That seemed to do the trick for me as well. Thanks for posting your "cure".
I was messing with the graphics settings for over an hour before I realized
I should have checked the message boards. Doh!
Vic
"Hal Welch" <wizman@(Remove)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I found a way to stop the lockup problem with Nascar 4 on my computer
> after 4-5 minutes of play time.
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> I went in my folder C:\program files\directx\setup
> and ran the app DirectX diagnostic tool and clicked in the tab sound
> reduced the slider hardware sound accelerator level to standard
> accelerator. No more lockups !!
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> I hope this may help someone else
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> Hal Welch
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> <<<My system>>>
> Intel Celeron II 566@850mhz
> Soyo 6VCA
> SBLive Value with latest drivers
> Windows ME
> 320 Meg of PC133 SDRam
> Nvidia Geforce2 GTS Pro (64meg)
> Nvidia Drivers 6.50
> DirectX8.0
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