Need For Speed: Shift is a popular NFS racing simulator published by Electronic Arts. This game is the most common program installed by the user on a computer. And like all programs, Need For Speed is prone to many errors that occur in the system, due to which it may not work.
System incompatibility
The first reason Need For Speed: Shift may not launch is software incompatibility. The thing is that any application has its own minimum system requirements, at the satisfaction of which it will work. If the computer does not meet these requirements, the application will not start. Most likely, an error will fly to the screen. Usually, these requirements do not fit: the amount of RAM, the amount of memory of the video card, the frequency of the processor. This problem can be solved only by improving the system unit itself.
Also, the game may be incompatible with the system itself. For example, when using an older version of Windows, these new generation toys are likely to not work. Or with the old version of the drivers for the video card. Reinstall the system to a newer one and update all drivers. The problem will be fixed.
The presence of conflicting programs
Some applications do not start due to the presence or vice versa of the absence of other programs. For example, you cannot install two or more antiviruses on a computer at the same time, because they are completely incompatible with each other. This situation will cause the system to crash. So it is in this case. It is possible that a program that conflicts with the game is installed on the computer. It may well be the same antivirus. Disable such a program before starting NFS and it should work.
Applications that Need For Speed won't launch without include DirectX and Net Framework. The latest version of these components is a mandatory requirement for almost any modern game. DirectX is usually updated automatically as soon as the game is installed. Net Framework most often has to be updated manually. It can be found on the official Microsoft website.
No disk
Need For Speed may not work due to missing game disc. This property is mainly possessed by licensed programs, but there are exceptions. When you install such a game, not all components are downloaded to your computer. Some that are specifically required for launch remain on disk. If it is absent, but there is an installation file, you can use special applications, for example, Alcohol or Daemon Tools, to create an image and mount it into a virtual disk. The same process applies to the DVD itself. Such a procedure will fix the problem and the game will certainly start. But if it is licensed, then the disk will be needed every time you start. Copying it will have no effect. The license is protected from such actions.
