Are F12001 problems OS releated?

I have been runnig Windows ME and have had the typical problems with F12001 running very poorly. I had been using the 21.8x drivers because they have helped with other games and pretty much figured I would just wait for a patch. Well I got a copy of Windows2000 so I set up a dual boot system on my machine. For grins and giggles I loaded F12001 again with the 21.8x drivers and now f12001 runs great. The only problem with it is I still have the black mirrors. The poor frame rates are gone, the delay in the steering is gone, etc. It even looks better as well. So the only thing I'm wondering is if the 21.xx series of drivers don't like the older dos based operating systems, and f12001 is the first title to really push it. I can tell you after some more testing if everything runs ok I'll be dumping ME. Its not that I think ME is bad, but that Win2000 is better. MadDAWG

For what my 2 cents are worth, I've tried using 12.41's, 12.90's, 21.81's, 21.83's and 21.88's in WinME and WinXP, and have had nothing change in F1 2001's performance. I tried Win2000 once, but seem to have way more gaming incompatibility issues with it than XP. I am so frustrated that on a 1.4 tbird/GF2 Ultra/512mb, the highest I can run this game (with anti alias on the "2" setting) is 1024x768x16. I recently put WinME back on to see if it was in fact OS related, and was _very_ surprised to see that nothing changed for me. I want to say for the record that I still absolutely love this game, my only sore feelings are towards it's graphics programming innards. :-) "MadDAWG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3bdfe1ef$[email hidden]... > I have been runnig Windows ME and have had the typical problems withF12001 > running very poorly. I had been using the 21.8x drivers because they have > helped with other games and pretty much figured I would just wait for a > patch. Well I got a copy of Windows2000 so I set up a dual boot system onmy > machine. For grins and giggles I loaded F12001 again with the 21.8xdrivers > and now f12001 runs great. The only problem with it is I still have the > black mirrors. The poor frame rates are gone, the delay in the steering is > gone, etc. It even looks better as well. So the only thing I'm wonderingis

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> if the 21.xx series of drivers don't like the older dos based operating > systems, and f12001 is the first title to really push it. I can tell you > after some more testing if everything runs ok I'll be dumping ME. Its not > that I think ME is bad, but that Win2000 is better. > > MadDAWG > >

Well, it is a pity that some people are having trouble with the graphics. For the record, I use XP and have perfect performance with the 12.90s. The 21s felt like driving through glue with black mirrors. Going back to the 12.90s solved all problems. Iain "doubleu" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:eWUD7.1037419$[email hidden]... > For what my 2 cents are worth, I've tried using 12.41's, 12.90's, 21.81's, > 21.83's and 21.88's in WinME and WinXP, and have had nothing change in F1 > 2001's performance. I tried Win2000 once, but seem to have way moregaming > incompatibility issues with it than XP. I am so frustrated that on a 1.4 > tbird/GF2 Ultra/512mb, the highest I can run this game (with anti alias on > the "2" setting) is 1024x768x16. I recently put WinME back on to see ifit > was in fact OS related, and was _very_ surprised to see that nothingchanged > for me. > > I want to say for the record that I still absolutely love this game, myonly

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> sore feelings are towards it's graphics programming innards. :-) > > "MadDAWG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:3bdfe1ef$[email hidden]... > > I have been runnig Windows ME and have had the typical problems with > F12001 > > running very poorly. I had been using the 21.8x drivers because they

have > > helped with other games and pretty much figured I would just wait for a > > patch. Well I got a copy of Windows2000 so I set up a dual boot systemon > my > > machine. For grins and giggles I loaded F12001 again with the 21.8x > drivers > > and now f12001 runs great. The only problem with it is I still have the > > black mirrors. The poor frame rates are gone, the delay in the steeringis > > gone, etc. It even looks better as well. So the only thing I'm wondering > is > > if the 21.xx series of drivers don't like the older dos based operating > > systems, and f12001 is the first title to really push it. I can tellyou > > after some more testing if everything runs ok I'll be dumping ME. Itsnot

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> > that I think ME is bad, but that Win2000 is better. > > > > MadDAWG > > > > > >

Black mirrors for me in 32 bit mode. I changed to 16 bit mode and they worked. IMO I see very little, if no, difference between 16million colours and 65000 colours. Our eyes are the weakest link, don't u think? Alan BTW read my post 'F1-2001 well FRAPPING hell' "MadDAWG" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3bdfe1ef$[email hidden]... The only problem with it is I still have the > black mirrors.> MadDAWG

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> I have been runnig Windows ME and have had the typical problems with F12001 > running very poorly. I had been using the 21.8x drivers because they have > helped with other games and pretty much figured I would just wait for a > patch. Well I got a copy of Windows2000 so I set up a dual boot system on my > machine. For grins and giggles I loaded F12001 again with the 21.8x drivers > and now f12001 runs great. The only problem with it is I still have the > black mirrors. The poor frame rates are gone, the delay in the steering is > gone, etc. It even looks better as well. So the only thing I'm wondering is > if the 21.xx series of drivers don't like the older dos based operating > systems, and f12001 is the first title to really push it. I can tell you > after some more testing if everything runs ok I'll be dumping ME. Its not > that I think ME is bad, but that Win2000 is better. > > MadDAWG

Mate, I tried this game on Windows 98se, 2000 and XP, and the same problems I had were being exhibited on every single OS, with various versions of Nvidias Detonators. Turns out, I went to creatives site, and d/l'ed the newest version of their drivers for my card, worked a freakin treat! But in the past, I *have* experienced more joy with windows 2000. It seems to be a hell of a lot more stable than 98 and DEFINATELY more stable than ME!! Your conclusion is correct. Windows ME sucks pap. windows 2k is much better.