Crashing issue

[deadly55]

I've updated to the latest version, latest drivers. done a reinstall etc. rFactor crashes as soon as i got to load a track.
edit: I'm running windows 7 64 bit, 4 gigs of ram, a p55 based motherboard and a 5870.

 

[Fahad Gaffoor]

it is a downloaded map??
if tats the case, you probably have not put the folder in proper directory..
coz if it doesn't follow the structure.. the game will crash..

 

[deadly55]

haven't even installed anything custom yet.

 

[Fahad Gaffoor]

run the game as Administrator or turn your UAC off..

 

[deadly55]

I turn uac off soon as i reinstall windows 7. Even with it off i ran as admin and no luck.
It's installed to: G:\Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor\

 

[Fahad Gaffoor]

where exactly does the game crash?? as soon as you start or during some other process??

 

[deadly55]

As soon as i hit launch when i chose a track, it just crashes to the desktop. googling has people who have similar issues but so far no fix.

 

[Fahad Gaffoor]

i suggest you try download a map from rfactorcentral.. place it in game folder exactly as the extracted file..
i have had this issue, but it was due to UAC and administrator right.. and sometimes if the file structures of the maps are not right, the game just crashes..

 

[deadly55]

why would it install all of the tracks wrong? installing a Track didn't help either.

 

[Wayne Reed]

Is it just me being a twit but when did they start doing Rfactor on steam? just thinking that might be what is doing it. have you got the disk and if so try doing a normal install of Rfactor on the c: drive see if that helps

 

[deadly55]

I installed it there myself as i keep all of my games in there.

 

[Wayne Reed]

See that might be what it is mate you should try making an install just as the rfactor game and see if it still does it

 

[deadly55]

no go, still dies.

 

[Wayne Reed]

have you tried running it in xp mode?

 

[deadly55]

still a no go.

 

[Wayne Reed]

Just been having a look around the net and found this that some said got there's working.

Try to switch off the AERO in Windows 7.

See if that helps at all.

 

[Wayne Reed]

Also look at your rfactor config and have a look at your direct x setting some people are saying there's issetting it self to 7 when it is ment to be 9.

 

[deadly55]

I can't actually find the DirectX listing in my ini.

 

[Wayne Reed]

Its not in the .ini mate. Its in your main Rfactor folder it has a logo of a spanner on it

 

[deadly55]

yeah it's already at dx9, i was hoping i could ini force it, as i've had to do that with some games before. going to windows 7 basic theme doesn't work either.