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    How to run CD-i disc?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by joycecylam, Jul 2, 2010.

  1. joycecylam

    joycecylam Notebook Consultant

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    I bought a software/puzzle game from eBay, "the Ultimate Noah's Ark", but only to find that the disc is in CD-i format when I received it. That is, Compact Disc-Interactve. The CD refuses to run in 2 of my laptops (Windows 7 and Windows XP). The CD jacket says it is only compatible with CD-i players. Does anyone know if there is a get-around solution, i.e. any software or application out there that I can download so that I can play the CD instead of finding a CD-i player? The eBay seller offers me the option of returning the CD but that would be my last resort as I would really want keep it. It is a puzzle/artwork by Mike Wilks whose artwork I like a lot.

    Any help is much appreciated.
     
    joycecylam, Jul 2, 2010
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  2. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Not a Wikipedia fan... and this is German too, but I don't think its meant for computer.
    CD-i ? Wikipedia
     
    DetlevCM, Jul 2, 2010
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  3. Baserk

    Baserk Notebook user

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    I would start here; CD-I Emulator Home linky.

    Mind you, the site mentions; In order to actually run CD-i software, the emulator needs copies of the CD-i system ROMs. These ROMs are copyrighted and cannot be freely redistributed, but you can easily obtain them via the serial port of a physical CD-i player using the provided CD-i Link program.

    Good luck.
     
    Baserk, Jul 2, 2010
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  4. icechen1

    icechen1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I think those CDs can only be read by the CD-i console, which is pretty old and was a commercial failure. You can get one from Ebay.

    I am not sure, but maybe you could run using an emulator.
     
    icechen1, Jul 4, 2010
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