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| 30 NOV 2010 at 7:56pm |
TravellerGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Hello, Spryte, you might have the same Starforce problem as was discussed in this thread I'm linking you to: http://justadventure.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1289143803/11#11
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"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 1 DEC 2010 at 4:33pm |
SpryteIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | I don't think I was very clear. I cannot get the game onto my computer. When I put the discs in I get the error, so I can't even get the game onto my computer. [smiley=embarassed.gif]:-[
Thanks for any help
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| 1 DEC 2010 at 4:53pm |
TravellerGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Oops, so sorry, Spryte. Been a bit busy lately. Well, the O/I error would seem to indicate an "input/output" problem, which would point to there either being a problem with your disc drive, or with those particular discs.
Have you installed any other games or applications on that specific computer lately?
* * * Just call me Trav. * * *
“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.” - Robert Bloch
"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 1 DEC 2010 at 4:58pm |
SpryteIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Yes, I use put a game on last week and it works fine. The computer is an HP laptop, new. I tried putting it on my old laptop, same error, my husband tried on his laptop, same error.
Thanks so much for your help [smiley=happy.gif]
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| 1 DEC 2010 at 5:44pm |
TravellerGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Oh, dear - seems to be an error with those discs, then... I've researched this error with this specific game, and found the following, you might want to try it:
Another common issue is with CD-/DVD-ROM drives. Sometimes you get messages like 'insert disk 1' when you already have it inserted I've found the solution to be this: eject 'disk 1', insert 'disk 2', press OK, wait until you get the same message, then swap again. During the Myst IV installation in particular I had to do it over and over again, as many as four times I think :r Another bad example is XIII, where I had to have *two* (out of four) disks inserted (one in each -ROM drive) at the same time before the game would launch .
I know that is not the error message you are getting, but it's worth a try..
Aaargh, the more I research errors on the game, the more frustrated people I find who could not either start or install this game... -which is such a pity, as it is quite a nice game.
I played the game myself about 8 months ago, also from a disc, and I think all I had to do was install the patch. At least I could get it to install though...
* * * Just call me Trav. * * *
“Despite my ghoulish reputation, I really have the heart of a small boy. I keep it in a jar on my desk.” - Robert Bloch
"They are not reciprocally sublated--the one does not sublate the other externally--but each sublates itself in itself and is in its own self the opposite of itself" (Hegel, from The Doctrine of Being)..."
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| 1 DEC 2010 at 6:47pm |
Jenny100Guild Master
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Status : Offline | According to ***this***, Error 23 is a CRC error. That usually means a bad CD, or alternatively a bad CD drive. Since your drive reads other CD's, it's the Black Mirror CD that's bad.
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| 1 DEC 2010 at 8:42pm |
SpryteIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Hi Travelor
I finally got it to load onto my computer, with your suggestion of putting the CD in and out. Now I can't get past the security thing. I tried doing what it says and shutting off the computer and starting up again and it just repeats the same thing. Turn off the computer and start again . I uninstalled at and reinstalled and and tried it without the CD in told the security no, and it just won't start. Any suggestions.
Thanks so much [smiley=hair_pull.gif]
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| 1 DEC 2010 at 8:46pm |
SpryteIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Just saw that there is a patch from your earlier help. [smiley=embarassed.gif] I will check it out.
Thanks so much for your help
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| 1 DEC 2010 at 11:51pm |
SpryteIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | I think I give up. I am trying to run it in Windows 7. I tried that patch and it said it was only for xp. So I guess it will never work. I am really disappointed. [smiley=sad.gif]
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| 2 DEC 2010 at 12:05am |
Jenny100Guild Master
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Status : Offline | Do a Google search for Black Mirror NoCD.
Most CD versions of Black Mirror use an old version of StarForce copy "protection" that doesn't work on Vista or Windows 7. The NoCD should remove the StarForce.
But I don't know if the game itself runs on 64-bit Windows 7, even without the StarForce blocking it.
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