Do you own any of these games?
If so, you may want to read this:
Broadband Reports
I know I had alot of problems when I patch Civilization III. After patching it keeps asking for me to insert the CD, even though it's already in the drive. I tried installing from my CD and DVD drive and I got the same problem. I just didn't install the Play The World patch since I don't play online, but these copy protectin 'schemes' suck!!