You might want to try posting this in one of the gaming forums, possibly
Gaming - Technical Software. You will be more likely to get a response from someone experienced with this specific problem. Be sure to include your system specs, operating system and what games you have installed. About all I can offer is to make sure DMA is enabled.
I think the problem that you are having here is with the game itself. How about try to contact the game manufacturer maybe they could give you some configurations that you need in order to play the game. And please also check the system requirements to run the game.
Thanks for replying. But the problem can't be to do with the games as:
1) I am experiencing the problem with more than one game
2) The games are a couple of years old and my PC is brand new so there should be no issues with specification.
Audio CD's work fine. I have not tried burning yet though.
The games install just fine from the CD's but on the menu screen I click on 'Play' and it says 'Please insert CD' but it's already there! Very frustrating. Please help.
Hi Forbesman, You need to make sure these games are compatible with Windows Xp, some Members have had a little luck using XP compatibility mode for older games. Do consider checking the DMA as Roger (micmaxe) suggested, for additional information, Click on the CD/RW gif in my post and scroll to Section 15, articles 13 & 14. Also Section 6-3, article 26. Checking a vendors web site, which was provided by PoGi, is not a bad idea either, however many will recommend updating the Firmware of the drive, to maintain your warranty on the drive, you must use a firmware released by Dell. To check for any, use the "Downloads" tab at the top of this page, enter information for your system and follow the links.
Happy Holidays
God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do and the eyesight to tell the difference.
Thanks guys, but so far no luck. I have tried all the things you say and followed your guidelines via your links. The DMA set up is correct, there are no Firmware downloads available and Dell have now come back and said it must be the game - but it is not just one game. I've been very disappointed with Dell's 'support'. I had a question about my PC before it came but they never replied - I phoned up and got through to India (I think) and I could not understand the person at the other end! And now when I ask for technical support they fob me off again. I thought I was getting a dream machine with top notch backup but it is not the case.
Anyway - the games I have installed with no luck are all at least 3 years old so maybe they are just not compatible with Windows XP. But why would a microsoft operating system not be capable of playing these games? As I say they have installed just fine. The games in question are: Half Life, Rogue Spear and Kingpin.
Thanks for your help so far I hope I am not trying your collective patience!
Hi Lee, I found this Indexing patch on Dell`s site but whether it is relevant I cannot say, been searching using Google & All The Web, not much other than People are playing the games, most sites overseas which tend to dump some porno on you during a search, still digging though. Best Regards
God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do and the eyesight to tell the difference.
micmaxe
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PoGi-TaZ
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November 30th, 2003 02:00
I think the problem that you are having here is with the game itself. How about try to contact the game manufacturer maybe they could give you some configurations that you need in order to play the game. And please also check the system requirements to run the game.
Good Luck!
forbesman
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November 30th, 2003 06:00
Thanks for replying. But the problem can't be to do with the games as:
1) I am experiencing the problem with more than one game
2) The games are a couple of years old and my PC is brand new so there should be no issues with specification.
Audio CD's work fine. I have not tried burning yet though.
The games install just fine from the CD's but on the menu screen I click on 'Play' and it says 'Please insert CD' but it's already there! Very frustrating. Please help.
Predator
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November 30th, 2003 12:00
Hi Forbesman,
You need to make sure these games are compatible with Windows Xp, some Members have had a little luck using XP compatibility mode for older games. Do consider checking the DMA as Roger (micmaxe) suggested, for additional information, Click on the CD/RW gif in my post and scroll to Section 15, articles 13 & 14. Also Section 6-3, article 26.
Checking a vendors web site, which was provided by PoGi, is not a bad idea either, however many will recommend updating the Firmware of the drive, to maintain your warranty on the drive, you must use a firmware released by Dell. To check for any, use the "Downloads" tab at the top of this page, enter information for your system and follow the links.
Happy Holidays
God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway,
the good fortune to run into the ones I do and the eyesight to tell the
difference.
Message Edited by Predator on 11-30-2003 09:35 AM
forbesman
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November 30th, 2003 17:00
Thanks guys, but so far no luck. I have tried all the things you say and followed your guidelines via your links. The DMA set up is correct, there are no Firmware downloads available and Dell have now come back and said it must be the game - but it is not just one game. I've been very disappointed with Dell's 'support'. I had a question about my PC before it came but they never replied - I phoned up and got through to India (I think) and I could not understand the person at the other end! And now when I ask for technical support they fob me off again. I thought I was getting a dream machine with top notch backup but it is not the case.
Anyway - the games I have installed with no luck are all at least 3 years old so maybe they are just not compatible with Windows XP. But why would a microsoft operating system not be capable of playing these games? As I say they have installed just fine. The games in question are: Half Life, Rogue Spear and Kingpin.
Thanks for your help so far I hope I am not trying your collective patience!
Lee
Predator
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November 30th, 2003 18:00
Hi Lee,
I found this Indexing patch on Dell`s site but whether it is relevant I cannot say, been searching using Google & All The Web, not much other than People are playing the games, most sites overseas which tend to dump some porno on you during a search, still digging though.
Best Regards
God, grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway,
the good fortune to run into the ones I do and the eyesight to tell the
difference.