If I understand you correctly - the problem with the CD not being recognized is caused by a hardware incompatability with certain CD readers. Since the Virtual CD is software based, it should resolve the problem.I had that problem with the press beta and a virtual drive worked fine. The press gold version worked so all I needed to do was decide if I wanted to rrecover the disk space used by the virtual drive and go with the nocd crack or not. I opted for the nocd crack and it has been running flawlessly since I started.if you really want some good technical and/or basic info on cd drives and virtual drives - try www.gamecopyworld.com.hth,vic

been running the crack since day 1 with zero problemsdon

Yep - you understood OK, and thanks!Cheers,Paulhttp://www.strontiumdog.plus.com/sbird.jpgOfficially licenced by British Airways plc for use of name and logo[p]AMD XP2800+ Barton, Gigabyte GA-7NNXP nForce2, 1Gig Crucial PC3200 DDR 400MHz, Gainward 128 MB GF4-4200, SB Audigy, 3 x WD Caviar SE[/p]