games on vista

[Guest]

hey everyone..i just ran into a problem...i have two computers with vista on
them.. i just bought a new game for my computer..need for speed carbon to be
persice. but when i install it and then i go to play it..it stops in the
middle of loading and tells me that the program well nfsc.exe has stopped
working... it does it on both vista computers. i tried it on my cousins XP pc
and it worked fine.. i am not sure if it is a vista thing but can anyone help
me please. thanks...

 

[John Inzer]

hey everyone..i just ran into a problem...i have two computers with
vista on them.. i just bought a new game for my computer..need for
speed carbon to be persice. but when i install it and then i go to
play it..it stops in the middle of loading and tells me that the
program well nfsc.exe has stopped working... it does it on both vista
computers. i tried it on my cousins XP pc and it worked fine.. i am
not sure if it is a vista thing but can anyone help me please.
thanks...

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Just wondering if you tried running
it in compatibility mode?

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[Guest]

Found this on the web, hope it helps some...

For all who got VISTA!!!
Go to carbon.exe or the shortcut then right click and chose “propertiesâ€
then under “run as†change capability to win 98 or 95 then itll work, until
you have completed 46-47 % of the game. Everybody who has completed 46-47 %
is wating for a solution.

 

[Guest]

Actually found this on the EA support site...

This game was created before Windows Vista was released. Unfortunately
Electronic Arts cannot guarantee compatibility with Windows Vista for all
games.

If you are having problems running a game, and you think it is related to
compatibility with Windows Vista, you can try to get the game to work by
running it in Compatibility Mode.

Right Click on the games desktop shortcut icon and choose Properties.
In the Properties Panel, click the Compatibility tab.
Place a check in the Compatibility Mode checkbox.
Choose Windows XP (Service Pack 2) In the mode box.
Click Apply to save your changes.
If you did not opt to have a desktop icon installed:

Find the game icon listed in your Games directory.
Right click on the game and click on Customize. This will bring up the
customize menu.
Select Play.
Select Edit.
This will bring up the Properties screen. Click the Compatibility tab.
Check run in compatibility mode and then choose Windows XP (or whatever
operating system the game was designed for).
Press Apply then press OK. You will be back at the customize menu.
Close the customize screen.
Now the game is configured to run in Compatibility mode.
Please note that this will only make the game run in Compatibility Mode if
you click on the shortcut that you set compatibility mode for. All other
shortcut icons (such as in your start menu) will have to have this changes
made as well.

If the game continues to fail, you may need to edit the run features of the
game to override User Account Control features in Vista.

Note: You will be altering OS security and Parental Controls when performing
the steps below. Please be aware that if you follow these steps, you will
need to contact Microsoft for further support.