The game was released in '06 and should have no problem on Win7. I have an earlier LOTR ( '03) that runs well on Win7. - Will the disk load if you go to Start > Computer and double click on the icon for the DVD/CD drive ? - Another option is to leave the disk in the drive, reboot and try launching the game again. - You could also try the Mr. Fixit below - http://support.microsoft.com/mats/cd_dvd..