Oblivion wont Install! O_O

[Lip]

I decided id uninstall Oblivion about 2 Months ago to try out a big Demo to provide the Space needed for it, and now I wanted to Re-Install Oblivion but it wont Install :(.

 

When I try to install Oblivion it gives an Error saying:

 

Feature Transfer error

Feature: Oblivion

Component: Oblivion

File: E:\data7.cab

Error: Data error (cyclic redundancy check)

 

I tried like 4 times already and it still doesnt work :( :( :( :(

 

Im thinking it might be the DVD Drive or the Oblivion Disk.

As the DVD Drive sounds like it keeps Jumping and stopping it continuously :(

 

Please does anyone know whats really causing it and how I can fix it??

 

:thanks:

[bben46]

Sounds like a damaged disk. look carefully on the shiny side for scratches. Here is one site that tells how to repair minor scratches. Major or deep scratches may not be repairable.

 

http://www.ehow.com/video_892_repair-scratched-cds.html

[Lip]

Thanks bben! :D

 

Well the scratches on the disk dont seem to be deep at all, there are just a LOT of scratches :(, but they are all short and minor :) so I should be able to fix it, do I have to buy one of them repair kits?

 

Could I use a cloth you would get with Glasses in a Glasses case for cleaning glasses?

Cause I have one of them. :)

[Lip]

WOOP!! :D Its ok guys my brother let me have his Oblivion...yes oblivion is indeed very popular in my family, lol, me and my brother have 1 each, but he never plays it so he just gave it to me. HE RULES!! :D

 

Btw Thanks for replying bben ;)

[tradermonkey]

I havnt had this problem with oblivion, but I am having this exact problem with Fallout 3. I have no idea what is wrong. You solved your problem by getting a brand new disc? I might even be willing to pay for a brand new disc if I thought that would actually work.

[bben46]

@tradermonkey

No, you don't have to buy a machine, just follow the instructions on the site for polishing. However, a machine makes it easier if you have a bunch of scratched disks like a friend of mine did. He kept all of his game CDs in a loose pile on his table. Several were badly scratched. I saved all but one by polishing them. I recommend getting some kind of protective envelopes to keep your disks in.

[roquefort]

"He kept all of his game CDs in a loose pile on his table."

 

:blink: The mind boggles. I handle mine like forensic lab techs handle evidence, and if they aren't in the drive they're in a jewel case. Mind you I collect vinyl records so I'm used to handling delicate media..

[bben46]

If your mind is boggled by that. Have you ever watched small children handle your precious DVDs or vinyl records? They tend to not put anything where it belongs, will pull a CD out of the drive and toss it on top of the computer case. Jam a damaged DVD movie in the CD reader. Play with the open and close several times until it finally closes all the way. Snatch that one out when they realize it isn't the one they wanted and do it again.

 

Then carelessly knock the pile of mixed DVDs & CDs they have on top of the case on the floor, accidentally step on them, and nonchalantly kick them across the room. Then later cry when they find their favorite (this week) DVD movie will no longer play. And it's somehow your fault. Plus, sticky orange juice fingerprints, putting a DVD that has just been soaked in soda pop into the drive and other crimes too numerous to mention.

 

You can tell them not to, threaten them and beat them, and as soon as your back is turned they are at it again. Just remember, grandchildren are a parent's revenge.