Installed 4.09 - discs often not recognized.

[SEE]

You can install a noCD exe (mine works fine with 4.10.1). My disc lasted 8 months and won't read anymore. Alternatively, IL1946 is available new from UK Amazon for £2-98 (or 'used' for £3-00 ) Either way, problem sorted. 0nce you have a vanilla 4.09 or 4.10.01 - back it up to save all the hassle of re-installing it and the patches!

EDIT...Swiss has posted the link.....what a nice chap!

[RobN]

It has worked a couple of times, but most times I cannot do anything with the disc (or the bonus disc). As those are the only discs I have a problem with, I suspect it's a software problem rather than hardware.

[RobN]

On a whim I decided to run setup.exe and changed the resolution. The thing fired up first time I tried it. I don't know if it made a difference or not.

[KG26_Alpha]

Sometimes if the screen resolution in IL2 1946 is not the same as your desktop (native) IL2 1946 won't start.