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15 years ago

My beloved Scrabble CD developed a crack that is growing. So far the game still plays properly. Is there any danger that the CD will break in the disc drive or in any other way cause damage to the computer if I continue to use it? The new games on the market do not appear to be as good as this older one so I'd like to make it last.

Lou

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owbist
15 years ago
Why not copy the contents to the hard drive then create a new CD?
kudzu9
15 years ago
5f it breaks, it won't hurt your computer, but it will become unplayable, so the suggestion to copy it, pronto, is a good one.
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kudzu9
15 years ago
"5f," of course, was supposed to be "If"....
bpgreen
15 years ago
If it's not copy protected, I would make a backup of it immediately. Don't just copy the files and folders. Use a program that will make an exact copy.
louh_gw
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks for the suggestions to make a copy. The software is copy protected; I only lease, not own it. The cd has to be in the disc drive to play the game.

I'm not knowledgeable enough to copy something like this, and don't think it would be legal anyway.

Is it safe to put a cracking cd in the drive?
zep516
15 years ago
I guess eventually the cd could crack worse and jam the mechanical part of the drive.

Tutorial on How to Fix a Cracked Game Disk.

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Here is a link that might be useful: Cracked Game Disk
owbist
15 years ago
louh wrote:- i>and don't think it would be legal anyway

I am sorry, I don't buy that theory if I have spent good money on a product. You are not looking to sell or mass produce, you simply want what you paid for.

Having to put a CD in the drawer to play rather than be allowed to install onto the hard drive seems obscene to me.
bob414
15 years ago
I agree with owbist 100%. And, if they no longer sell the CD why would they care if you reproduce it for your own use? Looking at the repair video I would worry about the tape coming off in the drive and gumming up the works.
vala55
15 years ago
I copy all my game CDs for a back up after I ran over one with my desk chair. I did not know it had fallen our of the package.
kudzu9
15 years ago
A disk is read by a laser that is not in direct contact with the disk, so a crack is not going to hurt the drive, but the disk will become unreadable at some point. Copy it, enjoy it, and quit worrying.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
15 years ago
you paid for it you own that disc, if disc is in disrepair you have the right to simply save to pc and burn to new disc, nothing wrong with that.
If the crack gets bad enough it could definitely get jammed up in there and possibly keep the drawer from opening.
kudzu9
15 years ago
ravencajun-
I'm curious about why a cracked disc would jam up a drive unless it broke into pieces...which I've never seen happen in use. With the multiple disc layers, it seems like it would be really hard to get it to come apart completely.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
15 years ago
depends on how it was cracked if it cracked in a way that part of it popped up it could stop the drawer from opening if it got hung up inside. Not knowing the extent of the damage to it would be hard to say though.
dcarch7 d c f l a s h 7 @ y a h o o . c o m
15 years ago
Put a self-adhesive label on the CD.

The CD spins at a high speed. The centrifigal force will tend to tear it.

The label will reinforce it somewhat, and if it breaks, the small pieces will not get into unknown places inside.

dcarch
sofaspud
15 years ago
If this is a subscription or lease, why can't you get a new disc from the vendor?

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