FAR CRY 1

[the professor]

WILL FAR CRY 1 RUN ON MY PC? I HAVE WINDOWS 8.1, I DO HAVE THE ORIGINAL DISC BUT I T WONT LOAD MY PC, WILL IT LOAD FROM STEAM AND RUN?

[upcoast]

FC1 is a bit of a pain to get going on win 7 and after, if you do get it going copy and paste the whole game somewhere safe so you've got it always as a backup. With the original disc I had to install on xp then copy/paste it over to win 7 64bit.

Ps, I'm just going to see if it runs on win 10 64.

OK, yup the disc backed up FC1 ver 1.31 plays on win 10 64, sooo essentially if you can get the disc installed some how it should run on win 8.1 because it runs on win 10.

[Redback]

You could try activating your CD Key on Steam, that may work. You will be then able to download the Steam version of the game, I have Win 8.1 and it works fine. Bear in mind I bought it on Steam with FC2, but have had no problems with either.

[the professor]

Originally posted by Redback:

You could try activating your CD Key on Steam, that may work. You will be then able to download the Steam version of the game, I have Win 8.1 and it works fine. Bear in mind I bought it on Steam with FC2, but have had no problems with either.

ok so your saying if i bought it on steam it will work on my 8.1?

[the professor]

Originally posted by Redback:

You could try activating your CD Key on Steam, that may work. You will be then able to download the Steam version of the game, I have Win 8.1 and it works fine. Bear in mind I bought it on Steam with FC2, but have had no problems with either.

where do i go on steam to activate my cd key please? and then do i have to puchase the game?

[the professor]

Originally posted by Redback:

You could try activating your CD Key on Steam, that may work. You will be then able to download the Steam version of the game, I have Win 8.1 and it works fine. Bear in mind I bought it on Steam with FC2, but have had no problems with either.

how can i activate it with my cd key?

[Redback]

Ok, go to games on the top menu and click on 'Steam'. A drop dpwn menu will appear and you will see 'Activate a Product on Steam, Click on that and follow the prompts. You will need to agree to terms and conditions and you will be taken to a space where you can enter your retail CD Key. If successful you will be asked if you wish to download now, the game would have been added to your library and you can download later if you wish. As far as i know the game should run on Win 8.1.

[Redback]

Just gave the game a test and it works fine, only had to adjust resolution up to suit my GPU and all was good.

[the professor]

Originally posted by Redback:

Ok, go to games on the top menu and click on 'Steam'. A drop dpwn menu will appear and you will see 'Activate a Product on Steam, Click on that and follow the prompts. You will need to agree to terms and conditions and you will be taken to a space where you can enter your retail CD Key. If successful you will be asked if you wish to download now, the game would have been added to your library and you can download later if you wish. As far as i know the game should run on Win 8.1.

HI I JUST TRIED THE CODE ACTIVATION AND IT DOESNT WORK,

[the professor]

Originally posted by Redback:

Ok, go to games on the top menu and click on 'Steam'. A drop dpwn menu will appear and you will see 'Activate a Product on Steam, Click on that and follow the prompts. You will need to agree to terms and conditions and you will be taken to a space where you can enter your retail CD Key. If successful you will be asked if you wish to download now, the game would have been added to your library and you can download later if you wish. As far as i know the game should run on Win 8.1.

HI I JUST TRIED THE CD ACTIVATION KEY BUT NO JOY

[the professor]

Originally posted by winston_17kirk:

Originally posted by Redback:

Ok, go to games on the top menu and click on 'Steam'. A drop dpwn menu will appear and you will see 'Activate a Product on Steam, Click on that and follow the prompts. You will need to agree to terms and conditions and you will be taken to a space where you can enter your retail CD Key. If successful you will be asked if you wish to download now, the game would have been added to your library and you can download later if you wish. As far as i know the game should run on Win 8.1.

HI I JUST TRIED THE CD ACTIVATION KEY BUT NO JOY

MAYBE I SHOULD JUST BUY IT ON HERE FROM STEAM, WILL THAT WORK???

[Redback]

I would say yes as that is what I did, I have the original copies as well but the game was so cheap on Steam I just bought it. And when I checked it last night and confirmed that it would run, it is still a nice looking game. It is in the store for $9.99 so good value.

[the professor]

Originally posted by Redback:

I would say yes as that is what I did, I have the original copies as well but the game was so cheap on Steam I just bought it. And when I checked it last night and confirmed that it would run, it is still a nice looking game. It is in the store for $9.99 so good value.

well thank you for your help and suggestions, i will buy it and see, its £6.99 here in the uk so i'll give a go

[Redback]

My pleasure, have fun. Any questions, just let me know and I will see if I can help. Feel free to friend me if you want to discuss anything at anytime.

[the professor]

Originally posted by Redback:

My pleasure, have fun. Any questions, just let me know and I will see if I can help. Feel free to friend me if you want to discuss anything at anytime.

thank you i will

[the professor]

Originally posted by winston_17kirk:

Originally posted by Redback:

My pleasure, have fun. Any questions, just let me know and I will see if I can help. Feel free to friend me if you want to discuss anything at anytime.

thank you i will

i just bought it installed it and now playing it, thank you so much for your help and advice.... pete