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I cannot play this anymore. The splash screen asks me to insert a XIII Disc - I tried all 4 - no luck. I even put one disc in each drive (I only have two drives) but still got nowhere.
So I decided to uninstall and start afresh. Now I can't Install the damn thing!
I get to disc 2 and the installation fails due to 'cyclic redundancy check' or something like that. I have come across that in the past and I can't remember if I managed to find a solution.
Is the disc knackered? Is it one or (gulp) both of my drives? Or is it that stupid protection device I've heard of, where it won't work if you have more than one optical drive in your machine?
Please help! If it's the disc(s), I'll have to go return it quick.
Ta.
So I decided to uninstall and start afresh. Now I can't Install the damn thing!
I get to disc 2 and the installation fails due to 'cyclic redundancy check' or something like that. I have come across that in the past and I can't remember if I managed to find a solution.
Is the disc knackered? Is it one or (gulp) both of my drives? Or is it that stupid protection device I've heard of, where it won't work if you have more than one optical drive in your machine?
Please help! If it's the disc(s), I'll have to go return it quick.
Ta.
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I cannot play this anymore. The splash screen asks me to insert a XIII Disc - I tried all 4 - no luck. I even put one disc in each drive (I only have two drives) but still got nowhere.
So I decided to uninstall and start afresh. Now I can't Install the damn thing!
I get to disc 2 and the installation fails due to 'cyclic redundancy check' or something like that. I have come across that in the past and I can't remember if I managed to find a solution.
Is the disc knackered? Is it one or (gulp) both of my drives? Or is it that stupid protection device I've heard of, where it won't work if you have more than one optical drive in your machine?
Please help! If it's the disc(s), I'll have to go return it quick.
Ta.
So I decided to uninstall and start afresh. Now I can't Install the damn thing!
I get to disc 2 and the installation fails due to 'cyclic redundancy check' or something like that. I have come across that in the past and I can't remember if I managed to find a solution.
Is the disc knackered? Is it one or (gulp) both of my drives? Or is it that stupid protection device I've heard of, where it won't work if you have more than one optical drive in your machine?
Please help! If it's the disc(s), I'll have to go return it quick.
Ta.
I don't think it's the discs, but I haven't got anymore ideas. Um Cyclic Redundancy Check is also known as CRC but I don't really know what it does. Some way of checking data's all as it should be... or something.
'Or something' was probably more accurate.
'Or something' was probably more accurate.
Exchange the discs.
XIII uses a new copy protection which has caused major problems to those who play copied versions of the game (read quite a bit about this one on the web)
Aparently though now it has been fully cracked but it could be a similar reason why your game isn't working, not sure exactly what else the new protection checks for. Try exchanging it and if that dosn't work a cleverly worded letter to the publisher about your problem could see them help you out and send you free stuff.
Aparently though now it has been fully cracked but it could be a similar reason why your game isn't working, not sure exactly what else the new protection checks for. Try exchanging it and if that dosn't work a cleverly worded letter to the publisher about your problem could see them help you out and send you free stuff.
AliBoy wrote:
> Try exchanging it and if that
> dosn't work a cleverly worded letter to the publisher about your
> problem could see them help you out and send you free stuff.
Mmm... Might try that.
I'll take it down tomorrow. If it don't work after that, big words will be used toward the publishers...
> Try exchanging it and if that
> dosn't work a cleverly worded letter to the publisher about your
> problem could see them help you out and send you free stuff.
Mmm... Might try that.
I'll take it down tomorrow. If it don't work after that, big words will be used toward the publishers...
AliBoy wrote:
> XIII uses a new copy protection which has caused major problems to
> those who play copied versions of the game (read quite a bit about
> this one on the web)
>
> Aparently though now it has been fully cracked but it could be a
> similar reason why your game isn't working, not sure exactly what
> else the new protection checks for. Try exchanging it and if that
> dosn't work a cleverly worded letter to the publisher about your
> problem could see them help you out and send you free stuff.
It would'nt effect the game not loading up or installing. The copy protection effected people when they got to level 12, as the crackers did'nt test the game all the way through, but thats been fixed now.
CRC would indicate a problem with either a CD drive or the CD itself. I had a CDRW which I burnt a game to and I kept getting CRC, so I kept getting the file again, but kept getting CRC. Looked at the CD and near the end the disc had a scratch on it, so burnt it to a different CDRW and it was fine.
Also with some DVDRWs they havent been able to be read properly on a friends DVD drive so he could'nt read off the data.
I would check the disc is not scratched a a CRC error on installation would strongly indicate a scratched disc.
> XIII uses a new copy protection which has caused major problems to
> those who play copied versions of the game (read quite a bit about
> this one on the web)
>
> Aparently though now it has been fully cracked but it could be a
> similar reason why your game isn't working, not sure exactly what
> else the new protection checks for. Try exchanging it and if that
> dosn't work a cleverly worded letter to the publisher about your
> problem could see them help you out and send you free stuff.
It would'nt effect the game not loading up or installing. The copy protection effected people when they got to level 12, as the crackers did'nt test the game all the way through, but thats been fixed now.
CRC would indicate a problem with either a CD drive or the CD itself. I had a CDRW which I burnt a game to and I kept getting CRC, so I kept getting the file again, but kept getting CRC. Looked at the CD and near the end the disc had a scratch on it, so burnt it to a different CDRW and it was fine.
Also with some DVDRWs they havent been able to be read properly on a friends DVD drive so he could'nt read off the data.
I would check the disc is not scratched a a CRC error on installation would strongly indicate a scratched disc.
Now that you mention it, there does seem to be a thin 'ring' round the disc, at the edge. I thought nothing of that, as I have used discs in the past that had a similar ring - maybe they didn't use that portion of the disc though.
Well anyways, I'm just going to get a refund on it and then get it again after Xmas, but on Xbox. I'm getting too much hassle from my PC these days so the mofo is getting wiped when I get me new Shuttle system!
Well anyways, I'm just going to get a refund on it and then get it again after Xmas, but on Xbox. I'm getting too much hassle from my PC these days so the mofo is getting wiped when I get me new Shuttle system!
What model is the shuttle?
SB62G2 (I think).
It's got Intel 'Extreme' graphics on board (wow) and six USB2 ports. Got it from Kustompcs.com (their site seems to be down at the mo).
Got it with a P4 2.8 and 512Mb Ram. I also got the remote control unit for it so I can be extra lazy!
It's got Intel 'Extreme' graphics on board (wow) and six USB2 ports. Got it from Kustompcs.com (their site seems to be down at the mo).
Got it with a P4 2.8 and 512Mb Ram. I also got the remote control unit for it so I can be extra lazy!
WOW! Just like a multimedia hub.
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