"Kirlin100" wrote: > I'm very frustrated! This has been quite a waste of time! XP Pro SP2 Intel4 > 2.4GHz 512KRAM. When I put Disk 1 in my DVD drive it runs and runs and runs > for 6-8 minutes then hangs. When I try to explore the disk is says it cannot > read it and would I like to format it? I followed the online help > directions, cleaned the disk (looks perfect) checked drive with other DVD's - > which work just fine - but I don't have a drive cleaner. I checked my HD > with CHKDSK... 30 hrs later it corrupted my boot sector and irrepairably > damaged my OS, so.... I'm about to take this back! Is there anything else > that is a low risk try to see if it's my computer or the disk. Reading the > other posts sounds like I should be taking it back and not purchasing > Microsnot products. I can't believe they charge $45 to E-mail support! What > a bizarre company. (Like they give a rat's butt)
If You Think Email Is A Bad Thing Try Getting A BRAND NEW LEXMARK PRINTER THAT COMES WITH NO BLACK INK CARTRIDGE But Also Your Question Did It Come With A Recovery Disk What About Running The CD In Other DVD Drives It Might Not Be Meant For That Type Of DVD Format Its Weird Because I Got A Spiderman 3 Game About 2 Weeks Ago It Said It Was A DVD Rom CD And I Checked To See If The DVD Drive Supported DVD Rom And It Did It Took About Forever To Install I Click Play A Screen Pops Up (Black Square) Then Closes So Back To Your Question It May Be The Drive Format Compared To The Drive Look On The Drive What Does It Say What Does It Say On The Case Of The Game Does It Have Like DVD Rom Just Like The Drive -- RJ Checking Out "JB1964" wrote in message news:6B2EE108-B2B3-49E9-85B2-B3E571C9224C@microsoft.com... > > > "Kirlin100" wrote: > >> I'm very frustrated! This has been quite a waste of time! XP Pro SP2 >> Intel4 >> 2.4GHz 512KRAM. When I put Disk 1 in my DVD drive it runs and runs and >> runs >> for 6-8 minutes then hangs. When I try to explore the disk is says it >> cannot >> read it and would I like to format it? I followed the online help >> directions, cleaned the disk (looks perfect) checked drive with other >> DVD's - >> which work just fine - but I don't have a drive cleaner. I checked my HD >> with CHKDSK... 30 hrs later it corrupted my boot sector and irrepairably >> damaged my OS, so.... I'm about to take this back! Is there anything >> else >> that is a low risk try to see if it's my computer or the disk. Reading >> the >> other posts sounds like I should be taking it back and not purchasing >> Microsnot products. I can't believe they charge $45 to E-mail support! >> What >> a bizarre company. (Like they give a rat's butt)
