Max Payne Installation Problems in WinXP - Club CDFreaks

norstrin · 22-03-2004

My disc drives won't read the original CD. The disc won't auto-play. It opens in an explorer window showing its contents. But the files aren't accessible. The drive revs up and down repeatedly and the window locks up so I have to either eject the disc or force close the window.

Any solutions?

*hburrows83* · 22-03-2004

a solution is derived from information, however you tell us nothing about what system you have, nor software installed, nor any other relevent information.

Please help us, helping you.

But MAx Payne 2 doesn't auto-play. Can you run the game from it's .exe?

*kaybing27* · 22-03-2004

Max Payne 2 doesn't autoplay. When you put the Play disc in some files do pop up in a window. Close the window and go to Start>programs> then where-ever max payne is. Or find a shortcut. Or go into its directory and execute it from there.

norstrin · 22-03-2004

WinXP
P4 2.6
512mb DDR SDRAM
120gb HDD
IDE 16x DVD-ROM
48/40/20 CD-RW Matsumi

It's a Medion MD 1704 system.

And it's Max Payne. Not Max Payne 2.

The problem is that the files show up in the explorer window, but the window goes to "Not Responding" if it's brought to the front. i.e. I cannot access anything on the disc.

*hburrows83* · 22-03-2004

will the game run from the .exe?

norstrin · 22-03-2004

I cannot access anything on the disc. If I click on anything in the window, it locks up as "Not Responding."

*hburrows83* · 22-03-2004

lol, can you run the .exe file?... not the one on the disc but in the installation ditectory?

*$CyBeRwIz$* · 23-03-2004

Does it happen with any other CD?

22-03-2004	#1 (permalink)
norstrin New on Forum Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3	Max Payne Installation Problems in WinXP <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> My disc drives won't read the original CD. The disc won't auto-play. It opens in an explorer window showing its contents. But the files aren't accessible. The drive revs up and down repeatedly and the window locks up so I have to either eject the disc or force close the window. Any solutions?

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hburrows83 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 990	a solution is derived from information, however you tell us nothing about what system you have, nor software installed, nor any other relevent information. Please help us, helping you. But MAx Payne 2 doesn't auto-play. Can you run the game from it's .exe? __________________ Every animal except man knows that the key to life is to enjoy it! Two things are infinite: human stupidity and the universe; but I'm not sure about the latter! Don't knock masturbation -- it's sex with someone you love!

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kaybing27 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: England Posts: 621	Max Payne 2 doesn't autoplay. When you put the Play disc in some files do pop up in a window. Close the window and go to Start>programs> then where-ever max payne is. Or find a shortcut. Or go into its directory and execute it from there. __________________ Gigabyte GA-7VA AMD 2400+ 2.06GHz, ATI Radeon 9600xt 256mb, 1gig PC2700 DDR Ram, 160gig Western Digital harddrive, NEC 2500a, Soundblaster Live Digital 5.1, Windows XP Prof

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hburrows83 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 990	will the game run from the .exe? __________________ Every animal except man knows that the key to life is to enjoy it! Two things are infinite: human stupidity and the universe; but I'm not sure about the latter! Don't knock masturbation -- it's sex with someone you love!

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hburrows83 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 990	lol, can you run the .exe file?... not the one on the disc but in the installation ditectory? __________________ Every animal except man knows that the key to life is to enjoy it! Two things are infinite: human stupidity and the universe; but I'm not sure about the latter! Don't knock masturbation -- it's sex with someone you love!

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22-03-2004	#4 (permalink)
norstrin New on Forum Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3	WinXP P4 2.6 512mb DDR SDRAM 120gb HDD IDE 16x DVD-ROM 48/40/20 CD-RW Matsumi It's a Medion MD 1704 system. And it's Max Payne. Not Max Payne 2. The problem is that the files show up in the explorer window, but the window goes to "Not Responding" if it's brought to the front. i.e. I cannot access anything on the disc.

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norstrin New on Forum Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3	I cannot access anything on the disc. If I click on anything in the window, it locks up as "Not Responding."

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