Oh God NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Wobegone]

Why? Why? Why? http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/mecry.gif

I was all psyched.... I bought VI yesterday and I loaded it on my machine. Okay, ready to go. Oops, I had loaded Wes' Mod pre-VI. No problem, I will just remove TW from my machine and reload

One little problem. It looks like someone took heavy grit sandpaper to my disk one So I get 3% into my load where it is add .wav files and it can get at one of files and the load fails. WHY DID I REMOVE IT FROM MY MACHINE

What can I do in this situation????? Does Activision do a CD exchange or something? This might be a big no no (and if so someone please tell me so) but could someone out there burn a new disc 1 for me? I would email my key to prove that I am a valid owner of the game.

Any suggustions?

[BlackFireStorm]

Wobegone,

You can probably get a replacement disk from Activision. Email them explaining the problem and asking what steps you need to take to get a replacement. It will probably involve you sending the whole box back to them, discs and all to prove you bought a valid copy, or they may accept a till receipt if you have one. No need to panic, it'll just take a week or two.

Cheers,

Blackie.

[Wobegone]

The only problem with that is that I bought the game in May. That means no receipt and no box. I have the 2 disc jewel case and the books and tech chart though.

I just wonder whether it would be cheaper to go buy a replacement on ebay.

[BlackFireStorm]

Prolly quicker to go to eBay. All you may need is the CD key for Activision, but who knows unless you contact them?

Good luck

Blackie.

[Qilue]

If you have a movie rental store near you, there might be a chance they have a machine for removing scratches from DVDs. For a small fee, they might fix your CD.

Alternatively, you can buy a CD scratch removal kit from a music store, but they can be quite expensive.

[Gregoshi]

http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif Greetings Wobegone and BlackFireStorm. http://www.totalwar.org/forum/non-cgi/emoticons/wave.gif

All the alternatives mentioned are good. I'd start with getting a CD repair kit (If you have a lot of CDs you'll use it anyway), then check with the local movie rental store. Next I'd check with Activision - you've waited this long, what is another couple of weeks? Lastly, ebay.

Good luck.

[Wobegone]

Hey, thanks everyone

I had no idea you could actually repair CDs I will have to check into that.

The video store and contacting activision are also a great idea. As I recall I did actually register the first time I loaded the game.

Thanks.