Topic: Windows Vista Problems

Hey, i am a recent downloader of First strike and i have been having issues with some, but not all, first strike servers.  I will choose the server that i wish to play on --> the current map will load --> the entire game will close and revert to my desktop --> a pop-up will appear saying "Program First Strike has stopped working, do you wish to close this program?"

Please help, I have First Strike version 1.4
I run a Windows Vista 64-bit operating system

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Desert

Re: Windows Vista Problems

I think this has been adressed before, search the other threads about CTD on join, CTD after map loading etc...  There are a few solutions around these forums.

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Re: Windows Vista Problems

Try supporting, or linking to support, Tyler, instead of being a douche and not really helping people. This forums search doodah is pish. Anyway, most of the threads that DO appear will just have the same thing in them: "Do a search".


Anyhoo.  LeBeej, are you running User Account Control(UAC)?  Thats the thing which requires you to have to "allow" all programs to run.  If so, post here and I'll tell you how to disable it, or disable it just for First Strike.


If you don't have it on, it could be a number of problems.  First thing i reccomend you do is make sure you choose a working server. The only 3 working servers known at the moment are the RSF 16p server, RogueTribe.com and BlackIntel.org.  If you get a CTD on one of those, then we'll have to dig a little deeper.

Go into your BF2142 install folder.  Go into the mods folder, and delete all the "fsbuild" files.  Open up your First Strike launcher, go to File -> preferences and set your "Version" to 1000.  Hit apply, then okay, and click launch.  Wait for the updating to finish then try to join one of the 3 servers mentioned earlier.

If you still get a CTD, it sounds like a faulty install.  Try reinstalling, or even better, re-downloading the mod from a different site.

If you got the mod from the torrent, make sure you pause the torrent before running the installer or it may bugger up smile

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Re: Windows Vista Problems

Yeah, I have UAC turned on.  And whenever I run first strike i choose to "run as administrator" so that my firewall lets it pass.  I actually just tried to join the black intel server today (sunday) for the community game and it still closed when i clicked deploy.

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Desert

Re: Windows Vista Problems

Runing as admin isn't enough for FS, I'm afraid.

You can disable UAC for *JUST* First Strike by following the following guide. The Guide located on THIS thread, if you have any more prosbs, feel free to ask smile

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6 (edited by TY2D2 2009-07-13 00:35:23)

Re: Windows Vista Problems

Gwynzer wrote:

Try supporting, or linking to support, Tyler, instead of being a douche and not really helping people. This forums search doodah is pish. Anyway, most of the threads that DO appear will just have the same thing in them: "Do a search".

That's not my job, looking through a few topics isnt hard, the other guy got it just fine.

Don't call me a douche in a malicious way again, you're the only one here thats out for blood.

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Re: Windows Vista Problems

I am too...

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