Nascar Legends - Lock-up

After installing Nascar Legends I have been unable to run any of the circuits. I have installed the full configuration, set up my controls, sound, and graphics (3dfx) - no problem. When I try to access any track my system locks up and I have to reboot the system. It doesn't matter whether I click on 'Testing Session' or 'Go to Track'; it locks up both times. Is this a known problem? Is there a patch that needs to be installed? I have no problem running GPL, N4, or N3. My system specs are:- DELL PII 450, 384MB RAM, 2 x 14.4 GB HDs, nVidia Geforce2MX (64MB), Voodoo II (12MB), Windows 98 (not SE), DirectX 8.0a. Any help would be much appreciated. TIA. -- Rob. My address is MUNGED!! Remove the obvious if replying by email. Thanks.

There is one official patch for both N3 and Nascar Legends. However, I'm thinking the problem might be your Nvidia card is keeping the V2 from running in glide.. Try using D3d. Good luck dave henrie "RocketMan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9v60sq$hjp$[email hidden]... > After installing Nascar Legends I have been unable to run any of the > circuits. > I have installed the full configuration, set up my controls, sound, and > graphics (3dfx) - no problem. When I try to access any track my systemlocks > up and I have to reboot the system. It doesn't matter whether I click on > 'Testing Session' or 'Go to Track'; it locks up both times. Is this aknown > problem? Is there a patch that needs to be installed? > I have no problem running GPL, N4, or N3. My system specs are:- DELL PII > 450, 384MB RAM, 2 x 14.4 GB HDs, nVidia Geforce2MX (64MB), Voodoo II(12MB),

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> Windows 98 (not SE), DirectX 8.0a. > Any help would be much appreciated. TIA. > > > -- > > Rob. > My address is MUNGED!! > Remove the obvious if replying by email. Thanks. > >

Thanks Dave. I tried using D3D, but unfortunately it didn't fix the problem. I assume adding RASTER_DEVICE 0 to NL.INI changes the graphics card used by the game. I have also applied the patch (nl_1204.EXE) with no change. -- Rob. My address is MUNGED!! Remove the obvious if replying by email. Thanks. "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:C5CR7.34320$wL4.161367@rwcrnsc51... > There is one official patch for both N3 and Nascar Legends. However, I'm > thinking the problem might be your Nvidia card is keeping the V2 from > running in glide.. Try using D3d. Good luck > dave henrie > > "RocketMan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:9v60sq$hjp$[email hidden]... > > After installing Nascar Legends I have been unable to run any of the > > circuits. > > I have installed the full configuration, set up my controls, sound, and > > graphics (3dfx) - no problem. When I try to access any track my system > locks > > up and I have to reboot the system. It doesn't matter whether I click on > > 'Testing Session' or 'Go to Track'; it locks up both times. Is this a > known > > problem? Is there a patch that needs to be installed? > > I have no problem running GPL, N4, or N3. My system specs are:- DELL PII > > 450, 384MB RAM, 2 x 14.4 GB HDs, nVidia Geforce2MX (64MB), Voodoo II > (12MB), > > Windows 98 (not SE), DirectX 8.0a. > > Any help would be much appreciated. TIA. > > > > > > -- > > > > Rob. > > My address is MUNGED!! > > Remove the obvious if replying by email. Thanks. > > > > > >

That is a truly hybrid machine and I am suprised that NL is the only thing giving you problems. My main points of concern would be 2 differing types of video cards, one severely outdated, the other dangling on the edge of being outdated. Also the PII 450 is also rock bottom processing power (not that NL requires a ton of power), but I think that and the fact that you have dueling video cards and non SE Win98 (Win98SE is the current best gaming OS until XP is completely tweaked out) are just adding up to too much for some games to work through. My suggestion that wouldn't cost you any money would be to yank the really old voodoo card and just use the GF. An MX GF card with more RAM will out perform that old 16MB card in most any application. RocketMan <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9v88fv$phc$[email hidden]... > Thanks Dave. > I tried using D3D, but unfortunately it didn't fix the problem. I assume > adding RASTER_DEVICE 0 to NL.INI changes the graphics card used by thegame.

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> I have also applied the patch (nl_1204.EXE) with no change. > > -- > > Rob. > My address is MUNGED!! > Remove the obvious if replying by email. Thanks. > "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:C5CR7.34320$wL4.161367@rwcrnsc51... > > There is one official patch for both N3 and Nascar Legends. However, > I'm > > thinking the problem might be your Nvidia card is keeping the V2 from > > running in glide.. Try using D3d. Good luck > > dave henrie > > > > "RocketMan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:9v60sq$hjp$[email hidden]... > > > After installing Nascar Legends I have been unable to run any of the > > > circuits. > > > I have installed the full configuration, set up my controls, sound, > and > > > graphics (3dfx) - no problem. When I try to access any track my system > > locks > > > up and I have to reboot the system. It doesn't matter whether I click

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> > > 'Testing Session' or 'Go to Track'; it locks up both times. Is this a > > known > > > problem? Is there a patch that needs to be installed? > > > I have no problem running GPL, N4, or N3. My system specs are:- DELL > PII > > > 450, 384MB RAM, 2 x 14.4 GB HDs, nVidia Geforce2MX (64MB), Voodoo II > > (12MB), > > > Windows 98 (not SE), DirectX 8.0a. > > > Any help would be much appreciated. TIA. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Rob. > > > My address is MUNGED!! > > > Remove the obvious if replying by email. Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > >