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"treefroginometry" <info@skunkbag.antispam.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "You have been defeated"
>
> That's the message I get after [trying] to play after 30 seconds or so.
All
> my units are destroyed and the game ends.
>
> Now, I reckon this is an anti piracy feature but I can't figure out how to
> get around it. Oops, that's going to attract some flamers, let me explain
> why I'm not a pirate....
>
> I bought the game the day it was released, I lent it to my dad after
> completing the single player missions and uninstalled it from my machine.
He
> lost CD 2 so now HE can run it but I can't reinstall (a plot to keep the
> game for himself IMO).
> So, I have copied the Generals directory from his computer and also copied
> the reg keys and updated the key value that referenced the game location.
I
> put CD 1 in my computer and start up the game, it all seems fine but I
just
> can't play for longer than about 30 seconds.
>
> This is especially annoying as I've just bought Zero Hour and can't play
it
> until this is working.
>
> Any ideas on how to fix/get around this? Obviously, excluding "buy another
> copy".
>
> Thanks,
>
> Treefrog

Well as long as youve got a cd key, downloading disk 2 off somewhere like
irc should be ok. Alternativly use EA's rubbish replacement cd service which
you'll need to pay for.

"Llamaman" <Llamaman@nnfw.tk> wrote in message
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> "treefroginometry" <info@skunkbag.antispam.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:bmjm4u$ajb$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > "You have been defeated"
> >
> > That's the message I get after [trying] to play after 30 seconds or so.
> All
> > my units are destroyed and the game ends.
> >
> > Now, I reckon this is an anti piracy feature but I can't figure out how
to
> > get around it. Oops, that's going to attract some flamers, let me
explain
> > why I'm not a pirate....
> >
> > I bought the game the day it was released, I lent it to my dad after
> > completing the single player missions and uninstalled it from my
machine.
> He
> > lost CD 2 so now HE can run it but I can't reinstall (a plot to keep the
> > game for himself IMO).
> > So, I have copied the Generals directory from his computer and also
copied
> > the reg keys and updated the key value that referenced the game
location.
> I
> > put CD 1 in my computer and start up the game, it all seems fine but I
> just
> > can't play for longer than about 30 seconds.
> >
> > This is especially annoying as I've just bought Zero Hour and can't play
> it
> > until this is working.
> >
> > Any ideas on how to fix/get around this? Obviously, excluding "buy
another
> > copy".
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Treefrog
>
> Well as long as youve got a cd key, downloading disk 2 off somewhere like
> irc should be ok. Alternativly use EA's rubbish replacement cd service
which
> you'll need to pay for.

Hmm, nice idea but I'd like to avoid spending a day downloading a 600mb file
only to find that it's actually a corrupt zip file which probably contained
a [bad] porn movie anyway.

Do you happen to know which reg key contains the Generals serial? I could
enter it directly.

There seems to be a serial on the back of the ZH manual. I'll try installing
it and see if that sorts anything.

Well here's what I would do...
Ask my friends if they got it and get a copy of the missing CD..

"Laziter [9440]" <laziter@NOSPAMgamebox.net> wrote in message
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> Well here's what I would do...
> Ask my friends if they got it and get a copy of the missing CD..
>

Sounds like the best plan to me as well.

>

"Laziter [9440]" <laziter@NOSPAMgamebox.net> wrote in message
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> Well here's what I would do...
> Ask my friends if they got it and get a copy of the missing CD..

That would be assuming I had friends to ask.

Actually, it turns out that a guy I know does have it. He said I can borrow
it and use my serial key.
Problem solved.

Cheers All.

> > Ask my friends if they got it and get a copy of the missing CD..
>
> That would be assuming I had friends to ask.

A tip, leave the cyberworld for a moment and take a walk, perhaps to your
local pub ...
;-)
Got this problem myself (not with friends, the explosion after 30 secs.) and
made a repair of the game using only CD1 (I'm not sure if CD 2 was used
too), after that it was ok.
/Clant