GPL crash to desktop help please!

HELP!! Trying to narrow down the problem on running GPL on my brother's computer so he can play the Christmas present I game him- Downloaded and applied the patch to the game and played while keeping the CD in the drive [don't know if you need to or not] and kept getting the 'crash to desktop' problem during the first lap at Spa during practice laps. [Using my Thrustmaster Pro Digital 2 wheel] Sierra responded that it was the Turtle Beach sound drivers Dell uses, so we made the changes they suggested in the control panel. Seemed to work fine for a few laps, but changed to a different track and after a while it crashed again. Just to see I disconnected the wheel and drove with the keyboard for as long as I could [pretty damn hard!] and got a couple of laps at Spa in, some at Watkins, and most a lap at the Ring before I gave up- all with no 'crash to desktop'. Is there a known problem with the TM Pro Digital 2 wheel, or the drivers? Any ideas what the problem could be? Any help in finding a solution would be appreciated. We want to enjoy this classic. He is looking to buy a wheel and we would like to know if we need to avoid the TM Pro Dig. 2 DELL computer: Pentium III 700 128 MB Ram 32 MB NVidia TNT M64 AGP Turtle Beach Montego II A3D 320v sound Windows 98 GPL: All features ahead and in mirrors on All effects on Detail Bias in middle Mirror Detail full Trackside objects all

Was I not worthy or is there no answer?;) Where are all those GPL converts? In article <070820011406352865%[email hidden]>, Tim <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> HELP!! > > Trying to narrow down the problem on running GPL on my brother's > computer so he can play the Christmas present I game him- > > Downloaded and applied the patch to the game and played while keeping > the CD in the drive [don't know if you need to or not] and kept getting > the 'crash to desktop' problem during the first lap at Spa during > practice laps. > [Using my Thrustmaster Pro Digital 2 wheel] > > Sierra responded that it was the Turtle Beach sound drivers Dell uses, > so we made the changes they suggested in the control panel. Seemed to > work fine for a few laps, but changed to a different track and after a > while it crashed again. > > Just to see I disconnected the wheel and drove with the keyboard for as > long as I could [pretty damn hard!] and got a couple of laps at Spa in, > some at Watkins, and most a lap at the Ring before I gave up- all with > no 'crash to desktop'. > > Is there a known problem with the TM Pro Digital 2 wheel, or the > drivers? Any ideas what the problem could be? > > Any help in finding a solution would be appreciated. We want to enjoy > this classic. He is looking to buy a wheel and we would like to know > if we need to avoid the TM Pro Dig. 2 > > DELL computer: > Pentium III 700 > 128 MB Ram > 32 MB NVidia TNT M64 AGP > Turtle Beach Montego II A3D 320v sound > Windows 98 > > GPL: > All features ahead and in mirrors on > All effects on > Detail Bias in middle > Mirror Detail full > Trackside objects all

Tim, Have you tried d/l'ing new NPD drivers/applets f. TM? New sound drivers f. TB? New sound drivers f. Dell? --Steve Smith P.O. You don't need the CD in the drive w. the U.S. version. "Tim" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:160820011045551582%[email hidden]...

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> > Was I not worthy or is there no answer?;) > Where are all those GPL converts? > > > In article <070820011406352865%[email hidden]>, Tim > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > HELP!! > > > > Trying to narrow down the problem on running GPL on my brother's > > computer so he can play the Christmas present I game him- > > > > Downloaded and applied the patch to the game and played while keeping > > the CD in the drive [don't know if you need to or not] and kept getting > > the 'crash to desktop' problem during the first lap at Spa during > > practice laps. > > [Using my Thrustmaster Pro Digital 2 wheel] > > > > Sierra responded that it was the Turtle Beach sound drivers Dell uses, > > so we made the changes they suggested in the control panel. Seemed to > > work fine for a few laps, but changed to a different track and after a > > while it crashed again. > > > > Just to see I disconnected the wheel and drove with the keyboard for as > > long as I could [pretty damn hard!] and got a couple of laps at Spa in, > > some at Watkins, and most a lap at the Ring before I gave up- all with > > no 'crash to desktop'. > > > > Is there a known problem with the TM Pro Digital 2 wheel, or the > > drivers? Any ideas what the problem could be? > > > > Any help in finding a solution would be appreciated. We want to enjoy > > this classic. He is looking to buy a wheel and we would like to know > > if we need to avoid the TM Pro Dig. 2 > > > > DELL computer: > > Pentium III 700 > > 128 MB Ram > > 32 MB NVidia TNT M64 AGP > > Turtle Beach Montego II A3D 320v sound > > Windows 98 > > > > GPL: > > All features ahead and in mirrors on > > All effects on > > Detail Bias in middle > > Mirror Detail full > > Trackside objects all

In article <9NUe7.280476$[email hidden]>, Stephen Smith <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> Tim, > > Have you tried d/l'ing new NPD drivers/applets f. TM? New sound drivers f. > TB? New sound drivers f. Dell? > > --Steve Smith > > P.O. You don't need the CD in the drive w. the U.S. version.

Steve, No, we did not try any of the above but I will work with him to try some of those solutions and see what happens. Thanks for the info, Steve. Tim

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> > "Tim" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:160820011045551582%[email hidden]... > > > > Was I not worthy or is there no answer?;) > > Where are all those GPL converts? > > > > > > In article <070820011406352865%[email hidden]>, Tim > > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > > HELP!! > > > > > > Trying to narrow down the problem on running GPL on my brother's > > > computer so he can play the Christmas present I game him- > > > > > > Downloaded and applied the patch to the game and played while keeping > > > the CD in the drive [don't know if you need to or not] and kept getting > > > the 'crash to desktop' problem during the first lap at Spa during > > > practice laps. > > > [Using my Thrustmaster Pro Digital 2 wheel] > > > > > > Sierra responded that it was the Turtle Beach sound drivers Dell uses, > > > so we made the changes they suggested in the control panel. Seemed to > > > work fine for a few laps, but changed to a different track and after a > > > while it crashed again. > > > > > > Just to see I disconnected the wheel and drove with the keyboard for as > > > long as I could [pretty damn hard!] and got a couple of laps at Spa in, > > > some at Watkins, and most a lap at the Ring before I gave up- all with > > > no 'crash to desktop'. > > > > > > Is there a known problem with the TM Pro Digital 2 wheel, or the > > > drivers? Any ideas what the problem could be? > > > > > > Any help in finding a solution would be appreciated. We want to enjoy > > > this classic. He is looking to buy a wheel and we would like to know > > > if we need to avoid the TM Pro Dig. 2 > > > > > > DELL computer: > > > Pentium III 700 > > > 128 MB Ram > > > 32 MB NVidia TNT M64 AGP > > > Turtle Beach Montego II A3D 320v sound > > > Windows 98 > > > > > > GPL: > > > All features ahead and in mirrors on > > > All effects on > > > Detail Bias in middle > > > Mirror Detail full > > > Trackside objects all