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TheOnly-a.k.a.-Jon 12-24-2003 09:41 AM

After installing Spearhead, can not play game: Insert CD?
 
After I install Spearhead and want to play the game I get:

" Please insert the correct CD rom, select OK and restart the application"

What can I do besides completely remove MOHSH and MOH AA?

Johnj 12-24-2003 10:08 AM

You must have the MOH:AA or Spearhead CD in your computer to play.

TheOnly-a.k.a.-Jon 12-24-2003 10:13 AM

The SH-CD is in the cd drive!

I can play MOHaa with the AA-cd without any problem.

Johnj 12-24-2003 11:12 AM

Did you use the default directory?

TheOnly-a.k.a.-Jon 12-24-2003 11:39 AM

Yes.

TheOnly-a.k.a.-Jon 12-24-2003 12:13 PM

No solution yet, but this.

I tried teh game on another computer with 2 cd drives (One reader and another one can read/write)

The game starts immediately when I put it in the cd reader.
The game starts after a few attempts in the cd r/w.

The earlier mentioned problem exists on a brand new PC with a dvd r/w-cd r/w.

What I can doto "solve" this is to put the cd reader oft the other PC in the "new" pc.

Johnj 12-24-2003 05:58 PM

Try this, remove all cd's from your computer, then reboot the computer. Open Windows Explorer, click the plus sign next to My Computer, click the plus sign next to Local Disk (C:), click the plus sign next to Program Files, click the plus sign next to EA Games, click the plus sign next to MOHAA.

Do you have a main and a mainta folder?

Now place the MOH Spearhead CD into the computer.
Does the light come on on the front of the CDRom?
Can you hear the cd start spinning?
Does the Install menu open up?

If yes click on EXIT.

Now double click on the Spearhead icon or the icon with chevrons.

Let us know OK.

TheOnly-a.k.a.-Jon 12-24-2003 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnj
Try this, remove all cd's from your computer, then reboot the computer. Open Windows Explorer, click the plus sign next to My Computer, click the plus sign next to Local Disk (C:), click the plus sign next to Program Files, click the plus sign next to EA Games, click the plus sign next to MOHAA.

Do you have a main and a mainta folder?

Now place the MOH Spearhead CD into the computer.
Does the light come on on the front of the CDRom?
Can you hear the cd start spinning?
Does the Install menu open up?

If yes click on EXIT.

Now double click on the Spearhead icon or the icon with chevrons.

Let us know OK.


The cd indeed started spinning (+ light went on).
But doubleclicking the icon results in same error:
" Insert correct CD rom,...."

Pitty.

Cell 12-25-2003 06:54 AM

you can download a NO_CD patch ?

Tystnad 12-25-2003 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cell
you can download a NO_CD patch ?

Read the rules honey.
Mentioning that sort of shit is prohibited by the laws of this forum.

Cell 12-25-2003 07:23 AM

shit shit shit , srry 'honey'

TheOnly-a.k.a.-Jon 12-25-2003 07:29 AM

I m a law abiding citizen. The search goes on.

When test the cd drive speed with a little tool called go_ez.exe (in mohaa/ereg), the result of the test is "0x".
This is the device I use.....http://www.nec.co.uk/ND1300A.asp

(On my old computer everything works fine and the test speed result is "34x")

Tystnad 12-25-2003 07:30 AM

[quote="TheOnly-a.k.a.-Jon":adf0f]I m a law abiding citizen. The search goes on.

When test the cd drive speed with a little tool called go_ez.exe (in mohaa/ereg), the result of the test is "0x".
This is the device I [url="use.....http://www.nec.co.uk/ND1300A.asp"]use.....http://www.nec.co.uk/ND1300A.asp[/url]

(On my old computer everything works fine and the test speed result is "34x")[/quote:adf0f]

Sounds to me like your Reader is incapable of reading the disc.

TheOnly-a.k.a.-Jon 12-25-2003 07:32 AM

But eeh,

The reader installs the game (spearhead), it also installs AND plays MOH-AA.

The only problem exists with playing the spearhead cd....

Tystnad 12-25-2003 07:37 AM

Have you tried to start Spearhead with both the SH and the AA playdiscs?

Johnj 12-25-2003 07:39 AM

Dude I'm sorry but I'm out of ideas. Maybe you can return the Spearhead game or exchange it. Have you e-mailed EA Games about this?

TheOnly-a.k.a.-Jon 12-25-2003 07:39 AM

No not yet because I only have one cd drive in the new computer.

Tystnad 12-25-2003 07:39 AM

I didnt mean both at the same time m8.

TheOnly-a.k.a.-Jon 12-25-2003 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnj
Dude I'm sorry but I'm out of ideas. Maybe you can return the Spearhead game or exchange it. Have you e-mailed EA Games about this?

Yes I sent EA a mail yesterday...

TheOnly-a.k.a.-Jon 12-25-2003 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tystnad
I didnt mean both at the same time m8.

OK that's what you mean.
Yes I tried that, gives the same error:
"Please Insert correct CD rom, close the application.....try again"
Now this error is correct because the wrong CD is in the drive.

Tystnad 12-25-2003 07:54 AM

Then i really cant help you. cry:

Spartan61 12-29-2003 08:22 AM

Problem Starting ?
 
Have you changed your CD Drive letter designations?

My CD letters are P,Q,R and all my games are installed from the Q drive which is a Plextor CD-RW.

I cannot start any game in any other CD-ROM except that Plextor. The system remembers which drive installed it.

If you have changed any drive letters around, just put your CD in the one that loaded it ( by drive letter ) not actual CD ROM.

Also if your Spearhead is a ( ouch ) duplicate, ONLY the CD-RW that made it will be able to read it.

The ole Sarge


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