well, as for buying backup copies, we have 4 games that can't be installed ~~ my original baldur's gate, thief gold and might & magic 6 and 7 are scratched. (these are some of my perennial faves that get pulled out once a year, for a fun filled 2 week family game fest.) we have tried every trick in the book, right down to taking them to a friend's rental store and having her clean them professionally ( like they do with the dvds that come back scratched up). that worked for awhile, but no more.
unfortunately, with the games, if the installation aborts because of problems or if it's impossible to install by copying ( because the files aren't inflated or whatever
) then i can't play them.
to you, i may be totally weird, but i don't care. [img]graemlins/headshake.gif[/img] i just like my stuff in good working order. you can make fun of me all you want, but it doesn't change the fact that, to me, certain things are worth the trouble. i love my entire library and take care of
everything in it, books included.