Read this if your installer does not let you continue the installation
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It seems the BMS installer has some issues if you try to run it on “non-western” versions of the operating system.
If your BMS installer does not show any file in the “Downloaded” column and you cannot continue the installation (that is, if it looks like this, you need to change the locale for non-Unicode programs to English (United States) (or any “western” region, I just chose the US). You can do this as follows:
Vista/Win7
- Open Regional and Language Options by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Clock, Language, and Region, and then clicking Regional and Language Options.
- Click the Administrative tab, and then, under Language for non-Unicode programs (System Locale), click Change system locale Screenshot). Administrator permission required If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
- Select the language (English (United States)), and then click OK (screenshot).
- To restart your computer, click Restart now.
Windows XP
- Open the Control Panel (screenshot).
- Open Regional and Language Options (screenshot).
- Click the Advanced tab.
Select the language (English (United States)) from the list in the Language for non-Unicode programs (screenshot). - Reboot
Please note that this is a global setting and hence applies to all programs on your computer!
Update
Please be sure, if you are using a “non-western” OS, to extract the BMS ZIP into a folder containing only “western” letters (eg something like “c:\Users\Retro\Desktop\BMS”), and also to install it into such a folder. Try to avoid using paths which contain “exotic” characters since our installer seems to have problems with these! (see a thread where a user had this problem)Thanks to all reporting this and who came up with a solution (or at least workaround)
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Good for Win 8.1?
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Yes. it works on Windows 8.1 … No problems here.
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Thank you!!!
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Am I the only one with this issue?
Falcon Collection from GOG
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As mentioned in the other thread, you will need Falcon 4.0 which is a “bonus download”…
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Despite having Falcon 4.0. Falcon AT and Falcon Gold installed on a Windows 10 64 bit system, the installer keeps saying I need a valid Falcon 4.0 installed before it can install, which I do!:(
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I have same problem as BritinTexas. I installed from my original disk from years ago. Games works. BMS installer fails: a window comes up saying I need a copy of F4 installed on my computer.
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Could you let us know which Falcon 4.0 version you have, i.e. US, UK, etc. On my CD it tells me the Version near the top of my README.doc file.
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Hi Folks,
I’m having issues with the U2 installer, i can install 4.33 without issue but when i run the u2 installer it starts the setup exe and i get the the manage files view on screen but then it says all the update files are corrupt? any ideas?
PS i’ve downloaded the u2 update from various places and it still fails.
Ok sorted, the file from this sites download section is 1.2Gb and doesnt say 4.33 U1 base
I downloaded 4.33 from veterans gaming the file is 1.49Gb and when unzipped the folder structure is correct and named as in all the instruction files. U2 installed without a hitch… go figure. -
My readme.txt file just says Falcon 4.0. The setup command in the game shows build 50613 from 6-13-05. This is an original disk from Lead Pursuit. I am in the US and have done nothing special to run the disk.
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This is an original disk from Lead Pursuit.
That will not work.
It needs to be the Original Falcon 4.0 disk from Microprose.
C9
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@Cloud:
That will not work.
It needs to be the Original Falcon 4.0 disk from Microprose.
C9
I thought that the only 4.0 was from Lead Pursuit. Don’t recall a separate one from Microprose.
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I thought that the only 4.0 was from Lead Pursuit. Don’t recall a separate one from Microprose.
F4 Allied Force is from Lead Pursuit, the original Falcon 4 from Microprose
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I thought that the only 4.0 was from Lead Pursuit. Don’t recall a separate one from Microprose.
Original Falcon 4.0 from Microprose - 1998: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_4.0
NOT Original Falcon 4.0 Allied Force from Lead Pursuit - 2005: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_4.0:_Allied_Force
You’re 7yrs behind!!!
C9
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There’s one big problem… I had F4.0 installed for 3 years(before updating to Win10) on my PC. I tried to update BMS 4.33, but it says this message…
I though that there was a problem with the very old F4.0 install, so I tried to re-install but as I’m on Win10 x64, it won’t start…
I have an original CD of F4.0 by Microprose and F4-AF which I bough in an “old games” racks long time ago…I was hoping I wouldn’t have to purchase it again…
Anyone has an idea on how I could save it?
Thanks…
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I though that there was a problem with the very old F4.0 install, so I tried to re-install but as I’m on Win10 x64, it won’t start…
Did you uninstall it first? Did you get rid of the registry entry for it?
C9
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I’ve looked up to uninstalled it and I realized that F-4.0 isn’t in the list, so I’ve got some questions…
Is it possible that it’s because I re-installed Win10 and didn’t re-installed F-4.0(games installed on an other drive than Windows)?
That would explain why 4.33 doesn’t recognize the pre-existing F-4.0 installation,
But that doesn’t explain why I can’t even start the installation from CD?
The auto-run starts, but the Install option doesn’t work, I tried executing directly the setup.exe without success…
My Win10 x64 is configured in Canadian French, but it’s pretty close to the US english a.f.a.i.k…I’m looking forward for a solution…
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Same problem I have falcon 4.0 installed on my system but bms 433 doesn’t see the install. Bms shouldn’t need to gleam my registry to determine where my F4 is installed. Even bought a steam version but bms 433 continues to tell me I need falcon4 installed. I have falcon 4.0 installed. Apparently this new IP rights connected to bms is going to remain a block for slot of US win8 users. The shame comes down to the coders not publishing their work, getting copyrights and offer a legitimate retail release.