Maxtor you're a genius... tried all other methods including the images and nothing but as soon as i changed the file name to Disk1Check OLD.EXE and tried to run the game from the installs shortcut an install box came up and requested both the disks... install finished game started... when i looked in the directory again it had created a new Disk1Check.EXE but the game now works all the time. Many thanks not sure if i need a no-cd crack now
Peace