I've had Il2 46 working fine since it came out, but I've just had a motherboard replacement and a complete XP Home reinstall.
I click a.exe on disc, and Installshield comes into operation. It stutters a bit, to my mind, then goes through the initial installation and placement permissions. I get as far as the green screen and the installation indicator, but this remains at 0%. After a while I get an error message –
˜The system cannot read from the specified device'
It offers a retry or cancel. After about three retries, I cancelled and I got Error Message –
˜ERROR: -30. Preparing...'
...which I click to make the whole nightmare go away.![]()
Tried out the disc on my wife's computer, and it installed fine, so I know that the disc's OK. (And, no, it is not acceptable to just play it on that...)
We both have Pioneer DVD-RW. Mine's DVR-111D and her's is a 112.
I seem to remember some time ago, a flurry of posts about DVD-RWs not accepting 1946 because of anti-copying software or registry problems. Anyone got any ideas about this or links to fixes?. Remember, I've just had a complete reinstall of XP and a new motherboard.
Also, if you could bear in mind that I'm NOT a techie. If you could word any answers in LaymanSpeak, I'd be really grateful.
Thanks
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Try updating your firmware for your DVD player. It seems yours is a little older than your wifes given the model numbers. So the firmware on her DVD drive is probably up to date.
Detailed instructions here, a little past halfway down the page, two posts by FoolTrottle:
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t.../314103891/p/4
This has worked for many a m8. And the way it is acting by at least trying to install the sim, I would say this will fix you right up.
Just in case:
Pioneer DVR 111D Firmware
You want the top one v1.29, download location 1
and you REALLY WANT this - it will add capabilities you don't have now...
click the download location 1 link, sownload the file, run it (it's an .exe) reboot computer and try install again.
If you just copy it from one box to another you will most likely have problems playing online because of missing registry entries.
Really? Never had this happen, I think the only problem I've seen from this manuever is if you download a paid expansion it won't recognize that it's installed. Have you seen the online play issues? What happens? Got my curiousity up, lol.If you just copy it from one box to another you will most likely have problems playing online because of missing registry entries.