rFactor reinstall - braindead setup

rFactor reinstall - braindead setup

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
version. After eMails to Trymedia Germany and to support@rfactor,net
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

Re: rFactor reinstall - braindead setup

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

"Ronald Stoehr" <ronnynews@online.de> wrote in message
news:el24an$qdj$1@online.de...
> 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
> version. After eMails to Trymedia Germany and to support@rfactor,net
> 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

Re: rFactor reinstall - braindead setup

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
==--==

"Ronald Stoehr" <ronnynews@online.de> wrote in message
news:el24an$qdj$1@online.de...
> 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
> version. After eMails to Trymedia Germany and to support@rfactor,net
> 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

Re: rFactor reinstall - braindead setup

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

cheers

steve


"==--==" <nothanks@shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:x24dh.421086$5R2.384360@pd7urf3no...
> Ron
>
> rFactor's 1050 version REQUIRES 9.0c July point release (iirc - could have
> been sept. version). - any version before that will not work for 1050 -
> but I guess you know that now. ;)
>
> Cheers
> ==--==
>
> "Ronald Stoehr" <ronnynews@online.de> wrote in message
> news:el24an$qdj$1@online.de...
>> 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
>> version. After eMails to Trymedia Germany and to support@rfactor,net
>> 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
>
>

Re: rFactor reinstall - braindead setup

==--== wrote:
> 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 screw up their exe. Even the config exe
(no DirectX needed there for sure) didn't work anymore!

l8er
ronny

>
> Cheers
> ==--==
>
> "Ronald Stoehr" <ronnynews@online.de> wrote in message
> news:el24an$qdj$1@online.de...
>
>>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
>>version. After eMails to Trymedia Germany and to support@rfactor,net
>>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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