Authenticate Original Disc Retry Error?

RoeanStoll · Post by **RoeanStoll** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:22 am

I was wondering if anyone else experienced this problem and if there was any way to fix it: Each time I click on NWN2 on my desktop to start the program (disc inserted already), I get the error - 'could not authenticate original disc within time limit - retry? cancel?'. I then click retry and the game slowly loads. To me, it seems to take a much longer time than other games, such as Oblivion, but perhaps that is simply because of its large code - I don't know. If anyone could help me with this issue, I'd really appreciate it.

Magrus · Post by **Magrus** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 7:31 am

Your disc drive may be too old and slow. Or it could be old and dying. Or, the disc could be damaged.

swcarter · Post by **swcarter** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:43 pm

NWN2 just takes a long time to start up and load saves and make area transitions. That part, I think, is the same for everybody.

SWC

Ningengirai · Post by **Ningengirai** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 3:38 pm

Or it could be your disk drive trying to get past the copyright protection, which I know prevented a friend of mine from playing the game *at all*.

RoeanStoll · Post by **RoeanStoll** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 5:33 pm

Well, my CD drive isn't old. It's a XPS system. I don't know about the copyright protection. It always begins on the second try (retry). Odd.