Ten years later, Alex booted up his modern PC. He opened Steam, clicked 'Play' on a game that lived in the cloud, and forgot that he ever had to pretend his computer had a DVD-ROM. But somewhere, deep in the archives of the internet, that error message remained—a digital tombstone for the age of physical media.
: If you have a digital copy of the game (an .iso file), you can "mount" it to create a virtual drive that the game recognizes as a physical disc. In Windows 10 or later, right-click the .iso file and select Mount .
Assign it a letter (e.g., D:, E:) that isn't currently in use. Summary Checklist via Daemon Tools or Windows. Replace .exe with a No-CD crack. Run as Administrator and in Windows 7 compatibility mode. Update to v1.01 (or later) patch.
This error occurs when the game’s security check (SecuROM) fails to locate the physical installation disk or a valid virtual mount. Even if you have the game installed, modern PCs—which frequently lack optical drives—cannot satisfy the game’s requirement for a CD/DVD-ROM. i--- Pes 2014 No Cd Dvd-rom Drive Found
When Konami released PES 2014, the PC retail edition relied on disc-checking mechanisms. Every time you launch pes2014.exe , the executable queries your hardware for a physical optical drive containing the authorized game disc.
Right-click the (or the pes2014.exe file inside the game installation folder). Select Properties from the context menu. Navigate to the Compatibility tab.
Sometimes the initial installation is faulty. Installing the game, then immediately applying official Konami updates (Patches 1.01-1.07) and the DLC files can fix the issue. The newer patches often mitigate the strictness of the original DRM checks. 5. Disable Virtual Drive Programs Ten years later, Alex booted up his modern PC
If you prefer not to use a crack, you can emulate the physical DVD drive using software like or Alcohol 120% . This creates a virtual drive on your computer that the game will recognize as a real one. You then "mount" a small file called a mini-image , which tricks the game into thinking the original disc is inserted.
Windows 10 and 11 often lack the necessary drivers to support older DRM schemes like SecuROM or Safedisc, leading to a failure in drive recognition.
Extract the downloaded No-CD ZIP file and drag the modified pes2014.exe directly into your main installation folder. : If you have a digital copy of the game (an
If you have your original disc, simply buy an external DVD drive. They cost $15–$30. Plug it in, insert the disc, and the game will launch. This is the only method that keeps the original copy protection intact.
After installing everything in the _CommonRedist folder, restart your computer and try launching the game again.
When Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 launched, it relied on a physical DVD to verify ownership. Launching the executable file ( pes2014.exe ) triggers a security check that searches for specific encryption sectors on your disc drive. Modern PCs encounter this error due to: