Hi new to this. Played Myst on my old compy. Loved it although could never open the spaceship. Just bought Myst The Collection because it says it works wth XP. It works ok but as soon as i complete something or need to go through a door the compy makes a juddering sound and I have to wait about 1 minute for game to respond. Any ideas. Compy about 1 year old. Loads of memory.

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Do you have the release of Myst: The Collection with both DVD's and CD's?
-- Myst - 1 CD
-- Riven - 5 CD's.
-- Myst III - 1 DVD
-- Myst IV - 2 DVD's
-- Myst V - 1 DVD

If so and if you don't have a DVD drive, you won't be able to install or play Myst III, Myst IV, or Myst V.


That juddering sound is probably your disc drive making numerous attempts to read the Myst disc.

Some first-pass suggestions:

1. Clean the Myst disc to remove smudges, fingerprints, any sort of haze, etc., that can interfere with your drive's disc reads. Don't just look at the disc and say "yeah, clean". Actually clean the shiny side using either water-clear rubbing alcohol (additive-free, no witch hazel or whatever, no green or blue color), or a warm mild detergent solution. Dry with a soft, lint-free cloth using a center-outward motion, NOT circular around the disc. Remove any scratches deep enough to catch a fingernail using one of the repair kits available at a local computer shop, or from an Internet supplier.

2. Use a laser lens cleaner to clean the lenses in your disc drive. These lenses can build up a haze coating which interferes with drive read operation, particularly if your PC is used in:
-- A dusty area.
-- An area where people smoke.
-- A house that doesn't have a vent hood over the kitchen stove or cooktop.
-- A house where burning-candle or plugin oil-dispersing room deodorizers are used.

A laser lens cleaner is essentially a disc with tiny brushes on it that take the haze off of the lenses. The best ones come with a cleaning solution used to wet the brushes, but this isn't a strict requirement. Run the cleaning cycle at least 3 times in succession, as a first pass.

I use the 3M Scotch Laser Lens Cleaner, but several brands are available. Some are for both CD and DVD drives, some for CD only or DVD only. There are various suppliers, both online and local computer shops. From Amazon, for example:
-- Scotch Laser Lens Cleaner for CD and DVD Players/CD-ROM and DVD-ROM Drives
-- Memorex CD/DVD-Player Laser-Lens Cleaner
-- Memorex Laser Lens Cleaner For DVD Only
-- RCA Discwasher 6-Brush Dry CD/DVD Laser Lens Cleaner
-- GE Laser Lens Cleaner Wet/Dry System
-- Philips CD/DVD Laser Lens Cleaner