Musta got it wrong; I wuz reading MS site.
> Only 95 users are recommended to stick with 8.0a. Where did you see not
> recommended for Win98?
> Anthony
> > Bear in mind, boyz & girlz, MS isn't recommending 8.1 for W95 or W98,
only
> > for ME & XP (diff for each OS); 95 & 98 users are encouraged to stick w.
> > 8.0a.
> > > It is now.
> > > W2k here -
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?releaseid=33687
> > > W98/ME here -
> > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?releaseid=33790
> > > Anthony
> > > > DX 8.1 isn't beta, it is part of Win XP. It just hasn't been
released
> > yet
> > > > for older versions of Windows.
> > > > --
> > > > Joe Marques
> > > > > Why are you running Directx 8.1 ? That's beta...
> > > > > what resolution is your Win2k desktop, and what resolution is your
> > game.
> > > > > I'm running P3 500Mhz, 256MB RAM, GeForce2 Ultra...
> > > > > I'm running Win2k (SP2 and directx8.0a) on 1152x768 32bit and same
> > > > > resolution the game. That worked fine with my 21.83 detonator.
> However
> > > > > today I switched to 800x600 and things went crazy...1 frame per
> > > second...
> > > > > I have other games to play with so I uninstalled F1-2001 until
there
> > is
> > > a
> > > > patch...
> > > > > but I could run the game on 1152x768 pretty well...
> > > > > Peter
> > > > > PS: I wasn't running the game in windowed mode btw...
> > > > > > If anyone in the united states (new york tri-state area) can
> > > > > > configure F1 2001 for me I'll pay them (Email"
> > > > > > re-installing Win2k.
> > > > > > system:
> > > > > > Dell demensions 4100
> > > > > > Win 2000 SP2
> > > > > > 933 PIII
> > > > > > G-Force MX
> > > > > > 256mg/ram
> > > > > > Logitech Momo Force.
> > > > > > F1-2000CS runs fine on my system. But F1 2001 runs like crap.
> The
> > > > > > gas pedals aren't working, the steering is delayed, and I get a
> > crappy
> > > > > > framerate. I tried windowed mode=1. The frame rate was okay
> > using
> > > > > > "windowed mode = 1", but the game runs in a very small window.
> The
> > > > > > gas pedals still didn't work. I have just downloaded DirectX
> 8.1,
> > > > > > Nvida 20.90 (currently using 2.1.8.8), Logitech beta 5.1. I am
> also
> > > > > > going to re-install the game. What else is can I do?
> > > > > > I have never had such a rough time getting any game to work.
Wait
> a
> > > > > > minute, there was a game that was horrible out of the box, EA's
> > > > > > original F1-2000. They did manage to fix the bugs with a
patch.
> I
> > > > > > hope that they do the same for F1-2001.
> > > > > > P.S I'll bring the system to your location.
> > > > > > Thanks >> Tony
