Need confirm

[S77th-konkussion]

As indicated in my "computer is dead" thread I have a new rig coming. I know I have to buy FC again- but- not sure about the the procedure now that Vista is involved..

 

 

VISTA

 

Re purchase FC, get new activation number.

 

Reinstall 1.0 & 1.1 BUT- do I activate the game in Vista or do I patch up to 1.12b First and then activate it?

 

I remember there was a Vista driver for SF, but I'm not sure if I need to run that or not now that "b" was out.

 

Thanks..

[S77th-GOYA]

Have you used up all your activations from when FC first came out?

 

If not, there shouldn't be a reason to buy it again.

[Fjordmonkey]

The last patch for FC should sort out the Vista-issues, as far as I've been told. If not, StarForce has an updated driver-package for Vista on their website. I had to install that one to get TOCA Race Driver III to work.

[Highwayman-Ed]

I did have to install the starforce drivers with 1.12a, sorry, I haven't tried with 1.12b.

 

I didn't have to activate until the first time I ran lock on which was at 1.12a. Which is when I remembered that I had to get the Starforce drivers :(

 

I think they may only be required for the 64bit version of Vista though.... Not sure....

 

And yeah, you shouldn't have to buy it again... I used all my activations up swapping back and forth between Vista and XP when Vista was first out (restoring the reg backup didn't work in Vista for some reason with the activation), so ED sent me a new one...

[S77th-konkussion]

Have you used up all your activations from when FC first came out?

 

If not, there shouldn't be a reason to buy it again.

 

Really? I didn't think I could switch it to a new rig.. OK cool.

 

The last patch for FC should sort out the Vista-issues, as far as I've been told. If not, StarForce has an updated driver-package for Vista on their website. I had to install that one to get TOCA Race Driver III to work.

 

Yes- but- once I get FC 1.1 back on the machine- must I activate FC 1.1 with SF before continuing on to 1.12b- or can I just continue on and patch to 1.12b and be good to go?

[DancinBear]

This might help from LockOn files - Lock On FC under VISTA Lock On does run well on Vista and those wanting to upgrade, can do it with ease and run Lock On as before, but will need to accept some serious problems with 3rd party software such as Modman, which does not work under Vista neither in its 5 nor in 6 Beta13 versions, SAITEK owners now have a new SST SOFTWARE BETA FOR VISTA , but it won’t be able to run old profiles until a migration tool is made available. Eagle Dynamics has released a patch 1.12b meant to provide compatibility with VISTA as 1.12a does not run under VISTA . Even so you will still need to get a driver update from STARFORCE, as sooner than later the Starforce driver will be disabled by Vista due to incompatibility.

I did NOT encounter any issues with Starforce, I installed it on a new laptop, which came with VISTA Business 32 pre-installed. There may be issues with Sound and GPU drivers that need to be addressed.

- A quick Install Guide

If you had a fully working FC 1.12a copy – and want to upgrade to Vista, in view of Modman inability to install any mods, keep your old copy of Lock On 1.1 by renaming it, then you can later copy the BAZAR, ME, CONFIG and SOUNDS folders and paste it in your new install, this will allow you to have all the Mods without having to go through a manual install for each mod.

Installing FC on Vista requires a clean 1.00 install and then over it the 1.1 FC install.

After doing this and BEFORE you continue, load FC for the first time for Starforce to try (it won’t) to register your copy, now you should update it first with the 1.12b PATCH and then do the STARFORCE DRIVER UPDATE and you are ready to go – load FC again and Starforce will run and enable your copy.

Remember to use an utility called Savekeys found at ED site to avoid having to register again and that you need to have admin privileges to edit files etc.

If you installed VISTA, share with us your experience in our FORUMS : we will weep and rejoice with you.

 

 

 

Good luck!

[Aeroscout]

Nothing wrong with vista, just install latest patch/ starforce drivers (If necessary) ad run as admin. Even though I have 1.12b, i still also run the compatibility mode for XP SP2. (this is found in properties when right clicking on the desktop icon. go to the compatibility tab.)