My computer is being a dick.

[strangetomato]

So I bought the Generations EP. Exciting, right? I brought it home and plopped it in the DVD drive tray, sent it back in, and waited for it to load.

It didn't.

I took it out and tried it again. And again. And then tried accessing it through the control panel.

Nada.

So then I took it to work with me to see if it would load there (when my boss wasn't looking, obviously :P). It did! So it seems my DVD drive is shot. And now I have a game sitting here, unable to play it. *sighs* I was so looking forward to seeing if I could have my sims have a same sex bachelorette party.

Just wanted to share my sad tale. You may resume your regularly scheduled activities now.

Comments

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

But so much fun.

I dream of the day I can replace this computer. It's so tempermental. Every month or so it freezes up and I have to open it up, fiddle with some connections inside and then it works again (which is what the tech support used to have me do when I called them). I'm pretty used to it now, but it's a bit of a hassle.

An update on the DVD tray: I left the DVD in there and then it randomly launched the .exe later on last night, but I already had Sims 2 loaded up, so the whole thing failed. Just... why? That was my one chance to install it, maybe!

[meetme2theriver.livejournal.com]

Wow. Sounds like it is in need of replacement, yes. That's really bizarre with the dvd drive suddenly kicking in ages later. I suspect it knew you were busy, and did it on purpose. Maybe you should leave the computer on overnight, with the dvd in, and see if it's launched in the morning. :P