hi gazz.u wer rite. it ws the cable. its ok now. als i'v restored my sys to an earlier date n i thnk it hs solved the starforce prob. i'v got the copy of the pop two thrones dvd from my bro.he lives in another country. is thr any way to mak it wrk.iv got alcohol120% trail version n daemon tools.can u guide me,step by step. i really need to play ths gam...thnks a lot