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Lunelli_98
8 years ago
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NFS Porsche Unleased

I am trying to run the game on windows 8.1 Recently I installed windows 8.1 in an old laptop and the game ran just fine. But i need the game installed in another PC, which is also running windows 8.1...
  • rcgldr's avatar
    rcgldr
    8 years ago

    You need to remove the update that prevents the cd-rom validation scheme (I think it's SecureRom) from installing or running it's special drivers. For Windows 7 and 8, it is update KB3086255 that needs to be uninstalled and then hidden the next time you do a windows update so it won't get installed again. This would apply to almost every NFS game made before 2007. NFS Undercover uses an online activation so this should not be an issue. I'm not sure about Shift 1 or Shift 2.

    Take at look at this thread where this is explained:

    https://answers.ea.com/t5/Other-Need-for-Speed-Games/need-for-speed-2-hot-pursuit/m-p/6767665#M9186

rcgldr's avatar
rcgldr
8 years ago

You need to remove the update that prevents the cd-rom validation scheme (I think it's SecureRom) from installing or running it's special drivers. For Windows 7 and 8, it is update KB3086255 that needs to be uninstalled and then hidden the next time you do a windows update so it won't get installed again. This would apply to almost every NFS game made before 2007. NFS Undercover uses an online activation so this should not be an issue. I'm not sure about Shift 1 or Shift 2.

Take at look at this thread where this is explained:

https://answers.ea.com/t5/Other-Need-for-Speed-Games/need-for-speed-2-hot-pursuit/m-p/6767665#M9186

  • Lunelli_98's avatar
    Lunelli_98
    8 years ago
    Thanks! I will try it out today and see what happens.
    • Lunelli_98's avatar
      Lunelli_98
      8 years ago

      @rcgldr

      Thanks! That worked out pretty sweet. Uninstalled the update and had unistall the game as well but after it ran oh perfect! Sorry for the late reply.

      thanks again,

      Best regards,

      L

      • VirtuaIceMan's avatar
        VirtuaIceMan
        8 years ago

        Or seek out a no-CD exe, as I posted on another thread; fixed many old games that way!

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