rec.autos.simulators

I feel like such a ***. Actually, though, I've only been using PCs for a
short while... I can troubleshoot the heck out of Macs, though...

Andrew

there is neither a star-up folder nor a Fast Find icon in my start menu...

Andrew

There will be a Fast Find Icon in the start-up folder in your Start Menu

Delete the short-cut

Ash
http://www.race-timing.com

| Ok... What is Fast Fond??
|

% BTW, I don't have Microsoft Office (at least I don't think I do) but I do have
% Microsoft Works, which came with the computer.

% Any suggestions?

% thx

Some versions of Fast Find are controlled via the Control Panel

So look for a Fast Find there, if there is one delete all indexes and I
think that will shut it down.

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Robert

sorry that was uncalled for ;)

Ash
http://www.racesimcentral.net/

| Thanks "Brian".... : )
|
| I feel like such a ***. Actually, though, I've only been using PCs for
a
| short while... I can troubleshoot the heck out of Macs, though...
|
| Andrew

there should be a C:\WINDOWS\Start Menu\Programs\StartUp directory.....check
there is no Fast Find

It could be your power management perhaps.....make sure it doesnt try to
turn off the hard disk for you (as it thinks there is no keyboard / mouse
activity)

Hope this helps

Ashley
http://www.race-timing.com

| I can't seem to find either the "autostart" folder *or* "fast find"...
|
| BTW, I don't have Microsoft Office (at least I don't think I do) but I do
have
| Microsoft Works, which came with the computer.
|
| Any suggestions?
|
| thx
|
| Andrew
|
|


| >
| > >How do i turn off fast find?
| > >
| > >Chris
| > >

| > >>>
| > >>> Ok... What is Fast Fond??
| > >>>
| > >>
| > >>
| > >>It's a pretty useless utility that comes with M$ Office
| > >products.
| > >>Basically catalogues all the files on your system at regular
| > >intervals.
| > >>And the symptoms it causes sure sound like what you're going
| > >thru.
| > >>
| > >>--
| > >>Chuck Kandler
| > >>(GPL Handicap of +249.31)
| > >>K&S Racing
| > >>http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/thepits/195
| > >>
| > >>
| > >
| > >
| > >* Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet's Discussion
| > >Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in
| > >Usenet - Free!
| > >
| > >
| >
| > Remove it from the autostart folder in your start up menu.
| > If you got office you can also remove the Office shortcut in your
startup
| > menu, it launches osa9.exe which is just a program used to launch the
| > office componenets (word, excel...) completely useless and need 1meg
memory
|

ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1

Seems to help stop those random HD access moments where the game freezes for
a split second which always seems to happen as you're right in the middle of
a tricky 'moment'

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Nrburgring and Grand Prix Legends

| Try increasing the size of your swap file in windows.  I had the same
| problem and wrecked out of many online races because the screen would stop
| moving when the HD came on.. The swap file size increase fixed it.
|
|

| > I'm finding that after a few laps, maybe as many as eight or ten, my
| > hard drive starts spinning a lot, and the framerate gets irregular
| > (choppy, then smooth, then choppy).
| >
| > I'm wondering if it's the replay writing to the disk...
| >
| > Any thoughts?
| >
| > Thanks,
| >
| > Andrew
| >
|
|

Seems to, or it does? According to a  MSCSE doing the above is more
detrimental than good.
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Jens

On Tue, 06 Jun 2000 21:40:44 -0700, Chris Bloom

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