[dundee] Old laptop

[DreamIsDead]

Thanks Paul,

I believe the cd was working on that laptop under Windows 98 which was
installed before, though I could be wrong.
As I said, Nistur and I will have time to take a closer look later this
evening, so we'll try making a copy of the cd as you suggested and see if we
have any more luck.

DreamIsDead

On 06/07/07, Paul Lancaster <paul_lancaster at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
> DreamIsDead wrote:
> >
> > Our only problem now is that his mum had a cd with games on it which
> > we were hoping we could get working under Wine, however the cd isn't
> > even being recognised when it is inserted (whilst other cds are).
> > We'll have more time to look into that later tonight, and if not find
> > some alternative Edutainment software she might like.
> >
> Try reading the cd on another pc, if if readable copy on to another
> disk. the cdrom might not like type / make of cd, or the cd might not
> have been finalised. Cdroms of that era often didnt like writable media,
> or couldnt read open / multisession disks.
>
> Paul
>
>
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