GPL on win2k

Ok, I was trying to setup another server for VROC. I copied the program, and tried to run it. I get the GPL splash screen, then it dumps back to the desktop. I tried running the d3d patch, that didn't work either. I edit the app.ini file to use softdll.dll as a rasterizer - no good. It's a win2k system, 268MB ram, NVidia Riva TNT2 graphics card. I thought running the d3d was supposed to work with this card? I'm sure I just missed a setting somewhere. Any suggestions? Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

"EldredP" <[email hidden]> skrev i en meddelelse news:[email hidden]... > Ok, I was trying to setup another server for VROC. I copied the program,and > tried to run it. I get the GPL splash screen, then it dumps back to the > desktop. I tried running the d3d patch, that didn't work either. I editthe > app.ini file to use softdll.dll as a rasterizer - no good. It's a win2k > system, 268MB ram, NVidia Riva TNT2 graphics card. I thought running thed3d > was supposed to work with this card? I'm sure I just missed a setting > somewhere. Any suggestions? >Do you have this empty key in your Registry? HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Sierra On-Line\Grand Prix Legends\1.00.000 In my experience, you need to install the game and then copy the old files on top of the new ones. /Jens

On 19/11/2001 22:11, in article [email hidden], "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> Ok, I was trying to setup another server for VROC. I copied the program, and > tried to run it. I get the GPL splash screen, then it dumps back to the > desktop. I tried running the d3d patch, that didn't work either. I edit the > app.ini file to use softdll.dll as a rasterizer - no good. It's a win2k > system, 268MB ram, NVidia Riva TNT2 graphics card. I thought running the d3d > was supposed to work with this card? I'm sure I just missed a setting > somewhere. Any suggestions?

If you're running Win2k, have you tried 'compatibility mode'? If not, make a shortcut to GPL.EXE and view the properties. In there is a 'Compatibility mode' that you can set to Win98. If there is no compatibility mode, you really, really should apply the latest service packs ... -- Jared Earle - Nightfall Games - http://nightfall.co.uk "There is no SPORK"

you dont need the compatibility mode... i had tried it on to get my wheel working but ended up with jerky respone and frame rates.... looking at the task monitor, i could see 60% system usage... turning it off, GPL only used 3% system usage, and 30% for the program. "Jared ''Danger'' Earle" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:B81F75CA.C7D%[email hidden]... > On 19/11/2001 22:11, in article > [email hidden], "EldredP" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > Ok, I was trying to setup another server for VROC. I copied theprogram, and > > tried to run it. I get the GPL splash screen, then it dumps back to the > > desktop. I tried running the d3d patch, that didn't work either. Iedit the > > app.ini file to use softdll.dll as a rasterizer - no good. It's a win2k > > system, 268MB ram, NVidia Riva TNT2 graphics card. I thought runningthe d3d

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> > was supposed to work with this card? I'm sure I just missed a setting > > somewhere. Any suggestions? > > If you're running Win2k, have you tried 'compatibility mode'? > > If not, make a shortcut to GPL.EXE and view the properties. In there is a > 'Compatibility mode' that you can set to Win98. If there is no

compatibility > mode, you really, really should apply the latest service packs ... > > -- > Jared Earle - Nightfall Games - http://nightfall.co.uk > "There is no SPORK" >

In article <B81F75CA.C7D%[email hidden]>, Jared ''Danger'' Earle <[email hidden]> writes: >If you're running Win2k, have you tried 'compatibility mode'? >Didn't know about that - I'll have to try it... >If not, make a shortcut to GPL.EXE and view the properties. In there is a >'Compatibility mode' that you can set to Win98. If there is no compatibility >mode, you really, really should apply the latest service packs ... This should have all the service packs - it's a newly imaged system. I don't have that problem on my other win2K box. That's why I was thinking it was a video issue. This one has the TNT2 video, the one that woeks has built-in video(Intel, I think). Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <8DgK7.2019$8%[email hidden]>, "Jens H. Kruuse" <[email hidden]> writes: >Do you have this empty key in your Registry? > >HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Sierra On-Line\Grand Prix Legends\1.00.000 > >In my experience, you need to install the game and then copy the old files >on top of the new ones. I actually brought the CD and tried the install yesterday before I left work. Same thing... :( Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

"EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Ok, I was trying to setup another server for VROC. I copied the program,and > tried to run it. I get the GPL splash screen, then it dumps back to the > desktop. I tried running the d3d patch, that didn't work either. I editthe > app.ini file to use softdll.dll as a rasterizer - no good. It's a win2k > system, 268MB ram, NVidia Riva TNT2 graphics card. I thought running thed3d > was supposed to work with this card? I'm sure I just missed a setting > somewhere. Any suggestions? > > Eldred I get the same problem on WinXP, tried all the compatibility modes and it's a no go. I'm using a Radeon 8500 and NTFS. One of those two is causing it, but I don't know which.

"STP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:FWtL7.214$[email hidden]... > > "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]...<snip> > > I get the same problem on WinXP, tried all the compatibility modes andit's > a no go. I'm using a Radeon 8500 and NTFS. One of those two is causing it, > but I don't know which. I recently had this problem on a fresh Win2K install. Here's what my testing found: GPL on (clean) NTFS formatted second drive (D:\) - dump to desktop. GPL on NTFS boot drive (C:\) converted from and old FAT32 partition - runs ok. GPL on FAT32 drive as (D:\) - runs ok. What I never tried was GPL on an NTFS boot drive. Some people say it works, others seem to have problems. All that I can really say with confidence, is that copying GPL from an NTFS partition to a FAT32 partition on the same machine made the difference between dump to desktop and running OK. (I copied the whole directory from D:\ to C:\, reformatted D:\ as FAT32, and copied it back.) YMMV.

"Mike Fisher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:4himt9.he8.ln@sonic...

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> > "STP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:FWtL7.214$[email hidden]... > > > > "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > <snip> > > > > I get the same problem on WinXP, tried all the compatibility modes and > it's > > a no go. I'm using a Radeon 8500 and NTFS. One of those two is causing

it, > > but I don't know which. > > I recently had this problem on a fresh Win2K install. Here's what mytesting > found: > > GPL on (clean) NTFS formatted second drive (D:\) - dump to desktop. > GPL on NTFS boot drive (C:\) converted from and old FAT32 partition - runs > ok. > GPL on FAT32 drive as (D:\) - runs ok. I did this first but then re-formatted as NTFS and it still worked. Seems to be some subtle difference between NTFS on the boot partition and on another. > > What I never tried was GPL on an NTFS boot drive. Some people say itworks, > others seem to have problems. > > All that I can really say with confidence, is that copying GPL from anNTFS > partition to a FAT32 partition on the same machine made the difference > between dump to desktop and running OK. (I copied the whole directory from > D:\ to C:\, reformatted D:\ as FAT32, and copied it back.) > > YMMV. I agree, definatley something to do with the filesystem. It seems to always work on a fat32 partition. Scott A. > > >

"Mike Fisher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:4himt9.he8.ln@sonic... > All that I can really say with confidence, is that copying GPL from anNTFS > partition to a FAT32 partition on the same machine made the difference > between dump to desktop and running OK. (I copied the whole directory from > D:\ to C:\, reformatted D:\ as FAT32, and copied it back.) > > YMMV. OK, thx for the heads up. I converted all my partitions to NTFS before even installing XP so it looks like I'm out of luck. Oh well....no GPL for me. :-(