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GranpPrix 3 crashes on Windows 2000

3 posts by 3 people · 06 Jul 2001 22:50 UTC - 09 Jul 2001 02:06 UTC

udo.corban 06 Jul 2001 22:50 UTC#174949
Hi, does anybody know if there is a secret of running GP3 under windows2000? On my system (Athlon 1.2G, Gforce2 MX, 256MB, Windows2000) the game crashes as soon it begins to use direct 3D. Windows crashes, and the computer immediatly reboots. In general, D3D games do work on this machine (well, GPL doesn't find the joystick...). GP 3 runs well under Win98, so it seems no general problem with the hardware. Any ideas? Udo
I looked at the Nvidia stereo drivers for my Elsa Revelator drivers and here is what the Nvidia guys wrote about the GP3 engine. These notes are for those of us with 3d glasses but I think some of applies to 2d mode. In stereo mode you can really see where the graphics programmers cut corners. NOT RECOMMENDED FOR STEREO GAME PLAY Incorrect 3D object placement Incorrect Clipping of subviews Mixed 2D and 3D objects in Pop up or HUD Excessive use of 2D makes stereo look flat Bad choice of depth for HUD/Pop Up Screens Wheels on cars are 2D blts, Mirrors are clipped incorrectly. Grand Prix 2.5 anybody? I'm not too surprised that it doesn't run will in Win 2K. Looks like they just patched it untill it worked with '98 and gave up. "udo.corban" <[email hidden]> wrote in > Hi, > does anybody know if there is a secret of running GP3 under windows2000?Any ideas? > > Udo > >
MTK 09 Jul 2001 02:06 UTC↳ reply to udo.corban#174529
Hi there I have pIII 1 ghz, Gforce 256GTS/Pro, Windows ME and have had a similar problem for the last 7 days since I bought this system. I then remembered that I had a similar problem with my last system, which had been too fast for MGPRS2 then. Well, the solution to my problem was to slow down the system a little by editing the BIOS: - disabled BIOS Video Cache and - (I think more important) corrected the AGP Speed from 4x to 2x. With the second point I have now a perfectly stable GP3, while it crashed after 2 to 60 seconds before these changes. Hope, this could help you. MTK "udo.corban" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:9i5f67$h4g7s$[email hidden]... > Hi, > does anybody know if there is a secret of running GP3 under windows2000? > On my system (Athlon 1.2G, Gforce2 MX, 256MB, Windows2000) the gamecrashes > as soon it begins to use direct 3D. > Windows crashes, and the computer immediatly reboots. In general, D3Dgames
Quoted text (7 lines)> do work on this machine (well, GPL doesn't find the joystick...). > GP 3 runs well under Win98, so it seems no general problem with the > hardware. Any ideas? > > Udo > >

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