Since modern Windows versions (10 and 11) have disabled the SeCDrv driver used by old Safedisc DRM, you will likely need a v1.4 No-CD executable . Replace your original NFSC.exe in the game folder with this version to allow the game to launch.
: Community patches often address the original 60 FPS cap and add support for modern widescreen resolutions. need for speed carbon skidrow reloaded updated