N2002 multiplayer locks up solid

Hi folks, this is a repost because we're desparate to get this thing working online. It's an ECS mobo running an Athlon 1800XP+ if that is any help. I found a posting on high gear where someone described a similar problem with an ECS mainboard. Sierra Support is helpless and "blames Microsoft" as usual, but a complete re-install did not help, either. GPL & VROC work fine online. Cheers & thanks again for your ideas, Uwe ###################################################################### Hi, I'm posting this on behalf of a friend who has problems with n2002 multiplayer mode (latest patch on win98se, Fritz! AVM ISDN). A week ago, I installed my copy of n2002 on his machine entering my cd key so he could give it a try, then yesterday he bought his own copy, deinstalled "my" version and installed his version using the new cd key on the manual. Now, when he tries so much as to even host a race (not even on sierra.com), n2002 just freezes. Same for trying to race on sierra. Machine dead. Reboot imminent. GPL works fine online using VROC. We also tried two different ISPs, achieving the same result, namley a complete crash. Could this be related to the same windows installation seeing two different CD keys? I'd very happy if you could help us solve this problem so that we can get down to business and "swap a bit of paint" as they say! Cheers & thanks much in advance, Uwe ###################################################################### -- Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/ Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E) PGP Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61

A) Has he also installed the patch? If not, tell him to do so. B) Is *any* part of the system over-clocked at all? Bring it back to it's standard performance level. C) What video card/driver combo? Revert to a previous driver version if possible. D) Is he behind a firewall? He needs to forward a port range if he wants to host (32766-32800). E) Is he running a virus checker? If so, turn it off. F) Is he running Task Manager? If so, turn it off. G) Is DirectX 8.1 installed? If not, install it. H) Tell him to terminate any application not needed to run windows and maintain his internet connection (including ICQ, and crap programs like that). In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

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> Hi folks, > > this is a repost because we're desparate to get this thing > working online. > > It's an ECS mobo running an Athlon 1800XP+ if that is any help. > I found a posting on high gear where someone described a > similar problem with an ECS mainboard. > > Sierra Support is helpless and "blames Microsoft" as usual, but > a complete re-install did not help, either. > > GPL & VROC work fine online. > > Cheers & thanks again for your ideas, > > Uwe > > ###################################################################### > Hi, > > I'm posting this on behalf of a friend who has problems with > n2002 multiplayer mode (latest patch on win98se, Fritz! AVM > ISDN). > > A week ago, I installed my copy of n2002 on his machine entering > my cd key so he could give it a try, then yesterday he bought > his own copy, deinstalled "my" version and installed his > version using the new cd key on the manual. > > Now, when he tries so much as to even host a race (not even on > sierra.com), n2002 just freezes. Same for trying to race on > sierra. Machine dead. Reboot imminent. > > GPL works fine online using VROC. > > We also tried two different ISPs, achieving the same result, > namley a complete crash. > > Could this be related to the same windows installation seeing > two different CD keys? > > I'd very happy if you could help us solve this problem so that > we can get down to business and "swap a bit of paint" as they > say! > > Cheers & thanks much in advance, > > Uwe > ######################################################################

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In article <[email hidden]>, Uwe Schuerkamp <[email hidden]> writes:

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>It's an ECS mobo running an Athlon 1800XP+ if that is any help. >I found a posting on high gear where someone described a >similar problem with an ECS mainboard. > >Sierra Support is helpless and "blames Microsoft" as usual, but >a complete re-install did not help, either. > >GPL & VROC work fine online. > >Cheers & thanks again for your ideas,

Can your friend run a race against the AI ok? I don't think it's related to the CD-key. Maybe there's a conflict between the ISDN modem and the video card. The graphics on GPL aren't as detailed as N2002, so maybe the extra processing power/RAM needed throws the system for a loop. Try turning down all the graphics to a minimum, and see if it works. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett A friend of mine is involved in a fund-raiser walk-a-thon for research to cure breast cancer. If you can, please go to my homepage and see how to make a donation. Thank you. Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Uwe Schuerkamp wrote: > > Hi folks, > > this is a repost because we're desparate to get this thing > working online. If you install your copy on his PC again, does Multiplayer work then ? Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

On Sun, 2 Jun 2002 13:33:02 +0200, Uwe Schuerkamp <[email hidden]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > this is a repost because we're desparate to get this thing > working online. > Hi folks, the problem was solved by disabling "look for modem" in core.ini. We found the solution ourselves, nothing useful came out of the support hotline (heck, they even recommended re-installing for crying out loud!) cheers, uwe -- Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/ Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E) PGP Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61

"Uwe Schuerkamp" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Sun, 2 Jun 2002 13:33:02 +0200, Uwe Schuerkamp<[email hidden]> wrote:

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> > Hi folks, > > > > this is a repost because we're desparate to get this thing > > working online. > > > > Hi folks, > > the problem was solved by disabling "look for modem" in > core.ini. > > We found the solution ourselves, nothing useful came out of the > support hotline (heck, they even recommended re-installing for > crying out loud!) > > cheers, > > uwe >

I can't say if this helped, but I used -Larry's daemon tools method and ran for about an hour a Pokeyknow last night without locking up....My only trouble was I was using fast and everyone else had something a little faster... :) Again, I have not run enough online to verify if this helped or I was just lucky. dave henrie

LOL! I _still_ can't get this to work with N2002/XP/DaemonTools 3.11, and I kind of invented the damned process :) -Larry "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:HmKK8.94968$[email hidden]...

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> > "Uwe Schuerkamp" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > On Sun, 2 Jun 2002 13:33:02 +0200, Uwe Schuerkamp > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > > > > this is a repost because we're desparate to get this thing > > > working online. > > > > > > > Hi folks, > > > > the problem was solved by disabling "look for modem" in > > core.ini. > > > > We found the solution ourselves, nothing useful came out of the > > support hotline (heck, they even recommended re-installing for > > crying out loud!) > > > > cheers, > > > > uwe > > > I can't say if this helped, but I used -Larry's daemon tools method and > ran for about an hour a Pokeyknow last night without locking up....My only > trouble was I was using fast and everyone else had something a little > faster... :) > Again, I have not run enough online to verify if this helped or I was

just > lucky. > > dave henrie > >

"Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:VfQK8.43781$[email hidden]... > LOL! I _still_ can't get this to work with N2002/XP/DaemonTools 3.11, andI > kind of invented the damned process :) > > -Larry i was whipping through it so fast, I forget which, but in the readme, either clone cd or Daemon tools had a big conflict with the Roxio Direct CD. I kill everything I can, then run daemon...good luck. dave henrie

I used my Roxio ECDCD 5 CD for a dog frisbee a long time ago :) -Larry "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ZESK8.160559$L76.245039@rwcrnsc53... > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:VfQK8.43781$[email hidden]... > > LOL! I _still_ can't get this to work with N2002/XP/DaemonTools 3.11,and > I > > kind of invented the damned process :) > > > > -Larry > i was whipping through it so fast, I forget which, but in the readme, > either clone cd or Daemon tools had a big conflict with the Roxio DirectCD. > I kill everything I can, then run daemon...good luck. > dave henrie > >