Cannot Locate the CD-ROM error. PLEASE HELP!

[Ryanstein]

thanks for the replies

I have uninstalled daemon tools and alcohol and im still getting the same error. this type of copy protection is patheitc, i do the right thing and spend my $90 and buy the game and it doesn't even work. Of course there's no support number for Australian's.

anyway, any other suggestions?

feel free to email me Ryanstein94@gmail.com
or PM me.

Thanks again

~Ryanstein

 

[rtilley]

I even tried creating an image file and opening it with Daemon Tools.

SAME ERROR!!!

omg this is getting me so angry, this error just makes no FREAKING sense

DRM DRM DRM. They write bad sectors onto the media. I think civ4 uses safedisk. Many drives do not read it correctly. Basically, the DRM breaks the way a disk is supposed to be read by writing bad sectors onto the disk... many drives can't handle this type of crap. The sad part is... you paid for it

 

[Ryanstein]

Please try and only post something helpful

 

[WillemIV]

check mail

 

[Ryanstein]

Please does anyone know what else i can do? I've been up all night trying to get this to work. I don’t know what else to do. I'm still getting this DAMN error saying insert the correct CD-ROM. ITS NOT A CD ROM is a FREAKING DVD. This F$@ing attempt at copy protection is pathetic when someone your legitimately buys the game and cannot run it!

Sorry about being so angry i just dont know what else to do

Please if anyone can help me out i will be very greatful

~Ryanstein

 

[Velvet-Glove]

Have you seen this Knowledge Base article at Microsoft?:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;228985

They offer various suggestions such as logging in as Administrator to play, updating Safedisk driver files for Windows XP, updating DVD drive files, re-configuring McAfee settings if it's on your computer, and even emptying your temporary files folder, among others.

For all we know this may be a Windows or a driver problem rather than a bug in the game or the protection method. I know this must be immensely frustrating for you, I would be pulling my hair out too, if I were you.

Hope this helps, anyway, and please keep us updated if you find a solution. Good luck!

 

[Ryanstein]

Thanks alot for your reply Velvet-Glove.

I have tried everything in that link you provided and still no luck

Your right soo frustrating, i think im going bald from pull all my hair out

~Ryanstein

 

[WillemIV]

Did you dl & run that program I wrote in that e-mail I sended yesterday?
- Hans.

 

[arcan]

I've seen such a problem on another game, where the protection caused problem with some drives. They either had to use the second one or to buy another one...

 

[Ryanstein]

Yeah i tried that program but it didnt work

 

[Ryanstein]

I have 2 DVD drives, tried everything using both.

still nothing

 

[Velvet-Glove]

I don't know how confident/knowledgeable you are with PC's, Ryanstein, but if it were me I would try a bit of tinkering (not that I fully know what I'm doing, but I would give it a try, LOL!)...

1. I would check the Windows Registry to ensure all references/keys to the emulator programs were gone (sometimes standard uninstalling is just not throrough enough)

2. I would try going into Safe mode, removing all CD/DVD drives from Device manager then re-booting and allowing Windows to re-detect it/them. (I once had a curious mouse problem... I discovered about four mice installed in Safe mode. Once these were removed and a single one re-detected later everything was fine. I learned then that Safe mode can reveal problems, and sometimes solutions, that are not always visible in normal mode.).

3. As a last resort I would simply re-install Windows and start afresh. Drastic stuff but I have a ruthless streak when it comes to Windows playing up big time. If it doesn't play nicely I WILL destroy it if I have to. Zero tolerance, that's me.

Finally, if, like me, you have more than one DVD drive, try and use the first one in your drive letter list and stick to it... for both installing and playing. I have a player and a burner... the burner I keep for burning - I always use the player to install and my Civ III disk is usually permanently kept in that one (until I get my Civ IV disk in the next day or two I hope!).

Sorry if you have already tried these things. I won't profess to be any sort of expert on the matter, like most people I just muddle through problems when I get them.

 

[WillemIV]

Yeah i tried that program but it didnt work

You also pressed that ''Hide'' button in that program? (just checking).
Also try to put it in another dvd drive and try crack again.
Or unplug 1 dvd player ( pull out a cable ) and then try that crack.

 

[drdryyls]

Been reading this thread from start to bottom and I starting to get real nervous. Will probably get my CIV IV copy tomorrow so I have a question. If I have deamon tools am I screwed if I don’t uninstall it before I install CIV IV, or is the European version released without that copy protection?

 

[Ryanstein]

i think im going to reinstall windows

i shouldn't have to be using all these programs that people use when they download the game for free. i paid for this game and it SHOULD be working. but i guess because i've used things like alcohol 120% and daemon tools in the past (not for piracy) i cant play this game with my current setup. its really sad when a copy protection can cause so many problems for me.

 

[Velvet-Glove]

As a last resort re-installing everything is probably your best option now. If it's been a while since you did that then you will probably see a few improvements in overall speed and efficiency which can only be a bonus. I would be very surprised if your game didn't work after this.

Let us know how you get on!

 

[tera]

I use this method to get my civilization IV works.

1. Right click "My Computer"
2. Go to "Hardware" tab
3. Click "Device Manager"
4. Select "DVD/CD-ROM Drives"
5. Disable all other CD-ROM Drives EXCEPT the one with the disc.
6. Pray that it works (At least it did for me, =P)

 

[rchddap]

I'm now starting to pray that I don't have the same problem. Although I don't have any of the banned programs on my PC I do have 2 DVD drives. I know it shouldn't be a problem, but reading the thread to me it sounds as if something doesn't like the presence of 2 DVD drives.

 

[arcan]

I have a dvd-burner and a dvd, and it goes fine for me. this issue isn't general...

 

[CitizenCain]

i think im going to reinstall windows

i shouldn't have to be using all these programs that people use when they download the game for free. i paid for this game and it SHOULD be working. but i guess because i've used things like alcohol 120% and daemon tools in the past (not for piracy) i cant play this game with my current setup. its really sad when a copy protection can cause so many problems for me.

Check your email beforfe you do something drastic like that.