Need for speed the run windows 8.1?

Magnum2107

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I purchased need for speed the run through Origin to play on my new laptop. It has plenty enough power to play (i7-4702hq, 8 gigs ram, gt 870m) but the game won't start. The blue circle spins for a second and the game shows up in the task manager for a split second, but the game never loads.

I'm suspecting that windows 8.1 64 bit OS is to blame. I've tried to troubleshoot compatibility and running as admin but it hasn't worked. Has anyone got this to work on windows 8 or 8.1? If so, do you have any tips? Thanks
 

MAXSAN20

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Need for Speed pro Street game is not compatible with Windows 8, i try the same in win 7 Compatibility mod but no luck, i got this massage when i try to run This application is not compatible with the installed operating system. Please upgrade to Windows 98SE, Windows 2000 or better." now i am on win764 :(

 

Magnum2107

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Just to clarify, I am referring to "Need for Speed: The Run" which came out in 2011. Frankly it's recent enough that I didn't imagine this could even be an issue.