Underground 2: install NFS on Windows 7 without problems
Both during the installation and when starting Need for Speed Underground 2 it can happen that the process is aborted because the game is not compatible with Windows 7. You can find out how to fix this here.
Installation problems with Underground 2
In case you try "Need for speed Underground 2 "on your Windows-7-computer To install, it may happen that your installation does not start or that it aborts, because this part of the Need-for-Speed series was already published in 2004 and only until then Windows XP was available.
- For this reason it is possible that the installation cannot be carried out because the game is incompatible too Windows 7 is because Windows XP has different settings than Windows 7 does.
- However, you have the option of using the "compatibility mode" under Windows, with which you can find the missing Settings can be simulated so that the respective program is led to believe that it is a other operating system.
- To use this compatibility mode during installation, insert the Underground 2 installation CD and abort any installation that may start.
- Then open your CD / DVD drive in your Windows Explorer, right-click on the installation file "Setup.exe" and open the "Properties".
- Switch to the "Compatibility" tab, activate "Program in ..." and select the Windows XP version with the highest service pack, for example "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)" or "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)".
- If you then click on "OK", the compatibility mode will be used automatically the next time "setup.exe" is started.
- In addition, you should not start the installation with a simple double-click on "Setup.exe", but instead with a Right-click at the top "Run as administrator" to give the installation more rights and thus any access problems bypass.
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Problems starting under Windows 7
Even if the installation of Need for Speed Underground 2 worked, it can happen that the game does not start and you receive an error message.
- This is also due to the compatibility problem with Windows 7 just mentioned.
- You can also fix this by going to the Need for Speed Underground 2 installation folder, which you have by default under "C: \ Programs \ EA GAMES \ NFSU2" you will find the compatibility mode for Windows XP in the file "speed.exe" activate.
- You should also start this file as an administrator. You can also set this option permanently so that you do not always have to do this with your right mouse button. To do this, you would also have to activate the option "Run this program as administrator" at the bottom under "Properties" and "Compatibility" and click "OK".
