?? Can't install!! Hey all, don't you just love how I only pop in and "contribute" when I have a problem? Anyway, here's today's. I'm trying to install the game on a laptop and just can't get the disc install to work. No idea why. Here's what happens. If I install the install disc (this is the box, not jewel case or download version, btw), it spins up and asks if I want to install. I say yes and it spins for a while, then tells me to put the install disc in (when it already is). If I click okay, it spins for a while again, then just spins down and sits there. If I put the play disc in, it asks if I want to install the game, and if I say yes, it asks for the install disc. Lather, rinse, repeat. Am I missing something? Here are my specs: Dell XPS M1330 Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 @ 1.80GHz 1.79GHz, 1.99 GB of RAM Drive: Matshita DVD+RW UJ857G Thanks in advance, as always. No ToEE on vacation? I sure hope not! mg:
Nobody? I remember ages ago somebody suggesting security software can cause install problems. Can anyone confirm this? For various reasons, I have a security package I can't disable, so I hope this isn't the trouble. :sadblinky
Hmm... You can try copying all of your ToEE CDs into one directory and then try to install. Note: first copy CD2, so that it doesn't overwrite any install files from CD1. This trick worked for various games I installed.
Good tip. I'll try this. I just picked up Alcohol 120's trial version. I'm new to it. Should I, as I suspect, copy this as a "clone CD" format? Thanks
Looks like a problem with the discs. I can't get them copied because of a series of disc-read errors. It's been sitting at 93% complete for 10 minutes. Good thing I have the game installed and copied on my other computer. Phew! :thumbsup: Thanks for the advice guys.
New development. Tried a disc repair thing on the discs. Still won't install, but I was able to get them imaged with Alcohol 120. The install process starts up and lets me change to the play disc and everything. Looks good. But at the end I get a fatal error: Data Error File: data3.cab Error: Data Error (Cyclic Redundancy Check). Any thoughts on this one? :anger:
Took 2 hours and a dozen tries or so, but finally got working images and was able to install. Patched it up and ran it. Got it working. Thanks for the help guys. eace: New problem, though. Totally unrelated so new thread. :yikes: