Another fix for the "Insert CD 1" problem

[wyrdplace]

On my machine (Win 10, if it matters), I don't have a CD drive. But I do have a cheap USB external CD/DVD drive for watching movies on DVD. Plugging that in fixed the problem. The launcher seems to be looking for ANY CD drive. It doesn't care whether or not the Gabriel Knight disc is in it.

[LEOdf]

Good to know. Thanks

[markgalvez]

This applies to Windows 11 as well. If you don't have a physical external USB CD/DVD then simply mount *any* ISO image. It doesn't matter what it is as long as the software sees that you have a physical or virtual CD/DVD drive. Also, if you want to fix the graphical issues after the game starts then go into "Configuration options" by right-clicking the play field, when that opens up select "Advanced options" followed by "Graphic options" then select "Software Renderer" in the driver field. That's it and it worked for me.

[NewYorkCityJustin]

Originally posted by markgalvez:

This applies to Windows 11 as well. If you don't have a physical external USB CD/DVD then simply mount *any* ISO image. It doesn't matter what it is as long as the software sees that you have a physical or virtual CD/DVD drive. Also, if you want to fix the graphical issues after the game starts then go into "Configuration options" by right-clicking the play field, when that opens up select "Advanced options" followed by "Graphic options" then select "Software Renderer" in the driver field. That's it and it worked for me.

Can you please explain this to me like I'm my 65 year old mother and don't know how to find my Documents folder, much less "mount an ISO image"? Thanks :)

[venluv]

Please this video explain the CD fixes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKanKWUMJpI - It works for me and I am not technical. :-) Enjoy!