rec.autos.simulators

> > Wonder if anyone can help with this one;

> > System: P4 2.2, 512Mb, G4 4200 Ti, Hercules Gamesurround Fortissimo 2
> > digital, Win XP.

> > Got this lot together in the last few weeks, but wasn't prepared for the
> > teething troubles. In particular, I'm wondering why I spent 50 on the
> > s/card, since I have to disable h/ware acceleration at the control panel
> to
> > keep most stuff running. GPL has recently started fooling about - loses
> > sound when changing down, loads of crackles/static when in traffic, and
> > seemingly some slowdown on certain tracks - Monza coming through the
> Lesmos
> > is a notable one.

> > I've tried the usual route of ensuring I'm up to date with drivers,
> although
> > the most recent Hercules drivers seem to have the 'Midi' tab missing and
> > didn't show any improvement to me...the helpline was also pretty dismal.
> > I've also never had the confidence in XP that most people seem to have -
> > don't get me wrong, I'm sure it is more stable for lots of you, but I've
> > been getting lockups from day 1.

> > Finally, GPL is patched and added-to in abundance - is it possible to
> return
> > the sound in particular to the defaults?

> > Or should I just reformat c:, (games etc are on separate physical drive
> d:)
> > and go back to ME or even 98?

> > Thanks for reading this far, and any advice will be much appreciated.

> > Regards,

> > Rick.

> > Wonder if anyone can help with this one;

> > System: P4 2.2, 512Mb, G4 4200 Ti, Hercules Gamesurround Fortissimo 2
> > digital, Win XP.

> > Got this lot together in the last few weeks, but wasn't prepared for the
> > teething troubles. In particular, I'm wondering why I spent 50 on the
> > s/card, since I have to disable h/ware acceleration at the control panel
> to
> > keep most stuff running. GPL has recently started fooling about - loses
> > sound when changing down, loads of crackles/static when in traffic, and
> > seemingly some slowdown on certain tracks - Monza coming through the
> Lesmos
> > is a notable one.

> > I've tried the usual route of ensuring I'm up to date with drivers,
> although
> > the most recent Hercules drivers seem to have the 'Midi' tab missing and
> > didn't show any improvement to me...the helpline was also pretty dismal.
> > I've also never had the confidence in XP that most people seem to have -
> > don't get me wrong, I'm sure it is more stable for lots of you, but I've
> > been getting lockups from day 1.

> > Finally, GPL is patched and added-to in abundance - is it possible to
> return
> > the sound in particular to the defaults?

> > Or should I just reformat c:, (games etc are on separate physical drive
> d:)
> > and go back to ME or even 98?

> > Thanks for reading this far, and any advice will be much appreciated.

> > Regards,

> > Rick.

> > Wonder if anyone can help with this one;

> > System: P4 2.2, 512Mb, G4 4200 Ti, Hercules Gamesurround Fortissimo 2
> > digital, Win XP.

> > Got this lot together in the last few weeks, but wasn't prepared for the
> > teething troubles. In particular, I'm wondering why I spent 50 on the
> > s/card, since I have to disable h/ware acceleration at the control panel
> to
> > keep most stuff running. GPL has recently started fooling about - loses
> > sound when changing down, loads of crackles/static when in traffic, and
> > seemingly some slowdown on certain tracks - Monza coming through the
> Lesmos
> > is a notable one.

> > I've tried the usual route of ensuring I'm up to date with drivers,
> although
> > the most recent Hercules drivers seem to have the 'Midi' tab missing and
> > didn't show any improvement to me...the helpline was also pretty dismal.
> > I've also never had the confidence in XP that most people seem to have -
> > don't get me wrong, I'm sure it is more stable for lots of you, but I've
> > been getting lockups from day 1.

> > Finally, GPL is patched and added-to in abundance - is it possible to
> return
> > the sound in particular to the defaults?

> > Or should I just reformat c:, (games etc are on separate physical drive
> d:)
> > and go back to ME or even 98?

> > Thanks for reading this far, and any advice will be much appreciated.

> > Regards,

> > Rick.

> What mobo and chipset (the Northbridge chipset is important...not the
> Southbridge)?

> TP

> > Wonder if anyone can help with this one;

> > System: P4 2.2, 512Mb, G4 4200 Ti, Hercules Gamesurround Fortissimo 2
> > digital, Win XP.

> > Got this lot together in the last few weeks, but wasn't prepared for the
> > teething troubles. In particular, I'm wondering why I spent 50 on the
> > s/card, since I have to disable h/ware acceleration at the control panel
> to
> > keep most stuff running. GPL has recently started fooling about - loses
> > sound when changing down, loads of crackles/static when in traffic, and
> > seemingly some slowdown on certain tracks - Monza coming through the
> Lesmos
> > is a notable one.

> > I've tried the usual route of ensuring I'm up to date with drivers,
> although
> > the most recent Hercules drivers seem to have the 'Midi' tab missing and
> > didn't show any improvement to me...the helpline was also pretty dismal.
> > I've also never had the confidence in XP that most people seem to have -
> > don't get me wrong, I'm sure it is more stable for lots of you, but I've
> > been getting lockups from day 1.

> > Finally, GPL is patched and added-to in abundance - is it possible to
> return
> > the sound in particular to the defaults?

> > Or should I just reformat c:, (games etc are on separate physical drive
> d:)
> > and go back to ME or even 98?

> > Thanks for reading this far, and any advice will be much appreciated.

> > Regards,

> > Rick.

> > I too could never fix GPL & XP.  There are some good threads on the
> subject
> > on the message boards at www.gplea.org, but in the end, I ended up using
> > Partition Magic and created a dual-boot system with Win98SE just for GPL
&
> > XP for everything else.  It works like a charm.

> > Mark

>    So you spent 1 to 200 dollars on XP...then had to buy another 70 dollar
> program just so you could put a previously working program BACK ON your
> system.   Why am I NOT getting this????
> dave henrie