rec.autos.simulators

>I've been playing GPL for a while and works great on my system.  I recently
>did a few minor upgrades to my PC and now have problems with GPL (GPL
only).

>I added new Sound Blasters speakers (should have no effect), another 64 meg
>of ram (total of only 256), and lastly I upgraded to DirectX 8.0a (No.  I
>don't know why I did it...).

>Since doing these three things GPL is very strange.  Frame rates go up and
>down randomly, sometimes freezes, and the sound goes in and out, sometimes
>sounds like interference or something.

>All other games are working fine.  Even other racing sims seem to be ok.

>The version of GPL I have is with the latest Sierra update.  I've tried to
>uninstall and re-install, even to a different drive with no luck.

>My system is a Compaq with an AMD K-6 380mhz, Voodoo 3000, Windows ME,
>Logitech Wingman FF and the ram shown above.

>If anybody can offer suggestions, I'd appreciate it.  Thanks.

>Joe

> Hey,

> I had a similarly strange problem that was driving me nuts, my frame
> rates in GPL (which was the program I'd use to test this) would jump
> from 36 down to 12 each couple of seconds....
> It turned out to be one of the programs in the startup menu,  that
> would automatically load at startup, and was rather hidden.
> Sorry I don't know the name of the Windows program that allows you to
> restrict which programs load at boot time, but it is pretty easy to
> research.

> Anyhow, this totally fixed my problem, which beforehand had completely
> stumped me.

> Rae