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Re: Under A Killing Moon

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From: ab... Michael Downey
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 1994 12:55
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In a previous posting, Hartmut Schmider (ha...@tkemi.klb.dth.dk) writes:
> Michael Downey wrote:
> 
>> I've been trying to run this game on my Mitsumi FX001D and it worked well
>> for the first few hours but now I'm constantly getting "Read Error"
>> messages on disk 2. I have no option but to go to DOS from there. Is there
>> any way to clean these disks? It doesn't look dirty or scratched but I
>> always get the message when trying to go into Tex's office from the stairs.
> 
>> Access is sending me a new disk on the assumption the disk is defective
>> but I'd still like to play in the meantime.
> 
> When I bought the game, I was told that they had cases of errors on disk 2;
> the guy checked each game and gave me one which is OK. When I played it, 
> I had the "Read error" thing happening once, by entering Tex' office. So it
> seems that it is a rather wide-spread problem. Cleaning won't help. The
> only chance you have is trying to reload from there (or a bit earlier) again 
> and again, but no guarantee.
> 
> Hartmut "Maybe I try sand paper" Schmider
> --

Well it's good to know it's not just my machine. Guess I can re-assemble
my CD player then...(G)

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