Freespace 2 installation help
I'm having a having a problem installing Freespace 2. When I put in the CD, it revs up then stops. THere isn't any autorun popping up plus the setup file on the disc won't run either. It'll just rev and stop.
I'm having a having a problem installing Freespace 2. When I put in the CD, it revs up then stops. THere isn't any autorun popping up plus the setup file on the disc won't run either. It'll just rev and stop. Can anyone help me? I"m running on Windows XP media center edition w/ a Pentium 4 and Radeon X300. Please help.
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Does this only happen with the Freespace CD? If so, then the CD may need cleaning (or at worst the CD is shot).
four things:
---is this a pirated copy?
---what speed (8x, 16x, 24x, etc.) is your CD drive?
---how old is the drive?
---is this a replacement drive?
---is this a pirated copy?
---what speed (8x, 16x, 24x, etc.) is your CD drive?
---how old is the drive?
---is this a replacement drive?
Also...i forgot....have u ever used this program on another system before?
1. Legit copy, bought several years ago. It's the Sci-Fi game of the Year Edition. Bought from a Best Buy. Caesar 3 is legit also
2. Drive one is a HL-DT-ST DVD-rom GDR8163B
two is a Sony DVD RW DW-D22A
I can't seem to find the speeds.
3.The comp itself is 8 months old
4.Haven't been replaced
5. The program has been used on an older computer w/ Win 98 2nd edition
Note: both drives recognize the disk and the label shows up instead of being "no disk in drive". I can see the files but I can't open the Setup.exe or the autorun. I've tried compatibility, even though I don't completely understand how it works.
EDIT: the DVD-rom read speed is 16x
[Edited by kie-san on 2005-07-14 17:36:25]
2. Drive one is a HL-DT-ST DVD-rom GDR8163B
two is a Sony DVD RW DW-D22A
I can't seem to find the speeds.
3.The comp itself is 8 months old
4.Haven't been replaced
5. The program has been used on an older computer w/ Win 98 2nd edition
Note: both drives recognize the disk and the label shows up instead of being "no disk in drive". I can see the files but I can't open the Setup.exe or the autorun. I've tried compatibility, even though I don't completely understand how it works.
EDIT: the DVD-rom read speed is 16x
[Edited by kie-san on 2005-07-14 17:36:25]
Do you have admin rights on the PC?
Limited accounts can not install some programs.
Limited accounts can not install some programs.
have you installed any previous programs on this system w/o any trouble?
did you uninstall it on your old system?
did you check for viruses from your old system?
did you uninstall it on your old system?
did you check for viruses from your old system?
I had the same problem until I realized someone (my son I'm assuming) had switched disk 1 and disk 2 in the jacket. I looked at the files on the disk, it had a fsautorun .exe and looked like the standard root of most install disks.
I never even really looked at the disks...just grabbed the one in the disk 1 slot. When I realized the disks were switched it installed no prob.
I never even really looked at the disks...just grabbed the one in the disk 1 slot. When I realized the disks were switched it installed no prob.
