I have been unable to install Fallout 3 on my Windows 7 PC with the disk. I received this error:

Feature transfer error

Feature: DefaultFeature

Component: Fallout 3

File: E:\data2.cab

Error: Data error (cyclic redundancy check)

I read in a Microsoft forum in a post from Microsoft (Praseetha K, 2011) that I should copy the disk to my hard drive and try to install from there. However, I received a similar error:

Can't read the source file or disk.

data2

Type: Cabinet File

Size: 5.24 GB

Microsoft suggested persons with this issue should seek aid from Bethesda in this instance.

It's my understanding that my disk may be scratched. Is there a work-around, such as a way of registering my disk so there is a digital back-up copy of the game?