GPL CD problem. Help.

Have done a full install. When I attempt to start game it demands the CD in the drive. The CD IS in the drive. Can anyone suggest a solution please. Dave -- "Why don't you write books people can read?" Nora Joyce to James

Open the folder where you installed GPL (by default this will be c:\sierra\gpl) and check for a file called 'lib.cfg'. If you find it, delete it. - Eric

Just tried that. Sorry to say the problem remains. -Dave >>Have done a full install. When I attempt to start game it demands the >CD >>in the drive. The CD IS in the drive. Can anyone suggest a solution >>please. -- "Why don't you write books people can read?" Nora Joyce to James

I need to jump on this thread. My problem is the CD locks up the machine on insertion, in my HP Superstore 7200i. I have rigged up an 8x spin reader from another machine to install the game, but I need to put that back, and until I can figure a way of putting in the CD without a total machine freeze, or use the game w/o it looking for the CD, looks like Net games are the only thing available. Which aint so bad. :) PS I tried to locate lib.cfg, from ..\GPL> dir lib.cfg /s found no results, and there were no .cfg's at all on the CD. Thanks, - http://www.simproject.com/ccg/

Almost sounds like a bad CD. Do you have the "auto insert detection" turned on? If so, you might try turning it off and accessing the CD via DOS to run setup.exe. With a full install, I don't think you need the CD. % >Just tried that. Sorry to say the problem remains. % I need to jump on this thread. My problem is the CD locks up the % machine on insertion, in my HP Superstore 7200i. I have rigged up an % 8x spin reader from another machine to install the game, but I need to % put that back, and until I can figure a way of putting in the CD % without a total machine freeze, or use the game w/o it looking for the % CD, looks like Net games are the only thing available. % Which aint so bad. :) % PS I tried to locate lib.cfg, from ..\GPL> dir lib.cfg /s found no % results, and there were no .cfg's at all on the CD. % Thanks, % - http://www.simproject.com/ccg/ -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

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>>Almost sounds like a bad CD. Do you have the "auto insert detection" >>turned on? If so, you might try turning it off and accessing the CD via >>DOS to run setup.exe. With a full install, I don't think you need the >>CD. >It appears that in their infinite wisdom, Sierra UK have added a CD check >function. Quite why is beyond me - it's not in the US version and pirated >versions were available before GPL ever hit these shores.

Does anyone know of a crack for the CD check? Thanks, -- Richard Cowl

I don't but I had to swap out my x24 Creative drive (which has always been a PITA) and put in my ancient x4 drive because of software checks. Too much software asks for the CD these days and by the time my x24 spins up, the software's given up or crashed or just got thoroughly confused! CD protection? I love it! Though not *quite* as much as drug dealers, ***roaches in my salad, or wall to wall Opr-a-likes on the TV. Andrew "hoping my HD crashes so I can s-s-stop d-driving" McP ;-)