Live!Ware 3.0 and GPL a no go?

Just installed the Live!Ware 3.0 update on my system and now GPL won't load. All I get is a black screen that freezes up my pc and all that will fix it is a reboot. I also found that when using it with N3 if you are running at 1024x768 and you hit <Esc> after driving to get to the replay screen the same thing happens, black screen and need to reboot, but when running at 800x600 no problems at all. I know that N3's replays are in 800x600 and figured that it's when switching video modes that things are going awry, so I figured I'd try GPL at 800x600, but still no go. I even tried running my desktop at different resolutions to see if this would work, but so far the same lockups occur. I uninstalled the LW 3.0 and went back to LW 2.1 and all is fine again. Reinstalled 3.0 to try once more and just a repeat of the first time:-( Anyone else had similar experiences? Here's my specs. Thanks to all!!!! PII 450 V3 3000 SB Live (of course) Abit BH6 mobo 256 MB pc100 SDRAM -- See ya in the pits, Dean I have a terrible memory. In fact my memory's so bad I can't remember how long it's been since I've forgotten anything.

works fine here. -- /---------------\ Mika Takala ICQ 14314015 >Just installed the Live!Ware 3.0 update on my system and now GPL won't load. >All I get is a black screen that freezes up my pc and all that will fix it >is a reboot. I also found that when using it with N3 if you are running at >1024x768 and you hit <Esc> after driving to get to the replay screen the >same thing happens, black screen and need to reboot, but when running at >800x600 no problems at all. I know that N3's replays are in 800x600 and >figured that it's when switching video modes that things are going awry, so >I figured I'd try GPL at 800x600, but still no go. I even tried running my >desktop at different resolutions to see if this would work, but so far the >same lockups occur. I uninstalled the LW 3.0 and went back to LW 2.1 and all >is fine again. Reinstalled 3.0 to try once more and just a repeat of the >first time:-( Anyone else had similar experiences? Here's my specs. Thanks >to all!!!! >PII 450 >V3 3000 >SB Live (of course) >Abit BH6 mobo >256 MB pc100 SDRAM >-- >See ya in the pits, >Dean > I have a terrible memory. In fact my memory's so bad I can't remember how >long it's been since I've forgotten anything.

Yes one guy in the racing league where Im in, yesterday mentioned exactly the same. Jo Lueg Dean Purdy schrieb:

I had the same thing happen to me. When I first tried reinstalling GPL over what was left in my GPL directory after uninstalling, same deal (black screen). I had to change the name of the original directory (to save my setups and fastest laps) and reinstall GPL to a fresh directory, then reinstall the 1.1 patch and my setups. After this it works fine.

Same problem here, but removing that useless Creative Launcher fixed the problem. GPL works fine again now. -- ?ivind Hagen | Just installed the Live!Ware 3.0 update on my system and now GPL won't load. | All I get is a black screen that freezes up my pc and all that will fix it | is a reboot. I also found that when using it with N3 if you are running at | 1024x768 and you hit <Esc> after driving to get to the replay screen the | same thing happens, black screen and need to reboot, but when running at | 800x600 no problems at all. I know that N3's replays are in 800x600 and | figured that it's when switching video modes that things are going awry, so | I figured I'd try GPL at 800x600, but still no go. I even tried running my | desktop at different resolutions to see if this would work, but so far the | same lockups occur. I uninstalled the LW 3.0 and went back to LW 2.1 and all | is fine again. Reinstalled 3.0 to try once more and just a repeat of the | first time:-( Anyone else had similar experiences? Here's my specs. Thanks | to all!!!! | PII 450 | V3 3000 | SB Live (of course) | Abit BH6 mobo | 256 MB pc100 SDRAM | | | -- | See ya in the pits, | Dean | | I have a terrible memory. In fact my memory's so bad I can't remember how | long it's been since I've forgotten anything. | |

yep lw3 did do that too me, i tried removing everything in my systray and it worked (only after reinstalling gpl twice and loosing everything!) it is the creative launcher that does it, a company that big should be shot for this! off topic but, what is the point of the lava thing?????? or that update thing that just annoys everyone? im going to write a complaint email ruby

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> Same problem here, but removing that useless Creative Launcher fixed the > problem. > GPL works fine again now. > -- > ?ivind Hagen > | Just installed the Live!Ware 3.0 update on my system and now GPL won't > load. > | All I get is a black screen that freezes up my pc and all that will fix

it > | is a reboot. I also found that when using it with N3 if you are running at > | 1024x768 and you hit <Esc> after driving to get to the replay screen the > | same thing happens, black screen and need to reboot, but when running at > | 800x600 no problems at all. I know that N3's replays are in 800x600 and > | figured that it's when switching video modes that things are going awry, > so > | I figured I'd try GPL at 800x600, but still no go. I even tried running my > | desktop at different resolutions to see if this would work, but so far the

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> | same lockups occur. I uninstalled the LW 3.0 and went back to LW 2.1 and > all > | is fine again. Reinstalled 3.0 to try once more and just a repeat of the > | first time:-( Anyone else had similar experiences? Here's my specs. > Thanks > | to all!!!! > | PII 450 > | V3 3000 > | SB Live (of course) > | Abit BH6 mobo > | 256 MB pc100 SDRAM > | > | > | -- > | See ya in the pits, > | Dean > | > | I have a terrible memory. In fact my memory's so bad I can't remember

how > | long it's been since I've forgotten anything. > | > |

The Launcher did it with a broken driver in the computer room. (And I thought it was Colonel Mustard) Guilty as charged!!!! As soon as I disabled the Launcher all was normal again and GPL is back up and running. Thanks to all that responded. You saved me from pulling out what little hair I have left :-) -- See ya in the pits, Dean I have a terrible memory. In fact my memory's so bad I can't remember how long it's been since I've forgotten anything.

Dean, Wow thanks to all, I have exactly the same problem and a similar one with SCGT. My precise symptoms are: GPL, set for 3Dfx will only run if the desktop is set to 640*480! anything above this I get a black screen after the 3Dfx logo. SCGT, will run at any resolution but if it is above 640*480 when I hit escape to exit a practice I get a message to press return. If I do that I get a black screen lockup. SCGT works fine with D3D! I've rebuilt my machine twice (thinking it was DX 7). I'll try getting rid of the launcher and report back. Cheers al lyou guys who spotted this. Andi. > The Launcher did it with a broken driver in the computer room. (And I > thought it was Colonel Mustard) Guilty as charged!!!! As soon as I disabled > the Launcher all was normal again and GPL is back up and running. Thanks to

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> all that responded. You saved me from pulling out what little hair I have > left :-) > -- > See ya in the pits, > Dean > I have a terrible memory. In fact my memory's so bad I can't remember how > long it's been since I've forgotten anything. > > Just installed the Live!Ware 3.0 update on my system and now GPL won't > load. > > All I get is a black screen that freezes up my pc and all that will fix

it > > is a reboot. I also found that when using it with N3 if you are running at > > 1024x768 and you hit <Esc> after driving to get to the replay screen the > > same thing happens, black screen and need to reboot, but when running at > > 800x600 no problems at all. I know that N3's replays are in 800x600 and > > figured that it's when switching video modes that things are going awry, > so > > I figured I'd try GPL at 800x600, but still no go. I even tried running my > > desktop at different resolutions to see if this would work, but so far the

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> > same lockups occur. I uninstalled the LW 3.0 and went back to LW 2.1 and > all > > is fine again. Reinstalled 3.0 to try once more and just a repeat of the > > first time:-( Anyone else had similar experiences? Here's my specs. > Thanks > > to all!!!! > > PII 450 > > V3 3000 > > SB Live (of course) > > Abit BH6 mobo > > 256 MB pc100 SDRAM > > -- > > See ya in the pits, > > Dean > > I have a terrible memory. In fact my memory's so bad I can't remember

how > > long it's been since I've forgotten anything.

Just tried it, killed off Launcher and both GPL and SCGT work fine. Many Thanks to you all. Again. Has anyone pointed this out to Creative yet? Andi.

Andi Cole schrieb: My problem is even worse. I downloaded the 28MB, extracted the files, doubleclicked on the setup.exe, it pops up 4 dialogs about extracting files, then a box saying: "Starting LiveWare3.0 setup", and that's it. Nothing happens!!! This after removing everything related to the SBLive, I even removed the card from the device manager. No go! At least reinstalling 2.0 plus 2.1 was possible. Anybody having the same problem? l8er ronny -- The box said "Windows 95 or better", so I installed LINUX! |\ _,,,---,,_ I want to die like my Grandfather, ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ in his sleep. |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Not like the people in his car, '---''(_/--' `-'\_) screaming their heads off!

Did you uninstall LW2/2.1 first and then installed LW3? (As Creative told us to.) Instead just install it on top of LW2/2.1 and let the setup program uninstall the older version. It worked for me at least. (And then get rid of Creative Launcher.) -- ?ivind Hagen | Andi Cole schrieb: | > | > Just tried it, killed off Launcher and both GPL and SCGT work fine. | > Many Thanks to you all. Again. | > | > Has anyone pointed this out to Creative yet? | | My problem is even worse. I downloaded the 28MB, extracted the files, | doubleclicked on the setup.exe, it pops up 4 dialogs about extracting | files, then a box saying: "Starting LiveWare3.0 setup", and that's it. | Nothing happens!!! | | This after removing everything related to the SBLive, I even removed | the card from the device manager. No go! | | At least reinstalling 2.0 plus 2.1 was possible. | | Anybody having the same problem? | | l8er | ronny | | -- | The box said "Windows 95 or better", so I installed LINUX! | | |\ _,,,---,,_ I want to die like my Grandfather, | ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ in his sleep. | |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Not like the people in his car, | '---''(_/--' `-'\_) screaming their heads off!