Superbike 2001, crash to desktop

Have the old SBK and it runs fine. Got the new Superbike 2001, and it crashes to desktop after it loads a game. The installation went fine. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance! System: X_GAME: Superbikes 2001 X_OPERATING_SYSTEM: Windows 98 A , Version 4.10, Build 2222 X_PROCESSOR: Coppermine X_SPEED: 696 MHz X_MMX: Yes X_RAM: 127 MB X_MANUFACTURER: Lite-On X_PRODUCT_ID: Lite-On LTN483S 48x Max X_VIDEO_CARD: NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro X_DISPLAY_DRIVER: 4.13.01.1241 X_DISPLAY_DIRECTX: Not Certified, Hardware Support X_DISPLAY_MEMORY: 5 MB X_AUDIO_CERTIFIED: Certified X_AUDIO_DRIVERS: WaveOut 2 X_MODEM: MDP3900V-U Modem X_V_MANUFACTURER: NVIDIA

"Mark Harvell" <[email hidden]> writes: > Have the old SBK and it runs fine. Got the new Superbike 2001, and it > crashes to desktop after it loads a game. The installation went fine. Any > thoughts? I had to set my desktop color depth to 16bpp to get that game to start. I cannot begin to describe how much I hate that. -- Gunnar #31 SUCKS#015 Tupperware MC#002 DoD#0x1B DoDRT#003 DoD:CT#4,8 Kibo�: 2 gitaren er en sjingke

On Wed, 01 Aug 2001 08:13:42 GMT, Gunnar Horrigmo <[email hidden]> wrote: >I had to set my desktop color depth to 16bpp to get that game to >start. I cannot begin to describe how much I hate that. Why? You should always set your desktop to 16bit when running a game, unless the game is running in 32bit. Setting the desktop tp 32bit and then runnign a lower colour bit game causes poorer performance in the game.

Ok I had the same problem and it all started when I upgraded to Dx8, what version are you running?, I now have x7 and it will work fine. Don`t know if anyone else has noticed this. Adrian "Mark Harvell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9k7j5u$tnt$[email hidden]... > Have the old SBK and it runs fine. Got the new Superbike 2001, and it > crashes to desktop after it loads a game. The installation went fine.Any

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> thoughts? > > Thanks in advance! > > System: > X_GAME: Superbikes 2001 > X_OPERATING_SYSTEM: Windows 98 A , Version 4.10, Build 2222 > X_PROCESSOR: Coppermine > X_SPEED: 696 MHz > X_MMX: Yes > X_RAM: 127 MB > X_MANUFACTURER: Lite-On > X_PRODUCT_ID: Lite-On LTN483S 48x Max > X_VIDEO_CARD: NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro > X_DISPLAY_DRIVER: 4.13.01.1241 > X_DISPLAY_DIRECTX: Not Certified, Hardware Support > X_DISPLAY_MEMORY: 5 MB > X_AUDIO_CERTIFIED: Certified > X_AUDIO_DRIVERS: WaveOut 2 > X_MODEM: MDP3900V-U Modem > X_V_MANUFACTURER: NVIDIA > > >

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> On Wed, 01 Aug 2001 08:13:42 GMT, Gunnar Horrigmo <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > >I had to set my desktop color depth to 16bpp to get that game to > >start. I cannot begin to describe how much I hate that. > > Why? You should always set your desktop to 16bit when running a game, > unless the game is running in 32bit. Setting the desktop tp 32bit and > then runnign a lower colour bit game causes poorer performance in the > game.

no, it doesn't. you see, games can set their own color-depth. the desktop color depth is totally irrelevant. as you long as you run your games in full-screen, of course. -- Gunnar #31 SUCKS#015 Tupperware MC#002 DoD#0x1B DoDRT#003 DoD:CT#4,8 Kibo�: 2 to err is human -- to forgive is bovine.

Actually, N4 running in open GL uses the desktop colour setting, at least it does with my ATI Radeon card. -- Ian P <email invalid due to spammers> "Gunnar Horrigmo" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > no, it doesn't. you see, games can set their own color-depth. the > desktop color depth is totally irrelevant. as you long as you run > your games in full-screen, of course. > > > -- > Gunnar > #31 SUCKS#015 Tupperware MC#002 DoD#0x1B DoDRT#003 DoD:CT#4,8 Kibo�: 2 > to err is human -- to forgive is bovine.

I've noticed it. Is there really lots of trouble to go back to 7. I'd really like to play SBK 2001 again Ady wrote:

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> Ok I had the same problem and it all started when I upgraded to Dx8, what > version are you running?, I now have x7 and it will work fine. Don`t know if > anyone else has noticed this. > > Adrian > > "Mark Harvell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:9k7j5u$tnt$[email hidden]... > > Have the old SBK and it runs fine. Got the new Superbike 2001, and it > > crashes to desktop after it loads a game. The installation went fine. > Any > > thoughts? > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > System: > > X_GAME: Superbikes 2001 > > X_OPERATING_SYSTEM: Windows 98 A , Version 4.10, Build 2222 > > X_PROCESSOR: Coppermine > > X_SPEED: 696 MHz > > X_MMX: Yes > > X_RAM: 127 MB > > X_MANUFACTURER: Lite-On > > X_PRODUCT_ID: Lite-On LTN483S 48x Max > > X_VIDEO_CARD: NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro > > X_DISPLAY_DRIVER: 4.13.01.1241 > > X_DISPLAY_DIRECTX: Not Certified, Hardware Support > > X_DISPLAY_MEMORY: 5 MB > > X_AUDIO_CERTIFIED: Certified > > X_AUDIO_DRIVERS: WaveOut 2 > > X_MODEM: MDP3900V-U Modem > > X_V_MANUFACTURER: NVIDIA > > > > > >

"Ian P" <[email hidden]> writes: > Actually, N4 running in open GL uses the desktop colour setting, at least it > does with my ATI Radeon card. ok, maybe it does, but there's no need, or reason for it to do so. -- Gunnar #31 SUCKS#015 Tupperware MC#002 DoD#0x1B DoDRT#003 DoD:CT#4,8 Kibo�: 2 myk, trygg og god.

On Thu, 02 Aug 2001 08:57:15 GMT, "Ady" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> > >Ok I had the same problem and it all started when I upgraded to Dx8, what >version are you running?, I now have x7 and it will work fine. Don`t know if >anyone else has noticed this. > >Adrian >

I just reinstalled SBK2001 yesterday and I'm running DX8.1 on a Geforce2 with 12.90 drivers and had no problems at all.

On Thu, 02 Aug 2001 12:24:08 GMT, Gunnar Horrigmo <[email hidden]> wrote: >no, it doesn't. you see, games can set their own color-depth. the >desktop color depth is totally irrelevant. as you long as you run >your games in full-screen, of course. Depends on the game. I've read many game readme files that state exactly what I said.

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> On Thu, 02 Aug 2001 12:24:08 GMT, Gunnar Horrigmo <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > >no, it doesn't. you see, games can set their own color-depth. the > >desktop color depth is totally irrelevant. as you long as you run > >your games in full-screen, of course. > > Depends on the game. I've read many game readme files that state > exactly what I said.

sure but it's totally unnecessary, it's bad programming, and it _really_ annoys me. :) -- Gunnar #31 SUCKS#015 Tupperware MC#002 DoD#0x1B DoDRT#003 DoD:CT#4,8 Kibo�: 2 myk, trygg og god.