SOS Richard Burns Rally (RBR) fails to play on Windows Vista

1100D · 4th December 2007, 22:54

RBR, though succesfully installed, fails to play (Gets into infinite thinking mode on asking to play) on my newly acquired windows vista laptop. (It meets all the system requirements RAM, VRAM etc apart from the OS).

Any tricks?

diabloo · 4th December 2007, 23:10

Right-click on RBR & select 'Run As Administrator'. See it works.

1100D · 5th December 2007, 01:26

Ok figured it out!

Vista has this UAC (User Account Control) which has to be disabled to play most sim games.

To Disable UAC, in the Start search window (which doubles up as RUN command window as in other OS's), run the MSCONFIG (Just type MSCONFIG and hit enter)

On the configuration screen go to the tools tab, scroll down to the row "Disable User Account Control". Select the row and hit the "Launch" Button. A command screen will open up and after the command prompt appears, you can safely close the screen. Now close the Configuration screen and restart.

It works.

Mods please close this thread.

tsk1979 · 5th December 2007, 11:10

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4th December 2007, 22:54	#1
1100D Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 4,390 Thanked: 4,117 Times View My Garage	SOS Richard Burns Rally (RBR) fails to play on Windows Vista RBR, though succesfully installed, fails to play (Gets into infinite thinking mode on asking to play) on my newly acquired windows vista laptop. (It meets all the system requirements RAM, VRAM etc apart from the OS). Any tricks?
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4th December 2007, 23:10	#2
diabloo BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 1,480 Thanked: 17 Times	Right-click on RBR & select 'Run As Administrator'. See it works.
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5th December 2007, 01:26	#3
1100D Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 4,390 Thanked: 4,117 Times View My Garage	Ok figured it out! Vista has this UAC (User Account Control) which has to be disabled to play most sim games. To Disable UAC, in the Start search window (which doubles up as RUN command window as in other OS's), run the MSCONFIG (Just type MSCONFIG and hit enter) On the configuration screen go to the tools tab, scroll down to the row "Disable User Account Control". Select the row and hit the "Launch" Button. A command screen will open up and after the command prompt appears, you can safely close the screen. Now close the Configuration screen and restart. It works. Mods please close this thread.
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5th December 2007, 11:10	#4
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,695 Thanked: 23,484 Times View My Garage	Note from mod, thread closed
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