Re: Civ 4 Install Doesn't Recognize Disc 2

"Bruno" <gilberbt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:1138065165.158677.70880@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> Yes I do have a DVD burner as my install drive. I even have gone to
> the extent of putting my old CDRom drive and in as my install drive
> and that has not worked. Can any of you guys open up the data3.cab
> file on the second cd? I cannot. It gives me an error saying unknown
> or corrupt file. Hopefully there help desk will someday tell me
> something helpfull because they keep telling me to try the same stuff
> which does not work.
>
> Marty wrote:
>> "Bruno" <gilberbt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>> news:1137956559.004148.270150@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>>
>> > I am receiving this same error when it asks for disc 2 during the
>> > installation process. I thought it may be a bad disc so I returned
>> >
>> > Maxbull wrote:
>> >> When I try to install Civilization 4 it asks for Disc 2. Once I
>> >> insert disc 2 it opens an explorer window which shows one file
>> >> named data3.cab. Once I click OK to continue the installation, I
>> >> get an error message that says Feature Transfer Error Feature :
>> >> Default Transfer Component:
>> >> File: Error:
>>
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>> >-
>>
>> I am on my second set of disks and have the same problem. I think is
>> has to do with the crappy copy protection they are using. Do you by
>> any chance have a dvd writer as the install drive? I have had the
>> problem on two different computers, both computers exceed the
>> requirements. In any event if you get the problem solved, please post
>> solution.
>

What finally work for me was getting a third set of replacement disks.
It may be that a few copies the game were shipped with bad NO# 2 disks.
.

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