if you have a usb card reader attached, disconnect it, and try the cd again. or disconnect the card reader and reinstall again. reboot may be required (never had the problem).
kuhn_j wrote:I suspect it is because the drive is incompatible with the copy protection.
i've never heard of that before. i know certain drives need to support particular formats, e.g. cd-rw or cd+rw, in order to write to them.
edit: oh, forgot to mention, leave the links cd in the installation drive until after starting the game the first time. cuts down on a modicum of confusion.