Getting NASCAR Racing to run under Windows 95
Navigate to your NASCAR directory, and right click on the NASCAR.EXE file.
You'll get a property sheet with six tabs at the top. Change to the program
page of the sheet. From here, you can enter the any command line options
(such as the -h and/or -f option) in the Cmd line text box. For example,
my command line reads:
C:\GAMES\NASCAR\NASCAR.EXE -h -f
Here's where it gets tricky: there are two methods you can try:
Method 1: (Try this first. If it doesn't work, then try Method 2.)
Click the "advanced" button. Go to the property sheet for NASCAR, choose
program, advanced, and just check the "Prevent MS-DOS-based programs from
detecting Windows" check box. Next, go to the Misc. tab and make sure
the 'Allow Screensaver' box is UNchecked.
NOTE: Method 1 is more likely to work if you have a 'healthy' machine that
is running all 32-bit VxDs (virtual device drivers) and few (if any) of the
old 16-bit 'real mode' drivers. This method works great on my machine
(Pentium 90 with 16 megs and no real-mode drivers). -Spyder
Method 2:
Click the "advanced" button. Check the "MS-DOS mode" checkbox. Choose to
"Specify a new MS-DOS configuration". Enter in a minimum config.sys and
autoexec.bat for playing NASCAR. Here is an example (may be different on
your machine):
CONFIG.SYS
----------
DOS=HIGH,UMB
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
AUTOEXEC.BAT
------------
SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND
SET SOUND=C:\SB16
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6
In either case, click OK to accept the changes you made in the advanced
options
dialog. Then, click OK again to accept the changes to the properties.
You will now notice that you've got a new ShortCut called "Nascar". Copy that
to
either your Windows\Start_Menu\Programs directory, or your Windows\Desktop
directory for easy access.
With Method 2, when you run that shortcut, Windows will ask you if it's OK to
shut down other apps. If you answer yes, Windows will shut down, restart your
machine w/ the AutoExec and Config from above, and run NASCAR. When the game
ends, Windows will restart. Not a perfect system, but it does work if Method
1 doesn't work for you.
The last option is to wait for the Win95 version of NASCAR to show up some
time
in 1996. <g>.
Excerpted from Chris Mahnken
Compu$erve 71064,533
>I need to know how to load NASCAR in WIN95.
>A friend is having problems and he want's me to help.
>The problem is I have yet to use WIN95. I do not know what to expect
>when I get started.
>If someone would please send detailed instructions on how to load and
>run NASCAR and/or INDYCAR II. I run Windows 3.11 (never 95) so please
>make instructions WIN95 Idiot proof. If possible !
>Any help on this matter will be greatly appreciated.
>Thanks in advance,
>******* #28 ***** #7 ***** #51 ***** #70 *******
>Dave Long
>Memphis TN
>Go #6, #94, #28, #75 Remington Firearms
