Hello everyone, I got a problem with Vista.. hooo hooo, who wonders
Thing is, I cant get on any server. Thanx to this mod, I see the Crossfire server on the list, even if the global server is down.
But, I cant connect to it.
It says everytime "Connection couldnt be established, maybe server offline bla bla bla."
I googled a bit, and found out, that I need to uninstall my antivirus(Kaspersky) to get it working. Many people say on many forums, antivius like avast, norton or kasp dont let FL work(only on Vista), even if you deactivate it before starting to play.
Of course, playing Freelancer is a great thing to do, but hell its not worth it to leave your computer without any safety...
So, if anyone of you has a solution that doesnt include removing my Kasp, please HELP me.
Vista: Safety VS Freelancer
- Drunken_Master
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There are a few people here very experienced with computer hardware that will likely be able to help you. Hopefully you'll have an answer within a few hours.
In my case I just remind myself every day how glad I am I never upgraded from XP.
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try another security software. i heard that AVG does work...
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I prefer Zone Alarm, and FL will work with or without ZA active, though I prefer to shut it down, for maximum CPU performance
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OOps dblposted
damn!
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U have kaspersky? OK i have it too and it's not the problem.
ok: to fix look at my "Got Online!" thread. i've written the instructions there.
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I find it a little weird that an antivirus software doesnt allow u to access a server, actually thats none of its concern. Do you use Kaspersky Internet Security or the Antivirus version?
Norton and avast are known to cause many problems, no matter if u use vista or not (Kaspersky has less known problems and a way better scanning algorithm, still huge impact on cpu/ram usage.)
If u want a good (the best for home security, imho) Antivirus get NOD32 by Eset. Almost no false alarms (the biggest problem of all the others) and it's known for its stability, security and cpu/ram friendly scan algorithms.If u are using the Internet security of Kaspersky u might want to keep the safety of a firewall.
I'd recommend Comodo Personal Firewall (completely free with life time updates) or Agnitum Outpost Firewall (not free, but better, imho).
They also provide very good protection, while being compatible to most other applications, and for me the most important, no noticable impact on ram/cpu.
Check this for a little guideline:
http://www.firewallleaktester.com/termination.php
not the most recent test, but a good overview concerning the security.U should consider trying one of these, after your license expires^^.
best regards
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if u r using kav personal u might try the following (it might work, but i can't say it will 100% work on ur comp, since it is only a speculative suggestion, i didn't tried it out):
1. get to kav settings,
2. real-time protection settings,
3. troubleshooting,
4. try enabling/disabling one or all of:
4a. disable protection against network attacks,
4b. use stealth mode, and
4c. do not enable protection against network attacks at the system startup.also, use magnet's solution while at this one.
or, at the end, follow many ppl advice: switch to xp, m8.
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Damn I cant even find that "Realtime Protection" thing... I live in Germany, so my Kasp is in german, and I cant see any realtime protection... maybe in German its called somehow else... Im really dumb in such things
And I cant swich to XP, this is a notebook PC LG900. They dont have any drivers for XP, like many modern notebooks... so installing XP is impossible.
and about your link Blaster, I have seen it already, but as I said, changing to another antivir software should be my last option, coz I paid for this one... sadly they didnt say that FL wont work [3]
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A lot of guys dont know that when you run CF for the first time and you have windows firewall activeated ,the fire wall will block it, so what you have to do is minimize CF to the task bar.
then you will see a caption saying do you want windows firewall to allow this program, just say yes and away you go.
Norton Antivirus is a huge program and tends to take over your computer, I have used this but got rid of it ,its just too messy.
One of the best and its free is Avast Antivirus . -
[SIZE=1]please no cheap advertisements of IMO crappy free antiviruses, ok?[/SIZE]
AND... many firewalls [or antiviruses w/ firewalls] [ask to or by default] disable the windows firewall. Well, at least Kaspersky does.
Drunken. Do you have Kaspersky AntiVirus or Kaspersky Internet Security (big difference). And is it v6 or v7?
If it's KIS, try this. Open KIS. On left slide click FIREWALL. Then on the right side click STOP [not PAUSE]. Then launch CF launcher, let it update. Open Internet Explorer -> Press ALT -> File -> Work offline [wait a second or 2] -> Close IE -> "Launch CrossFire Multiplayer"
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you call free ones crappy? I've been using AVG for years now, it has always done the job well. I need not spend a penny
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Originally posted by magnet
[SIZE=1]please no cheap advertisements of IMO crappy free antiviruses, ok?[/SIZE]
Drunken. Do you have Kaspersky AntiVirus or Kaspersky Internet Security (big difference). And is it v6 or v7?If it's KIS, try this. Open KIS. On left slide click FIREWALL. Then on the right side click STOP [not PAUSE]. Then launch CF launcher, let it update. Open Internet Explorer -> Press ALT -> File -> Work offline [wait a second or 2] -> Close IE -> "Launch CrossFire Multiplayer"
I have Kaspersky Internet security 7.
Tried this stop thing, didnt work still same crap
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hmm weird. maybe ur ISP sucks even more than mine^^
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Originally posted by Drunken_Master
The only problem is Freelancer. I cant get on any server, no matter mod or vanilla. I just cant connect.
hmmm... ... ... ... d/k... pcforce, where are u when we need u? well seems like u've got that DirectX/DirectPlay/whatever problem which VistaSP1 should fix.
