Error message during game start up

J

James

I have a Starcraft game that when you click play it shows
a error message "Starcraft can not read required file
from disc. Make sure Starcraft disc is in disc drive and
click ok". Game worked fine the first few months on
Windows XP but now shows message. Have tried two new
discs still the same. Works on other computers but not
mine. Any ideals on problem or suggestions to fix problem
(short of trying to reinstall windows xp).
 
J

Jimmy S.

Hi James,

That error sounds similar to the " please insert CD" error. Try this...

When running a restricted user account with fast user switching under Windows XP,
some games will not start correctly. The game requests that the original disk be
placed in the drive, even if it is already present.

To remedy this issue, download and run this fix for Windows XP English Version:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/WinXPHome/Patch/1.0/WXP/EN-US/updatesecdrv.exe

If that patch doesn't resolve the issue, there are several troubleshooting steps
outlined in this article: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=228985 Another trick
that I found sometimes works is to make the limited account an administrator
account and run that game once. This will allow the registry settings for that user
to be created, and they will still exist after the account is changed back.

If you have more than one CD ROM drive, try inserting it into the other drives,
or disable those drives in Control Panel / System / Hardware / Device Manager.
Virtual CD drives (Alcohol, Daemon, Phantom, etc.) must be disabled as well.

One last tip for Kazaa users, is to uninstall Kazaa and the game, and then install
the game again. Kazaa has been known to prevent games from starting.

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

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| I have a Starcraft game that when you click play it shows
| a error message "Starcraft can not read required file
| from disc. Make sure Starcraft disc is in disc drive and
| click ok". Game worked fine the first few months on
| Windows XP but now shows message. Have tried two new
| discs still the same. Works on other computers but not
| mine. Any ideals on problem or suggestions to fix problem
| (short of trying to reinstall windows xp).
 

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