nascar sim racing 3d error on vista

Hello, I just build a new pc with Vista and installed this game Nascar Sim Racing which is supported. After finishing the installation, at the time of 3d setup installation I get a message "Cube 3d configuration has stopped working" with the following message:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: 3DSETUP.EXE
Application Version: 1.9.7.0
Application Timestamp: 41f32d30
Fault Module Name: 3DSETUP.EXE
Fault Module Version: 1.9.7.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 41f32d30
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 00016fbd
OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: ea41
Additional Information 2: 176b9a9cee4ded040de3d21c9f282428
Additional Information 3: 0e64
Additional Information 4: 4190e0bab58c9bcca77752977fde0b30

On one my friends laptop with Windows XP it works fine, but I dont know why it doesnt work on my pc. So if anyone can help me out sort this problem would be welcomed. Thank you

Try getting the 3dconfig.exe file from Nascar thunder 2004 if you dont have the game, download the game demo.

Then rename 3dconfig,exr to 3dsetup.exe and place it in the Nascar Simracing directory and it will work perfectly.

I have tried all of the work-arounds posted in various forums such as swapping in the 3D file from Nascar Thunder 2004 and also downloading another different (I think) 3D file and using it. These failed to work. I've tried Vista compatibility mode, running as administrator, and a number of other compatibility modes as well. Any other suggestions welcome.

If you have NASCAR Thunder 2004 for the computer, copy the 3dconfig.exe and place it in the NASCAR SimRacing directory. Rename the 3dconfig.exe file to 3dsetup.exe. If you do not have the actual game, download the demo (http://www.techspot.com/downloads/60...2004-demo.html) and follow the previous steps.

If you do not want to deal with the aggravations of transfering and renaming a file, you can download the 3dconfig.exe directly (http://www.mediafire.com/?4ntdnumdknh) and just place it in the NASCAR SimRacing directory without renaming a single item.