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Title: Error: Windows - No Disk
Post by: Wobble73 on February 21, 2010, 12:44:00 pm
I've just upgraded my pc, I've transferred a hard disc from my old pc to my new pc with all my FS2 SCP install on it. I tested the set up, everything worked fine. I then installed my own version of XP Professional on it, (all it had on it originally was XP Home Edition). Now when I start the launcher, I receive the above error, underneath this it says "There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into drive" and three options, Cancel, Try Again and Continue. Any ideas why this might be happening?
Title: Re: Error: Windows - No Disk
Post by: Jeff Vader on February 21, 2010, 01:26:50 pm
Try removing launcher6.ini from \freespace2\ .

I'm just guessing, but did the drive letter for the old HDD change when you moved it (as in, from D:\ to E:\ or something)?
Title: Re: Error: Windows - No Disk
Post by: Wobble73 on February 21, 2010, 03:04:00 pm
That's a no go, as soon as I pick my .exe again (3.6.12 rc1 inf) the error message returns?


It seems to let me play if I click continue, just an annoyance!!!


EDIT* no change in drive letter from disk d to disk d???  :confused:
Title: Re: Error: Windows - No Disk
Post by: Macfie on February 21, 2010, 04:40:49 pm
Clear out your "recent items" on your computer and see if that solves the problem. 
Title: Re: Error: Windows - No Disk
Post by: Jeff Vader on February 21, 2010, 05:18:18 pm
:wtf: Well this is unlikely. I think I got the same error report just now. Except that I wasn't trying to play FSO: I just turned on my printer.
Title: Re: Error: Windows - No Disk
Post by: Wobble73 on February 21, 2010, 05:28:53 pm
Maybe it's to do with the fact that this desktop has a memory card reader built in, with no memory cards plugged in maybe this is what you get???  :nervous:
Title: Re: Error: Windows - No Disk
Post by: The E on February 21, 2010, 05:35:12 pm
As far as I can tell, this is a windows error message. Searching it via google (http://www.google.de/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=Error:+Windows+-+No+Disk) gives a variety of probable causes and solutions.

Bottom Line: It's a Windows error, not a FSO one.
Title: Re: Error: Windows - No Disk
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on February 21, 2010, 05:39:51 pm
Wait are you running inferno by any chance?  If so make sure that the data\players\single\inferno directory exists.
Title: Re: Error: Windows - No Disk
Post by: Wobble73 on February 21, 2010, 05:54:16 pm
As far as I can tell, this is a windows error message. Searching it via google (http://www.google.de/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=Error:+Windows+-+No+Disk) gives a variety of probable causes and solutions.

Bottom Line: It's a Windows error, not a FSO one.

Yes I'm running inferno, but it seems, looking at the link The E posted that the card reader is the culprit, although why it only happened when I installed XP Professional him upstairs only knows!
Title: Re: Error: Windows - No Disk
Post by: Dark Hunter on February 23, 2010, 09:01:22 pm
I've begun getting a similar error on Vista (instead of saying "No disk in drive", it says "Exception passing *bunches of memory addresses*"), and I have changed absolutely *nothing* since it was not showing up.

Just fired up a bunch of different programs, and, so far, only FSO causes the error.
Running 3.6.12-INF-RC1 (but the mod is Blue Planet Director's Cut, not Inferno itself).

The error doesn't seem to actually mean anything, though, as everything is running just fine despite the error.

Title: Re: Error: Windows - No Disk
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on February 23, 2010, 10:07:52 pm
Errors and warnings always mean something.  It might seem to work fine but screw up 2 missions later. 
Title: Re: Error: Windows - No Disk
Post by: Dark Hunter on February 24, 2010, 02:21:04 am
Which is why I said it didn't seem to mean anything. What I meant was that there are no visible effects of the error thus far.

I'm at a loss. Heard it could be caused by malware, but Avast found nothing. There's been no rearranging of drives either. I'm confused. :confused:
Title: Re: Error: Windows - No Disk
Post by: Macfie on February 24, 2010, 07:47:56 am
Look at this thread.
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=66996.0
This problem has comeup before