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I. DiRT 3 for PC Won’t Run

Make sure you install the DirectX that comes with the installation. Especially, the game won’t run if you don’t have Games For Windows Live installed properly.


II. DiRT 3 crashes,freezes

1. Dirt 3 for PC crashes and blackscreens on Windows 7 / core i7 / nVidia graphics

How to fix:

-Make sure you there is no hardware settings xml in your “save game folder” (in documents)
-Find your game installation directory (ever disc install or steam) locate “system folder” , Find ‘hardware_settings_config.xml’
-On the third/fourth line were it says “workerMapFile=”system/workerMapCore. put the number of cores you have . ie mine is 8. so to make the game read the correct mapped cores, should look like .. (marked in red) WorkerMapFile=”system/workerMap8Core.xml” (do not forget to put .xml at the end of it.
-Under graphics find , “forcedx9=false change to “forcedx9=true
-Once this is done, make sure this file is saved under the same title and replaces the original. under all files.
-From this point, using the desktop game icon or game folder icon, or even start menu game icon, you’ll have right click the icon and use program under administer user. (or set the game to load every time with this privilege)
-Note: The game will start in a window not full screen, (just double click the window to full screen the game will start, load, play races, finish races, go online and you name it, even auto save, but it might stop responding on “exit” (manual close otherwords)

2. Dirt 3 for PC crashes during launch, cannot launch Dirt 3

How to fix:

Some people who have bought the game may have an issue where the game does not start up when you try to launch it. This can be because Games For Windows Live is not installed correctly.

To fix this issue all you have to do is:

-Restart your computer (important!)
-Download and install Games For Windows Live from http://www.gamesforwindows.com/
-Restart again

4. Dirt 3 for PC crashes at start up logo, Dirt 3 will not load after logo or intro

Possible Solution 1:

Try unpluging any USB controllers and see if DIRT 2 will boot through. A friend’s MOMO wheel stop DIRT 2 from loading. He needed to update MOMO drivers for Win 7 64bit.

Possible Solution 2:

Try forcing directx9 mode to see if DIRT 2 will run.

-If you want to force the game to run in dx9 mode, open Documents/My Games/Dirt3/hardwaresettings/hardware_settings_config.xml
-Find and change to

5. Dirt 3 for PC Crashes at Loading Screen

If you experience loading screen crashes or random crashes while playing the game, try disabling all the inactive audio devices from your computer. Leave only the one you use.

6. DiRT 3 for PC random crashes

If you are experiencing random Dirt 3 crashes while loading the races or playing the game. Run the game in Direct X 9 instead of using DirectX 11 to render the game.
You can change it in ‘hardware_settings_config.xml’ which can be found in /My Games/DiRT 3.

7. DiRT 3 for PC DirectX 11 Crashes
Playing the game on DirectX 11 ? crashing randomly ? delete ‘hardware_settings_config’. You can find the file in:
My Documents / My Games / Dirt 3 / Hardware Settings and restart your computer to fix this issue. If it still doesn’t resolve the issue, try playing the game in windowed, it’s not really a fix but a workaround till developers patch the game.

8. Dirt 3 for PC Stuck in Windowed Mode

If you are stuck in windowed mode, hold Alt and press Enter to return back to full screen.

9. DiRT 3 green, black Screen

If you experience the black or green screen issue with Dirt 3, delete your config file and when you reconfigure, put your anti aliasing to max 8x.

10. DiRT 3 for PC: Data Execution Prevention problem

Make sure you have installed and update your Windows OS required for the game. Check minimum settings for the game before you attempt to play.

11. DiRT 3 for PC: Application Should be Closed
The following error is received when installing the game: “The following applications should be closed before continuing the install: Dirt 3?.

If you press “retry” after a short while the installation will continue.
Otherwise if you click on the Dirt 3 Window on your task bar and select Finish, this will also complete the installation.

12. DiRT 3 Xbox 360 Load Screen Freezing Issue
Clean your Xbox 360 cache and try to run the game installed in HDD. If you don’t have much free space in your hard drive, it would be better to clean the disk and try again.

III. DiRT 3 for PC cannot save, cannot auto-save, can’t save file, not saving when using 64-bit systems, GFWL save problem

Possible Solution #1:

The problem lies in GFWL. Install the game normally, and once it’s done uninstall games for windows from the system. Afterwards, install the previous version of GFWL which can be found in http://www.gamesforwindows.com

Note: I didn’t install the latest .NET framework, and didn’t have any problems because of it. The game runs perfectly, and autosaves as it should.

Possible Solution #2:

If you are using 2 Xbox controllers at the same time, this may cause the auto-save to fail (really odd!). Try disconnecting the usb Xbox controllers to see if this is the source of the issue.

IV. DiRT 3 for PC: Games for Windows live problems

1. DiRT 3 for PC: Profile Creation Failed

The following message is received when first logging into the game: “Profile Creation Failed – You must be signed into Live to create a new save for your profile”.

Whenever you create a new profile in the game – which will allow you to save your progress – you must be logged into Windows Live. It is not possible to create a new profile in the game if using an offline profile. The first time you create a profile you will be asked for the Windows Live Key that comes with your game.

2. DiRT 3 for PC: xlive.dll is Missing

The following error message is received: “The program can’t start because xlive.dll is missing from your computer”. If you receive this error immediately after installing the game, you may just need to wait for the Windows Live installation to complete in the background. If you still get the error after waiting for 5 minutes or so, please do as follows:

* Uninstall Microsoft Games for Windows Live from the Windows control panel.
* Delete the following folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games for Windows – LIVE
* Now re-download the latest GfWL client from here: http://anonymz.com/?http://www.microsoft.com/games/EN-US/LIVE/Pages/livelaunch.aspx
* Reinstall this new client.
* Try the game again.

3. DiRT 3 for PC: Can’t Log in to Games For Windows Live

When presented with the ‘Sign In to Windows Live’ dialogue, you can type into the ID box, but not into the password box, so the log-in fails.
Cancel out of that screen and get into the game in “Offline Mode”. Once at the main menu, you’ll see an option for LIVE, login from there.

IV. DiRT 3 for PC: Controller Fix

1. How to Setup a Controller in DiRT 3

Firstly make sure that your controller is plugged in and functioning correctly in Windows and that you have downloaded and installed the latest drivers for the device from the manufacturer’s website.

You should also ensure that no schemes or profiles are running for your controller. If you are using a steering wheel, we recommend that you set the pedal axes to “separate” rather than combined. This can be done using the software for the wheel itself (e.g. Logitech’s Wingman software).

1. From the game’s main menu, select options – controls.
2. Here you can choose between automatic and manual transmission and choose your Advanced Wheel Settings if using a wheel.
3. If you have one of the officially supported controllers (see notes below) you can choose to load a preset configuration for this device, or for the keyboard, or
4. If you wish to create your own custom settings or setup an un-recognized controller, scroll down to each function you want to re-define and press enter, then move your controller or press the button you wish to use. The new function should now appear in the list.
5. Do this for all of the functions you wish to change and, when you are happy with the settings, press escape.
6. If you wish to adjust your force or vibration settings, you can do this from the Vibration and Feedback menu.

Notes

* In the Advanced Wheel Settings, Dead Zone is the amount you can steer the wheel (or press a pedal) before it has any effect. Saturation is the amount you can steer the wheel before it reaches full lock.

The officially tested and supported controllers are as follows:

* Xbox 360 Controller for Windows
* Logitech Rumblepad 2
* Thrustmaster Run’n'Drive
* Run’n’ Drive Rumble Force
* Thrustmaster T-Mini 3-In-1
* Dual Trigger 3-In-1
* Thrustmaster Dual Analog 3 (ensure official Thrustmaster drivers are installed)
* Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel
* Logitech G25 Wheel
* Logitech G27 Wheel
* Logitech Formula Force EX Force Feedback Wheel
* Thrustmaster T500RS Racing Wheel
* Thrustmaster Ferrari 430 Force Feedback Racing Wheel
* Thrustmaster RGT F/F Pro

2. DiRT 3 for PC not saving your control settings – Profile Saving Fix

If you are using any controller connected to your PC for the game, use any button on it to start the game. Don’t press any keyboard button when the menu that says ‘Press Start Button’ comes, wait for the game to react to your controller and once it does, you will have to use the same button to start the game everytime. That’s your start button basically, from there onward, the controls will save.
Launch the game and try again.

V. Other

1. DiRT 3 for PC save game location
Click > Start > Documents > Navigate to "My Games" Folder > "DiRT 3" Folder > "Save Games" Folder

2. DiRT 3 Framerate Drop Cockpit View
If your FPS drop consistently while in cockpit view, make sure you have disabled Vsync and have 4x AA with latest drivers.

3. DiRT 3 for PC/Xbox 360 – Youtube Blocked Connection Restricted
If you have very restrictive profile in Xbox 360, you may want to tweak it a bit to allow youtube upload. You can go to Privacy Settings in GFWL/Xbox Live. Go to xbox.com and check your settings.

4. DiRT 3 for PC: Red Sun Graphics Bug
If you have an AMD 5 series card, then you may experience the red sun lightning. Don’t worry, it’s a driver issue which is fixed from 11.3 onwards (driver version).

5. DiRT 3 Hardware Sound

Dirt 3 by default has the Hardware Sound option removed. So, it would be better to keep it this way since the game doesn’t really support the feature.

Tip: You can enable the hardware sound using the old config of Dirt 2 or F1 2010.

6. DiRT 3 – Can’t Download Free Car Pack ?
Try download it from from marketplace client.

7. DiRT 3 Driving Force GT Wheel

You get no response from the wheel while trying to play the game with it. Do the following steps in order to resolve the issue.

Step 1
Uninstall the Logitech Gaming Software.

Step 2
Removed the wheel from your computer then go to start menu and typed ‘regedit’ in run.

Step 3
This will bring up the registry editor and from there click ‘Computer’ at the top to make sure you’d search the entire registry. Now press F3 to bring up the search function.

Step 4
Type ‘Driving Force’ in to the search box and Press Enter, now it’ll search the registry for any matches. Once it found one, click Del on the keyboard and enter to delete it. Delete all entries you find, don’t worry if you can’t delete few.

Step 5
Plug-in the Logitech DFGT back into the computer. Once it is detected, install the latest drivers you downloaded in the first step.