🚀 go-pugleaf

this is why most people have either another cd drive or like me a dvd: go out
and get one 32x are really cheap.

JoblessJunkie wrote:

> A warning to CD-RW owners:
>
> Just got off the phone with EA tech support, who told me that my CD-RW drive
> (Yamaha 4416) and most other CD-RW drives are incompatible with their copy
> protection scheme. This means that The Sims, and Need for Speed: High Stakes
> will not work on my computer.
>
> This goes for the entire EA product line, and the products they distribute,
> like Maxis.
>
> There's no indication on the packaging that this is the case, and their web
> site also says nothing about this.
>
> To get a refund, I need to...
>
> ... make a xerox copy of my receipts
> ... send them to EA along with the game itself
> ... wait for them to return a sealed copy of the game to me
> ... return this new box to the retailer and get them to return my money
>
> For the forseeable future I'll be unable to purchase or play any EA games on
> my computer.
> This is too bad, since EA is one of the major distributors of PC games and
> maker of some of
> my favorities.
>
> Grumpily yours,
> JoblessJunkie