Final Fantasy 8 CD Problem
Hi I have installed final fantasy 8 for the pc on my computer, it ok, works fine and then i say i want to play a new game and it tells me to put in cd 1. i do but it keeps coming up as Wrong Disc, even if i had disc one in the drive in the first place!! does anyone know what i am doing wrong?? Please help an idiot ...
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I have installed final fantasy 8 for the pc on my computer, it ok, works fine and then i say i want to play a new game and it tells me to put in cd 1. i do but it keeps coming up as Wrong Disc, even if i had disc one in the drive in the first place!! does anyone know what i am doing wrong??
Please help an idiot in distress!
Duochan
I have installed final fantasy 8 for the pc on my computer, it ok, works fine and then i say i want to play a new game and it tells me to put in cd 1. i do but it keeps coming up as Wrong Disc, even if i had disc one in the drive in the first place!! does anyone know what i am doing wrong??
Please help an idiot in distress!
Duochan
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Read this thread: http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/final-fantasy-vii-viii-pc-t1446.html
Also you may have to get a NOCD patch for the game. Can't tell you where to get them so you'll just have to google.
Also you may have to get a NOCD patch for the game. Can't tell you where to get them so you'll just have to google.
Thanks so much the link helped loads.
This is what i found, for anyone else who has had problems.
"After installing the game to whatever directory you choose (I will use E:\FF8 in my example since it is a non-standard installation path), mount/insert the first CD into your drive.
Take note to what drive (letter) you will be using to mount/insert the first CD (I will use S.
After having done so, open up your registry editor. (For those who are new to this: 1. click your start button 2. click run 3. type in regedit and hit enter)
In regedit, find the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Square Soft, Inc\FINAL FANTASY VIII\1.00
Again, for those of you new to regedit, simply browse through the following folders (in this order) until the pane on your right displays several items, of which one will be "DataDrive".
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SOFTWARE
Square Soft, Inc
FINAL FANTASY VIII
1.00
Right click on the string value labelled "DataDrive" (it will have an icon with the letters ab on it to the left of it) in the right pane of the regedit browser.
Click "Modify"
In the field marked "Value Data" which is the only field you can change, it will probably display something like "c:"
This is where knowing your installation cd drive letter comes into play
Change the "c:" to whatever drive you installed FF8 with (for example "s:\")
Click OK
Close regedit.
Run ff8.exe or your appropriate shortcut.
ZOKZERO"
This is what i found, for anyone else who has had problems.
"After installing the game to whatever directory you choose (I will use E:\FF8 in my example since it is a non-standard installation path), mount/insert the first CD into your drive.
Take note to what drive (letter) you will be using to mount/insert the first CD (I will use S.
After having done so, open up your registry editor. (For those who are new to this: 1. click your start button 2. click run 3. type in regedit and hit enter)
In regedit, find the key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Square Soft, Inc\FINAL FANTASY VIII\1.00
Again, for those of you new to regedit, simply browse through the following folders (in this order) until the pane on your right displays several items, of which one will be "DataDrive".
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SOFTWARE
Square Soft, Inc
FINAL FANTASY VIII
1.00
Right click on the string value labelled "DataDrive" (it will have an icon with the letters ab on it to the left of it) in the right pane of the regedit browser.
Click "Modify"
In the field marked "Value Data" which is the only field you can change, it will probably display something like "c:"
This is where knowing your installation cd drive letter comes into play
Change the "c:" to whatever drive you installed FF8 with (for example "s:\")
Click OK
Close regedit.
Run ff8.exe or your appropriate shortcut.
ZOKZERO"
