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Need for Speed Carbon PC Edition on Windows Vista

Its gaming weekend! I went out (which I very rarely do) and got a copy of Need for Speed Carbon and Sim City 4 Deluxe Edition so it comes with both Sim City 4 & Sim City Rush Hour Expansion Pack. I've played Sim City 4 quite a few years ago but didn't really give the Rush Hour expansion pack a shot.

As for NFS Carbon - I really did not expect much from this version of NFS, somehow the video's/reviews on the web failed to impress me - so I didn't go out on opening day (fight with a kid!) to get a copy this time around. However, I installed the demo a few days ago and kind of liked it - so picked my lazy butt to go get a copy today.

I installed NFS Carbon on my Windows Vista RTM machine - the installer ran just fine and installed the game - but the game refused to start. I had to set compatibility mode (by right clicking the NFSC.exe in the installed directory -> Select Properties -> Select Compatibility tab) to Windows 98 and the game worked just fine!

I was mighty surprised by the game - its a WOW! Its a perfect cross between NFS Underground 2 and NFS Most Wanted. The opening intro's are coool - though I thought Mia (Jossie Maran) was a little better than Nikki (Emmanuelle Vaugier) . But maybe it's not Emmanuelle's fault - The NFS Most Wanted intro's were all about Attitude! NFS Carbon intro's are all about Nostalgia - I almost jumped out of my seat when Cross hits my car from behind! :) The quality of graphics are amazing! Especially the videos, game play isn't all that smooth on my laptop (which has a NVidia Quadro 110m - not a gaming card actually) so its my card thats to be blamed here I guess.

Game play is cool - the story line is much much much much better than the pathetic story line of NFS Carbon for the PSP. The new team building feature is fun so far (you can actually hunt, hire and fire your team mates!!) - I like the game, I would certainly recommend it to all NFS fans.

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# re: Need for Speed Carbon PC Edition on Windows Vista

Thank you - I'll now actually go download a copy and try it out myself.

I got an RTM Vista Core Duo 2.6Ghz with an OK card and a 3.4GHz P4HT 2yo desktop replacement with sorta OK card. I have a feeling those will go toe to toe.

11/27/2006 1:50 AM | Nikita
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I set my compatitbility to 98 / ME selection, but it kept crashing and giving me the "NFSC_Link has stopped working" error...
5/28/2007 9:43 PM | Compatibility
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It worked just fine with home-ultimate version thanks a lot.
6/5/2007 9:08 AM | Osama Mireb
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need help with the need for speed carbon.. cannot load it .. it giving me the error. i have window vista home .. Please really need help

thanks
breaka
6/7/2007 11:09 AM | Nathan Lee
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just rename movie folder
6/14/2007 3:33 PM | lololl
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bhen di lun i did that and it still didnt work.
6/18/2007 1:59 AM | bagass in the butts
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i did both and it didnt work either
7/13/2007 8:05 AM | j
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hey guys i have window vista ulimate. when ever i opeaned my game i get a screen saying neeed for speed for carbon and the two cars and that's it and does not go on futher. cn any one help me!!!!
7/15/2007 6:49 AM | jay
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when i opeaned nfs carbon it will always hang my laptop.I have complete configuration for nfs carbon but it did not run.
8/7/2007 1:49 AM | rishabh
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ok here are some tips on how to improve your nfs carbon experience on vista.
1. set compatibility mode on windows xp. this was already mentioned.
2. run the game as administrator, you do this by right mouse click on the nfs carbon icon and choose run as administrator
3. increase your virtual memory as much as double the size of your available memory, you have to do some math here because you have to place some values in MB.
4. rename the movies folder...though you will really miss the awesome cut scenes.
5. another reason, is its not adopting well with your widescreen monitor, if this is the case, just download the patch, search google for nfs carbon patch.
6. you can also download the vista codec package.

so these are 6 steps you would like to try, i tried all of them, in the specific order i've listed it here. enjoy...
8/25/2007 9:48 PM | itbrewery
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i want to try play nfs carbon!!!!!!!!!!
9/8/2007 10:07 AM | jang
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how do u increase your virtual memory cna u show me the way u u get there?
9/8/2007 5:04 PM | w0d
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i did all of em except #3 still didnt work
9/9/2007 9:45 PM | w0d
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I have been to multiple sites trying to get Carbon to work for Vista, and I keep hearing that I need to change a folder to Windows 98. I want to know where this folder is. Is it on my computer or on the game disc? If it is on the game disc then I need help cause my computer will not recognize the disc, I put it in the drive and it acts as though no CD is there.
10/4/2007 7:33 PM | KSUDrifter
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Hi,
Got NFS Carbon and installed it on my windows vista home premium edition and the installation process went on smoothly.
But here comes the crazy stuff.
when i try to run it, it gives me this error message "Can not locate the DVD-ROM Please insert the correct DVD-ROM, select OK and restart application"
Tryed everything from changing the compability to windows 98, Renaming the movie folder etc...
Please help....
I really need your assistance guys.
10/5/2007 2:35 PM | kev
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mine says i need to dload direct x during intalation when i already have it
10/27/2007 3:29 PM | cody
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hey kev, maybe you have an illegal copy of the game.. try downloading a crack
10/28/2007 6:51 AM | N1ssan
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how do we rename the movie folder? can anyone tell???????????
i need a soon reply
11/6/2007 5:33 AM | 666
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how do we rename the movie folder? can anyone tell???????????
11/6/2007 5:33 AM | 666
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hi guys i have problem with not a cracking or something that.
How i start the game then that come that green stripes and then a EA LOGO a full screen and then that just a CRASHHHH
and i tried that for my second laptop windovs XP and that already work
SORRY GATES BUT THAT VISTA IS A REALLY,REALLY BIG 0000
and please someone help me who have a VISTA
11/13/2007 1:23 PM | 666
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Hi,
Got NFS Carbon and installed it on my windows vista home premium edition and the installation process went on smoothly.
But here comes the crazy stuff.
when i try to run it, it gives me this error message "Can not locate the DVD-ROM Please insert the correct DVD-ROM, select OK and restart application"
Tryed everything from changing the compability to windows 98, Renaming the movie folder etc...
Please help....
I really need your assistance guys.

Re: Open the NFS DVD, go the the folder named Cracks and Instruction, and copy the NFS.exe file. Now right click the NFS icon on your desktop, go to properties, Find target. Then open it, replace the NFS file by pasting the NFS.exe file that you copied from the DVD folder. Close all the windows, refresh your desktop... Now open the game in XP compatible mode if you are using Vista, else leave it as it is... Always run the game as an Administrator. Hope this should fix you problem....
11/20/2007 11:40 AM | ArunP
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thanks it works now but now i gotta make it a way to run it faster cause its running to slow on my laptop



pentium dual core inside 1.60ghz
1024mb ram
windows vista home premium
blu-ray writer
intel gm965 express chipset w/ 256 shared memory



12/25/2007 2:20 PM | X
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carbon works ok but when i enter certain territories (21st street) the game crashes.
i also got a patch for it but i dunno how to fix the problem.
plz help!!!
12/30/2007 3:34 AM | luke
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i got need for apeed for my windows vista home edition and the installation went very smoothly but when i go to run the game and play it the game is pretty choppy and i guess kinda slow. Is this cause of not enough quilifications or did i just do somthing wrong???..any ideas?
1/2/2008 2:48 PM | dan
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i installed carbon on my vista home prem, it goes well except one thing:

i can't save an alias...

what should i do???

yes, i moved the my documents folder and i can't access "document and settings" folder...

plizzz help!!! T-T

thanks b4.
1/8/2008 1:09 AM | za
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For information, I was also receiving "Insert correct DVD/CD" yada yada - I do NOT have an illegal copy - I have the collectors edition (don't know if this makes any difference) and am running Vista Ultimate. So for Kev and anyone else with this problem, the solution:

1/ Install v1.4 patch
2/ Set compatability mode to Win XP (SP2)
3/ Rename movie folder
(all instructions for above elsewhere in this thread)

Unfortunately, this does prevent you from viewing the excellent cut scenes. My response: a complaint email to EA, considering they are failing to provide adequate support for a game that cost me £35.
1/8/2008 1:45 PM | jabuzan
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it mous be good
1/9/2008 8:45 AM | maurice chambers
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Hi, i managed to get NFS Carbon working on my vista ultimate machine by changing the .exe files compatibility to 98/me and i though it was workin fine. However when i moved onto the second zone, some of the races would crash and bring up an error saying there is something wrong with the .exe file.

Does anyone know how to solve this prob??
1/26/2008 2:21 PM | Craig
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i got a T5500 labtop core 2 1.6, with vista home edition, and the carbon is not installing at all tried every thing, kindly guide me from the begining,

kindly respond i am waiting
2/2/2008 2:03 AM | AMIR
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yo guys
plz i need help
i play nfs carbon for a month
i started and finished the game in 1 week
some day after, i tryed to load the finished game data
it didnt work, i started the game once more, and finished once more, and it stoped loading the data, wat i have to do to load my datas?
2/7/2008 11:05 AM | cadd
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yo my display driver keeps crashing..i hav vista n all the requirements the game needs...i downloaded the latest patch..but it doesnt solve the problem...can somebody help me??
2/20/2008 10:26 PM | vikram
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Hi After 2 days I installed NFS Carbon on my Vista :) and worked :) LOL
but when I get to 21st street crashes in midle of the race :( any suggestions?
2/25/2008 11:05 AM | BadBoy VIP
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IT WORKS FINE THANK YOU MIRCOSOFT ....................GHANA SAYS GOOD WORKS
2/28/2008 7:47 AM | RUSLL
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when did i start my game nfs carbon in vista ultimate it just shows me that nfs.exe has stopped working
2/29/2008 11:32 PM | vimal
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Hi everyone,

There are many bugs reported for this game, mine was that it returned to explorer at certain parts of the map.
Here's my config :
Vista Home Premium 32bits
T7300
NVidia 8600M GS
2Go RAM

Like many of you, I tried everything I could find in that kind of forum, but only one worked (sorry for the author, I can't find him back, thanks anyway '^^).
I'll explain his way, that was surely over-secure, but I didn't want to spend more time re-installing this game, here it is :
-Set compatibility of ANYTHING YOU CAN (installer and exe, ...) to Windows 2000 (I tried the other versions, it didn't work).
-Before launching ANY installer and exe, as well as after having the game installed, restart your computer.

That means you'll have your computer restarted 3 times : after having switched compatibility of anything you can on your DVD or ISO, after having the game installed, and after having switched compatibility of anything you can in your installation folder. Well, 5 times if you install a patch (compatibility of the installer then of the .exe), and 6 times if you add a crack because we don't want to insert the DVD everytime, how lazy are we...

Since then, everything works perfectly.

A few tips thought :
-some keys can not be changed and are hidden in the menu, generating conflicts if you assignate a command over them
-the config you choose on the menu while playing overwhelm the config in the main menu ; so since I lowered everything in the playing menu (to investigate the source of the initial bug), the config I asked in the main menu was always erased when quitting the game, so I had to remake it everytime I launched it. It's just 30 seconds everytime, but it made me mad '-_-
-if you use a key generator (hey, I didn't say I did '^^), be aware that the key you enter is saved in your savefile, what means if you enter another key while re-installing, you won't be able to play your previously saved game.
This key is printed on the first line of your savefile if you open it through notepad. I tried to change the key directly on the savefile but the saved game was still impossible to open ; I am not skilled enough to explain you why.

Last thing : if you want to collect all the cards, do not launch the last event, because since then my territory was never contested ever again. And try to collect cars by type to fullfill your garage, with the cheapest cars, otherwise you'll lose a lot of precious money and precious cars.

Now, one question : with a cracked version, impossible to play online... that was not a surprise, however if there's a solution, feel free to explain !

Have fun.

El Bufono
3/28/2008 9:10 AM | ElBufono
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hi everybody my pc configration

2.8 ghz
776 ram memory
ati radeon 9550 agp(boring graphic card)
windows vista home basic
Need for speed carbon before just after logo says crashhh and i downloaded a patch 1.4 and compatibility set to 98/me and need for speed now works.I have false need for speed cannot play to internet but before you do the patch you have to delete crack or to restore original file of need for speed.
the patch can be downloaded http://www.softwarepatch.com/games/need-for-speed-carbon-vista.html
for any problem endrit_71@hotmail.com
3/30/2008 2:16 PM | endrit
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hey guys- i really need to know if nfs CARBON will work on vista home PREMIUM-PLZ reply if any whose on premium had nfs carbon working or else any solutions in making it work
4/14/2008 5:03 AM | ALX
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help guys...i download and installed the english patch but it didnt work...im still wondering what version of crabon i have...but in the civer its two cars chasing..the red one and the yellow one,,,what version is it???i have a xp operating system...what should i do to make nfs work...because it says that nfs.exe has encountered a problem and need to be closed...please help,,,i tried the cracked nfs exe on the crack folder of my dvd..but still crash...help me please...

or you can contact me here at this site...or here's my email blitz_beat24_18@yahoo.com

thanks...
4/14/2008 10:12 PM | blitz24
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where do i download the crack from
5/22/2008 12:00 PM | jordan
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Hey there guys, Im running vista home premium 32 bit. The game loads up and works fine but during races game play is so choppy that its pretty much unplayable. I dont understand why its so choppy, lusted below is my setup, there is no reason why this should run so choppy. I can run Call Of Duty 4 with full graphics at 1680x1050 ress at over 100 frames per second.

Amd quad-core 9600 rated at 2.3ghz per core
3 gigs of ddr3 corsar ram
500gig hard drive set for raid 0, running at 7200rpm 10gb/sec
Nvidia Geforce 8800gt 512mb version 4.0 shaders and Directx 10
6/15/2008 6:06 AM | Kyle
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i have vista enterprise and it installed fine but when i came to launch the game it comes up with a message saying NFSC has stopped working. Can anyone help me. I have already tried changing the compatibility, renamed the MOVIES folder and download the 1.3 english patch and i still have not even played the game. Please help me please!!!!!!!!!! SOMEONE
6/26/2008 4:49 PM | BOB
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Help! On my vista i cant find "Compatibility"!!!! help!!
6/27/2008 10:58 AM | Kalikkp
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Thanks Sir...it really worked..Thanks a lot.
7/1/2008 12:52 PM | Mohit
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ITS WORKING THANX...!! IN MY VISTA....CAMPATILBILTITY 98 MODE
7/8/2008 9:57 AM | ADDIKHAN
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i have vista home basic in a HP Pavilion dv6921la it's work really good but when i play in a certain territories of 21st street it's crashes... and i can't fix them... i tried installing the patch 1.4 and the game still crashes... can someone help us??? i read a lot of post that have the same problem.. please!!!
7/17/2008 2:09 PM | crackend
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9/3/2008 11:16 AM | arsch
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9/29/2008 3:24 AM | fhstrghys
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Hello all,

I use a Sony Vaio CR35,
2 Gb Ram
2.1 Ghz
ATI (Something graphics)
Kasperskey 8.0 Anti virus

I have purchased the dvd of the NFS Carbon Collectors Edition.

The game works fine on my system.

My Issue: Cannot play/ connect online.

Solutions Tried:
Run game as Admin
compability to windows
renamed MOVIES
All required ports have been realeased
anti virus and firewall switched off.

Error Msg: Cannot connect to EA/ check need for speed for updates/ etc etc

Can someone help me get this game connected.

Thanks in advance.

Abhi...............
11/3/2008 5:08 AM | Abhi
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i have vista home basic in a HP Pavilion dv6921la it's work really good but when i play in a certain territories of 21st street it's crashes... and i can't fix them...
can someone help us??? i read a lot of post that have the same problem.. please!!!
11/3/2008 11:52 AM | hiren
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hey glad 2 add my problem!! when i open my nfs carbon it shows two cars and zen nothing else, it does not go futher..!!! plz give z solution..impaitent to play it. i have windows vista home basics. Pllllzzzzzzzzzzzzz help me
11/8/2008 3:37 AM | karan
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hey glad 2 add my problem!! when i open my nfs carbon it shows two cars and zen nothing else, it does not go futher..!!! plz give z solution..impaitent to play it. i have windows vista home basics. Pllllzzzzzzzzzzzzz help me. thnks in advance

11/8/2008 3:40 AM | karan
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it does not work when i turn the game on it says error,send,dont send

11/8/2008 11:44 AM | moe
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hi i am using sony vaio NR SERIES laptop with windows vista home premium,2 gb ram,pentium dual core......i just wanna know can i play nfs carbon my laptop......last tim i tried instalin nfs most wanted but it crashed my laptop....pls help me out....
11/16/2008 9:34 AM | sunil
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It all works but when i go onto 21st street it crashes! lots of people have this problem please could someone help me because someone must no the answer! i cant go any further in the game because of it! iv tried patches and conpatibility but that isnt working! Please someone reply.
11/16/2008 11:40 AM | bryn
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hey i am using core 2 duo 2.o ghz 3gb ram.vista home premium.
i recently trying to run nfs carbon but it s not running saying pls insert the right dvd rom i have tried all the suggestion u ppl gve here like chabgibg compatibility mode to windows 98/me or even windows xp/sp2 changing movies folder name running as administrators.
but i cant fix ma problem.i have also set up nfsc patch1.4 english too but no results.
what can i now do pls guys help me to play such wonderfull game i cant wait..plsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss............help me.....
11/28/2008 12:48 PM | parves
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I love the game and hope to have it on my pc very soon
11/29/2008 1:50 PM | Tadiwa Mano
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Thanks, that info helped me with vista ;D
12/22/2008 7:07 AM | VVzz
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this will solve all your problems put the compaliity yo windows 2000

dat alwayz wrks
1/2/2009 7:55 AM | Paapa
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need for speed
1/7/2009 2:45 AM | nathan nell
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Where's the download link?
1/13/2009 10:20 PM | Matthew
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i cant play online the game "cannot create session"
2/5/2009 8:28 PM | vavi
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please i need urgent help about my carbon..i use vista om premium, and it doesn['t jsut work, even after going through all the postulated sugesstions, like patch, and coded, and compatibility,,it keeps saying nfsc.exe has stopped working..plase can some please help em out with this..i need help so badly, am thinking of installing XP on my system now!
2/25/2009 5:00 PM | erons
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please i need urgent help about my carbon..i use vista om premium, and it doesn['t jsut work, even after going through all the postulated sugesstions, like patch, and coded, and compatibility,,it keeps saying nfsc.exe has stopped working..plase can some please help em out with this..i need help so badly, am thinking of installing XP on my system now
2/25/2009 5:01 PM | erons
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hello. I just purchased NFS Carbon a couple of weeks ago.

Problems
1. The game does not change resolution even when i go into the options and change it.
2. It randomly crashes and sometimes crashes everytime i go to to a certain place.

What iv tried
1. I tried to install the v1.4 patch and it did not work, still says v1.2
2. I tried installing patch version 3 then 4. Still did not work.
3. I have NOT renamed the movies folder as all of the movies work fine.

What i Have
Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit
Ati Radeon 4350 HD graphics card
4 gig of RAM
500gig HDD
approx 3.1-3.2 ghz dual processor (AMD 6400 or something)

please help this is the first game i got for PC and i love it, but i need to be able to play it lol. If you need any more info/detail i can give it to you.
3/8/2009 8:26 PM | Pierce
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thank you
3/27/2009 4:56 AM | aizaz
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ohh shit
4/2/2009 10:12 AM | raresh
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I too have a Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit and have installed NFS Carbon.
I have 2 Gb ram.
The game runs fine but runs very slowly..
So there`s no fun in playing it.
I have also patch 1.4 installed..
still the prob is there.
Pls Someone help me..
4/3/2009 1:31 AM | Sozaf Amiri
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Just downloaded NFSC CE from the EA site and have now remembered why I avoid EA games like the plague.

EC: 5520

Game won't launch at all. I have Vista, a well speced computer, 4gb ram, etc.

Have tried renaming the movies folder, running in all compatibility modes, installing the patches, running as admin, switching off the virus program and firewall.

NEVER BUY EA... Even if they make the best game in the world, this is the 3rd game in a row that I have had issues with from EA.

Has similar issues with Crysis when it first came out and some other game I can't even remember. Aside from the virus like installations EA inflicts on you even if you look at their logo somewhere.

So, anyone know about error code 5520?

What can I do, aside from getting a flamethrower and taking out a whole bunch of staff in an EA office somewhere?

Thanks
4/11/2009 6:24 AM | Philip
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Hey, thanks for posting this!

I was revisiting Carbon for laughs, a bit annoyed it wouldn't work straight off with vista, so thanks for the '98 compatibility mode tip. Seems to be different for everyone (other posts say XP or 2000). I didn't need to patch mine at all either.

@Philip - Don't blame EA (too much), blame Microsoft for Vista's backwards compatibility issues!
4/19/2009 12:48 PM | Shizzle
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Hey, thanks for posting this !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4/27/2009 9:38 AM | asi
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hey mine is windows vista ultimate with 1 gb ram and 160gb hard disk but when i run the game after setting its compatibility mode in windows 98/me........ it works slow like it is in the slow motion .. heip me
5/8/2009 8:02 AM | kumar
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hey guys windows vista is built for working purpose that is why nfs most wanted is not running in vista so i BETTER advise you all to download windows xp it the best window for games i have tried about 50 games in windows xp and all are working properly.
5/11/2009 1:00 PM | sagar
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xp is a good OS, but Vista improves the FPS in games if u got 2gig ram, n a decent video card, on the same system, i installed some games, n i though the games would work better on xp, but THATS not the case, i got about 10FPS more on vista than i did xp, plus carbon seems 2 lag on every machine, i think its the way the drivers r set up, some PCs they work some they dont, EA is doing a crappy job anyway at makeing these games, i mean, every game they come out with, it seem that wee need 2 upgrade our systems, not just like a little, i mean look at carbon, 64mb in good, Prostreet 128mb, ok fine i guess, then after that they was going a little over bored with the system requirements, they kinda screw up Most Wanted, it seems if u got 4gig or ram or higher it seems 2 lag a bit, but i found away around that! i would say EA kinda blows now, i still love there older games!! plus xp doesnt fully support dual core cpus, so if u got dual core, stay with Vista, u get better performance, just up grade the ram if u hv less than 2gig
5/21/2009 3:49 AM | Viking
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# re: Need for Speed Carbon PC Edition on Windows Vista

Why the fuck does it run fine one day, then give this damned EC : 5520 error the next, with the only goddamned way to fix it being a complete wipe and reinstall of the game?!
7/3/2009 3:02 PM | Bob
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thank you
8/1/2009 8:53 AM | fanis
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ty it works to rename i just deleted "S" ^^
8/28/2009 4:31 AM | Busaren
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ah thanks man my nfs wasnt working so i changed compatibility to windows 98 and its perfect
9/7/2009 1:09 AM | piet
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in windows 7 x32 bit......it works only if u change the ``movie`` folder name....thx 4 the ideea
9/14/2009 9:42 AM | ProDanu
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my pc config are
2 gb ram,250 gb hdd,os;vista&intel (R) G33/G31 express chipst faimly.
and i hv already ended nfsc n nfsmw but now these games are not working in my pc.when i click on nfsc.exe a reply comes that nfsc has stopped working.help me what to do.plsssssssssss
9/21/2009 10:25 AM | darrius
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DUDE IT WORKED THANKS A LOT MAN I WAS ABOUT TO INSTALL XP
11/23/2009 11:09 AM | RIYAZ
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ok this is the answer to y the game crashes in 21st street. i had that problem but i fixed it.

so...
1. the nfsc.exe must be ran as winxp sp2. in the compatibility mode.
2. it must be patched to 1.4 correctly. as in the game (bought in North America or UK)
so the easiest thing to do if u dont know (just like me as i dont know what im doing) install both patches as they overwrite files. eg
u install NA patch and run the game... try it c if it crashes. if no, good. if yes install the UK patch. now it will work if u tried it correctly

my game is collector's edition cd. bought in australia so it was difficult to track where it was from. and now i had the problem of web gaming.

Go http://largedownloads.ea.com/pub/patches/NFS/carbon/ to download the patch
12/11/2009 7:10 PM | driftking
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Please could someone help me Out..

I am unable to use the cheats on NFS Carbon.. some of them work but only once,,

What i need is to unlock all cars..

Or a lot of cash...

I remember a few months ago i found a web site where you could download a File of somenes Fully Packed Profile, witch the file name only needed to change the name of the folder to the same profile name on NFS Carbon.

But i am unable to find the link to this site...

Could someone pleae help me out?


PS: Sorry for the bad English...
12/27/2009 12:32 PM | hein106
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mängu alustamis koodid mis onn
1/17/2010 3:21 AM | enrice
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just change the the name of the movies file with in the installed programe and it will work fine, im runing a four chip phenon windows 7 with a navidia 285 and nfsc runs smooth
2/8/2010 9:46 AM | Larry
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thank u very much....
2/11/2010 1:43 AM | a
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i need free nfs carbo
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2/16/2010 3:20 AM | sai akhil
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nfs carbon i installd the game but when i rin d game it wrks well till ea sports logo comes after that error comes window exolorer stopped working i hv tried chngi compatibility mode nd tell me hw to increse virtual memory need help!!!
5/5/2010 12:31 PM | Abin
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thank u it really worked
5/15/2010 11:39 PM | Unknown Artist
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Im on vista and i ve trie the 98 compatibillity and it work i already pwned kenji and wolf by when i try to race in 21st street territory it crash in the middle of the race so if some one can tell wut i should do to fix it tell me now cuz i love carbon but im gonna unistall vista and install xp if no onw tell me the anwser
5/21/2010 11:52 PM | Xenox
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i bought this game from EA as a digital download. the installer works fine but when i try to launch the game it does nothing! been struggling with this for hours and its driving me insane!
5/31/2010 7:15 PM | razko
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Hey, if it crashes at 21street, try set quality to "Medium" or "Low", it helped me!
8/25/2010 2:57 PM | chylex
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Oh, sorry about mistakes in comment, but I hope you understand it :).
8/25/2010 3:02 PM | chylex
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I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS GAME, THE GAME GIVES ME NFS.EXE HAS STOPPED WORKING WINDOWS VISTA TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION BLAH BLAH... IT ONLY DOES THIS 67% THROUGH THE GAME! I TRYED GETTING PASSED WOLF 6 TIMES SUCCESSFULLY BUT AFTER I BEAT HIM NFS.EXE STOPPS WORKING HOW CAN I FIX THIS???????
9/26/2010 6:19 AM | TOMKAT308
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i installed nfs carbon ,when i try to run it, it gives me this error message "Can not locate the DVD-ROM Please insert the correct DVD-ROM, select OK and restart application"
Please help....
I really need your assistance guys.
i tried this solution
Re: Open the NFS DVD, go the the folder named Cracks and Instruction, and copy the NFS.exe file. Now right click the NFS icon on your desktop, go to properties, Find target. Then open it, replace the NFS file by pasting the NFS.exe file that you copied from the DVD folder. Close all the windows, refresh your desktop... Now open the game in XP compatible mode if you are using Vista, else leave it as it is... Always run the game as an Administrator. Hope this should fix you problem,

but still show problem. it says the memroy could not be read...
11/12/2010 3:33 AM | husain nazim
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Hi, I have the problem which is NFSC.exe has stopped working. My laptop is
Intel core 2, 2.00 GHz, 2 GB RAM, NVidia G86m and running windows 7 ultimate. I did all of the following but still have the same problem.

1. try set compatibility mode on windows xp, 2000, 98 and 95 - doesn't work with any,
2. run the game as administrator
3. increase virtual memory
4. rename the movies folder
5. Install the patch 1.4

but still same. can any one help on that

12/9/2010 10:04 AM | Boat
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try download the windows vista 64bit something like that...just go to google and type windows vistas 64bit.just type it.it worked 4 me just fine.NO "NFS HAD STOPPED WORKING".I REAPET!!!THIS WORKS!!!
12/24/2010 3:33 AM | fcfvffv
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# re: Need for Speed Carbon PC Edition on Windows Vista

You people who are trying to eliccit all of this advice, needs to seriously consider learning a few things before you tell someone to increase vRAM and things like that. Furthermore, if you are on a laptop, it had better be a freakin power house, because a standard laptop won't run this game. In addition, you need to firstly download the patch before you do anything. MRMINTANET@GMAIL.COM
1/1/2011 12:09 PM | MrMinatnet
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hey man this really helped me a lot thanks !! =)
4/17/2011 6:57 PM | shin
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Dude i Cannot Play I got Window 7 But NFSC is soo Slowwy Sooo How i fix Hem i Updated hem But the error continues
2/4/2012 6:50 PM | basty
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