After the intial install, the game would work, but the controls behaved erractically and the sound had big time lag. Downloaded and installed patch 6 (rcpatch6.zip, I don't remember where I got it from, sorry), solved all problems.
The game works flawlessly now, including EAX support. Applying Win98 compatibility mode and selecting 'Dolby' as the sound options as suggeested from other users works, but you cannot play with EAX.
Irc Rally
International Rally Championship 1997 Pc Game
Installing the Patch 6 is the best solution.And after more googling:You can try to download patch 6 from:Try if that helps you. Well I found the demo. And it worked.(Finnish Windows XP Pro SP2, DirectX 9.0c)I checked ALL compatiblity settings from the game exe properties-compatiblity tab and selected 'Windows 98 / Windows ME'.No errors. Though it loaded it for while and I could not turn. Only go forward or backward.Picture (it is for Finnish XP, SP#2.).-I searched for 'locales' folder. That folder does not even exists (perhaps because this is demo, do not know.). But there were 'locale' folder.The directory structure were.
International Rally Championship features nine licensed rally cars for play on more than 30 tracks. Travel the world for day and night races across snow, mud, sand, and ice. Battle up to 20 rivals per track while viewing the action from either a chase or dashboard perspective. Your car will also experience real-time damage throughout each race, forcing you to make repairs and other changes to stay in the competition. Four play modes include Arcade, Championship, Practice, and Time Trials. Customize the game by selecting a manual or automatic transmission and one of four difficulty levels. Featured vehicles include the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, Subaru Impreza WRC, Toyota Corolla, Nissan Almera, Ford Escort, Renault Maxi Megane, Proton Wira, Volkswagen Golf GTI, and the Skoda Felicia.