Hi all,
I've tried running GP4 in both Win98 and XP Home, on a system which runs
Memtest and Prime95 for hours on end with no problems. Yet it still crashes
to desktop constantly. Official game + patch, and I've tried it without any
edits or add-ons. Some sim forum posts report this, and blame it on bad
coding, or even claim that stability varies depending on which language you
install your OS in! I'm willing to believe anything at this point, as the
general opinion of this last Crammond offering is pretty damning, but
thought I'd have one last try: does anyone have any idea why this might be
happening, and what I could possibly do to be able to play GP4? I have F1C,
and generally I feel it's a better game, but it has no hotseat mode, and a
mate and I have been hotseating ever since the first GP game... have
returned to GP3 in desperation.
Thanks,
Quinn
"Quinn" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I've tried running GP4 in both Win98 and XP Home, on a system which runs
> Memtest and Prime95 for hours on end with no problems. Yet it stillcrashes
> to desktop constantly. Official game + patch, and I've tried it withoutany
> edits or add-ons. Some sim forum posts report this, and blame it on bad
> coding, or even claim that stability varies depending on which languageyou
> install your OS in! I'm willing to believe anything at this point, as the
> general opinion of this last Crammond offering is pretty damning, but
> thought I'd have one last try: does anyone have any idea why this might be
> happening, and what I could possibly do to be able to play GP4? I haveF1C,
> and generally I feel it's a better game, but it has no hotseat mode, and a
> mate and I have been hotseating ever since the first GP game... have
> returned to GP3 in desperation.
>
> Thanks,
> Quinn
If you use GPxPatch with the debug option, perhaps Rene Smit can tell you
more in his forum at http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsdi/ if you paste the debug log
in your message.
Bart Westra
Thanks Bart - hadn't thought of that cunning plan.
Quinn
log
> in your message.
>
> Bart Westra
Thanks Bart - hadn't thought of that cunning plan.
Quinn
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>> tried running GP4 in both Win98 and XP Home, on a system which runs > > Memtest and Prime95 for hours on end with no problems. Yet it still > crashes > > to desktop constantly. Official game + patch, and I've tried it without > any > > edits or add-ons. > If you use GPxPatch with the debug option, perhaps Rene Smit can tell you > more in his forum at http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsdi/ if you paste the debugcan't help you, but i've had nothing but problems trying to get gp4 to
run. tried everything i could think of and everything tech support
suggested and nothing did it, finally said f**k it.
Quinn wrote:
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> Thanks Bart - hadn't thought of that cunning plan. > > Quinn > > > >>>tried running GP4 in both Win98 and XP Home, on a system which runs >>>Memtest and Prime95 for hours on end with no problems. Yet it still >> >>crashes >> >>>to desktop constantly. Official game + patch, and I've tried it without >> >>any >> >>>edits or add-ons. > > >>If you use GPxPatch with the debug option, perhaps Rene Smit can tell you >>more in his forum at http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsdi/ if you paste the debug > > log > >>in your message. >> >>Bart Westra > > > Thanks Bart - hadn't thought of that cunning plan. > > Quinn > >
"mk dykstra" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> can't help you, but i've had nothing but problems trying to get gp4 to
> run. tried everything i could think of and everything tech support
> suggested and nothing did it, finally said f**k it.
>
You must be unlucky. I have 3 PCs in the house, all very different ages and
specs, different graphics cards and everything. Even different OSes, (98,
Me, and XP), and GP4 always works perfectly on all of them.
Johnny.
