[zexmarquies01]

I have a slight problem. Whenever i put the CD into the CD-rom....it tries to read the CD and then i get BSOD'd.
It makes Explorer freeze......EVERY TIME

The thing is. i got a new video card for christmas. just got it installed. and a CD-RW. But the thing is. i can still play my other games. Such as WC3. or any music CD. and all. seems to only happen with this game.
And i have no idea what to do. Re-installing it won't work cause it can't read the CD. when it tried my comp crashes

and if i would Re-start my comp with the game in. when the comp has Re-booted. I would then double click the Icon for the game. The main menu would pop up. asking if i want to play single payer...ect. i click Single player.....it reads the cd........BAM BSOD.

Anyone know whats going on here?

oh yeah. its a Geforce 3 TI200. 128megs of DDR ram.

any help would.......uh....help.

[CSaddict]

Check your DMA settings on the CDRW. Turn DMA off if you are having problems, or on. Usually if you turn it off it works out bugs.

[zexmarquies01]

Ok. i just did that. it was on. i turned it off.

i didn't fix the problem. It still makes Explorer Crash.

anyone else have any ideas??

but thanks anyways. have to try everything.

[KfistoRok]

Wish I could help you. You are missing out on a good game.

[zexmarquies01]

Well the thing is. i used to be able to play it. but things kept messing up in the game. i think it was due to my Old Video card.

Maby i should put in my old CD rom and see what happens. that way, i 'll knnow if its my CD-RW, or if its the Video card or the Comptuer. trial and error....when your stuck. its the best option.

unless anyone has any other idea's. .............hm........if the old CD rom works.......i could make a V-cdrom of it. that way i won't need the CD. make it think i have the CD in............i'll have to try that.....if it works......and if i can remember how to do it.

anyone know how to do it? or a program that lets me do it?

[zexmarquies01]

i just put in my old CD-rom. It was the CD-RW. i would put them both in. but one problem. the wire that goes into the CD-rom. for the CD-rom sound. i only have 1 connector on my motherboard. do i don't know if it would then work.

so my idea is then.......how do i do the V-cdrom? Where the computer thinks that the CD is in there? anyone know?

[ThePerfectCore]

Please tell me you reformatted after installing that video card.

[zexmarquies01]

no i did not. i'm going to. But my only options is. re-install 98se. Or install xp. so........not yet. plus a friend of mine said that this week, he is on cable. he will send me Win2k.

but, its not the Video card. its the CD-RW. Cause the cd will work on the old CDrom, but won't work on my CDrw. its not the video card at all. now. i just need to make the cd, into a Virtual CD-rom. to trick my computer. and there problem fixed.........as soon as i figure out how do to it........

[john240sx]

Originally posted by zexmarquies01
i just put in my old CD-rom. It was the CD-RW. i would put them both in. but one problem. the wire that goes into the CD-rom. for the CD-rom sound. i only have 1 connector on my motherboard. do i don't know if it would then work.

as far as i know that wire is only for music cd's, i haven't had one on my CD writer (only drive btw) since i upgraded my motherboard over a month ago and i haven't had a problem yet.

there's programs that let you use virtual drives, search for virtual cd-rom on google and you should find a few of them.

[Falcon-K]

people still use those the music cd cable?? i stopped using those a long time ago and never really missed it at all id just use both drives

[Ottoman]

u could try makin an ISO of your CD and playing it straight off your drive...