Windows 7 install problems

Blackadder · #1 04-21-2012, 06:06 PM

Is it your anti virus dodo? I had to tell avast that I trusted the game before it would run anything.

Ralf'N'Cockpit · #2 04-21-2012, 09:31 PM

Blackadder: install the game in a folder outside of your c:\programs folder. If you have more than one hard drive, you can install on another drive. There is a problem when Il-2 is installed in the programs folder.

Dodo: after the DVD is in your drive, use the executable file "a.exe" to install.

I use Windows 7 64 bit without any problems but there are Windows quirks.

Blackadder · #3 04-21-2012, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralf'N'Cockpit

Blackadder: install the game in a folder outside of your c:\programs folder. If you have more than one hard drive, you can install on another drive. There is a problem when Il-2 is installed in the programs folder.

Hi Ralf'N'Cockpit, I haven't installed the game in the programs folder. It is in c:\games\il2 sturmovik 1946.

I could install it on my other hard drive but my C drive is an ssd which I guess will help performance slightly.

fruitbat · #4 04-22-2012, 12:02 AM

Hi Blackadder, this thread may well help you,

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php...-with-win7-FIX

Dodo_Dead_As_A · #5 04-22-2012, 07:52 AM

Ralf'N'Cockpit,

that did the trick! Thank you!

Blackadder · #6 04-23-2012, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by fruitbat

Hi Blackadder, this thread may well help you,

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php...-with-win7-FIX

Thanks fruitbat.

The issue turned out to be a poor download from gamersgate. The 3 GB of temporary files I downloaded did not include the exe or the config file! pretty important

After a redownload it all works.

I have made the screen 1080p by making the config changes but the screen seems to be cropped on both sides by quite a distance, is that normal?

fruitbat · #7 04-23-2012, 11:28 PM

see this thread,

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php...-in-widescreen

you will have the black bars in the menus but not in game.

However, unless you use Sans FOV changer or if you run a mod version of the game and use one of the FOV mods you will loose some FOV. (this is what i do to get the same FOV back as when you use a 4:3 aspect monitor, FOV you need is 101).