what is on a pc game disk that only allows you to play the game when the disk is in the drive?
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The disc contains files, some of which could be hidden type files. It is straightforward for a program to check if a disc is in your CD drive, what type of drives you have and to look up a certain file on a their CD if they detect that a CD is in the drive.\n\nI mention the "type of drive" because some older games (including one of my favorites, Lords of the Realm 2) will not work on a DVD drive. The software looks for a CD drive, cannot find one and therefore says that the disc is not in the drive (even though it is and I can look around on it in Explorer). Older software that was made before DVD drives were popular may have inadequate software to determine that a DVD drive can read CD-ROM's. (It has no idea what a DVD drive is.)\n\nAside from this, there is a way to burn info on a part of the disc that the OS will not read (ie, not a file that will show up in Explorer)but that the device driver can query. This is one, very effective way, to implement copy protection. One of my old clients patented and used this method to help Hollywood fight pirating of discs. If you've ever left the USA, you'd find out why piracy is such a big deal. You can buy a copy of just about any movie or software on the streets for about a buck.
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Yes you can copy the files on your hard drive onto the disk or cd. Use a cd burning program like Nero.\n\nP.S.\n\n{{{{{However do NOT think that just by copying the files to the cd and then putting those files onto another computer, that the game will still run properly.  When you install a game it also puts registry entries on the computer, and they are usually needed for the game to function properly, and to keep track of cd keys and whatnot to make sure you are a valid user. So just having the files themselves may not be enough.}}}}}
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Let the operating system disk do it for you.
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you need this emulator called Bleem or Connectix Virtual Gaming Station.. these enable us to play ps cd's on the pc.
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some home-burned disks do not play well in certean players. no clue why
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USE WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SONIC HAS A CD BURNER PROGRAM.
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play games or download lots of music
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Well, when troubleshooting, you have ask questions like, did it EVER work in that cd rom drive?  And if it did, what changed?\n\nIs it the original or a copy?  Some copies will not read in other drives.\n\nIs it damaged, scratched?\n\nDo you have another drive to test it in?\n\nDo other game/data cds work fine in that drive?\n\nI would say, try creating a folder on your desktop, and copy all the files from the cd to that folder, then try to install it.  If it's successful, you'll still need to have the cd in the drive to play.  If it cannot copy all the files, it's likely the cd or drive is failing and will need to be replaced.\n\nProbably a cheap way to find out if it's your cd, and you don't have another drive to test it in, is to go to some game rental place, like Blockbuster, rent the game and try again.\n\nLet me know if this is the best answer.  Hope it helps!
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If you mounted the file, you should have a virtual drive, just treat it as if it was a normal drive and use the game installator. If the game is not for PC then you should copy the media, from the virtual drive to a CD/DVD, and then run from it. Does this help?
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Try http://www.rjlsoftware.com/software/entertainment/open_cd/\nthis guys have a exe file you can use to eject, works well
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Not exactly. The game installer places the pieces of the game at the appropriate places on the hard drive. Also, if you ran a game from a cd, it would ve VERY slow.
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http://www.directron.com/formatdrive.html\nand read
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when you put the cd in the drive it should run automatically but if it doesn't then go to My Computer and run it manually, you should see the image of the game, double click it and it should start :o)
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Fixed Disk, as opposed to floppy disk
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u can do repartition on hdd to inrease the size of local drive c\nyou can add more memory{ram 512mb min} and put a graphic card of atleast 256mb to run games smoother\n\nprocessor is the brain of computer which do all calculations for computer.
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if its the game then get a no cd crack ( i will let you search for that since half the time you will end up getting spy ware  / viruses doing that ) the best alternative is to use virtual cd or something like this :\n\nhttp://www.virtualcd-online.com/\n\nDo a google search you will find lots of alternatives :) ;) ;)
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ask around. i have like 4 disks of it from various motherboards and drives i have purchased. i'm sure people you know have extras lying around.\n\n[edit] sorry i was talking about system mechanic. i'm sure reg mechanic is out there. somewhere. (hint: don't "kickme".)