Hi richy rock,
Yes, and No .. since you're having multiple issues on that
machine, you should attempt to repair Windows XP before
proceeding any futher.
How to repair Windows XP:
Unplug from your Internet connection, and then repair Windows:
using this method:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
Afterwards, boot up your system, turn on your XP Internet Firewall,
plug back into your Internet connection and install all Critical and
Recommended updates from:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
--
Cheers, Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User
Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site:
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
MS Games Help and Support Center:
http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________
richy rock Wrote:
=================
| Again thanks so much for your help....
|
| ran the fix...this was the response.
|
| utoFix [V5.2.3790.67]
| Time [2006-04-16 21:49:16]
| Microsoft Windows Version [5.1 (Service Pack 2) <2600>]
|
| Test [The Shell Hardware Detection service is running.] - Instance [N/A]:
| Result [AutoStart Setting]: OK
| Result [The Shell Hardware Detection service is running.]: OK
|
| Test [Policies] - Instance [D:\, Drive Type: 5]:
| Result [HKCU\...\Policies!NoDrives]: OK {Absent}
| Result [HKCU\...\Policies!NoDriveAutorun]: OK {Absent}
| Result [HKCU\...\Policies!NoDriveTypeAutorun]: OK {Present}
| Result [HKLM\...\Policies!NoDrives]: OK {Absent}
| Result [HKLM\...\Policies!NoDriveAutorun]: OK {Absent}
| Result [HKLM\...\Policies!NoDriveTypeAutorun]: OK {Absent}
| Result [Driver level policies]: OK {
| HKLM\...\Services\cdrom!Autorun (Present) <Allows>
| HKLM\...\Services\cdrom\Parameters!Autorun (Absent) <Allows>
| HKLM\System\CCS\Enum\...!AlwaysEnable (Absent) <Not set>
| HKLM\System\CCS\Enum\...!AlwaysDisable (Absent) <Not set> }
|
| Test [Drive Notification] - Instance [D:\, Drive Type: 5]:
| Result [Legacy Notification]: Problems
| Result [AutoPlay V2 Notification]: Problems {
| Service (Silent)
| Shell (Deaf) }
| >> Repair << [Legacy AutoPlay Event]
| Step: No steps to take.
| Result: This AutoPlay setting cannot be fixed. Either the device is
| malfunctioning, or the wizard cannot determine the problem.
| >> Repair << [Autoplay V2 Event]
| Step: No steps to take.
| Result: This AutoPlay setting cannot be fixed. Either the device is
| malfunctioning, or the wizard cannot determine the problem.
|
||| Required action: The wizard found problems but cannot fix them -> None
|
| Does this mean the CD-DVD is knackered and needs replacing ?
|
| Cheers,
|
| Richard
|
|
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
|| Hi richy rock,
||
|| Focusing on the issue with the CD ...
||
|| Sounds like the CD's Autoplay is faulty or has been disabled.
||
|| Click My Computer, and then click on the CD Rom to start it.
|| If it still doesn't Autoplay, either right click it instead and choose
|| "AutoPlay" from the menu, or if that fails right click the CDRom,
|| choose "Explore" and click on the setup program. Good luck!
||
|| If you want to repair this, download the Autoplay fix from:
||
http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/3/2/2326455e-a840-4c61-bc28-3afa1820b240/AutoFix.exe
||
||
|| --
|| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|| Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||
|| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site:
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|| MS Games Help and Support Center:
http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|| _________________________________________________________
||
|| richy rock Wrote:
|| =================
||| Hi Jimmy,
|||
||| The CD is a replacement from the shop as I thought the first one was
||| knackered !
|||
||| Why is it that when I browse it my PC thinks its an audio CD, kinda odd. I
||| can use the drive for CDs and thats fine...DVD are ok, its just for this
||| computer game.
|||
||| I havent manage to install the game on the machine yet....
|||
||| On the system logs under event viewer i have pages and pages of event 51..
|||
||| Version: 5.0
||| Symbolic Name: IO_WARNING_PAGING_FAILURE
||| Message: An error was detected on device %1 during a paging operation.
|||
||| Explanation
||| An input/output (I/O) request to a memory-mapped file failed and the
||| operation was retried.
|||
|||
||| User Action
||| No user action is required.
|||
||| Does this give you any ideas?
|||
||| Thanks for all your help so far....
|||
||| Richard
|||
|||
||| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|||
|||| Hi richy rock,
||||
||||
|||| That type of error could mean the CD is corrupt... Check the CD
|||| and the CD Player. Clean both using a Cleaning Kit, and check for
|||| scratches on the CD. Try installing the game on another computer,
|||| if the game installs, the culprit is probably your CD ROM drive if it
|||| doesn't install then it's the CD, in which case you need to replace it.
||||
|||| Before replacing the CD, try copying it to your hard drive and then
|||| run the setup / installation program from there. To copy the CD go
|||| to My Computer, Right-Click the CD, Choose "Copy", then Right-
|||| Click on your Hard Drive, Choose "Paste".
||||
|||| Uninstall the game using Add-Remove programs before attempting
|||| to reinstall it. (Start / Control Panel / Add-Remove Programs).
||||
|||| Here are three basic troubleshooting steps which I recommend:
||||
|||| 1. To see if it's a software conflict: Temporarily disable Startup
|||| programs one at a time, starting with Firewall, Antivirus, and ad
|||| blockers using this utility:
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
|||| or this method:
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
||||
|||| You can lookup what a program does before you disable it here:
||||
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
||||
|||| 2. Run a virus scan at:
http://housecall.antivirus.com and then
|||| install Windows Defender from:
www.microsoft.com/spyware to
|||| remove any Spyware or Adware which could clog up your PC.
||||
|||| 3. Click My Computer / Rightclick the Drive & Choose Properties
|||| / Run the "Disk Cleanup..." / Next Click the "Tools" Tab and run
|||| the "Error-Checking" and "Defragmentation" utilities.
||||
|||| If nothing including those 3 steps have resolved the problem so far,
|||| here's more basic troubleshooting steps and information including:
|||| The Safedisc patch
|||| How to check CD for imperfections, and
|||| How to Disable Virtual CD rom drives which is described at:
||||
http://tinyurl.com/2387c (EA General Support Page) and also:
||||
|||| How to Troubleshoot Disc-Reading Issues
|||| Error Messages That May Be Caused by Disc-Reading Issues
|||| Troubleshoot Error Messages
|||| Examine the Disc
|||| Clean the Disc
|||| Test the Disc in a Different Drive
|||| Clean the Drive
|||| Test Disc Read with Copy or Xcopy
|||| Quit Unnecessary Software
|||| Switch the Drive Controller to DMA Mode, and
||||
|||| How to Troubleshoot DVD Error Messages is available in these articles:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=321641
|||| and
||||
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;248263
||||
|||| --
|||| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|||| Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||||
|||| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site:
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|||| MS Games Help and Support Center:
http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|||| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|||| _________________________________________________________
||||
||||
||||
|||| richy rock Wrote:
|||| =================
||||| Hi,
|||||
||||| I purchased a game, Shellshock Nam 67....2nd hand.
|||||
||||| When I tried to run the game I got the above error. Today XP thinks the game
||||| is an audio CD ? What on earth is going on ?
|||||
||||| I also tried to use the XP gaming site to check the compatability and the
||||| program scanned my pc and said it couldnt complete the scan due to technical
||||| difficulties..
|||||
||||| Help ! PC is a Dell Dimension 5150C
|||||
||||| Thanks Richard
