"Lana" <Lana@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:2E153B3E-AAFC-44FA-BFEF-50835895F7DF@xxxxxx
Quote:
> When try to run a game I get this message "Please insert the original disc
> intead of a backup (4001)." Then the game doesn't play. these games are
> not
> backups or pirated copies. They were bought legally and it is really
> frustrating to pay so much money for a game when you have to fool around
> so
> much to get it to run. How can I get the games to run like they're
> supposed
> to?
If you have multiple drives on the machine then try eg a cd-rw + dvd-rom
drive, then you could try the other drive. Disabling non-used drives in
Device Manager sometimes helps too.
If it's anything other than the original disc that you're using eg a mounted
iso image of the software, then some copy protection mechanisms can detect
that.
Otherwise more details of the game and / or googling a bit with the error
message may turn up a solution.
--
Jon