N4 Won't load after installing the patch!!

Typical Sierra. I have had to uninstall and reinstall Nascar 4.0 4 times tonight w/ the patch and it still won't load!! 4.0 runs. I installed it in the default directory and applied the patch, and N4 is searching for the EXE!! I suggest the folder where it is installed and that doesn't help. Typical Sierra!! -pw

"pw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9cdjlt$as8$[email hidden]... > Typical Sierra. Something must not be right, you are about the first person who's had this trouble getting the patch installed. Make sure all elements are gone when you un-install it. No stray folders anywhere from previous efforts...good luck. dave henrie

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> > I have had to uninstall and reinstall Nascar 4.0 4 times tonight w/ > the patch and it still won't load!! 4.0 runs. > > I installed it in the default directory and applied the patch, and N4 > is searching for the EXE!! I suggest the folder where it is installed > and that doesn't help. > > Typical Sierra!! > > > -pw

you will have to rename the exe after the patch back to NASCAR Racing4.exe. It will change it to something like Nasca~1.exe. "pw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9cdjlt$as8$[email hidden]...

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> Typical Sierra. > > I have had to uninstall and reinstall Nascar 4.0 4 times tonight w/ > the patch and it still won't load!! 4.0 runs. > > I installed it in the default directory and applied the patch, and N4 > is searching for the EXE!! I suggest the folder where it is installed > and that doesn't help. > > Typical Sierra!! > > > -pw

Morris is on it...here also is an email from another poster about the same procedure. hope it helps ____ Howdy, I had the same problem when I tried to launch from the desktop icon, check the N4 folder and you may notice that the patch seemed to suffer under the maximum seven letter file name constraints and renamed the "NASCAR Racing 4.exe" to NASCAR~.EXE. I Renamed the .EXE file to "NASCAR Racing 4.exe" and it worked fine. I hope this helps. Regards, Mct PS-I don't post to the newsgroup so if this fixes your problem please let others know. Michael J. McTaggart Director of Corporate Sales, Products & Services BrassRing Exchanges <http://www.brassring.com/> Santa Clara Office-408-970-8800 Ext 237 Remote Office-800-929-8005 [email hidden] <mailto:[email hidden]> "Morris Jones" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > you will have to rename the exe after the patch back to NASCARRacing4.exe.

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> It will change it to something like Nasca~1.exe. > "pw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:9cdjlt$as8$[email hidden]... > > Typical Sierra. > > > > I have had to uninstall and reinstall Nascar 4.0 4 times tonight w/ > > the patch and it still won't load!! 4.0 runs. > > > > I installed it in the default directory and applied the patch, and N4 > > is searching for the EXE!! I suggest the folder where it is installed > > and that doesn't help. > > > > Typical Sierra!! > > > > > > -pw > >

I had the same problem. I was inserting a copy of my orifginal N4 cd. When I put in the original everything worked fine. Kinda strange. You can install the game from the copy and run the no-cd fix but this patch won't work with the patch. Can't wait for someone to write a no cd fix for this patch.

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> > "pw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:9cdjlt$as8$[email hidden]... > > > Typical Sierra. > > > > > > I have had to uninstall and reinstall Nascar 4.0 4 times tonight w/ > > > the patch and it still won't load!! 4.0 runs. > > > > > > I installed it in the default directory and applied the patch, and N4 > > > is searching for the EXE!! I suggest the folder where it is installed > > > and that doesn't help. > > > > > > Typical Sierra!! > > > > > > > > > -pw > >

-- Bill Driscoll Pensacola, FL

>you will have to rename the exe after the patch back to NASCAR Racing4.exe. >It will change it to something like Nasca~1.exe. Thanks! I will give it a try. Why do companies and people put spaces in file names? Not a good idea, most likely. -pw

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>"pw" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:9cdjlt$as8$[email hidden]... >> Typical Sierra. >> >> I have had to uninstall and reinstall Nascar 4.0 4 times tonight w/ >> the patch and it still won't load!! 4.0 runs. >> >> I installed it in the default directory and applied the patch, and N4 >> is searching for the EXE!! I suggest the folder where it is installed >> and that doesn't help. >> >> Typical Sierra!! >> >> >> -pw >