NFS3 woes

Hi, I've currently got a big problem with NFS3.... simply put it installs but doesn't run. D/clicking on the NFSIII icon gives the hour glass pointer for a sec or two then back to normal pointer. System p233 MMX 64 meg RAM 16x CD-ROM Pure3D 3Dfx 6meg S3 Virge PCI 4 meg Win95 a Now, this is what I've done so far.... checked for viruses (clean) Tried software, Direct3D and Pure3D modes Installed latest driver and backed out to driver on original cd. Glide's working fine in other games.... in fact I'm biding my time until a solution comes along with Grand Prix Legends.... Now you may ask *why* I want to play NFS3... well I've just got an MS ForceFeedback wheel which has allowed me to drive better (not well yet just better <g>) in GPL but I wanna try some decent FF games. I've sent a ip.exe email to EA but was hoping anyone here has run into this and solved it. btw if it makes a diff NFS is installed on the m: drive and the cd is on the n: drive.... all three installs have been tried... Jon Ballinger (slinking off again to try and master Watkins Glen)

i take it you're m drive is a network drive? if so, that's probably the problem. install it to a local HD. if that is a local HD, woof, you got a lot of disks.

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>Hi, >I've currently got a big problem with NFS3.... simply put it installs but >doesn't run. D/clicking on the NFSIII icon gives the hour glass pointer for >a sec or two then back to normal pointer. >System >p233 MMX >64 meg RAM >16x CD-ROM >Pure3D 3Dfx 6meg >S3 Virge PCI 4 meg >Win95 a >Now, this is what I've done so far.... >checked for viruses (clean) >Tried software, Direct3D and Pure3D modes >Installed latest driver and backed out to driver on original cd. >Glide's working fine in other games.... in fact I'm biding my time until a >solution comes along with Grand Prix Legends.... >Now you may ask *why* I want to play NFS3... well I've just got an MS >ForceFeedback wheel which has allowed me to drive better (not well yet just >better <g>) in GPL but I wanna try some decent FF games. >I've sent a ip.exe email to EA but was hoping anyone here has run into this >and solved it. >btw if it makes a diff NFS is installed on the m: drive and the cd is on

the >n: drive.... all three installs have been tried... >Jon Ballinger (slinking off again to try and master Watkins Glen)

Nah... it's a local ... got a 6.4 gig split into two c:'s (1 gig or so each, dual boot NT and 95) d:,e:,f:,g:,h:,i:,j:,k:,l:,m: all varying sizes between 100 meg and 1 gig. If I could lay my hands on a euro cd crack that allows me to copy the cd files that aren't copied in max install and play it I could check to see if it's the cd drive that's the prob. Tried turning off the Pure3D, playing software, installing different installs... JB

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>i take it you're m drive is a network drive? if so, that's probably the >problem. install it to a local HD. if that is a local HD, woof, you got a >lot of disks. >>Hi, >>I've currently got a big problem with NFS3.... simply put it installs but >>doesn't run. D/clicking on the NFSIII icon gives the hour glass pointer

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>>a sec or two then back to normal pointer. >>System >>p233 MMX >>64 meg RAM >>16x CD-ROM >>Pure3D 3Dfx 6meg >>S3 Virge PCI 4 meg >>Win95 a >>Now, this is what I've done so far.... >>checked for viruses (clean) >>Tried software, Direct3D and Pure3D modes >>Installed latest driver and backed out to driver on original cd. >>Glide's working fine in other games.... in fact I'm biding my time until a >>solution comes along with Grand Prix Legends.... >>Now you may ask *why* I want to play NFS3... well I've just got an MS >>ForceFeedback wheel which has allowed me to drive better (not well yet

just >>better <g>) in GPL but I wanna try some decent FF games. >>I've sent a ip.exe email to EA but was hoping anyone here has run into this

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>>and solved it. >>btw if it makes a diff NFS is installed on the m: drive and the cd is on >the >>n: drive.... all three installs have been tried... >>Jon Ballinger (slinking off again to try and master Watkins Glen)

On Sun, 1 Nov 1998 13:49:28 -0000, "Jon Ballinger"

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>Nah... it's a local ... >got a 6.4 gig split into >two c:'s (1 gig or so each, dual boot NT and 95) >d:,e:,f:,g:,h:,i:,j:,k:,l:,m: all varying sizes between 100 meg and 1 gig. >If I could lay my hands on a euro cd crack that allows me to copy the cd >files that aren't copied in max install and play it I could check to see if >it's the cd drive that's the prob. >Tried turning off the Pure3D, playing software, installing different >installs...

I had a similar problem... Finally got the crack and installed 100% to HDD... works like a dream now. I don't want to post the details here. The game is good and should be bought. Mail me if you want more details about the crack. Can't work it out - just the CD was the problem. Paul.