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Difference between revisions of "Colin McRae Rally 2005"

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{{Series|Colin McRae Rally}}
 
{{Series|Colin McRae Rally}}
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'''Key points'''
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{{--}} No longer sold digitally due to licensing issues.<ref name=licensing>[http://www.gog.com/news/racing_week_promo_50_discount_on_3_racing_games/2009/07 News - Racing week promo: 50% discount on 3 racing games - GOG.com]</ref>
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==Availability==
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{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability Table/row| Steam (removed from sale) | {{ID|Steam}} |}}
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{{Availability Table/row| GOG.com (removed from sale)<ref name="licensing"/> | {{ID|DRM-free}} |}}
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{{Availability Table/row| Retail | {{ID|Retail}} |}}
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}}
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==Game data==
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{{Game Location Table|
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{{Game Location Table/row|Save game location|}}
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{{Game Location Table/row|Configuration files location|}}
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}}
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=== [[Save game cloud syncing]] ===
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{{Save Game Cloud Syncing
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|steam_cloud            =false
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|steam_cloud_notes      =
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|origin                =
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|origin_notes          =
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|uplay                  =
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|uplay_notes            =
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|gamesave_manager      =
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|gamesave_manager_notes =
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|gamestow              =
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|gamestow_notes        =
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|synctocloud            =
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|synctocloud_notes      =
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|square_enix            =
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|square_enix_notes      =
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}}
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==Video settings==
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<!--[[File:game settings.png|290px|right|thumb|General settings.]]-->
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{{Video settings
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|wsgf link                  =
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|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
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|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
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|widescreen resolution      = hackable
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|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
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|multimonitor              = false
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|multimonitor notes        =
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|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =
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|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd notes          =
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|fov                        = unknown
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|fov notes                  =
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|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed notes            =
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|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed notes  =
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|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic notes          =
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|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing notes        =
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|vsync                      = unknown
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|vsync notes                =
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|oculus rift                = unknown
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|oculus rift notes          =
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}}
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===[[Widescreen resolution]]===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Add WIDESCREENDISPLAY shortcut parameter|ref=<ref>[http://www.wsgf.org/dr/colin-mcrae-rally-2005 Colin McRae Rally 2005 | WSGF]</ref>}}
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# Go to the game's properties.
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#* For non-Steam versions right click the shortcut and choose Properties.
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#* For the Steam version right click the game in the library, choose Properties, then choose set launch options.
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# Add <code> WIDESCREENDISPLAY</code> to the end of the target box.
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# Save your changes. Widescreen resolutions can now be selected in-game.
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}}
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==Input settings==
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{{Input Settings
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|key_remap                  =unknown
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|key_remap_notes            =
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|acceleration_option        =unknown
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|acceleration_option_notes  =
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|controller_support        =unknown
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|controller_support_notes  =
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}}
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==Audio settings==
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{{Audio settings
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|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume notes    =
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|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound notes    =
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|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles notes          =
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|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions notes    =
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|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost notes =
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|eax support              =
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|eax support notes        =
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}}
  
 
==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
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# Create a shortcut to your new game installation if the installer hasn't done so.  Right-click on the shortcut, select '''Properties''' and then select the '''Compatibility''' tab.  Check "'''Run this program in compatibility mode'''" and select '''Windows XP Service Pack 3''' from the drop-down menu.
 
# Create a shortcut to your new game installation if the installer hasn't done so.  Right-click on the shortcut, select '''Properties''' and then select the '''Compatibility''' tab.  Check "'''Run this program in compatibility mode'''" and select '''Windows XP Service Pack 3''' from the drop-down menu.
 
# Attempt to run the game.  If everything has gone well, you can safely delete the folder of your non-working game installation.
 
# Attempt to run the game.  If everything has gone well, you can safely delete the folder of your non-working game installation.
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{{References}}
  
 
[[Category:Windows]]
 
[[Category:Windows]]

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⤏ Go to series page
Colin McRae Rally 1998
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 2000
Colin McRae Rally 3 2003
Colin McRae Rally 04 2004
Colin McRae Rally 2005 2004
Colin McRae: DiRT 2007
Colin McRae: DiRT 2 2009
DiRT 3 2011
DiRT Showdown 2012
Colin McRae Rally (2014) 2014
DiRT Rally 2015
DiRT 4 2017
DiRT Rally 2.0 2019
DIRT 5 2020

Key points

No longer sold digitally due to licensing issues.[1]

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Game data

Template:Game Location Table

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input Settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

Compatibility

This game is notoriously difficult to run on Windows 7, the primary symptom of which being an immediate application crash when one attempts to run it. If encountered, follow these steps. Take note that this procedure is for the GOG.com version of the game.

  1. If your system has been changed in any way, or you have not played the game in a long time, use the GOG game installer to reinstall the game. Place it in some other location than your current installation.
  2. Navigate to the SG folder of your non-working Colin McRae Rally game folder, and copy the contents into the SG folder of your new game installation. This will allow you to keep your saves, ghosts, options, etc.
  3. Create a shortcut to your new game installation if the installer hasn't done so. Right-click on the shortcut, select Properties and then select the Compatibility tab. Check "Run this program in compatibility mode" and select Windows XP Service Pack 3 from the drop-down menu.
  4. Attempt to run the game. If everything has gone well, you can safely delete the folder of your non-working game installation.


References