MiniFreak

i'm not one for F1's or F2's - but this sort of read is great Its good to see interest in others progress - as noted under each listed driver above... good to see Mackers

is that - as you race or as you watch the replay?

if you can, move your files you want to keep from your pc - via your laptop - if you have setup workgroups etc... Using it this way means you are just accessing the files - not physically using the machine as such... retrieve what you can - then format as suggested... My missus got some warning pop up a few weeks back - i went through the resgistry - changed many values to dodgy messages with F's and C's written in place of the normal entries (helps vent frustrations and errors them when they try to run)... The next reboot had around 15-20 of my messages pop up before login screen - i conceeded defeat - removed the files i needed and re-installed from fresh full format... when you format - make 2 partitions - a large main one for programs and os - the 2nd smaller one for files, updates, patches - need to keep stuff... That way - if you need to format - you only do the program/os one - meaning installation is quicker... * this should not be treated as a back-up option - only as a means of quick repair - HDD's die - be prepared * ** Back-ups should be stored away on removed media and away from the machine ** *** if its crucial data - move a back-up to a trusted location - incase of fire (family, friends, work etc) *** as usual - this advice is always too late - but it helps for next time - virus's will never leave the net, information is empowerment and leads to money... basic supply n demand... I've now got my missus using a noddy account - with Run-As admin rarely used - even on certain icons which we know are safe... we ripped out most of the IE allows too... She gets many pop-ups when surfing - but now she reads them all and takes heed of my intruction... She lost about a gig of family photos... i've not told her about the back ups yet - letting her sweat it out I'm no expert, i only have 10 years commercial experience of support etc, but since the days of the XT 8086 and spectrum - i have been using pc's... I hope this helps lads, we've all had dodgy mails, files from both the net and from removable and bonners late at night - it's not easy to be problem free when surfing, but as the old rule says "Be good and safe or be extremely careful"... If it's free and shouldn't be - there can be hidden prices as described by this keygen housed trojan... keep your bits n bytes safe people... Mackers

they just burnt it out? what waste - you could easily fit 8 chavs in a nova - then a fire is worth it... ametuers...

well done fella - congrats

cool chap - credit where credit due n all that... Which bike you getting? I've got a few bikes myself, couple GSXR750's, GSX600F and a GS125... Got me missus through her CBT too - she'll be using the 125 for a year or so before we put her through her full test - then she'll use the 600f for another year or so - then she'll have a gixxer ready for her Maybe she'll be able to keep up then hehehe Cheers, Mackers

i find this totally amazing, having just read the post from top to bottom... as it draws close, it's adds to the anticipation, if it gets ready tonight - then it would remind me of drivers only starting the banger on a friday - working like mad, drinking tea - finishing it off at the track on sunday hehehe well done - awesome work - i tried making cars once - my spectrum had better made models than what i could do today hehehe... Great work - can't wait to have it on the grid... Also - i remember - what, back in '06? (i think) someone made 2 offline packs - full grid packs of unlimited RL skins - still today - it is my favourite offline pack... Think it was Mark - the photo guy (met him once at standlake i think)... If anyone could do another round of RL packs - i for sure would appreciate it... Rodder, i remember when i had to "convert" your skins for ya hehehe - man it looks like you have come a looong way since mate - simply superb skin chap - RL skins FTW Cheers Mackers

being the newer OS - vista has loads of weird stuff... everything is hiding under new names etc... It has 2 lots of program files, one called program files, the other is program files x86... more than likely due to its extra abilities and functions... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista for more info... I hope this helps, Mackers... PS i'll be sticking with me XP until everything i want to play is on vista... only then i might think about it hehehe baaaah to advances - baaah to it alllllll...

yeah - we got there in the end... after removing UAC - we removed everything - then put it back on - ran the updates - job done... we tried it everywhere - 1st without turning UAC off... when we turned it off - we put a copy in each - but 86 works... took most of the evening, he's moving tomorrow - so not sure how long til he has no net and when he'll have the net again... still... Think a sticky needs to be written up for vista users... basics are... turn UAC off... install game install patches try it out 1st time online - tell vista not to block... cos when i get another machine - it'll have vista and i'm sure to forget this... Cheers all, Mackers... PS i was helping him out via msn without having never SEEN or used vista before loool

ok - google helped on your seed of knowledge there... we disabled the UAC... But - still no banger mod... The car manager is working - its loading skins into the main dirtbanger folder - but it seems the mod - depsite installing - hasn't initialised... it has the correct ending on the target of the bangers icon... any ideas? We've even copied my install and pasted into his - same issue - manager works - but banger mod doesn't initialise... odd, i've moved the same install here from machine to machine - with out issue... it's something vista based... He is admin... Mackers...

well, we had a nightmare on his machine... we managed to get it all on there - patches run etc... when we launch the bangers icon - it seems to be loading nascar heat... no banger picture in the back ground... standard nascar... we've checked targets etc - both are the same endings as mine - although path is slightly different on my mates (vista)... we ran the patches correctly - the banger icons appears - the folder appears - everything looks good - but it just loads nascar screens... Nightmare... Any ideas, Mackers... PS what is UAC - user acceptence control or something? it did say it didn't trust much of what we were doing... i wonder if thats part of it - but i know naught on vista...

thats good stuff... I've seen a clip on you-tube that had commentary - i think it was even on TV... Does anyone know of a good place to buy the older footage on DVD? I'm interested in more of the 70's to 90's stuff, especially from Dover, Coombe Valley ; Essex, Arena ; London, Wimbo and Standlake tracks... I guess the track-websites are best - but i'm not sure... The only footage i have is the legendary "incoming series" done by the edit legend himself Flying Si... Unless someone wants an offsite storage area for their back-ups of their banger racing dvd's - i can assit Any team stuff would be good too... Team sites? Cheers, Mackers PS - if they can redo rambo and rocky - surely Si can rise again and make another trillogy <can't blame a man for trying>

lool @ the open door in 00:44ish... not to mention - glass - is that glass? i swear i saw a windscreen still in place... great to see tho... a pleasure... Well done fella, Mackers

Cheers Chap, He should be sorting it out this week - i'll keep you posted hehehe Cheers

Hi all, Does anyone know of bangers working with Vista? Got me mate interested in it - but he's got this dreaded vista... Fingers crossed someone has done it... Hope the multiplayer works too Cheers Mackers / MiniMack / MiniFreak