renhoek - No all drives and dics are created equal. This is also compounded by the fact that you use your desktop drive more often than you laptop drive which increase it wear and tear.
The game disc itself will not have a perfect stamp of the original master too. Mos well know brand and new (as in not used too much) drives can compensate for this physical imperections.
In your case just ask the retailer if you can exchange your disc with another copy of King's Bounty. Any repectable retailer will obliege you in this manner.
Oh, if you happen to like watching VCDs/DVDs and used a lot of burned media (CDs/DVDs) you should consider getting a cheap working drive for that. And use a branded drive for gaming, software installation and burning only.
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