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SCGT memory problems

Jeff Vince

SCGT memory problems

by Jeff Vince » Tue, 04 Apr 2000 04:00:00

   I've been running SCGT for a few days.  Only mods are the 1.551a
patch.  I have it installed on drive G: with about 600meg free.  My C:
drive has about 1gig free and a fixed-size 256meg Windows swap file.
Tonight, for some reason when I run SCGT (GT2 season, second race),
after about five minutes at the track I get a Windows message popping
up saying I've run out of available space on drive G:.  By the time I
get back to SCGT, I've either crashed and damaged the car or (even
worse) get a blank screen and have to reset/reboot to get going again.

I deleted about 150meg of replays on G: but that didn't help.  The
only thing I've changed recently is adding Real Player 7 Basic (and
some junk that comes with it) to the C: drive.  Has anyone got any
ideas on this?  TIA


Hercules Thriller 3D
64 meg
Windows 95a

"But in a way, fear is a big part of racing, because if there was
nothing to be frightened of, and no limit, any fool could get into
a motor car and racing would not exist as a sport." -- Jim Clark

GTX_SlotCa

SCGT memory problems

by GTX_SlotCa » Tue, 04 Apr 2000 04:00:00

Uninstall Real Player and see what happens.

Slot


>    I've been running SCGT for a few days.  Only mods are the 1.551a
> patch.  I have it installed on drive G: with about 600meg free.  My C:
> drive has about 1gig free and a fixed-size 256meg Windows swap file.
> Tonight, for some reason when I run SCGT (GT2 season, second race),
> after about five minutes at the track I get a Windows message popping
> up saying I've run out of available space on drive G:.  By the time I
> get back to SCGT, I've either crashed and damaged the car or (even
> worse) get a blank screen and have to reset/reboot to get going again.

> I deleted about 150meg of replays on G: but that didn't help.  The
> only thing I've changed recently is adding Real Player 7 Basic (and
> some junk that comes with it) to the C: drive.  Has anyone got any
> ideas on this?  TIA


> Hercules Thriller 3D
> 64 meg
> Windows 95a

> "But in a way, fear is a big part of racing, because if there was
> nothing to be frightened of, and no limit, any fool could get into
> a motor car and racing would not exist as a sport." -- Jim Clark

Dave Henri

SCGT memory problems

by Dave Henri » Tue, 04 Apr 2000 04:00:00

  make sure you have the replay box UNchecked.  Then try it also.  I
have realplayer 7 onboard with no problems in scgt.
good luck
dave henrie

>    I've been running SCGT for a few days.  Only mods are the 1.551a
> patch.  I have it installed on drive G: with about 600meg free.  My C:
> drive has about 1gig free and a fixed-size 256meg Windows swap file.
> Tonight, for some reason when I run SCGT (GT2 season, second race),
> after about five minutes at the track I get a Windows message popping
> up saying I've run out of available space on drive G:.  By the time I
> get back to SCGT, I've either crashed and damaged the car or (even
> worse) get a blank screen and have to reset/reboot to get going again.

> I deleted about 150meg of replays on G: but that didn't help.  The
> only thing I've changed recently is adding Real Player 7 Basic (and
> some junk that comes with it) to the C: drive.  Has anyone got any
> ideas on this?  TIA


> Hercules Thriller 3D
> 64 meg
> Windows 95a

> "But in a way, fear is a big part of racing, because if there was
> nothing to be frightened of, and no limit, any fool could get into
> a motor car and racing would not exist as a sport." -- Jim Clark

Jeff Vince

SCGT memory problems

by Jeff Vince » Wed, 05 Apr 2000 04:00:00


>  make sure you have the replay box UNchecked.  Then try it also.  I
>have realplayer 7 onboard with no problems in scgt.
>good luck

   Dave, thanks for the tip.  That did correct the crashes.

   I just wonder why though?  I'd only get about 5 minutes into a
session when it would happen, while I had run 15-20 minutes sessions
successfully before.  (Replay was set to 15 minutes.)

   One idea...  I'm familiar with the Papyrus replay system and replay
size can be greatly expanded by dirt/smoke/etc (they aren't saved very

efficiently).  The race that I hung on was my first wet race, and at
night to boot.  Maybe something about the wet/night effects bloated
the replay size?...

   Anyways, thanks for your help.

"But in a way, fear is a big part of racing, because if there was
nothing to be frightened of, and no limit, any fool could get into
a motor car and racing would not exist as a sport." -- Jim Clark


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