hi peeps
im new 2 pc games cos ive never been a fan of them,
but i got a new pc
which is powerful enough 2 play them
so i got some backups
and they install ok,
but then when it comes round to playing them
i get an error message sayin"please insert cd into drive"
so basically im stuck there
it does this for all 3 of the games i got,
is this a bug with WINDOWS XP.
PLEASE HELP ME
thanks

sont123@hotmail.com

This is no bug its a form of protection from piracy, the game validates from info on the disc .... did you put the cd in? It might be that the original game from which your "backup" was made had some protection such as safedisc which must be copied in a specific way to make a full working copy (for example, using software such as clonecd).

you could use a no cd crack

try looking on the cd if it has a crack foldr then you need to copy the contents of the crack folder to where the game has been installed
if there is no crack folder then like hobogobo said you need a no cd crack

... go on then, explain to him what a no-cd crack is, tell him where to get it and how to use it ... or you could just up your post count with a useless one liner :furious:

thanks guys
so it is nothing 2 do with windows xp then
cheers

Something else you can try here:

The copies of the games you already own were more than likely Cloned, that is they were copied using CloneCD (the prefered software app for most people).

Some protection methods employed on game disks enable them to look at the disk itself and determine if it a CD-R disk. If it is, then the game will not load (Insert CD message).

A way around this is by using a feature of CloneCD called Hide CD-R Media

You will need CloneCD Installed, download it from here:

www.elby.de

Once Installed it will place an icon in the system tray (by the clock). The Hide CD-R media is enabled by default.

This may solve the problem, I recently backed up a few of my own Sims Expansions and this was rectified by this method.

If this doesn't work the you could try the No CD Patch.

No CD Patches are around and do work, you can get them from places such as:

www.gamecopyworld.com

They normally contain the main game Executable. you simply overwrite the one which was installed during the Installation with the one downloaded.



Edit
Cheers Hiboy for the reminder :beer: I was in auto there :)

you shouldnt realy be asking this question as request for cracks and how to install cracks is against the rules , but if you have a question about a back up of a cd then you should post this question in the VGB forum .

Moving this to VGB forum.

try searching for the game title then no cd check/crack at www.google.com
Id post an exact url but the rules change here so much I dont know if its allowed

Game cracks are ok. It is cracks for software that is not allowed. A keygen for a game would also not be allowed.