rome total war question

[Rosacrux]

Something extremely funny is going on with my computer... I installaed Alcohol 120% (to make an effort with that bleeding mini image or - if the damaged CD didn't cooperate - to d/load a ready image and mount that) and every time I try to start it (Alcohol), my #@!@$%#@#%$# computer is rebooting!!!!

Tried to close every running program save those absolutely necessary for the system - no good. It still reboots. Have you ever seen that?

[johnsmith]

do you have other virtual cdrom software running? If so make sure its disabled, I had a similar problem and this was the fix.

[Rosacrux]

Nope, never installed VD software on that machine... I closed all running programs anyway (kept only the very vital XP functions, to make sure it ain't SW issue)... yet something else funny is happening. I assembled this machine myself only two months ago (and while I was - and still am - rather short on spare time) and I had two drives, a CD-RW and DVD, from my previous machine I used to build the current.

Well, I never managed to make the DVD work! Every time I connect it, it reboots the system incosistently! I tried half a dozen times, changed jumpers, settings, BIOS - to no good. Then I just gave up and kept the DVD disconnected with the system. Now I am operating only with the CD-RW and looking forward for a free weekend to start fiddling around with it again.

Does this have to do anything with it, perhaps?

[johnsmith]

beats me, sorry

hope you find the solution!

[Rosacrux]

Still not out yet? That's funny... the 1.1 no-cd came out days after the patch... this one takes ages... darn, I think I should've returned the CD to the retailer after all... would take the same amount of time and I've had a correctly working CD after all.

[Viperbrand]

I wonder what's taking so long.It's an unusual wait for a no-cd patch.I've been waiting for weeks for this and I really hope that it comes out soon.

[Viperbrand]

Does anyone know the eta on the no-cd patch? Is it being made at all? Thnx.