cheap cmr2

i bought a copy of cmr2 (just to test out my new momo) installed it.... slideshow........ tried to install the lastest patch from codies...... failed it said it could not find the installation.....(even when the exe was run from within the dir) so i found the cmr2_europe patch... a little bit older...... and it patched the game ok but now it wont start, saying invalid cd inserted any ideas how to sort this one guys...... ps the cmr2 is the cheap �12.99 version 1gig athlon 256mb sblive win me dx8.1 gf 2 32mb gts plextor writer blah blah

Owen Pilson wrote:

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> > i bought a copy of cmr2 (just to test out my new momo) > installed it.... slideshow........ > tried to install the lastest patch from codies...... > failed it said it could not find the installation.....(even when the exe was > run from within the dir) > so i found the cmr2_europe patch... a little bit older...... > and it patched the game ok > but now it wont start, saying invalid cd inserted > > any ideas how to sort this one guys...... > > ps the cmr2 is the cheap �12.99 version

If it's a budget version it's either already patched or the patch is on the CD somewhere. I've got an identical spec (except for a 1 gig P3 instead of athlon) and it works fine for me. Kev

as silly as it seems ... i havnt checked the cd for it....it have a look tonite... cheers oz "Kevin Clark" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Owen Pilson wrote: > > > > i bought a copy of cmr2 (just to test out my new momo) > > installed it.... slideshow........ > > tried to install the lastest patch from codies...... > > failed it said it could not find the installation.....(even when the exewas

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> > run from within the dir) > > so i found the cmr2_europe patch... a little bit older...... > > and it patched the game ok > > but now it wont start, saying invalid cd inserted > > > > any ideas how to sort this one guys...... > > > > ps the cmr2 is the cheap �12.99 version > > If it's a budget version it's either already patched or the patch is on > the CD somewhere. > > I've got an identical spec (except for a 1 gig P3 instead of athlon) and > it works fine for me. > > Kev

I had a similar problem tried all kinds of stuff and it never did run. I was runnig win2k...they finally gave me my money back because the seller and codemasters couldn't make it work...funny the demo works just fine................so, good luck.... **** "Here we are on a planet moving and spinning though space at 500 miles per second...and look...my beer stays right there in the glass! Ain't that just the neatest thing?" - Bill 'Spaceman' Lee interviewed by Dick Schaap (quote approximate)

sorted it..... all it needed was just a reinstall cheers all oz "TlgtrProd" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I had a similar problem tried all kinds of stuff and it never did run. Iwas

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> runnig win2k...they finally gave me my money back because the seller and > codemasters couldn't make it work...funny the demo works just > fine................so, good luck.... > > > **** > "Here we are on a planet moving and spinning though space at 500 miles per > second...and look...my beer stays right there in the glass! Ain't that

just > the neatest thing?" - Bill 'Spaceman' Lee interviewed by Dick Schaap(quote > approximate) > >