From Sierra's
tech support site Additionally, this error message may be caused by the presence of multiple CD-ROM drives installed on the system or if a CD Changer is installed to the system. With more than one CD-ROM drive, make sure that the drive from which Homeworld is being run from is set as the default drive for playing CD Audio files. To change the default drive setting:
- Double-click on the MY COMPUTER icon.
- Double-click on the CONTROL PANEL icon.
- Double-click on the MULTIMEDIA icon and select the CD MUSIC tab.
- Make sure the drive letter designation in the DEFAULT CD-ROM DRIVE FOR PLAYING CD MUSIC box matches the CD-ROM drive letter designation for the CD-ROM drive the program is being run from. If it does not match the drive letter, click on the down arrow next to the box and select the correct driver letter designation.
Also, if the system has more than one CD-ROM device, Homeworld may only operate properly from the CD-ROM drive with the drive letter designation closest to the Hard Drive. For instance, if the system has a hard drive on
letter C:, a Read/Write CD-ROM drive on letter D:, and a normal 24X CD-ROM drive on letter E:, the program may only operate on drive letter D:, since it is closest to the hard drive. Even if the program was installed on drive letter E: from the regular CD-ROM drive, since E: is not the letter closest to the hard drive, the program may not operate properly from this location. If
invalid CD errors appear running the program from a higher letter CD-ROM drive, insert the CD into the drive closest to the hard drive and start the program again.
Finally, the system may be reporting the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive incorrectly to the Program. Start Homeworld with the command like switch to force the CD-ROM drive path.
- Click on the START button and select RUN from the menu.
- In the OPEN box type in the Case-sensitive information below.
C:\sierra\homeworld\homeworld.exe /CDpath X: (where X is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive.)