Now that _is_ puzzling: Windows can't mean your CD as it is obviously
'read only'. One possibility is, that the game is actually installed
already! You said that the only requirement is Windows, do you know
which version it is written for, eg 98, 2000, XP?
Open your _Windows_ Explorer and have a look if you can find a directory
that sounds as if it has something in its name like lemmings or the
publishers name. It might either be in the root or the 'program files'
directory.
Another way around the problem might be to copy the whole CD onto your
hard drive: create a new directory in your root - click on 'My
Computer', click on C:, click on 'File', 'New', 'Folder'. Rename the
folder 'Install' by right clicking it and choose 'rename'. Now go to
'Start', 'Run' and enter the following command: xcopy d:\*.* /s
c:\install . Please substitute d: with the correct drive letter of your
CD drive if necessary.
Should this all have worked (cross fingers) proceed as follows with a
compatibility installation:
Search the folder c:\install for a file like install.exe or setup.exe
and right click it. Choose properties. Click on Compatibility. Tick mark
the compatibility mode and choose the OS that is applicable (most likely
Windows 98). Click Apply. Click OK.
Now double click the file that you have just modified, eg
c:\install\install.exe.
And don't forget to come back when you are done.

PS. If the installation worked, you will have to do the same
compatibility procedure for the executive file of the game, eg
c:\lemmings\lemmings.exe

CAZP10 wrote:

>hi thomas, i know what you talking about as i done that by accident and it
>comes up with an error message saying that it is a read only disc and windows
>cannoy do it asking if i want to retry any ideas?
>
>"Thomas Kuck" wrote:
>
>
>
>>Click on the option: "open with windows to view content as files". This
>>will open an explorer window. Now look for a file named install.exe or
>>setup.exe and click on it. That should get you going for the install.
>>
>>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?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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