GPL Papyrus Virus 2004 Unleashed

This sim suddenly started acting really strange. The game will not work anymore and I haven't done anything to alter it or my system. I get into the race screen. Everything is fine until I start to drive.. then the entire system reboots. Thinking my video driver is the problem, I change renderer to "software" instead of D3d7. I go into race screen and..reboots. So, I reinstall the video driver, go back to race screen and. reboots. I change video driver to older version of same type... reboots. I completely uninstall GPL and reinstall with fresh GPL, add the patches. reboots. All updates have been added (1.2.0.1) rolled back drivers, insured indexing was on and still.. reboots. System is XP Pro sp1 all updated and all my other Papyrus Titles and EA titles are working normally. Video is Sapphire Radeon 8500LE with the 7.97_2KXP, then 7.94_2KXP, and when that didn't work...the MS default drivers. I'm at my wits end here. L --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.647 / Virus Database: 414 - Release Date: 3/29/2004

"Rich" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Zu_ac.3703$dW5.1599@edtnps89... > I'm at my wits end here. L I recommend a longer wit. Malc.

"Malc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:vH_ac.26854$[email hidden]...

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> "Rich" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:Zu_ac.3703$dW5.1599@edtnps89... > > > I'm at my wits end here. L > > I recommend a longer wit. > > Malc. > >

Hmm...obviously you have none to spare...

LOL, I have to admit.. that was a good one "Rich" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:hg1bc.4069$dW5.1876@edtnps89...

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> > "Malc" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:vH_ac.26854$[email hidden]... > > "Rich" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:Zu_ac.3703$dW5.1599@edtnps89... > > > > > I'm at my wits end here. L > > > > I recommend a longer wit. > > > > Malc. > > > > > Hmm...obviously you have none to spare... > >

Have you done a full system rollback? (not just the drivers) "Rich" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Zu_ac.3703$dW5.1599@edtnps89... > > > This sim suddenly started acting really strange. > > The game will not work anymore and I haven't done anything to alter it ormy

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> system. > > I get into the race screen. Everything is fine until I start to drive.. > > then the entire system reboots. > > Thinking my video driver is the problem, I change renderer to "software" > instead of D3d7. > > I go into race screen and..reboots. > > So, I reinstall the video driver, go back to race screen and. reboots. > > I change video driver to older version of same type... reboots. > > I completely uninstall GPL and reinstall with fresh GPL, add the patches. > reboots. > > All updates have been added (1.2.0.1) rolled back drivers, insured

indexing > was on and still.. reboots. > > System is XP Pro sp1 all updated and all my other Papyrus Titles and EA > titles are working normally. > > Video is Sapphire Radeon 8500LE with the 7.97_2KXP, then 7.94_2KXP, andwhen

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> that didn't work...the MS default drivers. > > I'm at my wits end here. L > > > > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.647 / Virus Database: 414 - Release Date: 3/29/2004 > >

Cliff, thanks for brainstorm. I started thinking what changes I had made since I played GPL last...and it was the onboard audio setup. You know how XP gives you the speaker setup options in "Sounds and Audio Devices?" I had mine set to a 5.1 audio setup ..... when I only have 4 speakers and a subwoofer. So I changed to Quadraphonic speakers and bingo....GPL works again!! :^)))))) Man, I can't believe how life can change without GPL...there is no life...lol It made me grumpy all day. whew, order is restored in the world once again.. ;-) I think there should be counselling for GPL withdrawal... "Cliff Roman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:N95bc.157130$_w.1757533@attbi_s53...

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> Have you done a full system rollback? (not just the drivers) > > > "Rich" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:Zu_ac.3703$dW5.1599@edtnps89... > > > > > > This sim suddenly started acting really strange. > > > > The game will not work anymore and I haven't done anything to alter it

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> my > > system. > > > > I get into the race screen. Everything is fine until I start to drive.. > > > > then the entire system reboots. > > > > Thinking my video driver is the problem, I change renderer to "software" > > instead of D3d7. > > > > I go into race screen and..reboots. > > > > So, I reinstall the video driver, go back to race screen and. reboots. > > > > I change video driver to older version of same type... reboots. > > > > I completely uninstall GPL and reinstall with fresh GPL, add the

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> > reboots. > > > > All updates have been added (1.2.0.1) rolled back drivers, insured > indexing > > was on and still.. reboots. > > > > System is XP Pro sp1 all updated and all my other Papyrus Titles and EA > > titles are working normally. > > > > Video is Sapphire Radeon 8500LE with the 7.97_2KXP, then 7.94_2KXP, and > when > > that didn't work...the MS default drivers. > > > > I'm at my wits end here. L > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.647 / Virus Database: 414 - Release Date: 3/29/2004 > > > > > >

"Rich" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:mg9bc.905$h24.11@edtnps84... < snip > > Man, I can't believe how life can change without GPL...there is no > life...lol > It made me grumpy all day. whew, order is restored in the world onceagain.. > ;-) > I think there should be counselling for GPL withdrawal... That's what R.A.S is here for ;o) Elrikk

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> Cliff, thanks for brainstorm. > I started thinking what changes I had made since I played GPL > last...and it was the onboard audio setup. > You know how XP gives you the speaker setup options in "Sounds > and Audio Devices?" > I had mine set to a 5.1 audio setup ..... when I only have 4 > speakers and a subwoofer. > So I changed to Quadraphonic speakers and bingo....GPL works > again!! :^)))))) > Man, I can't believe how life can change without GPL...there > is no life...lol > It made me grumpy all day. whew, order is restored in the > world once again.. ;-) > I think there should be counselling for GPL withdrawal...

I know the feeling. <g> Don't feel bad about yourself, though. I just spent 6 hours troubleshooting a guy only to realise he was not able to tell the difference between being disconnected from a server and the game crashing due to an ill-fated graphics add-on. Jan. =---