: Use the built-in Hardware and Devices troubleshooter to detect configuration issues with your physical drive. No CD/DVD-ROM drive found (For the mother o' greebus)

typically occurs because the game's SecuROM copy protection cannot detect a physical disc in your drive. This is common on modern PCs that lack internal disc drives or when using digital versions of the game.

If you have your original disc, simply buy an external DVD drive. They cost $15–$30. Plug it in, insert the disc, and the game will launch. This is the only method that keeps the original copy protection intact.

Alex sat back, a grin spreading across his face. He hadn't bought a disc. He didn't own a drive. But for a few glorious hours, he was going to play the beautiful game, all thanks to a ghost drive that didn't exist.