unable to use programs I've installed

"Dan" wrote

>I copy my games onto the computer, then when I go to play them it wont
> recognize the disk in my drive. What's going on here? Any help?

You need to be more specific. What games, what do you mean by copy them to
the computer, are they installed, and if so why does there need to be a disk
in the drive? What disk? What does or doesn't happen when you try to play
these games.

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Note also there is a games newsgroup at microsoft.public.windows.vista.games

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

OK, I have a hp pavilliona1642x computer I bought last fall, since then I've
upgraded to windows vista using the upgrade cd sent to me from hp. They also
sent a disc with drivers which I installed also. I had Stronghold 2 and Sid
Meiers Pirates installed on my computer and I could play them just fine but
now when I put the disk in it brings up the autoplay menue and I push play
and nothing happens, I receive a message saying to insert the original disk.
-- I've gone to HP website and downlaoded all the firmware upgrades and
nothing changed. I then went to thier troubleshooting website and whent
through 6 out of 7 tests for the cd/dvd drive. Number 7 being use
systemrestore which I am debating using.
Dano
Should I go through this long process? Or is there some stupid setting
that I changed accidentally?

"Rock" wrote:

> "Dan" wrote

> >I copy my games onto the computer, then when I go to play them it wont
> > recognize the disk in my drive. What's going on here? Any help?

>
> You need to be more specific. What games, what do you mean by copy them to
> the computer, are they installed, and if so why does there need to be a disk
> in the drive? What disk? What does or doesn't happen when you try to play
> these games.
>
> Making Good Newsgroup Posts
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
> Note also there is a games newsgroup at microsoft.public.windows.vista.games
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
>
>

"Dan" wrote

> OK, I have a hp pavilliona1642x computer I bought last fall, since then
> I've
> upgraded to windows vista using the upgrade cd sent to me from hp. They
> also
> sent a disc with drivers which I installed also. I had Stronghold 2 and
> Sid
> Meiers Pirates installed on my computer and I could play them just fine
> but
> now when I put the disk in it brings up the autoplay menue and I push play
> and nothing happens, I receive a message saying to insert the original
> disk.
> -- I've gone to HP website and downlaoded all the firmware upgrades
> and
> nothing changed. I then went to thier troubleshooting website and whent
> through 6 out of 7 tests for the cd/dvd drive. Number 7 being use
> systemrestore which I am debating using.
> Dano
> Should I go through this long process? Or is there some stupid setting
> that I changed accidentally?

Ok Dan, the problem definition is clearer. To summarize, it's an HP
computer originally with the XP OS. Two games were installed and working
fine. To run them you must also insert the CD and and play from the CD.
You upgraded the system to Vista with the HP upgrade disk and installed
Vista drivers from the drivers disk. Since that time when you insert the
game CD (is it CD or DVD?) it gives an error message, saying to insert the
original disk.

Is this correct?

If so here are some questions. Does the drive work for other CDs (DVDs)?
Have you been able to install programs from CD? What about audio CDs? Can
it read data CDs / DVDs? Is there more than one CD/DVD drive? If so does
the same error occur in both drives? If the drive(s) otherwise work ok then
the problem is with those games. If they don't work for installing programs
or reading audio or data CDs then it's a hardware/software (registry) issue.

If it's a problem only with these games have you tried uninstalling /
reinstalling the games?

Have you checked with the game authors (on their web site or with tech
support) to see if they are Vista compatible? Are there any patches needed
to run in Vista?

I don't know if a system restore would help. Restore to what point in time?
If they never worked after the Vista upgrade then I don't see where a
restore will help.

You could also post to the games newsgroup to see if anyone is familiar with
running those games on Vista.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

I uninstalled both games in question and reinstalled them. One was successful
the other was not. The part I don't understand is that it will read and
install the files for the game onto the computer but when I go to play it I
put the game cd into the drive and press play and then I receive the message
to insert the cd even though it's already in there.
How can it read it to install it but not read it to play it?



--
Dano


"Rock" wrote:

> "Dan" wrote

> > OK, I have a hp pavilliona1642x computer I bought last fall, since then
> > I've
> > upgraded to windows vista using the upgrade cd sent to me from hp. They
> > also
> > sent a disc with drivers which I installed also. I had Stronghold 2 and
> > Sid
> > Meiers Pirates installed on my computer and I could play them just fine
> > but
> > now when I put the disk in it brings up the autoplay menue and I push play
> > and nothing happens, I receive a message saying to insert the original
> > disk.
> > -- I've gone to HP website and downlaoded all the firmware upgrades
> > and
> > nothing changed. I then went to thier troubleshooting website and whent
> > through 6 out of 7 tests for the cd/dvd drive. Number 7 being use
> > systemrestore which I am debating using.
> > Dano
> > Should I go through this long process? Or is there some stupid setting
> > that I changed accidentally?

>
> Ok Dan, the problem definition is clearer. To summarize, it's an HP
> computer originally with the XP OS. Two games were installed and working
> fine. To run them you must also insert the CD and and play from the CD.
> You upgraded the system to Vista with the HP upgrade disk and installed
> Vista drivers from the drivers disk. Since that time when you insert the
> game CD (is it CD or DVD?) it gives an error message, saying to insert the
> original disk.
>
> Is this correct?
>
> If so here are some questions. Does the drive work for other CDs (DVDs)?
> Have you been able to install programs from CD? What about audio CDs? Can
> it read data CDs / DVDs? Is there more than one CD/DVD drive? If so does
> the same error occur in both drives? If the drive(s) otherwise work ok then
> the problem is with those games. If they don't work for installing programs
> or reading audio or data CDs then it's a hardware/software (registry) issue.
>
> If it's a problem only with these games have you tried uninstalling /
> reinstalling the games?
>
> Have you checked with the game authors (on their web site or with tech
> support) to see if they are Vista compatible? Are there any patches needed
> to run in Vista?
>
> I don't know if a system restore would help. Restore to what point in time?
> If they never worked after the Vista upgrade then I don't see where a
> restore will help.
>
> You could also post to the games newsgroup to see if anyone is familiar with
> running those games on Vista.
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
>
>