Colin Mcrae Rally 2005 Windows 8 Patch Downloadwhonew



For the 2014 game, see Colin McRae Rally (2014).

Colin McRae Rally
Developers
Release dates
WindowsJuly 15, 1998
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  • 2Essential improvements
    • 2.1Patches
  • 3Game data
  • 4Video settings
  • 7Network
  • 8Issues unresolved
  • 9Issues fixed
  • 10Other information

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Key points

Needs unofficial patches to run on modern operating systems.
Has some issues on Windows 7 and later. See the fixed issues and unresolved issues sections below.

General information

Colin McRae Rally and DiRT Wiki

Availability[edit]

No longer available due to licensing reasons.[1]
Demo is available

Essential improvements[edit]

Patches[edit]

Latest official patch 1.5 (EU/US) and patch 1.4 (IT) are available at www.patches-scrolls.de and soggi.org.

Unofficial[edit]

CMRONW2K by Krister Brus makes the game compatible with Windows 2000 and XP.
kFYatek's Unofficial Windows 7 Patch makes the game compatible with Windows 7 and later.

Skip intro videos[edit]

You can skip the intro by launching the game from <path-to-game>rally.exe.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

Save game data location[edit]

SystemLocation
Windows <path-to-game>save[Note 1]

Video settings[edit]

Graphics featureStateNotes
Widescreen resolution See Widescreen resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen See Widescreen resolution.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
WindowedUse Alt+ Enter to toggle.
Borderless fullscreen windowedBorderless Gaming doesn't seem to work
Anisotropic filtering (AF)Can be forced through driver control.
Anti-aliasing (AA)Can be forced through driver control or through dgVoodoo2.
Vertical sync (Vsync)Can be forced through driver control or through dgVoodoo2.
60 FPS and 120+ FPSTurn Motion Smoothing off in the settings to disable the 30 FPS cap. Disabling Turn Motion Smoothing will make the camera wobble.
Frame rate is capped at 111 FPS.

Widescreen resolution[edit]

Widescreen fix[2]
  1. If the Windows 7 patch is installed, uninstall it by installing Patch 1.5.
  2. Download and extract dgVoodoo anywhere.
  3. Open the MS folder and copy its content to the game folder.
  4. Run dgVoodooSetup.exe.
  5. Click 'Add' and set the game folder.
  6. Set 'Scaling mode' to 'Stretched'.
  7. Go to 'DirectX' tab.
  8. Select your resolution and uncheck the 'dgVoodoo Watermark' option.
  9. Apply your changes.
  10. Open Rally.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
  11. Press Ctrl+F, change the 'Datatype' option to 'Hex-values' and paste FF000080BF in the text field.
  12. Replace the 000080BF value with:
    • 000070BF for 5:4
    • 000096BF for 25:16
    • C5719CBF for 16:10
    • 0000A0BF for 15:9
    • ABAAAABF for 16:9
    • 398EE3BF for ~21:9
  13. If you can't edit the file because of no permissions, right-click Rally.exe, click on Properties and uncheck 'Read only'.
  14. Press Ctrl+F, change the 'Datatype' option to 'Hex-values' and paste 00000040 in the text field.
  15. Replace the 00000040 value with:
    • 0000F03F for 5:4
    • 00001640 for 25:16
    • C5711C40 for 16:10
    • 00002040 for 15:9
    • ABAA2A40 for 16:9
    • 398E6340 for ~21:9
  16. Save your changes.
  17. Right-click Rally.exe, click on Properties, go to the 'Compatibility' tab and select 'Windows 98 / Windows Me'.

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouseStateNotes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller supportDirectInput controllers only
Full controller support
Controller remappingDirectInput controllers only
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

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Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio settings[edit]

Audio featureStateNotes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
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Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

TypeNativeNotes
Local play
LAN playDirect IP only
Online playDial-up only

Issues unresolved[edit]

When using the dgVoodoo2 wrapper the intro videos for the Rally School courses have sound but no image when the game runs in fullscreen[edit]

Make sure the Alt+ Enter shortcut is not disabled in dgVoodoo2's settings so you can switch to windowed mode when you want to see those videos

Issues fixed[edit]

3D elements on the menus don't show properly on Windows 7 or later[edit]

Use Windows 7 Unnoficial Patch https://web.archive.org/web/20150401005453/http://kfyatek-dev.jogger.pl/2011/09/25/colin-mcrae-rally-1-unofficial-windows-7-patch/

Twitchy screen and sudden top-down camera view for a short period of time.[edit]

Set Motion smoothness to 'ON'[citation needed]

Game occasionally crashes when loading a stage on Windows 7 and later[edit]

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Use the dgVoodoo2 wrapper[citation needed]
  1. Download dgVoodoo2, copy dgVoodooSetup.exe and the contents of the MS folder into the <path-to-game> folder
  2. Run dgVoodooSetup.exe, select DirectX, uncheck dgVoodoo Watermark (and change some settings if you want to force antialiasing and VSync)
  3. Run the game

Notes

If you use dgVoodoo2 and play the game in fullscreen mode the Rally School videos may not play properly so make sure the Alt+ Enter shortcut is not disabled in dgVoodoo2's settings so you can switch between fullscreen and windowed when needed

Game crashes when loading a stage on Windows 8 and later[edit]

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Start the game in Windows 7 compatibility mode[citation needed]
  1. Right-click <path-to-game>game.exe.
  2. From the dropdown menu, select Properties.
  3. Once the window is open, select the Compatibility tab.
  4. Check the box next to Run the program in compatibility mode for.
  5. From the dropdown menu, select Windows 7.
  6. Repeat the process for <path-to-game>rally.exe.

Notes

Make sure you have the Unofficial Windows 7 patch installed

Intro videos have sound playing but no image on Windows 7 or later[edit]

Add compatibility for old Indeo codecs[citation needed]
  1. Open a 'command prompt' by typing cmd on search and,using a right click, select 'Run as Administrator'
  2. (32bit users can skip this step) Type cd %WINDIR%SysWOW64 and press Enter.
  3. Type regsvr32 ir50_32.dll and press Enter.

Notes

Repeat the process but type regsvr32 /u ir50_32.dll to undo what you have done
Alternatively you can use these bat files(make sure you run them as the administrator)

The service menu before the stage starts is very laggy on Windows 8 and later[edit]

Use the dgVoodoo2 wrapper[citation needed]
  1. Download dgVoodoo2, copy dgVoodooSetup.exe and the contents of the MS folder into the <path-to-game> folder
  2. Run dgVoodooSetup.exe, select DirectX, uncheck dgVoodoo Watermark (and change some settings if you want to force antialiasing and VSync)
  3. Run the game

Notes

If you use dgVoodoo2 and play the game in fullscreen mode the Rally School videos may not play properly so make sure the Alt+ Enter shortcut is not disabled in dgVoodoo2's settings so you can switch between fullscreen and windowed when needed

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specsSupportedNotes
Direct3D6

System requirements[edit]

Windows
MinimumRecommended
Operating system (OS)95, 98
Processor (CPU)Intel Pentium 166 MHz Intel Pentium 200 MHz
System memory (RAM)16 MB32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)20 MB
Video card (GPU) 2 MB of VRAM
DirectX 6.0 compatible
4 MB of VRAM

Notes

  1. When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

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  1. Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2016-11-25
    Email received from Codemasters customer service.
  2. Colin McRae Rally - HD/Widescreen Tutorial (NEW) - YouTube - last accessed on 2017-02-03