can't even install GRID on Vista 64Bit (SP1)

[GER]Sk0rp · 30-05-2008, 10:26 PM

Hello,
My first Question is:
Does GRID support or does GRID NOT support Vista /btw. XP 64 bit Operation Systems. In the sys. req. there is only written xp/vista without an further description.

I tried the demo version of the game and enjoyed it. So I decided to buy the game, but now I can't even install the game.
Vista says: ...the version of the file isn't compatible with the running Windows-Vista version...
(Sorry, thats not the original message; i translated the main part from german; hopefully you could understand it

)

Anybody knows how to fix that?
Would be nice CM could define the sys. req. it a bit finer next time.

Greetings

[GER]Sk0rp · 31-05-2008, 07:54 AM

push...

I tried to install the demo again...it works without any problems
Any suggestst how to install the Full Version of GRID?

jigglybean · 31-05-2008, 08:06 AM

Have you uninstalled the demo? If not see how that goes. Do you have the User Account Control (UAC) active? Check in the security settings and turn this off, if you do. You will need to reboot after doing that.

See how that goes. I have Ultimate 64 edition and the game is flawless, so yes it works with Vista 64 bit

[GER]Sk0rp · 31-05-2008, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jigglybean

Have you uninstalled the demo? If not see how that goes.

Yes I tried, no success.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jigglybean

Do you have the User Account Control (UAC) active? Check in the security settings and turn this off, if you do. You will need to reboot after doing that.

No success, too

Quote:

Originally Posted by jigglybean

See how that goes. I have Ultimate 64 edition and the game is flawless, so yes it works with Vista 64 bit

Here i`m running Vista Business 64 Bit (german version)

It seems like Windows blocks the execution of the setup.exe before the setup.exe could load any code.

I found that issue on googlesearch: It said that this could happen if you're trying to install old games like "Z" or "Max Payne". But GRID isn't an old game anyway. A Solution would be great!

jigglybean · 31-05-2008, 03:08 PM

Do you have the User Account Control (UAC) active? What about that? If its on, turn it off, reboot and it should work

[GER]Sk0rp · 31-05-2008, 03:57 PM

My sentence: "No success, too" was the answer to your "Do you have the User Account Control (UAC) active?". There for I used the quotations.
I deactivated it, restarted my pc and then I tried it; but without success. ;(
Seems to will never work here ;(

Plowking · 31-05-2008, 04:20 PM

Is it possible to attempt installing the game by right clicking the setup exe and selecting 'run as administrator'

If no luck, try installing the game again but using compatibility mode to change to xp when running the set up exe.

[GER]Sk0rp · 31-05-2008, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Plowking

Is it possible to attempt installing the game by right clicking the setup exe and selecting 'run as administrator'

If no luck, try installing the game again but using compatibility mode to change to xp when running the set up exe.

Yeah, I tryied that before.
If I do the "run as administrator" thing, windows says me somethink like "setup.exe not found".
In compatibility mode there is the other failuremessage

AssA2k1 · 31-05-2008, 09:31 PM

sounds like the disc / drive... (or image?

)... is broken... can you open any file on the disc? like the readme?

jigglybean · 31-05-2008, 10:24 PM

Where did you download the game from [GER]SkOrp? as it could be a corrupt file causing this error. My install was flawless on Ultimate 64 bit Vista

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Plowking Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ireland Posts: 213	Is it possible to attempt installing the game by right clicking the setup exe and selecting 'run as administrator' If no luck, try installing the game again but using compatibility mode to change to xp when running the set up exe. __________________ RIG: Vista Ult. 32 bit AMD X2 6000+ 3.0ghz 4 GIG DDR2 RAM Geforce 8800GTX 768 X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Fatal1ty Pro 19 inch widescreen

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31-05-2008, 07:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
[GER]Sk0rp Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 17	push... I tried to install the demo again...it works without any problems Any suggestst how to install the Full Version of GRID?

31-05-2008, 08:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
jigglybean Ex-Senior Community Manager Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,504	Have you uninstalled the demo? If not see how that goes. Do you have the User Account Control (UAC) active? Check in the security settings and turn this off, if you do. You will need to reboot after doing that. See how that goes. I have Ultimate 64 edition and the game is flawless, so yes it works with Vista 64 bit

31-05-2008, 03:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
jigglybean Ex-Senior Community Manager Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,504	Do you have the User Account Control (UAC) active? What about that? If its on, turn it off, reboot and it should work

31-05-2008, 03:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
[GER]Sk0rp Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 17	My sentence: "No success, too" was the answer to your "Do you have the User Account Control (UAC) active?". There for I used the quotations. I deactivated it, restarted my pc and then I tried it; but without success. ;( Seems to will never work here ;(

31-05-2008, 09:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
AssA2k1 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 16	sounds like the disc / drive... (or image? )... is broken... can you open any file on the disc? like the readme?

31-05-2008, 10:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
jigglybean Ex-Senior Community Manager Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,504	Where did you download the game from [GER]SkOrp? as it could be a corrupt file causing this error. My install was flawless on Ultimate 64 bit Vista