Hi Guys:
I am pretty sure Aaron made it so that the disk has to be present to start the game. I will check with Aaron to make sure.
ME is always troublesome. I have ME on my laptop and hate it. Do you have the most recent Version, ie all patches?
I am sure this was tested under ME so the problem is probably local to your system, but I know that doesn't help much. After you try what has been suggested, and if still having problems, then go to our
Customer Support Centerand open a ticket. They are really good at this stuff.