________________________________________ | Hello yet again, | [quoted text clipped - 271 lines] | > | >. Dear Jimmy, I am afraid You digress, the backup feature does only funktion for registry editions on my download! The issue however is not Regclenr.exe but rather the Bluebyte misfortune renouned Battle Isle product. I have uncovered additional information, but will venture to the other stream. Yours truly Antti >-----Original Message----- >Hi, [quoted text clipped - 149 lines] >| >| your system. >| >| > How to use Windows XP System Restore: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gethelp >| >| /systemrestore.asp >| >| > [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] >| >| instructions at: >| >| > http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers >| >| >9. You might have software running on your system >| which [quoted text clipped - 75 lines] > >. Hey there again, sorry for the inconveinience, I thought it would be interesting for You to know, that when I access (double clik) the BITAW.exe file on the CD- ROM it-self, the exe file returns with the prompt: "Disk verification error. Please insert your original BI:TAW CD-ROM". Now, has this got any significance to the current issue or...? Your very truly Antti >-----Original Message----- >Hi Antti, [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=331796 or this utility: > http://new.jtsoft2001.com/windows/startup.php Reboot, go to Step B. >Step B: In Control Panel / Add-Remove Programs, delete the game and then > the game's folder especially if you previously experienced problems [quoted text clipped - 74 lines] >| your system. >| > How to use Windows XP System Restore: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gethelp >| /systemrestore.asp >| > [quoted text clipped - 107 lines] > >. |
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