DanSkin Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 (edited) Hopefully the F stands for final (if you've been following the 1 or 2.. or 6 versions of this patch you'll know what I mean), so barring any untowards problems we'll be running with v1255f henceforth. Please see http://www.rfactor.net for the download links! Head over to http://rfactorcentral.com/detail.cfm?ID=rF...%201255%20Patch to read stuff that is said over there about updating. Don't blame me if your computer bursts into flames, or your house falls down (or more likely your rfactor install messes up... ) because you didn't read the advice, hehe. You need to reactivate the game after it's installed apparently, to do this you will need your original email from them with the code... In the event you no longer have this email... head over to this page on the Trymedia website: http://csc.trymedia.com/csc/question/publi...=0_1/index.html Enter the email address you used when you bought the game, and it will resend the activation code. Edited October 14, 2007 by DanSkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikard Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 You need to reactivate the game after it's installed apparently, to do this you will need your original email from them with the code As you know when you buy the licence to run the full game you get 5 free "re-activations" now due to problems with my PC I'm now down to my last one before shelling out another £25 So if I install this patch does this count as one of the 5 activations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scrapman53 Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Yes it does count as 1 activation Rikard. But if you Email trymedia, they will give you more activations. I'm on my second batch of 5 now as I've had various PC problems and new hardware in the past. I didn't realise at first, but if you're only formatting your harddrive and not adding a new one or new motherboard etc, that you can back up your licence and put it back in when you reinstall rFactor and it doesn't cost you an activation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcG Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 You need to reactivate the game after it's installed apparently, to do this you will need your original email from them with the code As you know when you buy the licence to run the full game you get 5 free "re-activations" now due to problems with my PC I'm now down to my last one before shelling out another £25 So if I install this patch does this count as one of the 5 activations? see this thread: http://forum.rscnet.org/showthread.php?t=298824 I believe that when you run out, you e-mail them and they send you more free activations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rikard Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Thanks for the quick responses guys, very helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splinter Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 I am not sure if I am down to my last activation (or used it already), I dont want to risk installing in case I am then stuck for tonight's meeting. Can we still use the v1250 tonight without conflict? And do we download the full update or the .exe only...what's the difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumbstick Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Can we still use the v1250 tonight without conflict? No you will need to be on 1255 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splinter Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Ok I have updated. I do not actually think it uses one of your activations anyway, it is a 'Free' Activation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruiz 136 Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 I'm having problems with updating, I have downloaded the 1255F patch and extracted the files, but when I try to run the rfactor and rfactor dedictated installers from the extracted folder It says this: [attachmentid=20295] [attachmentid=20296] Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasser233 Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 Move those 2 folders and the 2 exe's directly to your c:/program files/rFactor folder...then run rFactor. you have to reactivate it so have your emails and activation number ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruiz 136 Posted October 20, 2007 Report Share Posted October 20, 2007 Thanks Grasser Seems so simple now Just e-mailing them to get my activation code as I seem to have lost it, unsurpisingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza290 Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 I've updated with the 1255F patch but I have a problem. The game loads up fine and I can race offline no problem but I cant connect online to anygame, it justs says 'Timed out'. went back to the loading screen and it says V.1255 but should it have the F on the end? Cheers for any info, Dazza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALi P Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Dont know about the potential disasters you listed Danskin, but having loaded the new patch when I go to load R factor it takes an extraordinary amount of time to load the game, can take a couple of minutes whilst the puter seems to be searching, but once loaded seems to function ok. Before I go and buy my way out of trouble I have attached screen shots showing puter spec, and graphic card spec. Could this be a contributing factor for the problems I have outlined above, or is there something else I can check? Thanks in advance for any help or advice. ALi ap_system_2.doc ap_system.doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumbstick Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Sounds like you dont have version F of the patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew413 Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Been reading through a thread on the patch on the racesimcentral forums - lost of people were having problems with 1255 being very slow to start, then to connect to servers. Turns out that some firewalls see it as a new program because the filesize is bigger, so check your firewalls are allowing the new rfactor file through correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALi P Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Matthew Tried this and hey presto it fires up straight away. Cheers for help m8, exactly the type of information I was looking for. I have got spyware doctor and I must admit it does seem to strangle the life out of everything now I come to think about it. Just got to try it connecting on line as it where ALi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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