Ahoy there - welcome on board
This might sound stupid but... can your drive read pressed DVDs at all?
I read between your lines that you have a 1 disc version - this is only possible if it is an unofficial DVD conversion not a CD. It's simply impossible to stuff 6 CDs without serious ripping on one CD...
I suggest you checking out these pages (XP patches mainly but might help with ME, too):
http://www.gabrielknight2k.tk
http://home.earthlink.net/~infernofi...GKII_Setup.htm