help with carbon!

[nabil]

hey..
i bought a new computer just to play nfs carbon and now it wont work..
i installed it alright and it asked for sum dll file so i downloaded dat too and then when i double click on the nfsc.exe icon i get da followin error msg:

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/2629/errorib6.jpg

My system specs r:

Pentium IV 3Ghz HT
Intel DG965RY chipset
Geforce 7200 GS graphics
DDR2 1GB ram
n enough of space

I would greatly appreciate help frm u guyz.
thanx

P.S. I know that this question was asked before in this forum but i think my problem is different...

[nabil]

kaatawath danne nedda?? :sad:

[lahirumam]

did u try re-installing??

[nabil]

did u try re-installing??
yea twice

[Tissaka]

machoo.. onboard da vga?

[nabil]

machoo.. onboard da vga?
nae ban.. wenama.. Geforce 7200 GS 256 mb

[fazaal24]

Something in the VGA...make sure u hav the latest Drivers...

[nabil]

Something in the VGA...make sure u hav the latest Drivers...
yea i installed the drivers which came with da card.. ill try da latest stuff. thanx man

[fazaal24]

yea i installed the drivers which came with da card.. ill try da latest stuff. thanx man

oki...i googled....most issues were ok when the latest drivers were installed..r u using Vista?..the latest drivers r available in nvidia.com

[fazaal24]

Here's a quote



It’s really sad that games being released so close to the “Vista Epoch” are not vista compatible. It makes me wonder what the game developers are thinking. Sure I was able to get the game to run, but it took some tweaking and lots of trial/error.
Besides the crashing, even on XP, the game really stinks. The graphics have not improved much, and for some reason it won’t let me enable anti-aliasing. Good thing ATi lets me force AA on. I’m going to sit down tonight and play through the game, and maybe update this mini-review if it gets better, but what I saw a few minutes ago did not look very promising.
Update: 11-24-2006
I’ve noticed a lot of hits to this small article, and all the search engine terms point to people having trouble running Need For Speed: Carbon on Vista. The solution is quite easy.
Go find the .exe file in the programs folder. Right click on it and select properties. Next, click the compatibility tab and select the Windows 98 option. Any other version of Windows compatibility do not work correctly. This did fix a problem with the game crashing, but it does not fix the problem with memory programs coded into the game. I am still waiting for a patch from EA to resolve this problem. Let me know if you have any other troubles and I might be able to assist you.
Update: 11-25-2006
By the looks of it, EA has realeased a patch for Carbon, but does not fix any of the real problems.
This patch has been released to address the following issues:

Client side EA Messenger crash
EA Nation registration email field character limit to small for larger email addresses
EA Nation registration CD Key field character limit issue
Issue pertaining to launching Need for Speed Carbon PCCD
Incorrect car names appearing in the Pursuit Tag leaderboards All issues above will be resolved by installing the Need for Speed Carbon PCCD Patch.
Wow! EA sure did a wonderful job making the game run right. I will be sure to buy the next installment in the Need For Speed series.
Update: 12-29-2006
Thanks to Denzo for pointing out that if you rename the MOVIES folder in the Need For Speed Carbon program folder, the game will run flawlessly. You won’t get the pre-rendered videos, but you also won’t have to use the Win/98 compatibility mode. I just tested it and it runs very smoothly on Vista. I should point out that the videos need to be updated by EA if they are the problem.

[nabil]

oki...i googled....most issues were ok when the latest drivers were installed..r u using Vista?..the latest drivers r available in nvidia.com
no machan im using xp service pack 2

[wapw]

It seems that some other software installed in your machine preventing your Game. You can do one thing if you like.

Uninstall all software installed in the machine, Clean the registry, Repair or reinstall Windows and drivers and reinstall NFS.

[fazaal24]

Well make sure you have the latest game patches and reinstall the latest ATI drivers being the 6.10 version ..But whn doing so do this :

Installing Graphic card driver efficiently!!! When you Update your graphics cards drivers theres ways that you should go about it. Follow these simple steps below.

1.Download and install ''Driver Cleaner'' Here:
http://www.drivercleaner.net/professional.html
2.Uninstall your Current Display drivers such as your ''ATI'' or ''Nvidia'' drivers.
3.Now run ''Driver cleaner'' and depending on the Drivers you have you will have to select either ''ATI'' or ''Nvidia'' from the drop down menu. Only select the main title of the driver in the drop down such as just ''ATI'' or ''Nvidia''
4.Once you have selected Your driver click on the ''Start'' button and this will now start the driver cleaning process. ( Do this twice to be sure )
5.Now reboot your system and Download the latest Nvidia or ATI and go ahead and install them.

[nabil]

da first thing i put after the OS on my computer was carbon

[nabil]

Well make sure you have the latest game patches and reinstall the latest ATI drivers being the 6.10 version ..But whn doing so do this :

Installing Graphic card driver efficiently!!! When you Update your graphics cards drivers theres ways that you should go about it. Follow these simple steps below.

1.Download and install ''Driver Cleaner'' Here:
http://www.drivercleaner.net/professional.html
2.Uninstall your Current Display drivers such as your ''ATI'' or ''Nvidia'' drivers.
3.Now run ''Driver cleaner'' and depending on the Drivers you have you will have to select either ''ATI'' or ''Nvidia'' from the drop down menu. Only select the main title of the driver in the drop down such as just ''ATI'' or ''Nvidia''
4.Once you have selected Your driver click on the ''Start'' button and this will now start the driver cleaning process. ( Do this twice to be sure )
5.Now reboot your system and Download the latest Nvidia or ATI and go ahead and install them.
ela i ll try this now..
thanx 4 da trouble taken

[nabil]

machan i know this is lame but wat r all these 32 bit n 64 but thins in front of OSs??