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03-01-2007
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| | nfs carbon not playing in vista I just tried to run EA's Need for speed carbon on my Vista rig...The message comes up " Please install correct cd or dvd " I have tried compatibility mode as well as disable themes even tried other parts of compatibility mode and no such luck...Other games play no problem in either DVD drive.....Any ideas ?? Running Vista business amd 3200 64 bit 2 gigs ddr500 pci 7900 gs Nvidia card 2 -160 gig sata drives in raid0 Thanks for any help Drew |
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03-01-2007
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| | Re: nfs carbon not playing in vista Actually I need to prove read better the message actually says " Please INSERT correct cd or dvd ".. "Drew" <sheba3169@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:CED6643E-8F9E-4E94-B0B0-50E4862E5D2B@microsoft.com... >I just tried to run EA's Need for speed carbon on my Vista rig...The >message comes up " Please install correct cd or dvd " I have tried >compatibility mode as well as disable themes even tried other parts of >compatibility mode and no such luck...Other games play no problem in either >DVD drive.....Any ideas ?? > > Running Vista business > amd 3200 64 bit > 2 gigs ddr500 > pci 7900 gs Nvidia card > 2 -160 gig sata drives in raid0 > > Thanks for any help Drew |
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03-01-2007
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| | Re: nfs carbon not playing in vista LOL did you copy over the crack? "Drew" <sheba3169@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:527A2A99-6B90-4FA0-ADE5-7FE933B3F3F2@microsoft.com... > Actually I need to prove read better the message actually says " Please > INSERT correct cd or dvd ".. > "Drew" <sheba3169@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message > news:CED6643E-8F9E-4E94-B0B0-50E4862E5D2B@microsoft.com... >>I just tried to run EA's Need for speed carbon on my Vista rig...The >>message comes up " Please install correct cd or dvd " I have tried >>compatibility mode as well as disable themes even tried other parts of >>compatibility mode and no such luck...Other games play no problem in >>either DVD drive.....Any ideas ?? >> >> Running Vista business >> amd 3200 64 bit >> 2 gigs ddr500 >> pci 7900 gs Nvidia card >> 2 -160 gig sata drives in raid0 >> >> Thanks for any help Drew > > |
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03-02-2007
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| | Re: nfs carbon not playing in vista "Drew" <sheba3169@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:527A2A99-6B90-4FA0-ADE5-7FE933B3F3F2@microsoft.com... > Actually I need to prove read better the message actually says " Please > INSERT correct cd or dvd ".. > "Drew" <sheba3169@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message > news:CED6643E-8F9E-4E94-B0B0-50E4862E5D2B@microsoft.com... >>I just tried to run EA's Need for speed carbon on my Vista rig...The >>message comes up " Please install correct cd or dvd " I have tried >>compatibility mode as well as disable themes even tried other parts of >>compatibility mode and no such luck...Other games play no problem in >>either DVD drive.....Any ideas ?? >> >> Running Vista business >> amd 3200 64 bit >> 2 gigs ddr500 >> pci 7900 gs Nvidia card >> 2 -160 gig sata drives in raid0 >> >> Thanks for any help Drew Umm, I have NFSC working fine on my Vista x64 RIG! Crimliar |
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03-02-2007
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| | RE: nfs carbon not playing in vista drew, i had the same exact problem with my computer. i am running vista home premium. what i did is changed the compatibility to Windows 98/ME. i see that u said you tried that. did u try exactly Windows 98/ME? It worked for me and now i have no problem at all. "Drew" wrote: > I just tried to run EA's Need for speed carbon on my Vista rig...The message > comes up " Please install correct cd or dvd " I have tried compatibility > mode as well as disable themes even tried other parts of compatibility mode > and no such luck...Other games play no problem in either DVD drive.....Any > ideas ?? > > Running Vista business > amd 3200 64 bit > 2 gigs ddr500 > pci 7900 gs Nvidia card > 2 -160 gig sata drives in raid0 > > Thanks for any help Drew > |
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03-03-2007
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| | Re: nfs carbon not playing in vista I did not exactly try 98/me but I will try that.....Thanks AJ "AJ" <AJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8AB0E1BB-351D-4970-A1DA-6173B1985F3D@microsoft.com... > drew, > i had the same exact problem with my computer. i am running vista home > premium. what i did is changed the compatibility to Windows 98/ME. i see > that u said you tried that. did u try exactly Windows 98/ME? It worked for > me > and now i have no problem at all. > > "Drew" wrote: > >> I just tried to run EA's Need for speed carbon on my Vista rig...The >> message >> comes up " Please install correct cd or dvd " I have tried compatibility >> mode as well as disable themes even tried other parts of compatibility >> mode >> and no such luck...Other games play no problem in either DVD >> drive.....Any >> ideas ?? >> >> Running Vista business >> amd 3200 64 bit >> 2 gigs ddr500 >> pci 7900 gs Nvidia card >> 2 -160 gig sata drives in raid0 >> >> Thanks for any help Drew >> |
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03-03-2007
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| | Re: nfs carbon not playing in vista In article <7952E9BE-E989-49D1-A07C-FCF826622B69@microsoft.com>, Drew says... > I did not exactly try 98/me but I will try > that.....Thanks AJ nVidia have just released new drivers which fixes a bug with NFSC: http://www.nvidia.com/object/vista_d...ws_030207.html -- Conor Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak......... |
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03-06-2007
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| | Re: nfs carbon not playing in vista You also might need to disable the intro movie. that did it for me. "Conor" wrote: > In article <7952E9BE-E989-49D1-A07C-FCF826622B69@microsoft.com>, Drew > says... > > I did not exactly try 98/me but I will try > > that.....Thanks AJ > > > nVidia have just released new drivers which fixes a bug with NFSC: > > http://www.nvidia.com/object/vista_d...ws_030207.html > > -- > Conor > > Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright > until you hear them speak......... > |
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04-01-2007
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| | Re: nfs carbon not playing in vista "thumpy" wrote: > You also might need to disable the intro movie. that did it for me. > > "Conor" wrote: > > > In article <7952E9BE-E989-49D1-A07C-FCF826622B69@microsoft.com>, Drew > > says... > > > I did not exactly try 98/me but I will try > > > that.....Thanks AJ > > > > > > nVidia have just released new drivers which fixes a bug with NFSC: > > > > http://www.nvidia.com/object/vista_d...ws_030207.html > > > > -- > > Conor > > > > Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright > > until you hear them speak......... > > download no dvd patch from gamecopyworld for whichever version you are using, follow instructions in downloaded file, and then run NFSC in (98/ME) compatability mode, works in all versions |
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