Oh no!

[napoleon526]

I just downloaded 1.17, but when I try to start the game, I get a "please inset cd in drive" message. Did I install the patch wrong? Someone, please help me! It's been almost 24 hours since I've played Civ! :suicide:

 

[napoleon526]

Just to clarify, the cd IS in the drive.

 

[Black Fluffy Lion]

I believe there are no-CD patches you can get to correct such errors

 

[Krimi]

Hey, I know what happened to u. You are not an owner of the original Civ III. You have this from an illegal copy!!!
Am I right???

 

[D. Boon's Ghost]

Try uninstalling the game, delete all the contents of your CivIII folder (as some of the content in this folder stays even after uninstalling the game), then reinstall the game, then the 1.17 patch.
That should help.

 

[kundor]

make sure you have the cd in the same drive you installed it from.

 

[roalan]

Dump 1.17 patch it sucks. stick with 1.16 until 1.18 is out.

 

[napoleon526]

Hey, I know what happened to u. You are not an owner of the original Civ III. You have this from an illegal copy!!!

Nope. My Civ3 is all legal and paid for.

make sure you have the cd in the same drive you installed it from.

I checked this already. It's in the same dirve.

Try uninstalling the game, delete all the contents of your CivIII folder (as some of the content in this folder stays even after uninstalling the game), then reinstall the game, then the 1.17 patch.

I guess i'll have to try this. I'll tell you if it works. Thanks, DBG.

 

[saabcaptain]

People are so quick to assume someone is using a cracked copy... that is just plain rude.

I have had this same problem, if I try to open Civ III after the 1.17f patch I get the insert CD in drive problem. My soultion is to open and close the CD tray and then the CD boots to the install/play/readme choice of the CD where I click "play" and it works. Obviously a problem with the patch but the work around isn't too bad.

Dave

 

[Lefty Scaevola]

Currently Civfanatics does not t allow links to a unauthorized cracks, which are out there, and often fix this sort of problem. If you have a problems with you cd drive conflicting with the copy protection on the disk and not playing properly you can:
A. get your cd/dvd-rom drive's driver updated,
B. contact infromgrames support to get their official crack for the conflict.

 

[Matrix]

Originally posted by kundor
make sure you have the cd in the same drive you installed it from.

That's not nescessary anymore since v1.17f.

 

[Alc0p0pz]

Well, it doesn't work for me, Matrix.

My legal, paid for copy of Civ3 was installed from my E: drive, I have 1.17f, and the game won't run when the disc is in my D: drive.

Arse.