World Racing 2

How to Play

The game with patch v1.4.3 has been tested on Windows 7 64-bit and Windows 10, works with no problem. The game supports widescreen

Install & play guide (for DRM Free Setup):

• This DRM Free Setup is from Computer Bild Spiele magazine, it has the game version 1.4.3 and doesn't requires the disc to play. We highly recommend to use this Setup instead of disc image. The installer is on two languages: English & German. The installed game has 5 languages: English, French, German, Italian & Spanish; you can choose desired language in game menu
• Simply launch Setup.exe and install the game
• Then install official addons with new cars, vinyls and rims, that pack includes 7 new cars, 7 new vinyls and 10 rims
• Open the directory with the game and find WR2_PC.exe and WR2_Setup.exe . Right click on both files - Properties - Compatibility - Set "Run this app in compatibility mode with Windows XP" and "Run as administrator"
• Launch WR2_Setup.exe, configure your setting and press "Play". If the game doesn't work - try to launch the game, then open Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Del by default) and check for processes WR2_PC.exe and rundll32.exe. Close WR2_PC.exe but don't touch rundll32.exe (it's a Windows app for running old apps from 32-bit operational systems, most old games running through rundll32.exe). Now try to launch the game again, it must work. Don't forget to close rundll32.exe process in Task Manager after finishing playing

Install & play guide (for DVD version):

• Mount the disc image. You will need the utility for mounting disc image files, like WinCDEmu, UltraISO, Alcohol 52%/Alcohol 102% or Daemon Tools Lite
• Install the game
• Also it is recommended to install DirectX 9 from the disc (if you're using Windows 10 - enable DirectPlay, read this or this guide how to do it)
• After that install the patch v1.3.3 (it may take some time, about 5-10 minutes)
• After you installed the patch v1.3.3 - install the patch v1.4.3 (simply copy files from the archive in the game folder, agree to replace original files)
• (Patch v1.4.3 removes DRM protection, so now you don't need to have disc to play)
• Then install official addons with new cars, vinyls and rims, that pack includes 7 new cars, 7 new vinyls and 10 rims
• Open the directory with the game and find WR2_PC.exe and WR2_Setup.exe . Right click on both files - Properties - Compatibility - Set "Run this app in compatibility mode with Windows XP" and "Run as administrator"
• Launch WR2_Setup.exe, configure your setting and press "Play". If the game doesn't work - try to launch the game, then open Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Del by default) and check for processes WR2_PC.exe and rundll32.exe. Close WR2_PC.exe but don't touch rundll32.exe (it's a Windows app for running old apps from 32-bit operational systems, most old games running through rundll32.exe). Now try to launch the game again, it must work. Don't forget to close rundll32.exe process in Task Manager after finishing playing

Notes:

• The game is using infamous StarForce DRM that can break your system, so DON'T RUN the game until you install all patches. Patch v1.4.3 removes StarForce DRM protection, so you can safely launch the game on modern systems with no danger, also with that patch you don't need to have disc to play
• We also added StarForce drivers removal tool, you can use it after you installed the game to make sure that there's no more StarForce DRM files in your system
• If you have troubles with in-game music - install WMCodec. Also, it is recommended to install K-Lite Codec Pack
• The game supports widescreen, you can select desired resolution in WR2_Setup.exe. If you're playing in widescreen and game looks stretched - uncheck the box "Widescreen 16:9"
• The game works on DirectX 9, so if you're using Windows 8, 8.1, 10 or 11 - you need to enable DirectPlay: Go to Control Panel, and select 'Programs'. Select 'Turn Windows features on and off', click on 'Legacy Components' and check the box 'DirectPlay'. Select OK, once the installation is done, restart your computer
• If it didn't help - you can try to run the game through dgVoodoo, it is utility that helps to run old games on modern systems, you can find it here (please note that dgVoodoo doesn't work on Intel graphics). Just copy the dll-files from the MS/x86 folder, dgVoodooCpl.exe and dgVoodoo.conf to the game folder(it must be next to exe-file), then launch the game from WR2_Setup.exe. Also, with dgVoodoo you can launch the game with extra graphics settings, like texture filtering and antialiasing, to do that open dgVoodooCpl.exe, go to DirectX tab and select new settings, then run the game from desktop shortcut. Visit this page for more info about dgVoodoo utility
• Don't forget to check PCGamingWiki page if you have any troubles