farcry installer error issues

[sim37budd]

hi newbie at forums but here goes i bought farcry genuine copy and tried to instal it but keep getting error message ( ERROR -1603 FATAL ERROR DURING INTALLATION CONSULT WINDOWS INTALLER HELP OR MSDN ) i managed to install it once by using compatability mode but for some reason it wouldn't disply graphics properly so tried reinstall but now it wont install at all i know my comps good enough to play it as it almost triples the recomended spec please help

 

[Thorsen]

The graphics problem is solved with the update. View my post here: http://www.sevenforums.com/gaming/25539-windows-7-rtm-game-compatibility-17.html#post698040

Or just get patches here: http://www.ubi.com/us/downloads/info.aspx?dlid=691


I have not gotten an error message when I installed on my system, but I saw the same graphics problem....

 

[sim37budd]

cheers looking into that now i can install now and play but on very low spec so will see how the patch goes

 

[sim37budd]

downloading 1.4 cumulative patch but says only works for 34 bit is that the game or o/s?

 

[Thorsen]

FarCry is not native 64x, but it runs fine in Win7 64x so the 32x update will be ok

 

[sim37budd]

sweet

cheers for that it works a treat and runs fine... thanks again

 

[sygnus21]

FarCry is not native 64x, but it runs fine in Win7 64x so the 32x update will be ok

Actually there's this patch - News: Far Cry AMD 64 Patches - GamersHell.com. However If you install it, do not install the 1.4 patch. At least that's my case. Under Vista x64 and now Win 7x64 If I install the 1.4 patch on top of the AMD 64 patch Farcry will give graphical glitches and crash. Running just the AMD 64 patch works without issue. And the AMD 64 patch is 1.3

I also read this somewhere else as well but don't remember where so...

You can also get the Exclusive Content Update Patch there as well. (422MB)

This upgrade optimises the game for the AMD 64-bit processors under Windows XP Pro x64

Good luck.

 

[Thorsen]

Interesting Sygnus....neither of us have AMD processors and I havent seen any other issues on my comp with it.

I didn't know Farcry was having issues with 64x other than needing the patch. Thanks for posting this.

 

[sygnus21]

You could probably run the game on x64 without the AMD 64 patch, but I wouldn't know since I automatically installed the patch when I installed the game.

I usually install the patches one at a time (no reason), so that's how I found out that the 1.4 screws things up when you install it on top of the AMD x64 patch.

My suggestion though (for 64-bit) would be to install the game, patch 1 & 2, then the AMD 64 patch and contents. That's it, Leave the 1.4 patch out and you should be good to go.

Or you could just intall the game and the cumlative 1.4 patch and leave the AMD 64 patch alone, but I haven't done it this way so...

 

[sim37budd]

farcry errors

thanks for the responses. but all fine now the 1.4 patch worked a treat

 

[sygnus21]

Good

Enjoy.

 

[bbuzzard]

Good game, simple install solution

I hate to respond to a post that's this old, but I had this exact same problem today, and found a simple solution. During the Far Cry install, choose to leave out DirectX 9.0b, especially if you have a newer version. I found that leaving this option unchecked allowed the install to move forward. Somehow the installer has an issue with the newer DirectX already on my PC. (Honestly don't understand from above how the patch helps to fix the install - doesn't the patch come after the installation?)

 

[sygnus21]

Actaully you do want to install DirectX. If the files are newer, it won't install, but if the files aren't updated, you may need to have them (DX) installed. See #5 & 6 here - Tips on Troubleshooting Game Issues

And yes, the patch comes after the game is installed; and no one said the patch helps install the game, we said the patch helps the game run, especailly on a 64-bit OS.

 

[jerztarheel]

far cry installer issues

Just signed up for this forum because I found this thread (old though it is) which kind of matches my problem, which is:

Just bought old Far Cry from Ubisoft. Installed it and the 1.4 upgrade on my Intel Windows 7 64bit PC. Install seemed to go fine. It gave me an error during startup of Far Cry saying that I need a driver (Tages?) upgrade because the one installed during the install is incompatible. It tells me to run the driver upgrade (via execution of Far Cry?) as admin. So I do, but it does not recognize me as admin and says I don't have enough privileges.

Anybody have and solve this problem? (I have contacted Ubisoft, but am waiting for their reply).

 

[stormy13]

jerztarheel, welcome to the Seven Forums.

This should be what you need to update Tages to work with Windows 7,

TAGES, the AAA Copy Protection System

 

[jerztarheel]

I uninstalled Far Cry and reinstalled it without installing the 1.4 fix. That worked and I can now run Far Cry without issues. No call for TAGES as long as I didn't install the 1.4 patch.

Thanks to all for posting your comments and questions here. It is very helpful when investigating problems.