After doing some research, my problem with N4 crashing to the desktop
(usually near the last laps!) or freezing up seems to be due to my
motherboard (Gigabyte GA-7IX - an "oldy" now) and graphics card
(Hercules GeForce GTS 64MB Pro) not being compatible. Seems my mother
board is not AGP 2.0 compliant and that is responsible for my
problems.
Very depressing! I can't afford to upgrade much any more. Perhaps
there is a cheaper way than going with all the DDR stuff, but I don't
know if I have the expertise or the cash.
So, to everyone here in rec.autos.simulators that tried to help me
(ESPECIALLY JOE L.) - THANKS!
It is not N4 - it didn't take long for NFS:Porsche to lock up today
<s>
If my flight-sims start doing the same thing, I guess it's back to
FPSes and gulp! Strategy games! :-)
-paul w.