MiniFreak Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wee dode Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 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 Run and install both the car manager and game as run as administrator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniFreak Posted April 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Cheers Chap, He should be sorting it out this week - i'll keep you posted hehehe Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
632jas Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 my brothers doesnt work for pudding. i really cant work it out he has a compaq latop with vista home premium. any clues anyone? many thanks and good luck wiht your mate PC =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest minikidx14 Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 I am using vista on an acer laptop and it works fine. all i neaded to do was turn off UAC. Minikid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniFreak Posted April 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniFreak Posted April 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 did you install the game directory etc under program files (x86) or just program files... mine wouldnt work on normal so put it in x86 and worked pukka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest minikidx14 Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Have you tryed running it as administrator? it works fine for me on vista home premium Have you tryed a different mod? such as hotrods or f1s? Minikid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniFreak Posted April 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
632jas Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 (edited) whats this 86 thingy? and where ca i find it? excuse my idiotness thanks Jason Edited April 19, 2008 by 632jas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniFreak Posted April 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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