Vista Home Premium Problem

[Langorm]

Problem to run Fms on vista?
I hope this will help!


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If the VISTA PC has no COM port, FMS will not start.


To solve the problem a "vitual" communications port (COM port) must be installed

1. Click on the Windows [START] button, then double-click "Control panel".

2. Double-click on [Hardware]. The wizzard is launched. Click on [Next]. The search process starts and will take some time.

3. Mark "Yes, I have already connected the hardware."
Then click [Next].

4. Scroll fully down and select "Add a new hardware device."
Then click [Next].

5. Mark "Install the hardware that I manually select from a list."
Then click [Next].

6. Select "Ports (COM & LPT).
Then click [Next].

7. In the left-hand window select "Standard port type", in the right-hand window selectt "Communications port".
Then click [Next].

8. Then click [Next] again and then [Finish].

9. In the Control panel double-click [System], select the register Hardware and click [Device manager].

10. Scroll down to "Ports (COM & LPT)" and expand by double-clicking on "Ports (COM & LPT)".

11. Now you should see the installed communications port marked with a yellow sign containing an exclamation mark
(eg. Communications port (COM4)).

12. Open the Note pad program and enter the text below between, but not including, the dashed lines:
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DEVICEMAP\SERIALCOMM]
"\\Device\\Serial0"="COM1"
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Replace the figure "1" behind COM by the one, you found in step 11.

13. Store the file as "FMS-COM-Port-Fix.reg" on the desktop.

14. Double-click the icon on the desktop and confirm the appearing questions by clicking [OK].

15. Copy the file "d3dm.dll" into the FMS program directory.

Now the virtual communication port should be installed and FMS will start.

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Best regards Rune From Norway!

[macguyver13]

Ok, so after doing the com port install and the .dll file, FMS works but with only green landscape. Is that normal for Vista or did I do somethng wrong?

[Langorm]

Hello!
It`s work for me!
What Graphic card have you?
Or try to install FMS software one more time!

[mjnorml]

Have a new computer only 3 weeks old. Tried many times but the CD is rejected every time. Have Vista Home Premium which came with the lap top. Is the fire wall rejecting the CD? Help.

[Langorm]

Hello!
Try to download this file: http://www.n.ethz.ch/student/mmoeller/f ... disk01.exe

maybe the disc you have fault on!

[Flypopa]

[ggunners]