Freelancer and Vista... again

[Britonix]

Hi everyone,

One year ago, I stopped playing Freelancer because a curse fell on me... Vista.

This was one year ago and at this time, it was harder to get help because the issues where a bit unknown. I'm coming back to ask for help, I don't want to play Discovery (not yet), all I want is to play Freelancer on single player! I followed D-Boy's tutorial, used the MSXML3 file, tried many thing, compatibility, etc.

Well... it still doesn't work: I can open Freelancer, see the movie and get to the menu, but once i click on start game it closes and Windows says it's looking for a solution (and of course it finds nothing).

I'm using Vista SP1 with Kaspersky (which I know can cause some issues in multiplayer) and I think I've once been able to play single player on Vista... but nothing to do now.

I know this kind of post must be VERY common and you might be saying "oh crap not an other one", but I didn't find a place where to post since D-Boy's tutorial post is locked.

Thank you very much to help me play the game which is one of the best I've played even 6 years after it was created.
Britonix

[DearMatthew]

Right-click on the icon and then run as admin, allow.
That usually works for me.

If not, I'd recommend ditching Vista, if your equipment allows it. There is nothing beneficiary about it.

Edit: Try re-installing also. I get the same issue. But it's usually when I activate the mod on/off.

Good luck!

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[Britonix]

I always run it as an administrator and I unfortunately can't ditch Vista. What is weird is that i was able to run single player on Vista a year ago (well... It think) and that according to D-Boy, it should work but it doesn't.

[spec]

Freelancer will NOT work on Vista with Kaspersky installed.
You will have to uninstall the firewall before it works. I have an open case with Kaspersky since last year !

I use Windows 7 now with Kaspersky, it works...


Edit: The singleplayer issue can be caused if you have XFire or other Video recording software installed on Vista along with Kaspersky. A reinstall of both Kaspersky and Xfire should resolve this.

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