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rFactor reinstall - braindead setup

Ronald Stoeh

rFactor reinstall - braindead setup

by Ronald Stoeh » Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:35:19

Hi!

I just have to vent...

Only for GTR2 and rFactor I bought a shiny new PC. Installed GTR2,
copied my old installation including addons over it and had fun
with amazing frame rates... ;)

Then I tried rFactor. I installed the SetupUpdate1150, aborted the
DirectX install, and... rfactor.exe didn't make a peep. I installed
the first, really old setup, it works. Hey, I want to drive the new

I had one desperate idea. Hey, maybe this stupid setup treats the
DirectX install as NOT optional (well, 100% of all game setups I know
consider it optional!).

Reinstall, don't abort DirectX install, voila, rFactor works again!!!

Holy crap!

Okay, I feel better now...

ronny

Larr

rFactor reinstall - braindead setup

by Larr » Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:42:50

I think there are about 4086 different versions of DirectX 9.0c have been
released.

I always let directx install from a game.  The installer is smart enough to
know when to leave it alone.

-Larry


> Hi!

> I just have to vent...

> Only for GTR2 and rFactor I bought a shiny new PC. Installed GTR2,
> copied my old installation including addons over it and had fun
> with amazing frame rates... ;)

> Then I tried rFactor. I installed the SetupUpdate1150, aborted the
> DirectX install, and... rfactor.exe didn't make a peep. I installed
> the first, really old setup, it works. Hey, I want to drive the new

> I had one desperate idea. Hey, maybe this stupid setup treats the
> DirectX install as NOT optional (well, 100% of all game setups I know
> consider it optional!).

> Reinstall, don't abort DirectX install, voila, rFactor works again!!!

> Holy crap!

> Okay, I feel better now...

> ronny

==--=

rFactor reinstall - braindead setup

by ==--= » Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:36:29

Ron

rFactor's 1050 version REQUIRES 9.0c July point release (iirc - could have
been sept. version). - any version before that will not work for 1050 - but
I guess you know that now.  ;)

Cheers
==--==


> Hi!

> I just have to vent...

> Only for GTR2 and rFactor I bought a shiny new PC. Installed GTR2,
> copied my old installation including addons over it and had fun
> with amazing frame rates... ;)

> Then I tried rFactor. I installed the SetupUpdate1150, aborted the
> DirectX install, and... rfactor.exe didn't make a peep. I installed
> the first, really old setup, it works. Hey, I want to drive the new

> I had one desperate idea. Hey, maybe this stupid setup treats the
> DirectX install as NOT optional (well, 100% of all game setups I know
> consider it optional!).

> Reinstall, don't abort DirectX install, voila, rFactor works again!!!

> Holy crap!

> Okay, I feel better now...

> ronny

Steve Whitt

rFactor reinstall - braindead setup

by Steve Whitt » Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:12:53

DirectX wont install older files over the top of newer files, so its
perfectly safe to let the installer do its business.

cheers

steve


> Ron

> rFactor's 1050 version REQUIRES 9.0c July point release (iirc - could have
> been sept. version). - any version before that will not work for 1050 -
> but I guess you know that now.  ;)

> Cheers
> ==--==



>> Hi!

>> I just have to vent...

>> Only for GTR2 and rFactor I bought a shiny new PC. Installed GTR2,
>> copied my old installation including addons over it and had fun
>> with amazing frame rates... ;)

>> Then I tried rFactor. I installed the SetupUpdate1150, aborted the
>> DirectX install, and... rfactor.exe didn't make a peep. I installed
>> the first, really old setup, it works. Hey, I want to drive the new

>> I had one desperate idea. Hey, maybe this stupid setup treats the
>> DirectX install as NOT optional (well, 100% of all game setups I know
>> consider it optional!).

>> Reinstall, don't abort DirectX install, voila, rFactor works again!!!

>> Holy crap!

>> Okay, I feel better now...

>> ronny

Ronald Stoeh

rFactor reinstall - braindead setup

by Ronald Stoeh » Thu, 07 Dec 2006 01:36:16


> Ron

> rFactor's 1050 version REQUIRES 9.0c July point release (iirc - could have
> been sept. version). - any version before that will not work for 1050 - but
> I guess you know that now.  ;)

I know, and my PC has it INSTALLED already. All other setups warn you if you
abort the DirectX install, but don't***up their exe. Even the config exe
(no DirectX needed there for sure) didn't work anymore!

l8er
ronny

> Cheers
> ==--==



>>Hi!

>>I just have to vent...

>>Only for GTR2 and rFactor I bought a shiny new PC. Installed GTR2,
>>copied my old installation including addons over it and had fun
>>with amazing frame rates... ;)

>>Then I tried rFactor. I installed the SetupUpdate1150, aborted the
>>DirectX install, and... rfactor.exe didn't make a peep. I installed
>>the first, really old setup, it works. Hey, I want to drive the new

>>I had one desperate idea. Hey, maybe this stupid setup treats the
>>DirectX install as NOT optional (well, 100% of all game setups I know
>>consider it optional!).

>>Reinstall, don't abort DirectX install, voila, rFactor works again!!!

>>Holy crap!

>>Okay, I feel better now...

>>ronny


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