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Excellent news Stephan, enjoy Zork!
🙂
Cheers,
Jimmy.
"S. Pfeiffer" <sjpfeiffer50@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4205cfa7_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
> After having tried "EVERYTHING" without luck,
> I tried to run it from my CD-RW drive rather than my CD/DVD ROM drive
> and....it worked! I did not change any settings.
>
> Cheers,
> Stephan
>
>
> "Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message news:%23sFvg61CFHA.3424@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> You're welcome, and best of luck!
🙂
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jimmy.
>>
>> "S. Pfeiffer" <sjpfeiffer50@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4203fffb_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
>>> Thanks for that, Jimmy S., I'll work my way through and report back.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Stephan
>>>
>>> "Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message news:4203b189$1@usenet01.boi.hp.com...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> A couple of reports state the same problem:
>>>>
http://www.ntcompatible.com/cdetail6577.html
>>>> and
>>>>
http://ntcompatible.com/thread22936-1.html
>>>>
>>>> Let's try troubleshooting that issue. Here's some solutions which have worked:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Before we begin, please save a restore point for your system.
>>>> How to use Windows XP System Restore:
>>>>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gethelp/systemrestore.asp
>>>>
>>>> 2. You might be affected by problems similar to the Insert CD error.
>>>> - Try the advice and DL at:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=228985
>>>> Another trick that I found sometimes works is to make the limited account an
>>>> administrator account and run that game once. This should create the registry
>>>> settings and permissions for that user to be able to properly run the game.
>>>>
>>>> 3. Kazaa or Kazaa light is installed on your system.
>>>> - Uninstall the game(s) and Kazaa, and reinstall from original CD.
>>>>
>>>> 4. Multiple CD drives on your system including Virtual CD drives.
>>>> - Disconnect all but the main CD drive and try the game. You
>>>> might have an older drive, or a CD Writer which is incompatible
>>>> with the Safe Disk copy protection on the CD. (Contact Vendor).
>>>>
>>>> 5. Your antivirus or application firewall might be conflicting with it.
>>>> - Disable the software temporarily.
>>>>
>>>> 6. There might be a patch available for your game to correct the issue.
>>>> - Try www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a/ or the game's site.
>>>>
>>>> 7. Your desktop may need to be set at least 800x600 and 16 colors.
>>>> - Click Start / (Settings) Control Panel / Click Display
>>>>
>>>> 8. Your Video, Sound, or Monitor drivers may need updating.
>>>> - Try updating your Video drivers using the instructions at:
>>>>
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
>>>>
>>>> 9. You might have software running on your system which is causing conflicts.
>>>> - Temporarily disable Startup programs one at a time, starting with Firewall,
>>>> AV, and ad blockers using:
http://new.jtsoft2001.com/windows/startup.php
>>>> You can lookup what a program does before you disable it here:
>>>>
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_pages/startup_full.htm
>>>>
>>>> 10. Maybe a Microsoft Security patch is the culprit. The only way to be sure is
>>>> to Unplug from your Internet connection, and then repair Windows using
>>>> this method:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>>>>
>>>> After you reboot, try the game again. If it works, save a new restore point.
>>>>
>>>> Lastly, boot up your system, turn on your XP Internet Firewall, plug back
>>>> into your Internet connection and install all Critical and Recommended updates
>>>> from:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com one at a time. Test the game after
>>>> each update to find which is causing the game not to start on your PC.
🙂
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
>>>> Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>>>>
>>>> Game FAQs:
;gms]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
>>>> Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
>>>> MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
>>>> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
>>>> _________________________________________________________
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "S. Pfeiffer" <sjpfeiffer50@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:42036fa2_1@news.iprimus.com.au...
>>>> | has anyone got experience with Z N under WinXP?
>>>> |
>>>> | I am grateful for any suggestions, so far I only get the
>>>> | black screen with: " insert Disc 1".
>>>> |
>>>> | Cheers,
>>>> | Stephan
>>>> |
>>>> |
>>>>
>>>>
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