Have got the PC DVD-ROM but I get the following message when I try and run the game:

'Please insert the correct CD-ROM, select OK and restart application'

Not sure what to do to be honest?

Return the game?

Theres a patch coming Early this week which will fix that should fix that. In the mean time you could (ugg i hate suggesting this...**** you gearbox...i feel like a pirate...argg me maties) google for a nocd crack.

Thanks for that.

Managed to locate a no cd patch, it was shark infested waters allright! Needed some digging.

Cheers
Mike

Mike0c I've got the same prob as u. Is there any possiblity that u could tell us were u located the no cd patch.THX

I had the same problem/error when I tried to play Command & Conquer: The First Decade on my Vista PC (worked just fine with XP). I'll post the procedure I used to alleviate the problem below. This may also work with your BIA game...



For those of you who are trying to run The First Decade on a Windows Vista machine and are having trouble starting a few of the games from the TFD game menu (i.e. “please insert the correct CD/DVD error message”, etc.), try the following, which worked for me:

(I’ll use Tiberian Sun as an example)

Click start > computer

Right-click on the C: drive icon and select the Explore option

Click Program Files > EA Games (not the Electronic Arts folder should there be one) > Command & Conquer The First Decade > Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun > SUN

Right-click on the application file called “Game” (should be the 4,568 KB file)

Choose Send To Desktop (create shortcut)

Now return to the desktop and right-click on the Tiberian Sun icon you just created

Select Properties > Compatibility and check the box that says Run This Program in Compatibility Mode For: and choose Windows 98 / Windows ME from the drop-down box (note: use the Windows 95 option if 98/ME doesn’t work for you). Click Apply

Now click on the Security tab and select Edit. Check the box that allows Full Control of the program for each of the users listed in the box. Click Apply > OK. I suppose you could also choose to run the program as the administrator and not concern yourself with this step.

Keep in mind that you still won’t be able to launch the game from the TFD menu, so use the individual desktop icon you just created and make sure the TFD DVD is in the drive. Repeat this procedure for any of the other games that will not launch from the TFD game menu. You may also need to experiment with the operating systems you choose to use with each game when using the compatibility feature (i. e. Red Alert and Tiberian Sun will probably work best with Windows 95 or Windows 98/ME. Generals and Zero Hour may prefer Windows XP-SP2 or 98/ME)

Note: A few of the games (the original C&C, The first Red Alert, Renegade, etc.) should still launch from the TFD menu. However, Tiberian Sun, Red Alert II, Yuri’s Revenge, Generals and Zero Hour are the games that will need to be started via their own desktop icons as outlined in the procedure above.

^ In a nutshell, just find the game launch file in the BIA game folder on your C: drive - it'll be an application file. Right-click this file and place a shortcut on your desktop. Now, right-click on the launch icon you just created for your desktop and use the OS compatibility feature. Try using the XP SP2 option first before you experiment with the others. Now, right-click on the launch icon and select "Run as Administrator".