Fraps not opening?

[Star Wars Fanatic]

I recently downloaded fraps but every time I open the exe it just doesn't open at all, and it is not in the task manager either. I have tried reinstalling which didn't work so can anyone please advise?

[NapsK]

Did you try to install it at an other place in your hard disk? Because that worked succesfully here, I've also deleted the whole map C:\Fraps, where it's auto. to directed when you're installing Fraps.

I hope that will work..

[Star Wars Fanatic]

Sadly not I installed it to C:\Program Files\Fraps but it still wont open. God knows what's wrong with it.

[[UVA]BuLLiT]

most likely a fake one then or else uninstall and manually delete the file or else like i said its a fake one.

[Guest]

I think I know how to fix it.

Download a program called RegMon, google it. Run it, right after you start it, run fraps, let all the fraps appear, after about 20 seconds stop recording in RegMon, go to file, stop capturing. then find a thing called Licenses, click on one of them. Click on Regedit Jump, delete everything in there. LEAVE THAT

OPEN. Click on Fraps, it should open. After it launches. Close RegMon, and Regedit. Note: You will have to do that everytime you want to start Fraps.

I hope this helps! It works for me, I have that problem.

[Star Wars Fanatic]

I tried all that but to no avail

I decided to ditch fraps and use another capturing software called gamecam instead.

[Star Wars Fanatic]

Ok scratch that, gamecam will not work with mta for some bizarre reason which has made me quite angry

I've noticed that the trial version of fraps does open whereas the full version does not.

[Gamefreek]

Gamecam wont work with MTA since it uses directx hooks.

I had trouble with fraps working. All i did to get it to work was uninstall, delete the FRAPS folder then reinstall. It would always quit working for some unknown reason and i had to do that everytime it quit working.

[Star Wars Fanatic]

I tried advil0's theory which worked this time thankfully. Is it normal for the counter in the corner to sink to around 10 whilst recording?

[Gamefreek]

Depends on your pc

Low specs = shitty fps while recording

high specs = fps stays the same while recording

[gamingkrazy]

Right this happened to me, ill do it in steps

1. Open Regmon

2. Open Fraps off the start menu

3. Lots of things will start appearing

4. Press Ctrl+E to stop it adding stuff

5. Search on the list for fraps and then find the licenses bit

6. It may have 1-3 different licenses (2 for me)

7. Open start menu and click on Run

8. Type in regedit and press enter

9. On the left side open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHNINE

10. Then open SOFTWARE

11. Then LICENSES

12. You will see theres about 12 different licenses

13. Search for the licenses that you saw on Regmon and delete them off regedit (MAKE SURE ITS THE RIGHT ONES!)

14. Now open fraps with both programs open and then once fraps is open shut regedit and regmon down.

Enjoy!

[Ravenheart]

You don't open .exe's with fraps to record, you run it(set you buttons for Screenshot and Video) start the game using its .exe or shortcut and when in-game press the button you've set for recording a movie.

[Guest]

Is there any other decent programs for free which does the same thing.

[Guest]

Right this happened to me, ill do it in steps

1. Open Regmon

2. Open Fraps off the start menu

3. Lots of things will start appearing

4. Press Ctrl+E to stop it adding stuff

5. Search on the list for fraps and then find the licenses bit

6. It may have 1-3 different licenses (2 for me)

7. Open start menu and click on Run

8. Type in regedit and press enter

9. On the left side open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHNINE

10. Then open SOFTWARE

11. Then LICENSES

12. You will see theres about 12 different licenses

13. Search for the licenses that you saw on Regmon and delete them off regedit (MAKE SURE ITS THE RIGHT ONES!)

14. Now open fraps with both programs open and then once fraps is open shut regedit and regmon down.

Enjoy!

DUDE, thats EXACTLY what I told him to do!!!!

DIdn't you see my post!!!!

[Star Wars Fanatic]

Well either way it worked

[Guest]

Hey all, I'm new round here.. Found site while searching for an answer to the Fraps not running issue..

The best answer is what has been mentioned here. But the only trouble with this is it has to be done each time you wish to run Fraps. well, I'm a kind of impatient person so have wrote a small .bat program for all to use, Please feel free to spread it around as much as possible, but leave in my

rem (remarks)

Copy and past the code to notepad(or other text editor) then save it as a .bat

ps, Fraps needs to be in

C:\Fraps

and Regmon

C:\

for it to run, need any help email me or reply to this thread and I'll pop back

C:\ (or your standard windows directory)

@echo off

echo Solution to Fraps Not Opening Issue
echo Created by SaturN
echo X-Fire saturn101zinc
echo MSN [email protected]
echo Cheers, hope it works for all
echo PS: Please download and install/extract "regmon" to your system drive. (C:\ etc)

> "%Temp%.\FrapsTemp.reg" ECHO REGEDIT4
>>"%Temp%.\FrapsTemp.reg" ECHO.
>>"%Temp%.\FrapsTemp.reg" ECHO [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Licenses]
>>"%Temp%.\FrapsTemp.reg" ECHO [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Licenses]

START /WAIT REGEDIT /S "%Temp%.\FrapsTemp.reg"
DEL "%Temp%.\FrapsTemp.reg"

START /min %HOMEDRIVE%.\Regmon.exe
start %HOMEDRIVE%.\Fraps\Fraps.exe
@ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2 -w 1000 > nul
@ping 127.0.0.1 -n 8 -w 1000> nul
TASKKILL /im Regmon.exe

[DazzaJay]

Ok, i once had this problem, i will let you all in on how i fixed it.

It was very simple for me, and will be simple for anyone who knows Regedit.

The problem is caused by having the Trial installed.. and then upgrading to the full ver.

Basically, when you uninstall the Trial, it "Forgets" (Bad programming) to remove its Registry Keys.

So before Installing the Full ver, (Wich you have either Obtained..... or Purchaced)

You need to load Regedit.

Use the Search function and search for Fraps, and delete everything with Fraps in it.

Then repeat that process with the search term FPS1

(This includes deleting folders by the same name in the Registry)

Then install the Fraps that you are trying to use, and WALA!

it will install, it will run fine. (and no need for the Bat file that saturn made!) (Yo saturn, you should try this method, itl make things oh so much simpler.)

And thats how both me and ben have fixed this issue.

[Guest]

I think I know how to fix it.

Download a program called RegMon, google it. Run it, right after you start it, run fraps, let all the fraps appear, after about 20 seconds stop recording in RegMon, go to file, stop capturing. then find a thing called Licenses, click on one of them. Click on Regedit Jump, delete everything in there. LEAVE THAT

OPEN. Click on Fraps, it should open. After it launches. Close RegMon, and Regedit. Note: You will have to do that everytime you want to start Fraps.

I hope this helps! It works for me, I have that problem.

Worked for me, thanks very much!! <3<3

[BotHead]

Right this happened to me, ill do it in steps

1. Open Regmon

2. Open Fraps off the start menu

3. Lots of things will start appearing

4. Press Ctrl+E to stop it adding stuff

5. Search on the list for fraps and then find the licenses bit

6. It may have 1-3 different licenses (2 for me)

7. Open start menu and click on Run

8. Type in regedit and press enter

9. On the left side open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHNINE

10. Then open SOFTWARE

11. Then LICENSES

12. You will see theres about 12 different licenses

13. Search for the licenses that you saw on Regmon and delete them off regedit (MAKE SURE ITS THE RIGHT ONES!)

14. Now open fraps with both programs open and then once fraps is open shut regedit and regmon down.

Enjoy!

DUDE, thats EXACTLY what I told him to do!!!!

DIdn't you see my post!!!!

He's explaining it in order, in a simpler, more detailed way to explain. Not saying your bad at explaining, but it's hard to follow.

[Willy]

why are you posting in topics that are a year old?

[Biernot]

why are you posting in topics that are a year old?

good one

anyway, fraps sucks (or my pc) cause mostly I lag if I record something with fraps