Running Microsoft Freelancer on Windows 7
Search for jobs related to How to run freelancer on windows 10 or hire on the world's largest freelancing marketplace with 18m+ jobs. It's free to sign up and bid on jobs. So in a bit of nostalgia I decided to re-lode and boot up my old copy of Freelancer. Now I knew with this game being over ten years old that I might run into some problems, so I did some research and found the blog post about it. It says that the main issue is going to be the old Safedisc protection. Feb 22, 2018 - Install Freelancer with admin rights, after that install Discovery with admin rights - Close any remaining processes related to Freelancer or Discovery Freelancer - Right Click on your left Windows Symbol - Go to Settings - Go to Apps - Go to (Right side) Programs and Features - Go to Activate and Deactivate Windows Features. Microsoft Freelancer I have had since day 1. It worked on every version of Windows since its release, but, about 3-4 months ago, it stopped after a Win 10 update. As its a MS game, this should not be happening to my mind. Jun 18, 2013 How to run Freelancer on Win 7 & Win Vista HDTestChannel. Windows 10: How to get old games working. Create a Virtual Machine running Windows 10! - Duration: 8:18.
Freelancer worked best on Windows XP SP3. It did not work at all onVista. But it does work on Windows 7, and on Windows 8, and Windows 8.1. Just install itnormally from the CDROM and play it as normal. However, there is a tweak that has recently become necessary.
Starting secdrv.sys on Win7, or Win8.1
In September 2015, Microsoft security update KB3086255 prevented Freelancer from running. When you double-click on the icon, instead of running, you get a dialog box with 'Access denied' and 'Please login with administrator privileges and try again'.
What the update did was to stop a service that the game relies on. It 'basically disables secdrv.sys which is an anti-piracy copy protection that is used by many games developers and some other software companies. The driver, secdrv.sys, is used by games which use Macrovision SafeDisc. Without the driver, games with SafeDisc protection would be unable to play on Windows.' Seethis link for details. The driver was basically a security hole, and so Microsoft have acted to stop it running.
Microsoft provide a workaround. Secdrv.sys is still there, so you can manually start and stop it. Here is the Microsoft Support note for KB3086255.
To run Freelancer:
- Press the Start Button.
- Type cmd in the box at the bottom - 'Search Programmes and Files'. The menu will change, and cmd.exe will appear at the top.
- Right click on the cmd.exe menu entry, and choose 'Run as administrator'. A command prompt will open.
- Now enter the following commands. Note that the space before 'demand' is essential.
- You will now be able to run Freelancer. Just leave the command window open.
- When you are finished, stop secdrv:
Probably rebooting will reset this.
Running Freelancer on Win10
The SECDRV.SYS problem affects Windows 10 as well. Unfortunately Secdrv.sys is not supplied with Windows 10 at all. Supposedly it isn't possible even to run it. However there seems to be some question about this. This link suggests that if you use the secdrv.sys from Windows 8.1, and sign it, then it will run. (Note that I have not tested any of the following)
A workaround is to copy secdrv.sys from a windows 8 / 8.1 machine, self sign the driver, and enter into testsigning boot mode. You can do this manually or use 3rd party programs to do it.First copy secdrv.sys from a windows 8 machine to c:windowssystem32drivers. You can also download it here. Same file as the one I got from a vanilla windows 8.1 install v 4.3.86.0 md5 3ea8a16169c26afbeb544e0e48421186
Then self sign the driver. You can use a program Driver Signature Enforcement Overrider to do this: http://www.ngohq.com/?page=dseo
Or read about doing it yourself here. You will also need to make the certificate.
Then enable TESTSIGNING boot mode by opening an admin command prompt and typing: bcdedit -set testsigning on
Now safedisc games should work.
You will get an annoying watermark in testsigning mode. You can remove it using this program. Or read about removing it manually here.
I tested secdrv.sys and the above programs in Windows 10 Pro x64 and confirms that it does work.
It sounds rather flaky to me. Just another reason not to update to Windows 10.
Freelancer Mod Manager
![Windows Windows](https://i.imgur.com/fNycs8k.png)
It is possible to install the Freelancer Mod Manager, but requires a bit ofingenuity. You will quickly find, if you just try to install, that itinstalls, but none of the mods will activate. Kumpulan serial number idm. They all give an error inFMM if you try. Worse, you will find that when you start Freelancer, yourmain menu screen is missing a lot of its bitmaps; if you proceed to a savedgame, that the navmap is blank, and that if you try to leave the station yousaved at, Freelancer crashes.
Installing flmminstaller_v1.31.exe
![Run Run](https://www.lifewire.com/thmb/FYbutT06MMrEd2QmXfqcSDgL4iI=/1600x900/filters:fill(auto,1)/28729199242_2dc8a3ad16_h-cdabdd26a05b4bc684ff50ee579015fc.jpg)
Get the download from the web. Then right-click on it, and selectProperties. Click the Compatibility tab. Then:
- Check 'Run this program in compatibility mode for ' and choose 'Windows XP Service Pack 3'.
- Check the 'Run this program as administrator' box.
- Choose 'Apply' and 'OK'.
- Then reopen the Properties | Compatibility and check it 'stuck'.
Then you can double-click the flmminstaller_v1.31.exe file, andinstall it.
Running Freelancer Mod Manager
Don't even think about running this except with the same settings as above.
So, find the actual executable -- not a shortcut -- on the Start | AllPrograms | Freelancer Mod Manager and right click the Freelancer Mod Managericon.
Then do the same as for the installer:
- Check 'Run this program in compatibility mode for ' and choose 'Windows XP Service Pack 3'.
- Check the 'Run this program as administrator' box.
Then, and only then, run Freelancer Mod Manager. It should workfine. I turned on the 'battleship encounters'.
Changing permissions
How To Play Freelancer On Windows 10
I found that I had to change permissions to 'full control' for allusers on the following directories:
- c:freelancer (or wherever you installed it in the end)
- C:Freelancer Mod Manager (or wherever you installed that)
- C:users<your username>My DocumentsMy GamesFreelancerAcctsSinglePlayer.
Right click on the directory in Explorer, choose Properties, then theSecurity tab. Look at 'Authenticated users' and hit'Edit' if necessary to give it 'Full control' over thedirectory. Likewise with 'Users (<yourpc>Users)'.
If you do all this, and you're in the New York system near Planet Manhattan,you should run into battleship and cruiser patrols almost straightaway.
Trouble
I got into a lot of trouble with this. Even uninstalling Freelancer andreinstalling it did not fix it. I ended up deinstalling FLMM and FL,removing all nasty-looking references to 'freelancer' from theregistry, doing a search on the hard disk and ditto, rebooting, and finallyinstalling FL to a new directory. It works fine from c:freelancer.
What about your saved games? These are all in c:users<yourusername>My DocumentsMy GamesFreelancerAcctsSinglePlayer as*.fl. Keep a copy of the directory before you fiddle, I suggest. Copying the contents back on a new install gave me back my old saved games.
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Freelancer is one of my all time favorite games. I have played the original version from beginning to end many times varying how I played the free build up time and how I played the after game. Some of the mods have been great for changing even the campaign making it more challenging and spicing it up with different ships. After all these years, I still keep coming back to play the campaign about once a year. I hope I can get it to run on my latest platform.
How To Run Freelancer On Windows 10
- Release name: 自由枪骑兵, 星際遊俠
- Year: 2003
- Platform: Windows
- Released in: United States
- Genre: Action, Simulation
- Theme: Persistent Universe, Sci-Fi / Futuristic, Space Flight
- Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
- Developer: Digital Anvil
- Perspectives: 1st-Person, Behind view