Non-LR topic. Computer Game Help Needed

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Anybody out there playing Halflife2 ????

I had a CD-Rom die on me before Christmas, (I have sent the drive back to the suppliers)

I tried to play HL2 today, (which was the disc in the drive when it stopped)
my other drive wouldnt accept the CD,, kept spitting it out.
Upon closer examination it appears the drive has "burnt" or somehow glazed the disc in parts.

I called Vivendi who distribute the game and , no, they dont carry spares, even for sale. The phone guy said "just burn a copy"

so,,,
does anyone have HL2?

and is willing to burn me a copy of DISC1 ??
all expenses paid for.


:roll:

[Ace]

Sorry pedro, we dont have it in the shop, cause the online registration of the game when you buy it makes it impossible to rent out. Sorry mate. I am sure you might even have the same trouble with the a burnt one if you get someone to do it. Not really sure i have never played it, i only got the registration info second hand. What do you have to do when you get it do you just need a cd key and you are away, or do you need to log onto the website and register it? Let me know and i will see what i can do, some of the kids at school might have it. Matt

[Phoenix]

Sorry, don't have it yet. I could have downloaded it for you from suprnova, but the sight has gone west along with a lot of the BT websites.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

bump,,,


sorry--- :oops:

[incisor]

i wondered what the thump was...

is the disc visibly damaged or is it just scratches?

i have a mob that clean em up ....

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Hi Inc,,,

no scratches,,

it looks like a tiny gas bubble has burst leaving a 20cent piece size area
sort of misted,,, :?

[incisor]

arhhhhh it has delaminated.

not repairable i am afraid style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif

have a lookeesee on the news groups... usually heaps to be had on the binary iso groups

a $10 sub on newshosting.com can be very good value at times...

[damo]

I wonder if the delamination was caused by the spin speed of the CD?
There have been reports of CD's exploding under the centrifical forces.

GIF89aO

[incisor]

Originally posted by damo
I wonder if the delamination was caused by the spin speed of the CD?
There have been reports of CD's exploding under the centrifical forces.

GIF89aO

have seen the results of a few and have experienced at least 1 myself.

i read somewhere a guy in the US was killed by one cutting his throat after going to pieces style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif

[damo]

Must have had some killer porn on that one :wink:

[incisor]

hahahahahahaha

[Ace]

The crew on the TV show mythbusters, on discovery channel looked into this, they found that the cd's were more prone to exploding or breaking up when they were hot. Matt

[incisor]

and most cd players run very hot.

i had one unit here that would open the tray without warning and a disc took off like a frisbee across the workshop ... fastest i ever seen my now ex tech's move style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif

dangerous little suckers...

[Pedro_The_Swift]

I reckon the odds are pretty slim,,,

just think about how many disc's are spinning around out there,,,


its not as if AAARRRRGGGHHHHHHSSSSPOLTTT 8O

[Ace]

Originally posted by Pedro_The_Swift
I reckon the odds are pretty slim,,,

just think about how many disc's are spinning around out there,,,


its not as if AAARRRRGGGHHHHHHSSSSPOLTTT 8O

Keep it together pedro, dont go losing youre head. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif Matt

[Pedro_The_Swift]

:roll: style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif

[damo]

Originally posted by damo
Must have had some killer porn on that one :wink:

I tried to say it was a s***f film but the protective features wouldn't let me.
:twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

[Ace]

Originally posted by Pedro_The_Swift
:roll: :D

I see you can still smile, you head must still be attached. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif Matt

[Pedro_The_Swift]

yea,,

not a pretty sight,,

just had a XXXX tinny delaminate on me,,,

style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[incisor]

WHOA!!!!!

put it near a VB can did you?

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Is this the VICtorian coming out in you Inc :?:

a VB :?:

in MY house :?:

I'd rather have a disc delaminate,,,



doh :!:

[Ace]

Originally posted by Pedro_The_Swift
yea,,

not a pretty sight,,

just had a XXXX tinny delaminate on me,,,

style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

I trust no one was hurt. Was it empty, no beer was wasted was it? Matt

[Pedro_The_Swift]

mate,,
that beer vanished like it had an opening at each end----




hmmm,,,


memories,,,,, :wink:

[Ace]

Originally posted by Pedro_The_Swift
mate,,
that beer vanished like it had an opening at each end----




hmmm,,,


memories,,,,, :wink:

As long as everyone made it out ok. Matt