RW Anthology Installer

[Qwertz]

On Win7x64, I can't get the Roberta Williams Anthology installer to recognize my disks. It keeps asking me to "Insert the The Roberta Williams Anthology CD in F: (CD Drive) and click OK." I've tried all four Anthology disks, and it keeps rejecting them. Any suggestions?

[Collector]

Do you have a localized version?

[Qwertz]

I don't believe so. Not sure what I'd check to be sure, but the text files are all in English and language.inf has only English names in it.

[Collector]

The installer checks the disc label and certain files on the CD to ID the disc. What is the label of your disc 1? Please the list the contents of the base of the CD.

[Qwertz]

Sure thing. Here's Disk 1:

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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

F:\>dir
 Volume in drive F is RW_ANTH1
 Volume Serial Number is 3115-740C

 Directory of F:\

11/25/1996  06:03 PM    <DIR>          APPLE
11/16/1995  03:23 PM             9,434 BDWIN95.TXT
08/01/1995  11:23 AM            36,371 BOOTDISK.EXE
06/20/1995  09:27 AM             9,301 CONTACT.TXT
06/13/1995  07:16 AM             9,333 COPYMEGS.EXE
12/05/1996  06:55 AM               995 COPYMEGS.PIF
11/25/1996  06:03 PM    <DIR>          ICO
12/11/1996  08:54 PM            48,122 INSTALL.BAT
11/30/1996  06:30 PM             2,529 ISV.TXT
11/25/1996  05:59 PM    <DIR>          KQ1NEW
11/25/1996  05:59 PM    <DIR>          KQ1OLD
11/25/1996  06:00 PM    <DIR>          KQ2
11/25/1996  06:00 PM    <DIR>          KQ3
11/25/1996  06:01 PM    <DIR>          KQ4
11/30/1996  09:33 AM    <DIR>          KQ5
11/25/1996  07:00 PM    <DIR>          KQ6
11/25/1996  05:25 PM    <DIR>          KQ7
12/12/1996  08:01 AM             9,499 LANGUAGE.INF
11/25/1996  06:01 PM    <DIR>          LB1
11/25/1996  08:12 PM    <DIR>          LB2
12/06/1996  02:32 AM             1,429 MAKEBD.BAT
04/22/1987  07:05 AM                74 MAKEPATH.COM
11/25/1996  06:02 PM    <DIR>          MGOLD
12/12/1996  06:26 AM           886,400 READ.WRI
12/10/1996  11:53 AM           446,464 READ2.WRI
12/10/1996  11:57 AM           447,232 READ3.WRI
12/10/1996  11:59 AM           680,320 READ4.WRI
12/10/1996  12:01 PM           465,664 READ5.WRI
12/10/1996  12:20 PM             8,064 READ6.WRI
12/12/1996  07:35 AM            70,642 README
12/12/1996  07:59 AM            80,512 README.WRI
12/11/1996  08:48 PM                18 RWA1
12/11/1996  06:10 AM           610,304 RWA95BD.WRI
11/26/1996  09:30 AM    <DIR>          SAVE
12/05/1996  10:25 PM    <DIR>          SCARYDOS
11/26/1996  09:11 PM    <DIR>          SCARYWIN
11/27/1996  05:39 AM            32,592 SETUP.EXE
11/27/1996  05:54 AM           980,030 SETUP.SOL
12/12/1996  08:31 AM            52,813 SIERRA.INF
11/30/1996  09:44 AM    <DIR>          VESA
12/04/1996  12:33 PM    <DIR>          VFW
07/30/1987  07:00 PM             3,170 WHAT.EXE
              24 File(s)      4,891,312 bytes
              18 Dir(s)               0 bytes free

F:\>

[Collector]

You have what the installer is looking for. You are getting the installers from here aren't you?

http://sierrahelp.com/Patches-Updates/N ... llers.html

Since ran dir from the F: drive and you stated that the message was asking you to place the disc in the same drive, I am going to assume you chose the right drive to use. It should work. The part of the script that checks is very simple and nothing else should affect it. Your drive F: is not a virtual drive, is it? Outboard? Have you tried your other drive? Perhaps your AV is interfering?

[Qwertz]

Turned off AV and now it works. How very odd. Oh well, sorry if I caused you any frustration. :P

[Collector]

Enjoy the games.