rise of nations installation problem in vista

I bought a brand new Rise of Nations from a shop some 3 months ago and i installed it on my hp dv5 notebook with windows vista. I played the game for a month, it worked fine. Now when i started the game some days ago (after putting its CD in the drive), an error came asking me to insert the right disc, so i reinserted the disk but it didnt work again. So i removed the game hoping to get it to work again after reinstalling but this is where my problem started. First of all there was no AUTOPLAY when i inserted the CD, so i open the CD in explorer and opened the RONSETUP.exe but it didnt open: A command prompt open for half a sec and nothing happend... Please help me guys i m dying to play this game... any help will be appriciated... thank you..

P.S. - i hope i have posted in right section of forum..

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No error messages?? Try running it through command prompt?

P.S. - i hope i have posted in right section of forum..

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See if the cd surface has any serious scratches.Anyway try to copy the cd image on to the hard drive using a any recover utility like 'Isopuzzle'.Mout the image and try running the game again.Also there is a chance that your cd/dvd drive has damaged :-(

Neuron said:
See if the cd surface has any serious scratches.Anyway try to copy the cd image on to the hard drive using a any recover utility like 'Isopuzzle'.Mout the image and try running the game again.Also there is a chance that your cd/dvd drive has damaged

The cd has no scratches. and tried to install it from its image but nothing helps..

and my drive is working as it should..
Btw, i installed Vistas new service pack i.e. SP2 may be because of that its not working...

After a lot of working, i managed to get the error message. When i run RONSETUP.exe, a cmd prompt opens up Saying "Program too big to fit in memory"

I googled a lot but i m not getting the solution. Please help...

Well,this usually happens when the executable file gets corrupted.Anyway,try using the cd on one of your friend's system.If the same message comes then i guess the cd has somehow damaged.

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those problems could be because of your DVD drive too.

1. did you check running the setup CD on any other system (friends maybe)? or,
2. get an another external/internal DVD drive and try running it.

any recent h/w, s/w utilities upgrades?
and what does it show in controlpanel>autoplay?

shadez said:
those problems could be because of your DVD drive too.

1. did you check running the setup CD on any other system (friends maybe)? or,
2. get an another external/internal DVD drive and try running it.

any recent h/w, s/w utilities upgrades?
and what does it show in controlpanel>autoplay?

Will try to check it in my friend's PC and/or by changing my drive (although i installed age of mythology just to check my drive and its working fine)...
I recently installed vista SP2 and updated my BIOS from HP website.. No h/w updates of any type..
What is there to see in controlpanel>autoplay?
Thanks for replying..

my problem is solved... Turns out that installation file was corrupt.. It installed fine on my frend's Windows 7 with the same disc.. So i copied the whole disc in his comp and then burned a new disc, which is working on my PC.. Thanks for guidance...
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