[dan3411]

basicaly my comp scred up and i lost my halo disk when we moved so no disk no installation, so i borrowed a friends and made a copy, so installed it with my serial number ect and it worked fine but when i downloaded the patch for the multiplayer it doesn't even let me open the game anymore what can i do???

Edited by dan3411, 31 October 2005 - 02:40 PM.

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start > run, type
eventvwr.msc
<enter>

Look under systems and applications for items with red Xs that happened at the SAME time as your problem...list them here.

[dsenette]

start > run, type
eventvwr.msc
<enter>

Look under systems and applications for items with red Xs that happened at the SAME time as your problem...list them here.

[dan3411]

it hasn't shown up in there but the error message is that it can't locate the cd evwen though it's in the drive

[dan3411]

it says that it can't locate the disk and it is in the drive what should i do

Edited by dan3411, 31 October 2005 - 03:06 PM.

[dsenette]

does it let you browse for the cd? or anything like taht?

[dan3411]

yes it does

[dsenette]

ok....can you browse over to the cd? or does that fail....

[dan3411]

i can browes it no problem

[dsenette]

and the cd is in the drive?

[dan3411]

yup

[dsenette]

probably something in the way you coppied the game (which by default mean's i can't help you...the only reason i could help you up till now is because you installed with your license...not his...the reason i can't help you is because we do not support pirating...which technically using his cd is pirating)....the best i can give you is to see if it works with the original disk

[dan3411]

but i thought you were allowed to makeimages of the disk so that you don't need insert the disk every single time. when i did this with cc generals the same message came up saying please insert disk even when i put the disk in. by which time i was getting worried so i decided to reinstall it but it still isn't working, what is going on here !!!!!!!!!!!!

[warriorscot]

You can make backups as long as you have a valid liscence for the game its ok. Although to get it to work you may have to use methods that a pirate would use to get it to work which i dont think it would be appropriate for us to say given this sites strict ToS on the matter.

[dsenette]

but i thought you were allowed to makeimages of the disk so that you don't need insert the disk every single time.

you are...if it's your disk...since you coppied y our friend's disk....it's a little....well in a grey area....let me get a mod's advice so we can be sure that we can help you.

[dsenette]

i've got a couple questions,

you lost your halo disk, so you installed the game with your friends disk?

did you use his cd key with the disk?