NEW IRC Rally Demo (doesn't work)

Has anyone had any success getting the new IRC Rally demo to work. Every time I run it I get the following error GURU MEDITATION Error Code [8020851A] EAX = 88760091 EBX = 00000000 ECX = 016EFFB8 EDX = 827923E4 ESI = 00450158 EDI = 00450950 ESP = 016EFF10 EBP = 00000002 C=0 Z=0 S=1 V=0 P=0 Any hints or help will be appreciated. (I am running Win95, with Direct X 3 on an Intel Pentium 166 and have never struck this problem with any of the other demos from the 'net) -- "May the best of your yesterdays be the worst of your tomorrows" :-{)}

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> Has anyone had any success getting the new IRC Rally demo to work. > Every time I run it I get the following error > GURU MEDITATION > Error Code [8020851A] > EAX = 88760091 EBX = 00000000 ECX = 016EFFB8 EDX = 827923E4 > ESI = 00450158 EDI = 00450950 ESP = 016EFF10 EBP = 00000002 > C=0 Z=0 S=1 V=0 P=0 > Any hints or help will be appreciated. > (I am running Win95, with Direct X 3 on an Intel Pentium 166 and have > never struck this problem with any of the other demos from the 'net) > -- > "May the best of your yesterdays be the worst of your tomorrows" > :-{)}

Sorry, I get the same damn thing!

>> Has anyone had any success getting the new IRC Rally demo to work. >> (I am running Win95, with Direct X 3 on an Intel Pentium 166 and have >Sorry, I get the same damn thing! Its a DOS based game, and even the demo doesn't seem to like my Win95 virtual not-really dos windows. Try JUST dos.

On Fri, 15 Aug 1997 09:24:46 +1100, Scott Caddaye

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>Has anyone had any success getting the new IRC Rally demo to work. >Every time I run it I get the following error >GURU MEDITATION >Error Code [8020851A] >EAX = 88760091 EBX = 00000000 ECX = 016EFFB8 EDX = 827923E4 >ESI = 00450158 EDI = 00450950 ESP = 016EFF10 EBP = 00000002 >C=0 Z=0 S=1 V=0 P=0

I try to testing on 10-20 computers. Those are same problem. You can choose 256 color on 640x480. different error.... Best Regards, Thomas Fong

My download seems to unzip wrong. It keeps duplicating files and asking if I want to overwrite (when installing to a brand new directory!) Never got to the first screen. Downloaded the 3dfx version of XCar, though, and WOW! Haven't driven too much yet, but seems really good, and the playback with all the telemetry is amazing! Alan

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> > Has anyone had any success getting the new IRC Rally demo to work. > > Every time I run it I get the following error > > GURU MEDITATION > > Error Code [8020851A] > > EAX = 88760091 EBX = 00000000 ECX = 016EFFB8 EDX = 827923E4 > > ESI = 00450158 EDI = 00450950 ESP = 016EFF10 EBP = 00000002 > > C=0 Z=0 S=1 V=0 P=0 > > Any hints or help will be appreciated. > > (I am running Win95, with Direct X 3 on an Intel Pentium 166 and have > > never struck this problem with any of the other demos from the 'net) > > -- > > "May the best of your yesterdays be the worst of your tomorrows" > > :-{)} > Sorry, I get the same damn thing!

Hi, The demo works o.k. on my home and work computers. The error message reminds me of the "GURU" error I used to get on my Amiga 500. Maybe it's a virus or something?? John

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>On Fri, 15 Aug 1997 09:24:46 +1100, Scott Caddaye >>Has anyone had any success getting the new IRC Rally demo to work. >>Every time I run it I get the following error >>GURU MEDITATION >>Error Code [8020851A] >>EAX = 88760091 EBX = 00000000 ECX = 016EFFB8 EDX = 827923E4 >>ESI = 00450158 EDI = 00450950 ESP = 016EFF10 EBP = 00000002 >>C=0 Z=0 S=1 V=0 P=0 > I try to testing on 10-20 computers. Those are same problem. >You can choose 256 color on 640x480. different error.... >Best Regards, >Thomas Fong

I got the demo and there was no problem to get it working. I have a P166 MMX overclocked to 225 MHz, ASUS TX97 with 32 MB, Hercules Dynamit 128 (ET6000) with 2 MB. It runs with WIN95 and in DOS mode. BTW a very, very nice demo. Cheers Karsten

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> > Has anyone had any success getting the new IRC Rally demo to work. > > Every time I run it I get the following error > > GURU MEDITATION > > Error Code [8020851A] > > EAX = 88760091 EBX = 00000000 ECX = 016EFFB8 EDX = 827923E4 > > ESI = 00450158 EDI = 00450950 ESP = 016EFF10 EBP = 00000002 > > C=0 Z=0 S=1 V=0 P=0 > > Any hints or help will be appreciated. > > (I am running Win95, with Direct X 3 on an Intel Pentium 166 and have > > never struck this problem with any of the other demos from the 'net) > > -- > > "May the best of your yesterdays be the worst of your tomorrows" > > :-{)} > Sorry, I get the same damn thing!

Has anyone got this demo to work? The newsgroup has been strangely silent about it. Maybe it's a joke on me, and all of the rest of you are out there laughing and playing the demo like there's no tomorrow. I emailed europress and they very quickly replied saying that only 6 people in the world had reported the GURU MEDITATION error - looks like Tim and I are either unlucky or there's a few thousand really quiet people out there who didn't report the problem. If anyone has successfully played the demo - please give us poor GURU MEDITATOR'S a review. Also, if anyone else is getting the GURU MEDITATION error, please let Europress know so that they can understand the extent of the problem. Thanks, Scott -- "May the best of your yesterdays be the worst of your tomorrows" :-{)}