GP# Wheel calibration problem

Hi, Until yesterday, i've had alot of fun with GP3. That's when I decided to re-install it on my new hard drive. After installing it, I opened it up and set the options up how I likle them, then got to patching, decrypting and updating the graphics (as they had been with my previous install). Now when I go to play it, it tells me to re-calibrate my wheel (or joystick, as the game seems to call it). I have a Logitech Wingman Formula, the non-force model. It takes me to the calibration screen, but it's different to what it used to look like, and won't let me click 'OK" - only the "Abort" button is active. This is crap. Anyone know how I can get the game to recognise my wheel again? Thanks, DG

"Disgruntled Goat" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... >>Hi, Until yesterday, i've had alot of fun with GP3. That's when I decided to re-install it on my new hard drive. After installing it, I opened it up and set the options up how I likle them, then got to patching, decrypting and updating the graphics (as they had been with my previous install). Now when I go to play it, it tells me to re-calibrate my wheel (or joystick, as the game seems to call it). I have a Logitech Wingman Formula, the non-force model. It takes me to the calibration screen, but it's different to what it used to look like, and won't let me click 'OK" - only the "Abort" button is active. This is crap. Anyone know how I can get the game to recognise my wheel again?<< Yes!! I had exactly this problem. Totally uninstall GP3 - and remove any left over files /folders manually. Next, re-install GP3 again - and then the patch. Next - reinstall DX8 (it was after the original install of DX8 that I had the problem you describe - but only after a total reinstallatioin of everything did GP3 work again!) This fixed it for me. Hope this helps! Mick

On Tue, 12 Dec 2000 15:57:27 -0000, "Mick Richardson" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>"Disgruntled Goat" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... > >>>Hi, > >Until yesterday, i've had alot of fun with GP3. That's when I decided >to re-install it on my new hard drive. > >After installing it, I opened it up and set the options up how I likle >them, then got to patching, decrypting and updating the graphics (as >they had been with my previous install). > >Now when I go to play it, it tells me to re-calibrate my wheel (or >joystick, as the game seems to call it). I have a Logitech Wingman >Formula, the non-force model. It takes me to the calibration screen, >but it's different to what it used to look like, and won't let me >click 'OK" - only the "Abort" button is active. This is crap. Anyone >know how I can get the game to recognise my wheel again?<< > >Yes!! > >I had exactly this problem. >Totally uninstall GP3 - and remove any left over files /folders manually. >Next, re-install GP3 again - and then the patch. >Next - reinstall DX8 (it was after the original install of DX8 that I had >the problem you describe - but only after a total reinstallatioin of >everything did GP3 work again!) > >This fixed it for me. > >Hope this helps! >

Cool thanks - actually I figured it out just a few minutes after I posted this - isn't it always the way? ;-) I'd totally forgotten that I just installed DX8 last night, and that may have caused the problem. I do notice now that all my games seem to have improved graphically, so all in all it's a happy ending. DG