Final Fantasy 8 - NO CD. Where to?

[dump_german_guy]

Hi a few days ago, my game comes to me final fantasy 8, great I loved it on ps1 i don´t play it to the end...

now i have it but..

After i get it from ebay, i want to install it. So i put my the Install CD in my machine ok nothing happens, go in to the folder click on setup, nothing happens. A look in my taskmanager tells me nothing happens, no cpu running for the setup. Ok lets search for the reasons... nothing found some threads in other communitys but i found nothing what can help me. So i try myself, i installed it on a friends laptop and it works without problems you can play.... Ok i catch the install folder of the program also the reg in the windows registry, and try to let it run to my pc.

Something happend. After i correct the path of the game in the reg.

Eidos Brand played i think it works... the credits on the beginning, ok let´s rock i thought, than i want to start a new game, insert CD1 i put it in and than...

nothing happens...

the game bring me back to the desktop. hmm ok may registry problems, i changed the dataDrive to my cd drive. nothing happends. I also tried the nv-patch, the non nv-patch. the no-cds, i also try to make an image of my cd´s an try the stuff that you guys tell and mount it, nothing works. I change the settings for my graphic card (antialiasing....) I also check the settings for the game with different settings nothing helped. I tried to install directx 6.1 the CD has no scratches all is nice. But...

nothing happens...

The data from my friends laptop:
windows xp servicepack1
3,2 ghz
nvidia card

my data:
windows xp servicepack2
2,2ghz
nvidia ti 4200 8xAGP

is the Problem maybee xpsp2 / xpsp1 ?

Sorry for my bad english, maybe i'm realy a dump_german_guy from germany, greets to you guys and please help !