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>Help!
>Reformated my HD, reinstalled Win98 w/ all the updates.  Installed
>GPL, now when I get into the menu to enter my name, or the screen to
>calibrate my wheel, (if I make it that far) the game locks up hard.
>(I have to do a cold reboot)
>I've made a few changes since the last time it worked. (before the
>format)  Added a MX300 sound card, running DX 6.1, and updated my
>trackman marble mouse drivers to 8.2.
>It worked fine with the MX300 before, so that leaves DX 6.1 or the
>mouse drivers.
>Running a P2-333 with a CL 3DFX card, and a Viper 550 TNT card.  (with
>the new reference drivers)  Going to try the opengl patch now, but I
>doubt that will help.  Any help would be appreciated!
>Thanks,
>Andy

>>Get Glide 2.53 from http://grandprix2.ga-sports.com/gpl/patches.htm put it
>>in your GPL folder and hey ho everything is OK!

>Well its not that simple I've done that and it still won't work properly.
>Andrew Thatcher

>Well it was working fine with no problems, until I loaded the new 3dfx
>drivers then everything fell apart. lock ups flashing patches on screen, and
>screen hangs.

>Andrew Thatcher

> How many times does this have to answered? Why don't you have a look at
> previous messages? There have been hundreds on this subject.
> Get Glide 2.53 from http://grandprix2.ga-sports.com/gpl/patches.htm put it
> in your GPL folder and hey ho everything is OK!
> Iain

> >Help!
> >Reformated my HD, reinstalled Win98 w/ all the updates.  Installed
> >GPL, now when I get into the menu to enter my name, or the screen to
> >calibrate my wheel, (if I make it that far) the game locks up hard.
> >(I have to do a cold reboot)
> >I've made a few changes since the last time it worked. (before the
> >format)  Added a MX300 sound card, running DX 6.1, and updated my
> >trackman marble mouse drivers to 8.2.
> >It worked fine with the MX300 before, so that leaves DX 6.1 or the
> >mouse drivers.
> >Running a P2-333 with a CL 3DFX card, and a Viper 550 TNT card.  (with
> >the new reference drivers)  Going to try the opengl patch now, but I
> >doubt that will help.  Any help would be appreciated!
> >Thanks,
> >Andy

> >Get Glide 2.53 from http://grandprix2.ga-sports.com/gpl/patches.htm put it
> >in your GPL folder and hey ho everything is OK!

> Well its not that simple I've done that and it still won't work properly.
> Andrew Thatcher

>>Get Glide 2.53 from http://grandprix2.ga-sports.com/gpl/patches.htm put it
>>in your GPL folder and hey ho everything is OK!

>Well its not that simple I've done that and it still won't work properly.
>Andrew Thatcher

>>Do you get a frozen mouse pointer right on the first screen? I had to
>remove
>>the Logitech MouseWare drivers and use the generic 3button mouse drivers.
>>After that it never locked up again. IF you're using MouseWare, it could be
>>worthwhile to try that.

>Nope I've got a Microsoft mouse. I get locks up in all the screens at some
>time an another, as I said was ok with the old 3dfx drivers, cannot find
>them anywhere (got a monster voodoo2).

>Andy

>On Sat, 6 Mar 1999 19:20:12 -0000, "Andrew Thatcher"

>Simply put the 2.53 Glide DLLs in the GPL folder..

>>Well it was working fine with no problems, until I loaded the new 3dfx
>>drivers then everything fell apart. lock ups flashing patches on screen,
and
>>screen hangs.

>>Andrew Thatcher

>G. Patricks

>Not always Iain,
>I did exactly what you're saying(i knew a long time ago,but at that time
>i was not having any problem) because my computer began to crash badly
>while playing GPL.It was useless going back to 2.53 drivers.Now i'm
>suspecting that my mini ATX case is too small to the hardware i have(2 X
>voodoo2, 2 cd drives ,allinwonder,pci modem ,192mb ram,etc),and the
>system is getting overheated.
>That is to let you think ,that almost everyone's got a different system
>from the others ,and that the same sympton can have many different
>causes.
>Just try to be more polite next time cause maybe in the future you can
>be in the same situation as Andy .Did you ever think that maybe it's his
>first time on this RAS?(and by your answer ,maybe the last)
>Rafael

>> How many times does this have to answered? Why don't you have a look at
>> previous messages? There have been hundreds on this subject.
>> Get Glide 2.53 from http://grandprix2.ga-sports.com/gpl/patches.htm put
it
>> in your GPL folder and hey ho everything is OK!
>> Iain

>> >Help!
>> >Reformated my HD, reinstalled Win98 w/ all the updates.  Installed
>> >GPL, now when I get into the menu to enter my name, or the screen to
>> >calibrate my wheel, (if I make it that far) the game locks up hard.
>> >(I have to do a cold reboot)
>> >I've made a few changes since the last time it worked. (before the
>> >format)  Added a MX300 sound card, running DX 6.1, and updated my
>> >trackman marble mouse drivers to 8.2.
>> >It worked fine with the MX300 before, so that leaves DX 6.1 or the
>> >mouse drivers.
>> >Running a P2-333 with a CL 3DFX card, and a Viper 550 TNT card.  (with
>> >the new reference drivers)  Going to try the opengl patch now, but I
>> >doubt that will help.  Any help would be appreciated!
>> >Thanks,
>> >Andy