I want to install my legallys bought GPL but it says it is not a
Valdid CD ROM and contact my vendor!!
Is this a known issue?
How can I resolve the problem??
HELP!!
DOK
I want to install my legallys bought GPL but it says it is not a
Valdid CD ROM and contact my vendor!!
Is this a known issue?
How can I resolve the problem??
HELP!!
DOK
The apparent size of 780 MB is a copy protection. It is done by placing 11
extra files of 50MB on the cd. The trick is that they all point to the same
data area, so there isn't really 780MB.
Bart
> I assume you have a European version. GPL setup (and gpl.exe) checks to see
> if the cd has something like 780 MB data on it. Some cd rom drives
> apparently give the wrong answer and GPL won't install. In my case, it
> didn't install from my 32x Aopen drive, but I was lucky it did install from
> my 24x Philips drive.
> Try installing on some else's computer who has a different CD rom drive to
> see if the cd you got is basically ok.
> The apparent size of 780 MB is a copy protection. It is done by placing 11
> extra files of 50MB on the cd. The trick is that they all point to the same
> data area, so there isn't really 780MB.
> Bart
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Greetings :)RuuD?
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Borut
>> I assume you have a European version. GPL setup (and gpl.exe) checks to
see
>> if the cd has something like 780 MB data on it. Some cd rom drives
>> apparently give the wrong answer and GPL won't install. In my case, it
>> didn't install from my 32x Aopen drive, but I was lucky it did install
from
>> my 24x Philips drive.
>> Try installing on some else's computer who has a different CD rom drive
to
>> see if the cd you got is basically ok.
>> The apparent size of 780 MB is a copy protection. It is done by placing
11
>> extra files of 50MB on the cd. The trick is that they all point to the
same
>> data area, so there isn't really 780MB.
>> Bart
>That's ***Bart,....i installed it from my 32xAopen drive also....NO
PROBLEMO!!!!
>--
> Greetings :)RuuD?
>+------------------------------+
>> I assume you have a European version. GPL setup (and gpl.exe) checks to
see
>> if the cd has something like 780 MB data on it. Some cd rom drives
>> apparently give the wrong answer and GPL won't install. In my case, it
>> didn't install from my 32x Aopen drive, but I was lucky it did install
from
>> my 24x Philips drive.
>> Try installing on some else's computer who has a different CD rom drive
to
>> see if the cd you got is basically ok.
>> The apparent size of 780 MB is a copy protection. It is done by placing
11
>> extra files of 50MB on the cd. The trick is that they all point to the
same
>> data area, so there isn't really 780MB.
>> Bart
>That's ***Bart,....i installed it from my 32xAopen drive also....NO
PROBLEMO!!!!
>--
> Greetings :)RuuD?
>+------------------------------+
Bart
I managed to get the program working with a no cd crack found with
astalavista!! Strange to need such a crack for a legally bought
program! It encourages the use of warez and gamez I think.
DOK
>>> I assume you have a European version. GPL setup (and gpl.exe) checks to
>see
>>> if the cd has something like 780 MB data on it. Some cd rom drives
>>> apparently give the wrong answer and GPL won't install. In my case, it
>>> didn't install from my 32x Aopen drive, but I was lucky it did install
>from
>>> my 24x Philips drive.
>>> Try installing on some else's computer who has a different CD rom drive
>to
>>> see if the cd you got is basically ok.
>>> The apparent size of 780 MB is a copy protection. It is done by placing
>11
>>> extra files of 50MB on the cd. The trick is that they all point to the
>same
>>> data area, so there isn't really 780MB.
>>> Bart
>>That's ***Bart,....i installed it from my 32xAopen drive also....NO
>PROBLEMO!!!!
>>--
>> Greetings :)RuuD?
>>+------------------------------+
>Ok. The exact data of my gpl cd: 731.545.600 bytes 697 MB
>The extra files are in the 'surface' directory. There is a 55.296 KB .dat
>file for every track.
>After a full install, GPL is only 139 MB.
>If you have the same gpl cd, maybe the firmware level of your drive is
>different. Mine is reported as E-IDE CD-ROM 32X/AKU Revision ROM U10I in
>Control Panel - System.
>Bart
> Ok. The exact data of my gpl cd: 731.545.600 bytes 697 MB
> The extra files are in the 'surface' directory. There is a 55.296 KB .dat
> file for every track.
> After a full install, GPL is only 139 MB.
> If you have the same gpl cd, maybe the firmware level of your drive is
> different. Mine is reported as E-IDE CD-ROM 32X/AKU Revision ROM U10I in
> Control Panel - System.
> Bart
Ruud van Eck heeft geschreven in bericht
>> Ok. The exact data of my gpl cd: 731.545.600 bytes 697 MB
>> The extra files are in the 'surface' directory. There is a 55.296 KB .dat
>> file for every track.
>> After a full install, GPL is only 139 MB.
>> If you have the same gpl cd, maybe the firmware level of your drive is
>> different. Mine is reported as E-IDE CD-ROM 32X/AKU Revision ROM U10I in
>> Control Panel - System.
>> Bart
>Mine doesn't report any further then E-IDE CD-ROM 32X/AKU ,...i don't see