Cannot get Janes F-15 to load into Windows VIsta Error reading files Any help?

Answer 1

Vista Janes F15 InstallFrom SIMHQ boards 6/16/07...

if anyone is still having trouble installing F-15 on Windows Vista, You can do a large install without messing with your windows updates

MAKE SURE YOU CLEAN THE REGISTRY AND DELETE ANY OLD F-15 FOLDER AFTER UNINSTALLING BEFORE YOU BEGIN

This is what finally worked for me:

a) got inspt103.exe from ftp://ftp.ea.com/pub/janes/patches/f15/

b) placed it in ...usename\documents..... folder <<<<--->>>THIS IS IMPORTANT I THINK

c) apliied win98/me AND run as administrator Compatibility to the file

d) placed the F-15 CD in the DVD drive AND CLOSED autorun when it came up

e) right clicked inspt103.exe and ran it as administrator

.... THE FILE WILL EXTRACT ITSELF TO C:\JANES\F15

.... creating the root directory automatically

.... THE install starts automatically after the file extracts itself

f) select NOVICE or EXPERT

g) select CUSTOM INSTALLATION

h) select large install and cleck next until the installation starts AND let it complete

i) at the DIRECTX installation screen CLICK NEXT

j) and click finish

NOTE this installation is the 1.02F 3DFX installation

AS FAR A RUNNING THE GAME, it doesn't like windows vista video drivers so the menus will be screwed.

Onemore thing. I run this game with asolutely no compatibility applied. Except, it must be ran as Administrator, or the "registry path not found" error appears.

to run the game and access the menus after installation on vista, use the video card's win xp drivers.

my version is the 3dfx 1.12 version right out of the box, so the next thing is to install glide wrapper. 'am using 1.50.

DON'T TRY TO RUN THE GAME YET.

Your current drivers should be windows vista drivers, approved or otherwise.

Create a restore point and reboot.

Place the CD that came with your video card in the drive and exit autorun when it comes up.

Browse to the drivers\xp... folder

Right click on setup and run it as asministrator.

Install the drivers for win xp... Windows will complain... Just continue.

Reboot at the prompt.

Now run the game: You should have the menus.

Ensure that under GRAPHICS, 3dfx is checked.

Accept and set your other options.

Play the game

NOW, IF YOU'RE THRU' WITH THE GAME, GO TO

the DEVICE MANAGER, DISPLAY ADAPTERS, right click it and left click on PROPERTIES,

then left click the DRIVER tab , then left click on ROLL BACK DRIVER.

Let windows finish then it'll REBOOT.

That's it you're back to your windows vista drivers.

Caution, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RUN ANY OTHER APP WITH THE WIN-XP DRIVERS INSTALL,

WINDOWS WILL CRASH, AND REBOOT.

One more thing, you don't have to do this. Do it at your own risk.