I'd like to thank you guys for taking the time out to respond to my
question, but still can't get it to work. I updated the drivers for the
soundcard as well last night but it didn't make a difference. I sent an
email to sierra support as well. We'll see if they have any suggestions. The
only other thing I can think of doing is actually calling them.
> Have you changed sound cards. You may want to try reinstalling your sound
> card drivers. Thats what I found to be my problem when I couldn't get past
> the startup screen.
> > Yup, the CD is in when I start. No CD hacking here. All I have changed
> since
> > it was working was to add a new monitor and reinstall directX 8.0a
> > > just a thought....you have the cd in right? you do not run the
"No-CD"
> > > hack?
> > > > Tryed that too. It skips the intro but gets stuck on the Papyrus
> splash
> > > > screen.
> > > > > if you open the app.ini file it has a setting for playing the
intro
> > > > > sequences or not...0=no 1=yes
> > > > > > I'm using the latest video drivers from Nvidia, 21.83 and i did
> try
> > > both
> > > > > > openGL and D3D and selected the lowest resolution (800X600) just
> to
> > > see
> > > > if
> > > > > > it would work. NOT!!! I find this very strange indeed.
> > > > > > > What versioni of video drivers are you using on your system?
> Seems
> > > to
> > > > me
> > > > > > > like there was a version of DirectX8 that expired or timed
> > > out....Did
> > > > > you
> > > > > > > try running N4 in D3D just to see if your problem is Opengl
or
> > > > DirectX
> > > > > > > related?
> > > > > > > > Nope that didn't work. I even did the reformat and after
> working
> > > > once
> > > > > it
> > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > freezing again. I'm beggining to think it is likely a
> > DirectX8.0a
> > > > > issue.
> > > > > > I
> > > > > > > > reinstalled my video drivers and DirectX with no luck
either.
> > I'm
> > > > not
> > > > > > > using
> > > > > > > > anything unusual, GeForce MX 2 on a Genuin Intel Motherboard
> P4
> > > 1.5
> > > > > GHz
> > > > > > > 512
> > > > > > > > RAM with USB Microsoft SideWinder Forcefeedback Wheel.
Nascar3
> > > works
> > > > > > fine.
> > > > > > > > Nascar4 refuses to work.
> > > > > > > > > Are you running a patch? check out the readme file...if
yer
> > > > patched
> > > > > it
> > > > > > > > would
> > > > > > > > > be the readme12 file...i think it mentions in the core.ini
> > file
> > > > > there
> > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > somewhere you can turn off the splash screen...try your
> > n4config
> > > > and
> > > > > > let
> > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > recognize your video card again...i have great luck with
> > > 1600X1200
> > > > > > 16bit
> > > > > > > > > using my geforce2 64 running opengl...i am assuming you
have
> > the
> > > > cd
> > > > > > > > > in...hope this helps
> > > > > > > > > Dana_Lee
> > > > > > > > > www.team-highoctane.com
> > > > > > > > > > I was just trying to open Nascar 4 and GPL and they both
> > > freeze
> > > > on
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > splash screen and freeze the computer which then
requires
> a
> > > hard
> > > > > > boot.
> > > > > > > > > They
> > > > > > > > > > were both working on the weekend. I uninstalled and
> > > reinstalled
> > > > > > both,
> > > > > > > > but
> > > > > > > > > > the same problem occurs.
> > > > > > > > > > Did anyone else experience this same problem, if so I'd
> > really
> > > > > like
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > know
> > > > > > > > > > if there is a solution. The only other thing I can think
> of
> > is
> > > > to
> > > > > > > > > re-format
> > > > > > > > > > my hard drive which I obviously don't really want to do.
> > > Thanks.
