Sometimes i get dll errors sourced by directx too. I write the missing file on google (theres a website which allow ppl to download the dll files for free), download it and copy paste the dll file to your system directory. It always solved my problems on that error :)

i got RBR but never played it. Might be temped to install it. Let us know how you get on with it

Thanks Tolga, I downloaded the dx8vb.dll file and it was a Visual Runtime file. That alone didn't do it but I installed the Runtime thing from the MS site and I managed to open the Lobby.exe file, that opened the small lobby window and connected me. I could see 2 servers and 5 players, one server wasn't passworded so I tried to join, but I got "Error 0x1AD: ActiveX component can't create object". I tried to create a room and got the same thing.
I'm now Googling the Error code but getting bogged down a bit...

Install it immediately BF!! It's great.

DA / I never had any problem with the online program.

Ok, installed it, just going through the rally school so i can learn to eh stop and stuff :D hehe. Looks promising though.

I havent installed any of the other files Darren mentioned though...

Brian, you probably won't need to install any other files. In Tolga's situation he is missing a couple core files from within Windows, it's not a RBR problem. When he straightens that issue out he'll be able to play online.

As for what you see in the lobby window - you'll see personal servers some blokes have running so they and there friends can race. There typically are no public servers like you get with other sims. You can run the server program yourself, and even race the rally yourself. And give the server name your created out to your friends so they can join your server.

Cheers Chip :)

Will give that a go tomorrow.

Be sure to post the time you'll be up so others can join in as well. If it's 8pm or later Mountain Time I would definately join in.

Well it seems that all this is a Vista problem. I got some mates together for a test and the only one who could join a server was the one who was on XP. I chatted with some of the guys on there and they were all on XP. My brother and I couldn't join or create any session.
This is a shame because anyone on Vista is not going to be able to join in on RBR when R2P start hosting events, and I was looking forward to that. I'll keep looking for a fix for RBRNet on Vista and I'm trying another server utility called RBROnline2 in the meantime.

Waiting on mine to be delivered. Should be Monday or so. Can't f'n wait. Is Tim still thinking of running some events? I love Rally racing very much. Not the greatest at it but love it.