rec.autos.simulators

>I am experienceing occasional though complete lockups when loading
>VROC or exiting a race, and going back into VROC.  Basically anytime
>you are hearing 'hold on to your butt' it is prone to lockup.
>Probably about 1 in 5, transisitons or loading it, it will lock
>forcing a reset switch.  Also occasionally it fails to connect to
>the VROC server though my connection, all other games etc are
>working fine!

>Anyone have any comments?

>Regards,
>Jason

> > I am experienceing occasional though complete lockups when loading VROC
or
> > exiting a race, and going back into VROC.  Basically anytime you are
> hearing
> > 'hold on to your butt' it is prone to lockup.  Probably about 1 in 5,
> > transisitons or loading it, it will lock forcing a reset switch.  Also
> > occasionally it fails to connect to the VROC server though my
connection,
> > all other games etc are working fine!

> > Anyone have any comments?

> Yeah, I have the same problem.  Occasionaly (but often enough to be
> annoying), whenever I exit from GPL, it locks up.  If I load GPL it is
fine,
> but through WinVROC it is prone to crashing.  I have a 10Mbs LAN
connection
> to the net, and hosting 20 players works fine most times, but again,
> occasionaly they will all get disco'd and my computer will lock forcing a
> reset.

> I haven't tried any other games apart from GPL, so I can't say whether it
is
> GPL or my net card.

> > > I have a 768/128 DSL connecton, I ping in the 80-100 range to Quake2
> > > servers.  I have hosted 7 players with good comments from all invloved
> > > regarding connection.

> > > I am experienceing occasional though complete lockups when loading
VROC
> or
> > > exiting a race, and going back into VROC.  Basically anytime you are
> > hearing
> > > 'hold on to your butt' it is prone to lockup.  Probably about 1 in 5,
> > > transisitons or loading it, it will lock forcing a reset switch.  Also
> > > occasionally it fails to connect to the VROC server though my
> connection,
> > > all other games etc are working fine!

> > > Anyone have any comments?

> > Yeah, I have the same problem.  Occasionaly (but often enough to be
> > annoying), whenever I exit from GPL, it locks up.  If I load GPL it is
> fine,
> > but through WinVROC it is prone to crashing.  I have a 10Mbs LAN
> connection
> > to the net, and hosting 20 players works fine most times, but again,
> > occasionaly they will all get disco'd and my computer will lock forcing
a
> > reset.

> > I haven't tried any other games apart from GPL, so I can't say whether
it
> is
> > GPL or my net card.

> Well let me join the bandwagon. For weeks now I've been experiencing Blue
> Screen Of Death (BSOD), sometimes, when entering or leaving VROC. I've
> reinstalled WIN98 twice. I have an SDSL line, 416kbps up and downstream.
I
> have all the latest patches and DX7.0a. I'm getting tired of rebooting
> because after I clear the BSOD, I can still use my computer but I can't
get
> into VROC. It just won't connect to VROC after the BSOD unless it reboots.
> I've heard this before from some people. I thought my problems were over
> when I reinstalled WIN98 but it's still the same.
> BTW I don't even use the startup.wav (hold onto ur butt).  I just renamed
it
> and it  is ignored.  That;s all for now dudes...let's hope someone can
find
> a solution. It seems weird that so many people aare getting the same
> problem, at the same time.

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>> Some don't agree with me, but, I have found a bit more stability by
>> disabling the ***wave file. Go into your WinVroc folder and rename
>> Startup.wav to disable it.