Topic: cannot locate the cd-rom (Read 1296 times)

macross · « **on:** December 29, 2003, 08:31:09 am »

I have just purchased SFC 3 I install it and when i double click on the SFC 3 icon to run the game it keeps telling me "cannot locate the cd-rom""eject and reinsert the cd-rom, select ok and restart application". after reading the forums i know there maybe more problem but i can't even get into the game please help. it does the same thing if i click on the play button from the autoplay launcher.

NCC74656 · « **Reply #1 on:** December 29, 2003, 09:03:39 am »

maybe the registy is telling it to look somewhere else, or maybe the registry doesn't have the right cd-key... a reinstall should fix this, or open the registry editor (start\run\regedit) and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, then SOFTWARE, then Activision, then Star Trek Starfleet Command III. it will show you what drive it looks at at CD, and the cd-key is where it says KEY. To fix it if it is wrong, just double click on what you need to change and change the value data.

Cleaven · « **Reply #2 on:** December 29, 2003, 09:25:15 am »

There are a couple of possible reasons. Do you have more than one CD drive, and was it a DVD? It would also be handy to know if the install CD drive configured as a master or slave drive.

macross · « **Reply #3 on:** December 29, 2003, 09:37:53 am »

Thanks for the help i got it to work now !!!!!

macross · « **Reply #4 on:** December 29, 2003, 08:31:09 am »

I have just purchased SFC 3 I install it and when i double click on the SFC 3 icon to run the game it keeps telling me "cannot locate the cd-rom""eject and reinsert the cd-rom, select ok and restart application". after reading the forums i know there maybe more problem but i can't even get into the game please help. it does the same thing if i click on the play button from the autoplay launcher.

NCC74656 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 29, 2003, 09:03:39 am »

maybe the registy is telling it to look somewhere else, or maybe the registry doesn't have the right cd-key... a reinstall should fix this, or open the registry editor (start\run\regedit) and go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, then SOFTWARE, then Activision, then Star Trek Starfleet Command III. it will show you what drive it looks at at CD, and the cd-key is where it says KEY. To fix it if it is wrong, just double click on what you need to change and change the value data.

Cleaven · « **Reply #6 on:** December 29, 2003, 09:25:15 am »

There are a couple of possible reasons. Do you have more than one CD drive, and was it a DVD? It would also be handy to know if the install CD drive configured as a master or slave drive.

macross · « **Reply #7 on:** December 29, 2003, 09:37:53 am »

Thanks for the help i got it to work now !!!!!

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