Messiah2: on-off? Games don't load

[Serpent]

ok, i followed the messiah 2 usage instructions in the v7 install guide and i got the original dvd to play. But it was freezing, playing, freezing.

I also got the cd-r game to boot.

I got the original dvd ps2 game to boot. It worked fine for the game menu and the cutscene but froze when trying to load the game itself.

And NOW, i can't get anything to work again. WTF!