Can't install games on my PC

Thetribeman · 07-27-2008, 09:17 PM

Ugh...My laptop is fixed recovering from a blue screen accident. Naturally, I wanted to install my old games on it. I managed to to install Empire Earth. Next I go to install Rise of Ledgends, everything looks like its going good until it tries to install one specific file, a .wmp file. It says, verify the file exists and you can acess it. Ok...Medieval 2:Total war. It stops on a specific file and I get the same error message. Come to find out it wont install any game I have...damn. Keep in mind they all worked fine before. Any suggestions?

-Thetribeman

gamer101 · 07-28-2008, 02:09 AM

are the disks damaged at all and do you have admin rights if not log on as admin you should then be able to install please repost with your results

Thetribeman · 07-28-2008, 06:04 PM

I am logged in as the admin but the disks are only slighty scratched. Nothing massive, and besides, they haven't ben touched since my pc crashed...

**koala** · 07-28-2008, 07:16 PM

What was the blue screen problem, and how did you fix it? Did you have to make any hardware changes?

Have you installed the latest device drivers, chipset drivers, MS updates and DirectX?

Have you tested any of the games discs on another computer?

Thetribeman · 07-28-2008, 07:33 PM

The blue screen was caused by a virus and I fixed via a friends recovery disk since mine wouldnt read. Everything is up to date. I tested it on another pc and it worked fine.

**koala** · 07-28-2008, 07:40 PM

If your computer is having trouble reading games and a Recovery CD that work on other computers, maybe it's your CD drive or data cable. Is it IDE or SATA? If it's IDE have you tried setting it up as Master on its own IDE channel?

Thetribeman · 07-28-2008, 07:45 PM

Honestly, I dont have a clue.

07-27-2008, 09:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Thetribeman Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: XP Service pack 3	Can't install games on my PC Ugh...My laptop is fixed recovering from a blue screen accident. Naturally, I wanted to install my old games on it. I managed to to install Empire Earth. Next I go to install Rise of Ledgends, everything looks like its going good until it tries to install one specific file, a .wmp file. It says, verify the file exists and you can acess it. Ok...Medieval 2:Total war. It stops on a specific file and I get the same error message. Come to find out it wont install any game I have...damn. Keep in mind they all worked fine before. Any suggestions? -Thetribeman

07-28-2008, 02:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
gamer101 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: west florida Posts: 284 OS: xp media center sp2 linux:ubuntu	Re: Can't install games on my PC are the disks damaged at all and do you have admin rights if not log on as admin you should then be able to install please repost with your results __________________ i know what your doing

07-28-2008, 06:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Thetribeman Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: XP Service pack 3	Re: Can't install games on my PC I am logged in as the admin but the disks are only slighty scratched. Nothing massive, and besides, they haven't ben touched since my pc crashed...

07-28-2008, 07:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,317 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Can't install games on my PC What was the blue screen problem, and how did you fix it? Did you have to make any hardware changes? Have you installed the latest device drivers, chipset drivers, MS updates and DirectX? Have you tested any of the games discs on another computer? __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

07-28-2008, 07:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
Thetribeman Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: XP Service pack 3	Re: Can't install games on my PC The blue screen was caused by a virus and I fixed via a friends recovery disk since mine wouldnt read. Everything is up to date. I tested it on another pc and it worked fine.

07-28-2008, 07:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,317 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Can't install games on my PC If your computer is having trouble reading games and a Recovery CD that work on other computers, maybe it's your CD drive or data cable. Is it IDE or SATA? If it's IDE have you tried setting it up as Master on its own IDE channel? __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

07-28-2008, 07:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
Thetribeman Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: XP Service pack 3	Re: Can't install games on my PC Honestly, I dont have a clue.