Scratched Disc, this possible?

[professorspatula]

Unless the disk is new, I doubt very much a warranty on used and worn disk counts for much, if at all.

Here's a piece of software that shows where on a disk the problems are, plus can attempt to recover data on the disk that might otherwise be lost.
http://dvdisaster.berlios.de/en/index.html

[Dasmir]

Dvdisaster is currently running...so far it reports that all of the disc is damaged (while I know that cant be completely right since its ONLY those two files I cant retrieve from the disc itself).

I have a fear I'll be back to asking if its possible to transfer those two over AIM or even by email, thanks either way ya'll!

[Dasmir]

Okay, Dvdisaster completed, showing somewhere around the first 8093 being damaged....did it again and it was down to 7000ish.

I'm unable to create an error file because of this section (so it refuses to be able to fix it =\)

Will keep workin on it and see what else I cant come up with

[Scias]

i hav the same problem with my mtw disc 1. the only way i could install mtw again was to put disc 1 in my cd burner and it seemed to install properly. just doesnt seem to like any other cd-rom drives just likes cd burners.

[arcade81]

Theres never any harm trying to dry polish out a scratch, I remeber an old black PS1 disc (ridge racer i think) that was scratched to buggery. I picked out a old (100%) cotton t-shirt and buffed till my arm dropped off. It worked a treat. This is essentially what the CD repair kits do, buff the thing up.

Examine your scratched CD by looking closely at the bottom (non-label) side of your disc, with a bright light directly behind the disc. Hold disc about three to four inches from your eye, and look through the disc surface to verify that there are no pinholes or scratches which perforate the digital wafer (the metal piece inside of your disc.) If this metal wafer has been scratched through, you have lost digital ones and zeros embedded on the wafer, and that disc cannot be permanently repaired. Fortunately, a scratch through this wafer is extremely rare. If your disc clears this test, it can be completely repaired

taken from "http://www.cdrepair.com/"

[Just A Girl]

Lol Im just saying... I dont think its a good idea to use brasso on your cd's.....

Im unshure which files you need but i can probably send them if it gets that desperate.