[jivemi]

Many thanks Don for your kind attention and precise explication. For something so relatively minor you've gone far beyond the call of duty. Very surprising to see what the real "culprit" was.

BTW in MY defence for not having the CD it's 'cuz of various factors, such as:

1) Methods of payment--don't have a Stateside bank account, dollar checks from here can take months to clear, and PayPal is beyond my (or my sons') ken.
2) Local customs is not always cooperative and delivery charges can be exorbitant.
3) Getting most any older game to work on Windows 10 is challenge enough. Whether or not the disc would make it harder is something this grizzled geezer would prefer not to chance.

Nothing like rationalizations to ease the guilt of a Cheap Charlie, eh? Anyway it's a great game which deserves the support of anyone who enjoys it; here's hoping intangible contributions are compensation enough.