CAZP10 wrote:
> hi robertva, thanks for the advice about caps lock i was unaware and was
> meaning to be rude!!!! thankyou as well for your post i did try it but it
> never worked it never got the computer off of the home screen and there was
> certainly no option to install any software but thanks for your help
> anyway... if anyone has any other ideas ...my ears are open??????????????????
>
> "RobertVA" wrote:
>
>
>>CAZP10 wrote:
>>
>>> I HAVE A CD ROM VERSION OF LEMMINGS, IT SAYS THE ONLY SYSTEM REQUIREMENT IS
>>>WINDOWS WHEN I PUT IT IN A PROGRAM MANAGER FILE COMES UP AND SAYS THE CD ROM
>>>HAS MIXED CONTENT WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE WINDOWS TO DO WITH IT.... THE OPTIONS
>>>ARE THINGS LIKE OPEN IT USING WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER, VIEW CONTENT USING SLIDE
>>>SHOW, OPEN WITH WINDOWS TO VIEW CONTENT AS FILES. THEN I CAN VIEW FILES IE
>>>TROUBLESHOOTING , LEVELS SOUND ETC BUT I CANNOT ACTUALLY PLAY THE GAME, IS
>>>THERE A PROGRAM I NEED ON MY COMPUTER TO ENABLE ME TO RUN THESE TYPE OF CD
>>>ROM GAMES AUTOMATICALLY SO THAT I CAN ACTUALLY PLAY? IF SO WHAT IS IT CAN I
>>>DOWNLOAD IT AND WHERE DO I GET IT?
>>
>>Please disengage your caps-lock key when posting. Its hard to read and
>>is considered shouting (rude).
>>
>>Hold down the left shift key when you close the drive tray (hold until
>>the CD activity light goes out). Install software (CD or Floppy) on a
>>Windows OS by useing the "Add/Remove Programs" applet on the Windows XP
>>control panel. Most applications are installed by a "install.exe" or
>>"setup.exe" file on the first disk.
>>
>>Many games aren't designed to automaticly run when the media is inserted
>>in the drive. If the files neccesary for that feature aren't included by
>>the publisher there really isn't much you can do other than hold the
>>left shift key when inserting the CD (hold until the CD activity light
>>goes out), then click on a shortcut to start the application.

It's to late to press the left shift key by the time that box appears.
You need to press the left shift key before the CD drawer closes all the
way and hold it until the light on the CD drive showing drive activity
goes out. The box that asks you what you want Windows to do with the CD
is part of the Autoplay process, which the left shift key should
overide. If the pop-up does appear, just click the cancel button or the
"Close" X at the right end of the title bar. Either way, use the Control
Panel's "Add or Remove Programs" applet to install software. The "Add or
Remove Programs" applet will usually find the installation file on
floppys or CD-ROMs automaticly.

Look for the "Control Panel" in the second column of the menu that
appears when you click the "Start" button on your Windows XP taskbar.
The "Add or Remove Programs" applet should appear near the top of the
window that opens when you click the "Control Panel" link. Once the "Add
or Remove Programs" window opens, click the "Add New Programs" link on
the left side of the window then click the "CD or Floppy" button that
appears near the right edge of the window.