I just installed Midtown Madness 1 off the CD onto my Windows 7. If you are unaware, Win7 is 10 years older than MM1. So I tried MM1 (the program, not setup) the other day, and I thought Compatibility Mode would make it work. Don't try it first. Do not change any compatibility settings for Midtown Madness itself.

When installing, this is where you should select "Windows 98 - Windows Me" for setup.exe. Otherwise, it took me 20 minutes to get the screen loaded.

You may notice the coloring may be off a bit. This may be so for 64-bit Windows 7 Operating Systems.

Why am I telling you this? I want any of you to be aware of these compatibility issues when installing on such an Operating System, such as Windows 7. I know that my older XP Service Pack 3 runs it fine, and so does Windows 98. Now, that I have the game running on Windows 7, it's actually running faster than the others! (this is, of course, with no compatibilty mode settings to an earlier Windows.)

Other Notes on Midtown Madness 1 Compatibility for Windows 7:

- If you open Midtown Madness (installed on the computer) and nothing happens, go to CTRL+ALT+DEL (Windows Task Manager) and go to "Processes." Look for "midtown.exe" "midtown.exe *32" or "MIDTOWN.ICD." If none of these are found, close out of Task Manager and start the application once more.

- You may get a message telling you to click OK for the game to detect a hardware acceleration card, graphics card, or something like that. By doing so, the screen will probably flicker a couple of times, and then you'll be right in the game soon after.

- I found that after cruising, racing, etc. and returning to the race menu, sound is lost. Do not worry; Just select whatever race or cruise options you want, pick your vehicle settings, and go drive. The sound will return for loading the cruise/race, and there will also be sound in the actual cruise/race.

Thank you for letting me write all of this. I just wanted to make others aware of what may happen with a Windows 7 Operating System (which, I love, by the way).

Thank you,

"rjmm4"

Nice topic. Should be a sticky.

Thanks for the compliment

Update regarding Add-On Cars and MM1 Windows 7 Compatibility

From what I have found so far, MM1 is not handling the add-on cars rather well. When I tried adding the Tahoe Cruiser, for example, the game completely quit after loading. Quite strange, to say the least.

If anyone has a similar problem or solution, it would be appreciated if you would share it.

Thanks, "rjmm4"

hmm. Odd problem. although, as an mm1 car maker, that mm1 cars can be buggy at times.

Remove the other add-ons from your game folder and try again.

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I've installed MM on my Windows 7 laptop, which has Mobility Radeon HD4270. I don't have any of the problems described in the first post up there, in fact it works fine - except I can't get widescreen! My laptop's resolution (1366x768) isn't given as an option. I have updated the graphics drivers and DirectX. Does anyone know how I might fix that?

I can get Widescreen with my ATI Mobility Radeon Graphics, yet some details for objects in MM1 looks digitalized a bit. Sorry about that. I use 1600x900, so I don't really know how that works there. Newer monitors support higher resolutions, yet that is peculiar. I just received a graphics driver update, and that is what got me the widescreen I never had before. So...yeah...don't exactly know what to say. Sometimes the older stuff just is better!

Also, I have no add-ons installed for this game. The Tahoe was the first (and only) thing I ever put in there.

That's a weird problem. Maybe try updating your GFX Driver?

Does anyone know how to fix compability issiues for mm1 with nVidia graphic cards I couldn't figure it out.
"Hardware renderer" isn't given as an option for nVidia GeForce 9600 GT 1GB graphic card, which is mine.
But an intel graphic card can handle the game as "hardware". I tested it.
I hope someone will find a solution for it

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Midtown Madness 1 + Revisited Mod V2 + AMD Radeon HD 6670 + Modified video.cfg file + HP x2301 Monitor = HD Midtown Madness and at 1920x1080 resolution



For capturing I use FRAPS, which can be found here:http://www.fraps.com/

There are updates for MM1, did you try them?

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Fiat lux

yes I have tried them but no hope
thanks anyway

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Midtown Madness 1 + Revisited Mod V2 + AMD Radeon HD 6670 + Modified video.cfg file + HP x2301 Monitor = HD Midtown Madness and at 1920x1080 resolution



For capturing I use FRAPS, which can be found here:http://www.fraps.com/

Is your operating system up-to-date?

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Fiat lux

yes

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Midtown Madness 1 + Revisited Mod V2 + AMD Radeon HD 6670 + Modified video.cfg file + HP x2301 Monitor = HD Midtown Madness and at 1920x1080 resolution



For capturing I use FRAPS, which can be found here:http://www.fraps.com/

I would try different drivers. Usually there will be a few older and newer drivers to find, maybe a modded one or a default driver from the chip vendor. Choosing another driver can make the difference.

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Fiat lux

I will try as soon as I manage to get a new one, which won't happen most probably Thanks anyway.

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Midtown Madness 1 + Revisited Mod V2 + AMD Radeon HD 6670 + Modified video.cfg file + HP x2301 Monitor = HD Midtown Madness and at 1920x1080 resolution



For capturing I use FRAPS, which can be found here:http://www.fraps.com/

actually I had the same problem with mm2 as well but I fixed it after installing the nvidia patch and xp patch at this site but there isn't a nvidia patch for mm1 and the xp patch is not enough. does anyone know if it exists and if so, hoy can I get it

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Midtown Madness 1 + Revisited Mod V2 + AMD Radeon HD 6670 + Modified video.cfg file + HP x2301 Monitor = HD Midtown Madness and at 1920x1080 resolution



For capturing I use FRAPS, which can be found here:http://www.fraps.com/

Now I have a new graphic card, which is amd radeon hd 6670, and my try of mm1 with xp patch and direct play update has failed. still no hardware option given
What should I do

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Midtown Madness 1 + Revisited Mod V2 + AMD Radeon HD 6670 + Modified video.cfg file + HP x2301 Monitor = HD Midtown Madness and at 1920x1080 resolution



For capturing I use FRAPS, which can be found here:http://www.fraps.com/

Ditch 7 and install XP?

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Fiat lux

This game seems to work fine for me, I use a Windows 7.

@Vansloneker I can't ditch this OS since it is useful for me
@MadtownMadness what is your graphic card?

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Midtown Madness 1 + Revisited Mod V2 + AMD Radeon HD 6670 + Modified video.cfg file + HP x2301 Monitor = HD Midtown Madness and at 1920x1080 resolution



For capturing I use FRAPS, which can be found here:http://www.fraps.com/