Falcon 4 installation & BMS 4.33 U1
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Hmmm just tried installing from HDD the old falcon 4.0 on my work laptop and it was a total no-go. Tried to mount as virtual cd also but no joy. Tried compatibility troubleshoot of Win10 but no joy, tried xpsp2 and xpsp3 and as admin for both but no joy.
Will try from the actual cd but still is strange.
Don’t recall Win10 version only that it’s 64 bit upgraded from 8.1. -
I currently have the same issue on Win 7 x64. I will continue to try and I’ll let you know if I discover anything.
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Same issue here with Win 8.1 using original F4 CD from back in the day - “32-bit Setup Launcher (32 bit)” listed as a Background Process in Task Manager though. CPU use 0%
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Start Windows in “safe mode” and then install Falcon 4.
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Start Windows in “safe mode” and then install Falcon 4.
Worked for me, thanks Miltiades
I’m guessing it’s a permissions thing, yet like the others I tried Run as Admin etc so why does Safe Mode work?
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Thanks Ratfink +1. It worked for me in Windows 7 64bit too.
That was another evening wasted on the latest variation on the Falcon Dance! :dhorse:
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First try XP SP3 compatibility mode. If that doesn’t work try booting safe mode. Safe mode means Windows starts with minimal amount of things loaded. Antivirus is an example of software that can keep your installation from working.
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I currently have the same issue on Win 7 x64. I will continue to try and I’ll let you know if I discover anything.
Weird. I installed mine on windows 7 x64 with SP1 without to run as admin.
I noticed that the autorun.exe didn’t worked and then i was run the setup.exe. Installation went smooth and i set a Compact installation type.
Everything went well as also the installation of BMS 4.33 U1.Note: Autorun didn’t run due to Avira anti-virus setting to block them ;).
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Oh i knew that was coming…
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The original Falcon 4 (1998 release) installed flawlessly on Windows 10 x64 for me. Put the CD in, waited for the autorun window and selected the install option. The installer initialization window sat for a while at 100%, but continued without a hitch after that.
Notes:
- My user account has administrator rights.
- The minimal install option for F4 (150 MB) will do.
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Hi all
I buy Falcon 4.0 on Steam and install it, work fine on PC I download the 4.33_U1 and install it, but when i will start a Mission or Campaign, the Game crash.My System:
Win 10/ 64
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Does the setup process remain in the taskmanager? or does it truly abort?
No, it stays at task manager but doing nothing. Stays like frozen. CPU use 0% as Ratfink says.
Edit: After this post I saw Miltiades one and issue solved!
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I went in safe mode as Miltiades sayes and the installation went smooth at the end!!! Not run as admin and with out compatibility mode changes. Just went at safe mode, insert the cd and start the installation.
So that was Solved the Falcon 4 installation issue.
Thank you guys for your support!!!Cheers
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I went in safe mode as Miltiades sayes and the installation went smooth at the end!!! Not run as admin and with out compatibility mode changes. Just went at safe mode, insert the cd and start the installation.
So that was Solved the Falcon 4 installation issue.
Thank you guys for your support!!!Cheers
DanaosSounds good when an other user have it installed ;).
Now enjoy it…
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Yeap safe mode on Win10 64bit worked ok for falcon 4.0. Installed it from HDD. BMS 4.33.1 installed ok afterwards in normal mode.
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Hi all,
unfortunately I have no luck at all. The setup.exe does not start, freeze at 0% as many here on my Win10 64. I tried every compatibility configuration and in safe mode, but also there the setup does not start after the autoexecute CD install screen (which starts setup.exe). Same thing from CD and if I copy all the stuff to HD to launch from there.
I have only one active account on my computer, the admin.
Some suggestions?
Is there an alternative installer for Falcon 4.0?
May I copy the CD files on the HD and do a .reg file exist with the registry setting to “manual” complete install?Thnx for any help you may provide me!
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edit by Netstat
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please do not post something like this ever again Frederf
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:lol: that wasn’t so quick…
Ooohhhhhh dear…sent from my Xperia Z3 compact via TapaTalk
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For those of you that saw the original content of the post by Frederf above, such as via an email notification, please be clear that deriving such information is a clear violation of the Falcon BMS EULA in that it constitutes reverse engineering a part of the code.
Posting that did not in this case result in a perma-ban ONLY because it was perhaps not clear that offering that kind of information, be it complete or incomplete, does cross line and trips the zero-tolerance policy. Let there be no further doubt that reverse engineering the game materials and the install/runtime checks and then posting information about that on the Forum (or anywhere else that comes to our attention) will result in permanent ban from this Forum.
Why are we making a big deal of this?? Good question. Falcon BMS is distributed with the permission of the Falcon 4.0 copyright owner and we can continue to enjoy that endorsement only as long as the conditions are met – in this case specifically that a viable install of Falcon 4.0 is present on any system where Falcon BMS is installed and/or run. Any deliberate attempt or even inadvertent slip that can undermine that requirement has the potential to jeopardize the BMS team’s ability to deliver to you improvements to Falcon BMS in future.
Please help us to help you: just install Falcon 4.0 as-is from the installer materials you purchased and then let it be so you can install and continue to run Falcon BMS. Minimum Falcon 4.0 installation works for a residency size of 150MB or which is peanuts in today’s disk-size-money.