DTRSC : Help

Ive installed this program on 2 machines today without problems but on my own machine it errors just before the Ratbag avi. (Unable to open data: data\tracks\pm12\preview\preview.de2) Everything seems the same on all 3 computers, any ideas? Thanks all Todd.

I have the same problem. Checked my Indeo Video Codecs, made sure it was up to date, now is 5.11, but still have the same problem as you. I don't know how to get around it!!! Win98SE Diamond Viper550 Intel MB and CPU In article <[email hidden]>, "T.Galvin" <[email hidden]> wrote: > Ive installed this program on 2 machines today without problems but onmy

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> own machine it errors just before the Ratbag avi. > (Unable to open data: data\tracks\pm12\preview\preview.de2) > > Everything seems the same on all 3 computers, any ideas? > > Thanks all > > Todd. > >

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Your not alone, Same thing on 1 machine. other machine it loads just fine. Really nice programmng here.. If your thinking about buying this game.. wanna take the chance it will lock up and not load??? [email hidden] wrote:

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> > I have the same problem. Checked my Indeo Video Codecs, made sure it > was up to date, now is 5.11, but still have the same problem as you. I > don't know how to get around it!!! > Win98SE > Diamond Viper550 > Intel MB and CPU > > In article <[email hidden]>, > "T.Galvin" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > Ive installed this program on 2 machines today without problems but on > my > > own machine it errors just before the Ratbag avi. > > (Unable to open data: data\tracks\pm12\preview\preview.de2) > > > > Everything seems the same on all 3 computers, any ideas? > > > > Thanks all > > > > Todd. > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

Do you guys also have the same problem with DTR??? Just wondering because I was trying to play DTR and DTRSC on my brothers new PC, and couldn't get it to load. It is a DELL P3 800 128 ram 64 mb TNT2 card Thanks Tom "Robert Jordan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Your not alone, Same thing on 1 machine. other machine it loads just > fine. Really nice programmng here.. If your thinking about buying this > game.. wanna take the chance it will lock up and not load??? > > > > [email hidden] wrote: > > > > I have the same problem. Checked my Indeo Video Codecs, made sure it > > was up to date, now is 5.11, but still have the same problem as you. I > > don't know how to get around it!!! > > Win98SE > > Diamond Viper550 > > Intel MB and CPU > > > > In article <[email hidden]>, > > "T.Galvin" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > Ive installed this program on 2 machines today without problems but on > > my > > > own machine it errors just before the Ratbag avi. > > > (Unable to open data: data\tracks\pm12\preview\preview.de2) > > > > > > Everything seems the same on all 3 computers, any ideas? > > > > > > Thanks all > > > > > > Todd. > > > > > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > Before you buy.

Nope, I play DTR just fine on the machine that locks up on Sprint Cars.. Weird bug isnt it? For $20.00 you cant expect a working prg tho can u? East Coast Racer wrote:

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> > Do you guys also have the same problem with DTR??? > > Just wondering because I was trying to play DTR and DTRSC on my brothers new > PC, and couldn't get it to load. > > It is a DELL P3 800 128 ram 64 mb TNT2 card > > Thanks > > Tom > > "Robert Jordan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Your not alone, Same thing on 1 machine. other machine it loads just > > fine. Really nice programmng here.. If your thinking about buying this > > game.. wanna take the chance it will lock up and not load??? > > > > > > > > [email hidden] wrote: > > > > > > I have the same problem. Checked my Indeo Video Codecs, made sure it > > > was up to date, now is 5.11, but still have the same problem as you. I > > > don't know how to get around it!!! > > > Win98SE > > > Diamond Viper550 > > > Intel MB and CPU > > > > > > In article <[email hidden]>, > > > "T.Galvin" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > Ive installed this program on 2 machines today without problems but on > > > my > > > > own machine it errors just before the Ratbag avi. > > > > (Unable to open data: data\tracks\pm12\preview\preview.de2) > > > > > > > > Everything seems the same on all 3 computers, any ideas? > > > > > > > > Thanks all > > > > > > > > Todd. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > > Before you buy.

>For $20.00 you cant expect a working prg tho can u? Works just fine on the 2 computers that I put it on. =================== Dwayne -------------------------------------- Saw It... Wanted It... Had A Fit... Got It! -------------------------------------- Remove nojunk to email

Here's the reply I got from WizardWorks: The message your are getting is a read error. It means that the CDRom is having trouble reading the information on the CD properly. First, make sure that the disk is not damaged or dirty in any way. Hold itup to the light, and see if there are any scratches or other physical problems with the CD. Many times, this kind of problem is caused by a dirty or damaged Disk. Inspect the shiny underside of the CD and locate any fingerprints, scratches or smudges. Any one of these or a combination could result in the error you are receiving. The best way to resolve this is to clean the CD. You can do this by washing the CD under luke-warm water. Use a liquid detergent that is non-abrasive and use your fingers to spread the soap evenly across the shiny underside. To dry the CD use a soft cotton lint-free towel that will not create any further scratches. Paper towels are highly discouraged due to the abrasive nature of the fabric. When drying, make sure that you wipe from the inner-circle towards the outer-circle. Wipe against the grain, so you don't leave streaks the same way that the laser reads. Once you have finished, try the game again. If that doesn't help, then try lowering the caching for the CDRom. This setting is basically how much the CDRom looks ahead to gather information, before the system asks for it. Sometimes, this process conflicts with the caching that Windows does automatically. To change this: Open the Control Panel. Double-click on System. Click on the Performance tab. Click on the File System button. Click on the CD-Rom tab. Click on the arrow after Optimization Access Pattern and choose No Read Ahead. Pull the slider bar from Large down to Small. Click Apply then Close and close all other windows. You will be prompted to reboot. Do so then try the game again. If this doesn't help, then check the firmware that the CDRom is using. To check this: Open the Control Panel. Double-click on System. Click on the Device Manager tab. Click the plus (+) next to CDRom. If this says "ATAPI CD-Rom", then this is the problem. The CDRom in the system is using the old ATAPI standard, made when the CDRom was first developed. Newer high-speed drives that use this standard have problems reading certain formats of CD. Contact the hardware manufacturer for a Firmware Update. This will help the CDRom to read newer formats, and should resolve the problem. Jon Wizardworks Technical Support http://www.wizworks.com [email hidden] -----Original Message----- From: Jonas [mailto:[email hidden]] Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2000 11:03 AM To: [email hidden] Subject: DTRSC After install, first time running application, get the selection to detect video. Any choice I make, doesn't matter, they all do it, I get the following error: Unable to open data: data\tracks\pm12\preview\preview.de2 reinstalled several times, checked Indeo Video version (5.11), DX7a, all else is good. I Cannot get past this point. Abit BE6 motherboard PIII/750, 128 MB Ram Diamond Viper 550 agp Soundblaster 16PCI BTC 52x CDrom Best Data USB modem Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback Steering wheel Thrustmaster joystick... Windows 98SE IE5.1 I say Hogwash. First of all, since when is ATAPI an old cdrom standard??? I guess we're on our own to figure this one out! In article <[email hidden]>, Robert Jordan <[email hidden]> wrote: > Nope, I play DTR just fine on the machine that locks up on SprintCars..

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> Weird bug isnt it? > For $20.00 you cant expect a working prg tho can u? > > East Coast Racer wrote: > > > > Do you guys also have the same problem with DTR??? > > > > Just wondering because I was trying to play DTR and DTRSC on my

brothers new

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> > PC, and couldn't get it to load. > > > > It is a DELL P3 800 128 ram 64 mb TNT2 card > > > > Thanks > > > > Tom > > > > "Robert Jordan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > Your not alone, Same thing on 1 machine. other machine it loads

just > > > fine. Really nice programmng here.. If your thinking about buyingthis

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> > > game.. wanna take the chance it will lock up and not load??? > > > > > > > > > > > > [email hidden] wrote: > > > > > > > > I have the same problem. Checked my Indeo Video Codecs, made

sure it > > > > was up to date, now is 5.11, but still have the same problem asyou. I

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> > > > don't know how to get around it!!! > > > > Win98SE > > > > Diamond Viper550 > > > > Intel MB and CPU > > > > > > > > In article <[email hidden]>, > > > > "T.Galvin" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > > Ive installed this program on 2 machines today without

problems but on

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> > > > my > > > > > own machine it errors just before the Ratbag avi. > > > > > (Unable to open data: data\tracks\pm12\preview\preview.de2) > > > > > > > > > > Everything seems the same on all 3 computers, any ideas? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks all > > > > > > > > > > Todd. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > > > Before you buy. >

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