scratched cd "help"

[=ITF=_Popeye]

So I tripped over my wires and knocked my tower over, put a full circle scratch on the bf2 cd. I have tried two different brands of scratch remover, nope. Do you think it could be fixed any way other than giving EA any more money?

Also I have been on EA's site and for the life of me cannot find anywhere that says anything about scratched or damaged cd replacement.

Any, I mean any help is appreciated,

Very addicted to bf2

[Eden]

Re: scratched cd "help"

Well if you dnont plan to uninstall BF2 anytime soon then search the forums for "daemon"

[Guidon666]

Re: scratched cd "help"

Think it is in the back of the book (CD replacement), but you are looking at about 10 dollars.

[ConscriptVirus]

Re: scratched cd "help"

how bad is the scratch? ihave heard that toothpaste is a good cleaner, but if u can, try making an ISO oout of ur cds. i believe u can make them using Alcohol 120%and then uninstally alchohol and install daemon and play off of ur isos

[Hephaistion]

Re: scratched cd "help"

http://www.d-skin.com/

Get these, they work great and save you a lot of $$!

[Talus]

Re: scratched cd "help"

And THIS is why I use mini-images and virtual drives...all of my originals are safely tucked away in their boxes only to be used for re-installations...and maybe for building a little fort.

Sorry about your luck

[=ITF=_Popeye]

Re: scratched cd "help"

Whew!!!!! I somehow managed to get it to install. I did some searching and found that "Brasso" out performes all of the repair products. I took an eraser(not red, white has more abrasive), and worked on any heavy scratches. Then I started scrubbing with the Brasso, and I did scrub for quite awhile to get it nice and polished. I kept working on it till it looked almost new. Then finished it off with pledge.

It struggled installing where it had previously stopped, but now I have it and a happy camper I am, now to get Daemon tools!

Thanks guys, see ya on the battlefield!

[Talus]

Re: scratched cd "help"

Nice work! If you have the URL for this website, please post it. Sounds like a good find.

[=ITF=_Popeye]

Re: scratched cd "help"

Sure thing Talus! Here is the URL of the site that tested out all methods of scratch repair: http://www.burningissues.net/how_to/...atchrepair.htm

I believe in Brasso! (nice slogan eh?)

And a can of it costs way less than the other stuff and will probably last for years of fixing scratches. Works on all types of disks, I resurected my favorite Pink Floyd cd and WOOT!

Thanks for all the advice guys!

[Maverick_Zero]

Re: scratched cd "help"

My only advice is to Rip it and Convert it to an ISO...If you have a DVD burner you can then make a brand new copy... It depends on how bad it is first.
I use UltraISO or you can use MagicISO ... They are both identical, lol