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GTR menu freeze?

12 posts by 5 people · 28 Dec 2005 17:11 UTC - 31 Dec 2005 14:30 UTC

Ivan 28 Dec 2005 17:11 UTC#14358
Hi! Anybody solved menu freeze in GTR? Its great game, I bought Momo Wheel just for this game, but its really annoying to hard reset computer every time it freezes.... I have looked on the forums, read everything, and nothing helps... The first time I enter the game, everything is ok, the race ,no matter how long (2 hours race no problem), runs smooth, no lockups... So I think its not a performance problem regarding my computer configuration.... Then when I go back in the main menus to select another car or race, it freezes.... Please help... My "Momo" cryes river of tears....... Thnx very much! Ivan
Ivan 28 Dec 2005 20:26 UTC↳ reply to Ivan#14363
Now I have installed all the patches, ending with ver. 1.5..... Latest drivers for my devices....and...nothing..... Tryed the game in between each upgrade (1.0 to 1.2,1.2 to 1.3,1.3 to 1.4,1.4 to 1.5) and everytime the game run normal the first race ,and then back in the game main menu-Freeze..... Im very dissapointed with game developers not giving any feedback regarding this problem, because there is alot of people with the same anoying thing.... I will try to reinstall windows and everything from scratch, if that doesnt help I will throw my Game through the window!
Andi Cole 28 Dec 2005 21:05 UTC↳ reply to Ivan#14365
You would be much better off posting on a specialist forum like racesimcentral or bhmotorsports. Even the gtr-game site has it's own forum where you'll find much more detail about problems and their solutions. Andi. "Ivan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:dousdl$p7s$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (16 lines)> Now I have installed all the patches, ending with ver. 1.5..... > Latest drivers for my devices....and...nothing..... > > Tryed the game in between each upgrade (1.0 to 1.2,1.2 to 1.3,1.3 to > 1.4,1.4 to 1.5) > and everytime the game run normal the first race ,and then back in the > game main menu-Freeze..... > > Im very dissapointed with game developers not giving any feedback > regarding this problem, because there is alot of > people with the same anoying thing.... > > I will try to reinstall windows and everything from scratch, if that > doesnt help I will throw my Game > through the window! >
"Ivan" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:dousdl$p7s$[email hidden]:
Quoted text (17 lines)> Now I have installed all the patches, ending with ver. 1.5..... > Latest drivers for my devices....and...nothing..... > > Tryed the game in between each upgrade (1.0 to 1.2,1.2 to 1.3,1.3 to > 1.4,1.4 to 1.5) > and everytime the game run normal the first race ,and then back in the > game main menu-Freeze..... > > Im very dissapointed with game developers not giving any feedback > regarding this problem, because there is alot of > people with the same anoying thing.... > > I will try to reinstall windows and everything from scratch, if that > doesnt help I will throw my Game > through the window! > >
I'm curious how much RAM you have. GTR EATS resources. It almost sounds like your swap file isn't getting emptied and reset when you exit a track. dh
Ed Medlin 29 Dec 2005 14:46 UTC↳ reply to Ivan#14393
"Ivan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:dousdl$p7s$[email hidden]...
Quoted text (16 lines)> Now I have installed all the patches, ending with ver. 1.5..... > Latest drivers for my devices....and...nothing..... > > Tryed the game in between each upgrade (1.0 to 1.2,1.2 to 1.3,1.3 to > 1.4,1.4 to 1.5) > and everytime the game run normal the first race ,and then back in the > game main menu-Freeze..... > > Im very dissapointed with game developers not giving any feedback > regarding this problem, because there is alot of > people with the same anoying thing.... > > I will try to reinstall windows and everything from scratch, if that > doesnt help I will throw my Game > through the window! >
Some firewalls like Zone Alarm can cause slow loading and freezing. Try disabling any firewall and see if it helps. Ed
Ivan 29 Dec 2005 15:37 UTC↳ reply to Ed Medlin#14299
> Some firewalls like Zone Alarm can cause slow loading and freezing. Try > disabling any firewall and see if it helps. > No help. I tryed to disable even SP2 firewall,and nothing.... As I mentioned, it freezes even on the fresh from scratch installed windows with only GTR installed besides latest drivers....
Ivan 29 Dec 2005 15:38 UTC↳ reply to Darus#14300
"Darus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > If it makes you feel any better, I have the same problem with > GTL...still no solution AFAIK > I would be feeling much happier if we both could enjoy the game without freezes! :-(
Ivan 29 Dec 2005 19:32 UTC↳ reply to Ivan#14308
Lets say, this is a partial solution!But works for me.... First of all,dont laugh :-) I changed my settings to 1024x768, 2x AA,2xAF,32 bit.... (was 800x600,16bit,no AA,no AF) I also opened up the config file and enter the value for memory to 1024 (have 512 MB of ram) Upgraded the game to ver. 1.5 And what i have got.... The game doesnt freeze at all before the first race in the menues. I can go through all the menues as long I want...The 3 hour race is not a problem without any stuttering... Going back to garage, doing some setup stuff,and all the menues and options in the garage work well and there is no Freeze-menu-effect... But when I exit the garage to main menu to select,another car,race or mode, the game freezes,lets say every second or third time... BUT THERE IS THE TRICK THAT WORKS FOR ME (hope for somebody else to) After I finish the race, I go straight out of the game (back button in left corner), my setup and race is saved and I can get of the game without Menu-Freeze, click on the game icon, start the game again and play another race without problems..... BUT DONT CLICK ANY OTHER BUTTON THEN "BACK" TO GET OUT OF THE GAME.... Totaly, 30 second lost and NO HARD RESET!!! I said at the beginning,I was desperate so DONT LAUGH! :-) Hope this helps someone else to... Cheers!
"Ivan" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:dp1dl5$q03$1 @sunce.iskon.hr: > (have 512 MB of ram) go to one gig and I bet this all evaporates. dh
Sounds exactly like what happens to me in GTL and I <do> have 1 gig of memory! GTL has about another week of Q&A and troubleshooting and then off to Ebay it goes!
Ivan 31 Dec 2005 14:30 UTC↳ reply to Darus#14277
"Darus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Sounds exactly like what happens to me in GTL and I <do> have 1 gig of > memory! > Seems that GTR & GTl have the same problem... And its not only few poeple having this problem... Some people with even 2 Gigs ram do have system menu freeze....

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