Running On Windows 10

To get NASCAR SimRacing working on Windows 10, the following steps must be completed.  Credit goes to SimRacer2001 for finding most of these steps.  This process requires downloading a hacked version of NSR's exe file, which does present a security risk if you download the wrong file.  I take no responsibility for anything that happens to your system.  The safer alternative is to install the game onto a Windows XP virtual machine or onto a physical machine running Windows XP.  You may also want to try installing NSR onto ReactOS to avoid having to reinstall Windows XP every 30 days or to avoid the security risk of installing a No-CD patch (let me know if that works).

  1. Install NASCAR SimRacing followed by the 1.029 beta patch.
  2. Install the No-CD patch for NSR v1.029 (NSR uses a DRM that is incompatible with Windows 10).
  3. In the compatibility options for NSR, select "Run as administrator."
  4. Install the demo version of NASCAR Thunder 2004.
  5. Copy NT2004's 3DConfig.exe file to NSR's root directory and rename it to 3DSetup.exe.
  6. Go into System Configuration and limit the RAM to 2 GB.
  7. Go into Task Manager and disable all startup item.
  8. Reboot the computer.
  9. Launch 3DSetup.exe and select a resolution with a 4:3 aspect ratio (any other aspect ratio will result in the image being stretched or compressed horizontally).
  10. Finish and wait a couple of minutes for NASCAR SimRacing to run, then quit the game.
  11. Go into System Configuration and remove the 2 GB RAM limit.
  12. Go into Task Manager and re-enable the startup items that you previously disabled.
  13. Reboot the computer.
  14. Enjoy running the game.

There is something important that should be noted about the No-CD patch:  It will disable the game's ability to create track folders in your setups directory and copy the default setups into those respective folders.  It will also prevent the game from being able to remember setup changes or the default setups for each session.  You will need to manually reload your setups every session.  Other than that, everything seems to work exactly as it did on Windows XP.