I think the worst happened to me...

[unmerged(18435)]

I was trying to install HoI, tried about 5 times, and no luck. I try to clean it but finally realize that their is a scratch in it. I can fix it! But it will take some time to find out which files must be restored. I am posting this here, because I do need someones help in restoring the files that I need. I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[korny]

Try to copy the cd to your hd and install - my copy of victoria has a scratch and this worked for me....

 

[unmerged(18435)]

Alright, will try that. Thanks!

 

[Heretic]

nothing more frustrating than a scratched game CD
particularly if the game is no longer commercially available..

Heretic

 

[unmerged(18435)]

I have tried doing that Korny. No luck . Maybe someone can help or tell me how to get things fixed without spending some money.

 

[MegaPIMP]

DO NOT talk about or link to pirating sites.

gzav - HoI mod

 

[Soapy Frog]

Perhaps if you mailed your scratched CD to Paradox they would provide a replacement? I know other game companies do this...

 

[ladybug]

some one once told me to put it in the freezer over night... i dont belive him and have never tryed it but he said it worked.

 

[DivineShadow]

some one once told me to put it in the freezer over night... i dont belive him and have never tryed it but he said it worked.

lol i would love to see somebody try that :rofl:

 

[Audigy7]

Might want to try this.

 

[unmerged(16332)]

lol i would love to see somebody try that :rofl:

That trick does work, but not on CDs.
It's a trick to get data off of dead hard disks. Sometimes you can revive a bad hard drive long enough to at least get a few important things off of it by putting it in a plastic bag & popping it in the freezer overnight.
I'm generally pretty careful with my CDs, but washing scratched up & dirty rental DVDs with dish soap & carefully drying them seems to help. If that fails, maybe try one of those CD repair kits.

 

[unmerged(18435)]

DO NOT talk about or link to pirating sites.

Holy moly.. DO NOT assume I am doing anything illegal

 

[gzav]

Holy moly.. DO NOT assume I am doing anything illegal

I'm not, i just edited out MegaPIMP's post which offered a very evil "solution".

And please, don't use red, that's my color for being harsh and modlike

 

[MegaPIMP]

My evil plot to destroy the world failed! Nooooo

Remember that you don't need the CD to play, I have my HoI CD in a reenforced bunker under the Kremlin

You could of coure buy a new HoI cd, they are not that expensive, never were and certainly is not now...

 

[unmerged(18435)]

I'm not, i just edited out MegaPIMP's post which offered a very evil "solution".

And please, don't use red, that's my color for being harsh and modlike

Oh! I was half asleep, I made a mistake or something.

 

[unmerged(23696)]

You could try making a image of the CD and keeping it on your HDD. Takes up a few hundred MB of space but it'll give you a good backup (as long as nothing happens to the hard drive...).

 

[unmerged(14583)]

This is why backups of my most commonly installed games is an absolute must, I've always appreciated the fact SF didn't throw a pita cd crack on there. I hate having to feel shadey to do something the back of the manual tells me is perfectly kosher.

Gl bro. I'd try a few ways of backing it up.. direct file copy, image.. maybe you'll get lucky I've had it happen albeit rarely (for example, maybe the image creator will do a better job with the scratch then the install program does and you can install from it). After you get the best backup you can you can go ahead and scrub it, microwave it, toothpaste, whatever the cdfixit sites recommend. If that doesn't work time to go bin divin

And after you find a new copy make yourself a nice backup cd and place the real copy in your great shrine... right next to the manual


Edit: Also I can sympathize, years ago I lost my Eu2 cd.. where do you think I got the backup paranoia from?