Far Cry 1 issue

Hi, I'm having issues with running far cry 1 on my Toshiba satellite a505. I installed the game in compatibility mode and then patched it version 1.4 and as soon as I start the game I got a screen the said "program has stopped working" I've tried running as admin as well as running in compatibility mode to no avail. I know that hardware isn't the issue as this game came out well over 7 years ago and I bought my computer last month. I'm not sure what to do anymore as the game just refuses to run on my computer. any help would be greatly appreciated.

Howdy folks,
I rushed that thread Tuan linked, in a nutshell PUNKbuster could be the problem, I played FC stand alone, and I never installed punkbuster with anything, so I cant verify.

If that is the issue, I hope it's listed in uninstallable programs, or what I found quickly searching was to delete the folder pb (I'd just rename pxb for testing).

I very recently saw FC2 for $20 (maybe even $10 in a small jewel case) in a store locally, so that has come down finally, though I didn't buy, I haven't had a itch for an FPS in a while and I still have Painkiller standing by when I do and PK definitely runs great on pretty old systems if you need substitute. :)

jay15180 said:

Hi, I'm having issues with running far cry 1 on my Toshiba satellite a505. I installed the game in compatibility mode and then patched it version 1.4 and as soon as I start the game I got a screen the said "program has stopped working" I've tried running as admin as well as running in compatibility mode to no avail. I know that hardware isn't the issue as this game came out well over 7 years ago and I bought my computer last month. I'm not sure what to do anymore as the game just refuses to run on my computer. any help would be greatly appreciated.

Far Cry 1 WILL NOT run on Windows 7. I had a thread on this myself some time ago. Has to do with DX9 not running on Windows 7. I tried evrything under the sun... it won't work.

Don't even waste time trying to get this to run on Windows 7. Your only option is to install/dualboot XP. Do it now 'cos it's an awesome game.

I know this is a noob way to get it to run but I was able to by installing the game on an xp machine I have, copying the entire FC folder on an external and placing that folder on my W7 machine. Now every time I put the disc in it asks to install but that is the only nuisance. I just go to my games folder and click on the icon to start playing. I have 64 bit and couldn't even get it to install. Like I said I know this is very noobish but hey, it worked for me and I am almost finished with the game (great old game). I didn't patch the game as I only wanted to play the single player and didn't see the need to patch and it ran great.

bigseb said:

jay15180 said:

Hi, I'm having issues with running far cry 1 on my Toshiba satellite a505. I installed the game in compatibility mode and then patched it version 1.4 and as soon as I start the game I got a screen the said "program has stopped working" I've tried running as admin as well as running in compatibility mode to no avail. I know that hardware isn't the issue as this game came out well over 7 years ago and I bought my computer last month. I'm not sure what to do anymore as the game just refuses to run on my computer. any help would be greatly appreciated.

Far Cry 1 WILL NOT run on Windows 7. I had a thread on this myself some time ago. Has to do with DX9 not running on Windows 7. I tried evrything under the sun... it won't work.

Don't even waste time trying to get this to run on Windows 7. Your only option is to install/dualboot XP. Do it now 'cos it's an awesome game.

DX 9 runs fine on win 7 as does 8/7 10 and 11 i have far cry installed on my win 7 64 bit and its ok