Nascar 4 - Anyone else having these problems?

Just got NASCAR 4 but I'm having some difficulties... The first one is actually starting the game. When I double-click the icon the CD spins the hard disk light flickers then nothing (or else sometimes I get a blue screen crash). Funny thing is that if I reboot and keep on double-clicking it for a number of times it runs eventually....?! When I do finally get the game to run, I have another problem. In Testing mode I find that I get a lot of jerkiness/pausing although the frame counter is giving me 40-50fps! Strange thing is I can hardly notice this when running a full race with 40 other cars... Anyone have any ideas? My System:- Pentium III 733Mhz Voodoo 3 AGP 256Meg RAM

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> Just got NASCAR 4 but I'm having some difficulties... > > The first one is actually starting the game. When I double-click the icon > the CD spins the hard disk light flickers then nothing (or else sometimes > I get a blue screen crash). Funny thing is that if I reboot and keep on > double-clicking it for a number of times it runs eventually....?! > > When I do finally get the game to run, I have another problem. In Testing > mode I find that I get a lot of jerkiness/pausing although the frame > counter is giving me 40-50fps! Strange thing is I can hardly notice this > when running a full race with 40 other cars... > > Anyone have any ideas? > > My System:- > > Pentium III 733Mhz > Voodoo 3 AGP > 256Meg RAM

> > When I do finally get the game to run, I have another problem. In Testing > mode I find that I get a lot of jerkiness/pausing although the frame > counter is giving me 40-50fps! Strange thing is I can hardly notice this > when running a full race with 40 other cars... > I am having a (slight) problem with graphics in Nascar 4. If I am doing practice, the sponsor logos on my car look sharp and clear, but if I am competing in a race weekend, they look much worse. I am getting between 40 and 105 fps with the game, depending on what is in shot. I have an Athlon 800, 384Mb RAM, GeForce 2 32Mb GTS.

You can get a no cd crack at www.gamecopyworld.com. Then you won't need the CD to play the game and thus should fix your cd reading problems. Make sure you have no other programs running in the background like virus checkers, mother monitors, etc. Good luck. -Tim "TMrshogi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Just got NASCAR 4 but I'm having some difficulties... > > The first one is actually starting the game. When I double-click the icon > the CD spins the hard disk light flickers then nothing (or else sometimes > I get a blue screen crash). Funny thing is that if I reboot and keep on > double-clicking it for a number of times it runs eventually....?! > > When I do finally get the game to run, I have another problem. In Testing > mode I find that I get a lot of jerkiness/pausing although the frame > counter is giving me 40-50fps! Strange thing is I can hardly notice this > when running a full race with 40 other cars... > > Anyone have any ideas? > > My System:- > > Pentium III 733Mhz > Voodoo 3 AGP > 256Meg RAM

but then he can't play online...... "Tim Miser" <[email hidden]> skrev i en meddelelse news:[email hidden]... > You can get a no cd crack at www.gamecopyworld.com. Then you won't needthe

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> CD to play the game and thus should fix your cd reading problems. > > Make sure you have no other programs running in the background like virus > checkers, mother monitors, etc. Good luck. > > -Tim > > "TMrshogi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Just got NASCAR 4 but I'm having some difficulties... > > > > The first one is actually starting the game. When I double-click the

icon > > the CD spins the hard disk light flickers then nothing (or elsesometimes > > I get a blue screen crash). Funny thing is that if I reboot and keep on > > double-clicking it for a number of times it runs eventually....?! > > > > When I do finally get the game to run, I have another problem. InTesting

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> > mode I find that I get a lot of jerkiness/pausing although the frame > > counter is giving me 40-50fps! Strange thing is I can hardly notice this > > when running a full race with 40 other cars... > > > > Anyone have any ideas? > > > > My System:- > > > > Pentium III 733Mhz > > Voodoo 3 AGP > > 256Meg RAM > >

You have to adjust your OpenGL settings if you want the clearer graphics with a full field (more graphics for the card to draw and therefore it reduced the quality)--but you will take a performance hit to get it. Marc. "Ryan S" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > > > When I do finally get the game to run, I have another problem. InTesting

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> > mode I find that I get a lot of jerkiness/pausing although the frame > > counter is giving me 40-50fps! Strange thing is I can hardly notice this > > when running a full race with 40 other cars... > > > > I am having a (slight) problem with graphics in Nascar 4. If I am doing > practice, the sponsor logos on my car look sharp and clear, but if I am > competing in a race weekend, they look much worse. I am getting between

40 > and 105 fps with the game, depending on what is in shot. > > I have an Athlon 800, 384Mb RAM, GeForce 2 32Mb GTS. > > >

True. But at least he can play and that would pretty much confirm that the problem is either with the CD drive or the disc itself as opposed to something being wrong with his system. -Tim "Per Frederiksen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9bf02l$t97$[email hidden]...

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> but then he can't play online...... > > > "Tim Miser" <[email hidden]> skrev i en meddelelse > news:[email hidden]... > > You can get a no cd crack at www.gamecopyworld.com. Then you won't need > the > > CD to play the game and thus should fix your cd reading problems. > > > > Make sure you have no other programs running in the background like

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> > checkers, mother monitors, etc. Good luck. > > > > -Tim > > > > "TMrshogi" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > Just got NASCAR 4 but I'm having some difficulties... > > > > > > The first one is actually starting the game. When I double-click the > icon > > > the CD spins the hard disk light flickers then nothing (or else > sometimes > > > I get a blue screen crash). Funny thing is that if I reboot and keep

on > > > double-clicking it for a number of times it runs eventually....?! > > > > > > When I do finally get the game to run, I have another problem. In > Testing > > > mode I find that I get a lot of jerkiness/pausing although the frame > > > counter is giving me 40-50fps! Strange thing is I can hardly noticethis

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> > > when running a full race with 40 other cars... > > > > > > Anyone have any ideas? > > > > > > My System:- > > > > > > Pentium III 733Mhz > > > Voodoo 3 AGP > > > 256Meg RAM > > > > > >

I experienced the exact same problem on a machine with the CIH virus. I removed the virus and everything works fine now.... Kevin. TMrshogi wrote:

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> Just got NASCAR 4 but I'm having some difficulties... > > The first one is actually starting the game. When I double-click the icon > the CD spins the hard disk light flickers then nothing (or else sometimes > I get a blue screen crash). Funny thing is that if I reboot and keep on > double-clicking it for a number of times it runs eventually....?! > > When I do finally get the game to run, I have another problem. In Testing > mode I find that I get a lot of jerkiness/pausing although the frame > counter is giving me 40-50fps! Strange thing is I can hardly notice this > when running a full race with 40 other cars... > > Anyone have any ideas? > > My System:- > > Pentium III 733Mhz > Voodoo 3 AGP > 256Meg RAM