NFS: Carbon

>
>
> You can do either one of two things. 1st is that you can rename the movies
> dir to something else. This means you wont see some movies. Or you can set
> the exe to win98me compatability mode.
>
> Ken
>
>
>
> "zetex" <yz83qq@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:08A0B8CA-5323-43A2-B898-D368E4A4A1CA@microsoft.com...

>> First day with my Vista, after having a little fun with World of
>> Warcraft, I installed my recently bought NFS:C, but to my amazment, it
>> installed but failed to run.
>>
>> On thought it might need a patch, a trip to EA, downloaded the 1.3 patch,
>> wacked it on, again after the EA logo it quits the program and Vista
>> reported the program is not working and the same advice to solve the
>> problem and close or just close. Well worth a try I thought, I clicked on
>> the Solve problem button but no luck. Anyone have the same problem? or is
>> it just me.
>>
>> My PC spec is rated 4.2, and I think it's half decent enought to run
>> NFS:C, can anyone shed some light on the matter?

>

> thanx for the great tip, both works. now i'm really confused, so what is
> wrong with it? if codec wise, shouldn't it perform the same under anything
> window?
>
> i mean i've even tried running it under Win XP compatability mode and it
> wouldn't work.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken" <notforu@sothere.com>
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.games
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 9:07 PM
> Subject: Re: Carbon
>
>

>>
>>
>> You can do either one of two things. 1st is that you can rename the
>> movies dir to something else. This means you wont see some movies. Or you
>> can set the exe to win98me compatability mode.
>>
>> Ken
>>
>>
>>
>> "zetex" <yz83qq@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:08A0B8CA-5323-43A2-B898-D368E4A4A1CA@microsoft.com...

>>> First day with my Vista, after having a little fun with World of
>>> Warcraft, I installed my recently bought NFS:C, but to my amazment, it
>>> installed but failed to run.
>>>
>>> On thought it might need a patch, a trip to EA, downloaded the 1.3
>>> patch, wacked it on, again after the EA logo it quits the program and
>>> Vista reported the program is not working and the same advice to solve
>>> the problem and close or just close. Well worth a try I thought, I
>>> clicked on the Solve problem button but no luck. Anyone have the same
>>> problem? or is it just me.
>>>
>>> My PC spec is rated 4.2, and I think it's half decent enought to run
>>> NFS:C, can anyone shed some light on the matter?

>>

>

> Would'nt have a clue. I only found out three days ago or so myself on how
> to get it working. You couldnt get it to work at all under win xp? Thats
> odd
>
> Ken
>
>
> "zetex" <yz83qq@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uaS1pvGQHHA.3668@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> thanx for the great tip, both works. now i'm really confused, so what is
>> wrong with it? if codec wise, shouldn't it perform the same under
>> anything
>> window?
>>
>> i mean i've even tried running it under Win XP compatability mode and it
>> wouldn't work.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ken" <notforu@sothere.com>
>> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.games
>> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 9:07 PM
>> Subject: Re: Carbon
>>
>>

>>>
>>>
>>> You can do either one of two things. 1st is that you can rename the
>>> movies dir to something else. This means you wont see some movies. Or
>>> you can set the exe to win98me compatability mode.
>>>
>>> Ken
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "zetex" <yz83qq@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:08A0B8CA-5323-43A2-B898-D368E4A4A1CA@microsoft.com...
>>>> First day with my Vista, after having a little fun with World of
>>>> Warcraft, I installed my recently bought NFS:C, but to my amazment, it
>>>> installed but failed to run.
>>>>
>>>> On thought it might need a patch, a trip to EA, downloaded the 1.3
>>>> patch, wacked it on, again after the EA logo it quits the program and
>>>> Vista reported the program is not working and the same advice to solve
>>>> the problem and close or just close. Well worth a try I thought, I
>>>> clicked on the Solve problem button but no luck. Anyone have the same
>>>> problem? or is it just me.
>>>>
>>>> My PC spec is rated 4.2, and I think it's half decent enought to run
>>>> NFS:C, can anyone shed some light on the matter?
>>>

>>

>

> no i mean under vista's winxp (sp2) compatability mode.
>
> my old winxp works fine.
>
> well thanx anyway =)
>
> "Ken" <notforu@sothere.com> wrote in message
> news:uWt%23T0GQHHA.1248@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>> Would'nt have a clue. I only found out three days ago or so myself on how
>> to get it working. You couldnt get it to work at all under win xp? Thats
>> odd
>>
>> Ken
>>
>>
>> "zetex" <yz83qq@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:uaS1pvGQHHA.3668@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> thanx for the great tip, both works. now i'm really confused, so what is
>>> wrong with it? if codec wise, shouldn't it perform the same under
>>> anything
>>> window?
>>>
>>> i mean i've even tried running it under Win XP compatability mode and it
>>> wouldn't work.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ken" <notforu@sothere.com>
>>> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.vista.games
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 9:07 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Carbon
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You can do either one of two things. 1st is that you can rename the
>>>> movies dir to something else. This means you wont see some movies. Or
>>>> you can set the exe to win98me compatability mode.
>>>>
>>>> Ken
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "zetex" <yz83qq@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:08A0B8CA-5323-43A2-B898-D368E4A4A1CA@microsoft.com...
>>>>> First day with my Vista, after having a little fun with World of
>>>>> Warcraft, I installed my recently bought NFS:C, but to my amazment, it
>>>>> installed but failed to run.
>>>>>
>>>>> On thought it might need a patch, a trip to EA, downloaded the 1.3
>>>>> patch, wacked it on, again after the EA logo it quits the program and
>>>>> Vista reported the program is not working and the same advice to solve
>>>>> the problem and close or just close. Well worth a try I thought, I
>>>>> clicked on the Solve problem button but no luck. Anyone have the same
>>>>> problem? or is it just me.
>>>>>
>>>>> My PC spec is rated 4.2, and I think it's half decent enought to run
>>>>> NFS:C, can anyone shed some light on the matter?
>>>>
>>>

>>

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