rec.autos.simulators

> dave henrie

> > win XP
> > G4 TI4200 128 mb of ram on card

> > 384 mb DDR PC2100

> > Sometimes i get to see the splash screen sometimes not.

> > 30.82 drivers

> > latest hercules game thereter XP drivers for sound card

> > latest 4n1 drivers

> > im stumped...oh got all the GPL patches 1.2,cpu fix, D3D patch

> > help please

> > neil

>> 384 mb DDR PC2100

>> Sometimes i get to see the splash screen sometimes not.

> I can't speak from experience (I have win2k), but I believe turning
> off indexing for your sierra\gpl\ folder should fix this.

> Try a Google groups search for gpl ctd. on this newsgroup.
> (ctd=crash to desktop)

> Malc.

> Vintook

> > > Sometimes i get to see the splash screen sometimes not.
> > > im stumped...oh got all the GPL patches 1.2,cpu fix, D3D patch
> > > help please

> > I had the same problem and tried to follow the suggestions I
> > found on the internet. Turning indexing on and off didn't change
> > anything, and I did not have a non NTFS partition to put GPL
> > on.

> > A last desperate attempt then brought a solution: I simply
> > copied my GPL folder (d:\games\sierra\gpl) to C:\GPL. Now
> > it works like a charm.

> > Maybe it will work for you, too.

> > Good luck!
> > Oliver

> neil

> > I just upgraded to an XP2200 and now my gpl won't work! I tried moving it
> to
> > C:\GPL but that didn't work either. Guess I'll have to give up on GPL...
> :(

> > Vintook

> > > > Sometimes i get to see the splash screen sometimes not.
> > > > im stumped...oh got all the GPL patches 1.2,cpu fix, D3D patch
> > > > help please

> > > I had the same problem and tried to follow the suggestions I
> > > found on the internet. Turning indexing on and off didn't change
> > > anything, and I did not have a non NTFS partition to put GPL
> > > on.

> > > A last desperate attempt then brought a solution: I simply
> > > copied my GPL folder (d:\games\sierra\gpl) to C:\GPL. Now
> > > it works like a charm.

> > > Maybe it will work for you, too.

> > > Good luck!
> > > Oliver

> > neil

> > > I just upgraded to an XP2200 and now my gpl won't work! I tried moving
it
> > to
> > > C:\GPL but that didn't work either. Guess I'll have to give up on
GPL...
> > :(

> > > Vintook

> > > > > Sometimes i get to see the splash screen sometimes not.
> > > > > im stumped...oh got all the GPL patches 1.2,cpu fix, D3D patch
> > > > > help please

> > > > I had the same problem and tried to follow the suggestions I
> > > > found on the internet. Turning indexing on and off didn't change
> > > > anything, and I did not have a non NTFS partition to put GPL
> > > > on.

> > > > A last desperate attempt then brought a solution: I simply
> > > > copied my GPL folder (d:\games\sierra\gpl) to C:\GPL. Now
> > > > it works like a charm.

> > > > Maybe it will work for you, too.

> > > > Good luck!
> > > > Oliver

> everyone says it will run but ive installed gpl multiple times with the
> patches, d3d,cpufix,1.2 and still no joy.

> neil

> > GPL works just fine on any speed cpu using teh patches at www.papy.com,
> and it runs on Win2k or XP
> > as well.  You have to run disk indexing, and if you run on-line using
> winVROC, you have to rename
> > riched20.dll to eliminate the error message you get when starting vroc.


> > > would you like to get in my boat<G>
> > >   i havent found a solution that works either and im not about to go
> back to
> > > 98,i guess its just time to move on and hope papy makes a new open
wheel
> > > sim.

> > > neil

> > > > I just upgraded to an XP2200 and now my gpl won't work! I tried
moving
> it
> > > to
> > > > C:\GPL but that didn't work either. Guess I'll have to give up on
> GPL...
> > > :(

> > > > Vintook

> > > > > > Sometimes i get to see the splash screen sometimes not.
> > > > > > im stumped...oh got all the GPL patches 1.2,cpu fix, D3D patch
> > > > > > help please

> > > > > I had the same problem and tried to follow the suggestions I
> > > > > found on the internet. Turning indexing on and off didn't change
> > > > > anything, and I did not have a non NTFS partition to put GPL
> > > > > on.

> > > > > A last desperate attempt then brought a solution: I simply
> > > > > copied my GPL folder (d:\games\sierra\gpl) to C:\GPL. Now
> > > > > it works like a charm.

> > > > > Maybe it will work for you, too.

> > > > > Good luck!
> > > > > Oliver

> everyone says it will run but ive installed gpl multiple times with the
> patches, d3d,cpufix,1.2 and still no joy.

> neil

> > GPL works just fine on any speed cpu using teh patches at www.papy.com,
> and it runs on Win2k or XP
> > as well.  You have to run disk indexing, and if you run on-line using
> winVROC, you have to rename
> > riched20.dll to eliminate the error message you get when starting vroc.


> > > would you like to get in my boat<G>
> > >   i havent found a solution that works either and im not about to go
> back to
> > > 98,i guess its just time to move on and hope papy makes a new open
wheel
> > > sim.

> > > neil

> > > > I just upgraded to an XP2200 and now my gpl won't work! I tried
moving
> it
> > > to
> > > > C:\GPL but that didn't work either. Guess I'll have to give up on
> GPL...
> > > :(

> > > > Vintook

> > > > > > Sometimes i get to see the splash screen sometimes not.
> > > > > > im stumped...oh got all the GPL patches 1.2,cpu fix, D3D patch
> > > > > > help please

> > > > > I had the same problem and tried to follow the suggestions I
> > > > > found on the internet. Turning indexing on and off didn't change
> > > > > anything, and I did not have a non NTFS partition to put GPL
> > > > > on.

> > > > > A last desperate attempt then brought a solution: I simply
> > > > > copied my GPL folder (d:\games\sierra\gpl) to C:\GPL. Now
> > > > > it works like a charm.

> > > > > Maybe it will work for you, too.

> > > > > Good luck!
> > > > > Oliver