alright i'll check that. something that might be related to that: after i install MechCommander 2, it will not read the disc in the drive to play the game. it reads the disc fine and installs without a hitch but will not recognize that the disc is in the drive and wont read it and run the game. the drive installs and runs MechCommander (the first one) fine and everything; it is just MC 2 giving that is giving me the fits. any help here would also be nice. Much thanks.