wjwoodward Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I tried to install my FS9 to a new computer, but unfortunately couldn't get beyond Disk 3 when a read error stopped me in my tracks. I've had the disks since 2004 and despite trying to take great care of them they do suffer from scratches, etc, over the course of the years. I have tried everything to get the installer to read the file, but no such luck. Can't even bare the thought of giving up FS9. So, short of going out and hunting down a new set of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 A Century of Flight disks, is there anything else I can possibly do to get this install completed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Have you tried the Brasso trick and see if polishing the disc surface will bring it back to life? Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidjones Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I've also had good luck with the polish I use for my helmet face shields... DJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napamule2 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 But if you ever used the 'no cd' mod you may have caused FS9 to 'trash' your install discs by writing to them a line that will generate an error and do nothing more. So it might not be the 'scratches'. Chuck B Napamule i7 2600K @ 3.4 Ghz (Turbo-Boost to 3.877 Ghz), Asus P8H67 Pro, Super Talent 8 Gb DDR3/1333 Dual Channel, XFX Radeon R7-360B 2Gb DDR5, Corsair 650 W PSU, Dell 23 in (2048x1152), Windows7 Pro 64 bit, MS Sidewinder Precision 2 Joy, Logitech K-360 wireless KB & Mouse, Targus PAUK10U USB Keypad for Throttle (F1 to F4)/Spoiler/Tailhook/Wing Fold/Pitch Trim/Parking Brake/Snap to 2D Panel/View Change. Installed on 250 Gb (D:). FS9 and FSX Acceleration (locked at 30 FPS). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UPHILL3 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Really!? I always assumed FS9 discs and other flight sim discs were "read-only". Someday, when I dig them out of moth balls, I'll have to check out their properties... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSkorna Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 There isn't a program in the entire world that will write anything to your FS CDs, if the CDs are in their envelopes or in the drive. Don't believe everything you read on the Internet. The CDs are not RW discs and cannot have anything written to them. http://www.air-source.us/images/sigs/000219_195_jimskorna.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avechelice Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Hello, But if you ever used the 'no cd' mod you may have caused FS9 to 'trash' your install discs by writing to them a line that will generate an error and do nothing more. So it might not be the 'scratches'. Chuck B Napamule Classified as "Urban Legend" http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb186/maur2/14464.gif Regards.http://smilies.sofrayt.com/%5E/a/bye.gif If you gave a couple of monkeys a box of ballpoints, enough paper, and enough time, they'd eventually finish up writing the complete works of Shakespeare :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napamule2 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Big Foot? UFO's? No? Heck. Chuck B Napamule i7 2600K @ 3.4 Ghz (Turbo-Boost to 3.877 Ghz), Asus P8H67 Pro, Super Talent 8 Gb DDR3/1333 Dual Channel, XFX Radeon R7-360B 2Gb DDR5, Corsair 650 W PSU, Dell 23 in (2048x1152), Windows7 Pro 64 bit, MS Sidewinder Precision 2 Joy, Logitech K-360 wireless KB & Mouse, Targus PAUK10U USB Keypad for Throttle (F1 to F4)/Spoiler/Tailhook/Wing Fold/Pitch Trim/Parking Brake/Snap to 2D Panel/View Change. Installed on 250 Gb (D:). FS9 and FSX Acceleration (locked at 30 FPS). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTweak Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Heck, I use the "Nameless Mod" and still use the same discs I had back in '04. I even go so far as using the little bit of software to make the EXE a 64 bit (ok, ok, it's not but it can use RAM like a 64 bit software). What a huge difference that makes! For me, on my system, please note, and a fairly old Dell system type laptop it is too. I've never had it even try to write to my discs. I still use them about once every 18 months, on average, when I do something irreversable to the game and I can't utilize it at all any more. But hey, learn something new every day, as the saying goes. I'll make the original discs master discs and only use them to make other discs in the future to ensure my originals remain pristine. That way, if something happens to my "install" disc, I can make a new one. Seems to me a reasonable solution. Pat [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Had a thought...then there was the smell of something burning, and sparks, and then a big fire, and then the lights went out! I guess I better not do that again! Sgt, USMC, 10 years proud service, Inactive reserve now :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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