N4 problems

Recently I had to reformat my hard disk due to a Windows complication. Upon reinstalling Windows, I reinstalled all my other programs, games, etc. However when I reinstalled NASCAR 4 and attempted to run it, would play the opening video fine, but then stop responding on the Papyrus title screen. I downloaded the 1.3.0.6 patch for it, and the problem was still there, then I downloaded the smaller patch and it still hangs up whenever I try to start the game. Then I deleted the game re-installed it again and the problem still persists. Papyrus Tech support wasn't much help. The only possible thing that I think may be causing this problem is the fact that my sound card and video card a operating on the same IRQ. But I doubt that is the problem since all my other games run great, and some of them are more hardware-demanding than N4. If anyone has any advice on how to rectify this problem it would be greatly appreciated. My system specs are: XP1700+ 256 DDR RAM SB 512 GF2 Ti 64 meg 80 gig 7200 RPM HD

I would agree with the Papy tech support. Just because all the other games work doesn't mean your sound and vid cards sharing irq's isn't a problem. I was recently on a motherboard newsgroup, the manufacturer rep claimed shared irq's weren't a problem. UNLESS....you had a SBlive or or or... If at all possible, re-configure your system and get the vid card alone on irq 11. Good luck. "Forrest Hodge" <[email hidden]> The only possible > thing that I think may be causing this problem is the fact that my sound > card and video card a operating on the same IRQ. But I doubt that is the > problem since all my other games run great, and some of them are more > hardware-demanding than N4. If anyone has any advice on how to rectifythis > problem it would be greatly appreciated.

Does it freeze or does it kick you back to the desktop. Check to make sure your NASCAR Racing 4.exe is named properly and the rendserver.dll file is named right. -- Mike Grandy www.precision-racing.com "Forrest Hodge" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a2vslh$46n$[email hidden]... > Recently I had to reformat my hard disk due to a Windows complication. Upon > reinstalling Windows, I reinstalled all my other programs, games, etc. > However when I reinstalled NASCAR 4 and attempted to run it, would play the > opening video fine, but then stop responding on the Papyrus title screen. I > downloaded the 1.3.0.6 patch for it, and the problem was still there, then I > downloaded the smaller patch and it still hangs up whenever I try to start > the game. Then I deleted the game re-installed it again and the problem > still persists. Papyrus Tech support wasn't much help. The only possible > thing that I think may be causing this problem is the fact that my sound > card and video card a operating on the same IRQ. But I doubt that is the > problem since all my other games run great, and some of them are more > hardware-demanding than N4. If anyone has any advice on how to rectify this > problem it would be greatly appreciated. My system specs are: > > XP1700+ > 256 DDR RAM > SB 512 > GF2 Ti 64 meg > 80 gig 7200 RPM HD > >

It doesn't lock up the computer, the mouse cusor on the screen can still be moved around. It just gets to the Papyrus title screen and stays there. If I hit ctrl+alt+del, the program window that opens up says that NASCAR 4 has stopped responding. It will just stay at the Papyrus title screen until I close the program. "Mike Grandy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:d7U48.11531$[email hidden]...

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> Does it freeze or does it kick you back to the desktop. Check to make sure > your NASCAR Racing 4.exe is named properly and the rendserver.dll file is > named right. > > -- > Mike Grandy > www.precision-racing.com > "Forrest Hodge" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:a2vslh$46n$[email hidden]... > > Recently I had to reformat my hard disk due to a Windows complication. > Upon > > reinstalling Windows, I reinstalled all my other programs, games, etc. > > However when I reinstalled NASCAR 4 and attempted to run it, would play > the > > opening video fine, but then stop responding on the Papyrus title

screen. > I > > downloaded the 1.3.0.6 patch for it, and the problem was still there,then > I > > downloaded the smaller patch and it still hangs up whenever I try tostart

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> > the game. Then I deleted the game re-installed it again and the problem > > still persists. Papyrus Tech support wasn't much help. The only possible > > thing that I think may be causing this problem is the fact that my sound > > card and video card a operating on the same IRQ. But I doubt that is the > > problem since all my other games run great, and some of them are more > > hardware-demanding than N4. If anyone has any advice on how to rectify > this > > problem it would be greatly appreciated. My system specs are: > > > > XP1700+ > > 256 DDR RAM > > SB 512 > > GF2 Ti 64 meg > > 80 gig 7200 RPM HD > > > > > >

try using software curser when doing video setup "Forrest Hodge" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a31kis$kg1$[email hidden]... > It doesn't lock up the computer, the mouse cusor on the screen can stillbe > moved around. It just gets to the Papyrus title screen and stays there. IfI

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> hit ctrl+alt+del, the program window that opens up says that NASCAR 4 has > stopped responding. It will just stay at the Papyrus title screen until I > close the program. > > "Mike Grandy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:d7U48.11531$[email hidden]... > > Does it freeze or does it kick you back to the desktop. Check to make

sure > > your NASCAR Racing 4.exe is named properly and the rendserver.dll fileis

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> > named right. > > > > -- > > Mike Grandy > > www.precision-racing.com > > "Forrest Hodge" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:a2vslh$46n$[email hidden]... > > > Recently I had to reformat my hard disk due to a Windows complication. > > Upon > > > reinstalling Windows, I reinstalled all my other programs, games, etc. > > > However when I reinstalled NASCAR 4 and attempted to run it, would

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> > the > > > opening video fine, but then stop responding on the Papyrus title > screen. > > I > > > downloaded the 1.3.0.6 patch for it, and the problem was still there, > then > > I > > > downloaded the smaller patch and it still hangs up whenever I try to > start > > > the game. Then I deleted the game re-installed it again and the

problem > > > still persists. Papyrus Tech support wasn't much help. The onlypossible > > > thing that I think may be causing this problem is the fact that mysound > > > card and video card a operating on the same IRQ. But I doubt that isthe > > > problem since all my other games run great, and some of them are more > > > hardware-demanding than N4. If anyone has any advice on how torectify

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> > this > > > problem it would be greatly appreciated. My system specs are: > > > > > > XP1700+ > > > 256 DDR RAM > > > SB 512 > > > GF2 Ti 64 meg > > > 80 gig 7200 RPM HD > > > > > > > > > > > > >