F1RST question...

all I get when I launch it is a window, blue background with the F1RST logo and along the bottom it says "Connecting To F1RST server..." but it never does! I have already by-passed my router. (connected straight to my cable modem instead). I am running WinXP pro and I do not have a firewall in use that I am aware of. Arrrgh! Can someone lend some help? BTW... I searched the F1RST page to look for clues. All I found was this thread but still no luck. http://www.no-brakes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1054 ________________ Pete Panaia "The things that come to those who wait, will be the things left over by the ones that got there first." (S.T.)

In article <VlQ1b.15980$[email hidden]>, "Pete Panaia" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>all I get when I launch it is a window, blue background with the F1RST logo >and along the bottom it says "Connecting To F1RST server..." but it never >does! >I have already by-passed my router. (connected straight to my cable modem >instead). >I am running WinXP pro and I do not have a firewall in use that I am aware >of. >Arrrgh! >Can someone lend some help?

No error messages? Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

> No error messages? No. Well not really. I just tried it again and the window does seem to flash a white page for like a millisecond. Way too fast to read. Then it just sits there with that damn F1RST II logo on the blue background. There is a little button along the bottom right with the letter "i" on it (right in front of where it says "Connecting To F1RST server...") and I can depress it but it does absolutely nothing. Unless... were your lights flashing off and on a few minutes ago? LOL I guess that button does not work either? ________________ Pete Panaia

In article <R_S1b.16340$[email hidden]>, "Pete Panaia" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>> No error messages? > >No. >Well not really. I just tried it again and the window does seem to flash a >white page for like a millisecond. Way too fast to read. Then it just sits >there with that damn F1RST II logo on the blue background. >There is a little button along the bottom right with the letter "i" on it >(right in front of where it says "Connecting To F1RST server...") and I can >depress it but it does absolutely nothing. Unless... were your lights >flashing off and on a few minutes ago? LOL >I guess that button does not work either? >

Phooey. Sorry, I'm out of ideas. Maybe someone can give you the e-mail address of the guy who wrote it. He's supposed to be a helpful sort... Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

> Phooey. Sorry, I'm out of ideas. Maybe someone can give you the e-mail > address of the guy who wrote it. He's supposed to be a helpful sort... Eldred, thanks for the replies. This NG does not always seem to be the most friendly. heheh! I finally got it to work though! What I did was to first search the registry for all indications of "F1RST". After I found them, I deleted them. Then I downloaded a new copy of "f1rst2.zip" and used that. This time it worked. Too bad I missed this weeks RASF1's race. >:( Sweet! Now I hope I can finally get to play on the tracks with some real humans! lol On a side note I've been reading a lot of the posts for RASCAR. Wow, seems a bit dodgy. If I ever get to join in on a RASF1 playdate, heheh, I hope the folks there will be a bit more good natured. Thanks again. ________________ Pete Panaia "The things that come to those who wait, will be the things left over by the ones that got there first." (S.T.)

The only intelligent thing to do with the RASCAR posts is filter them out of your newsreader. Soon they will be featured on a Fox Network TV show: "When Good People Go Bad". "Pete Panaia" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Hy92b.17387$[email hidden]... > > Sweet! Now I hope I can finally get to play on the tracks with some real > humans! lol > > On a side note I've been reading a lot of the posts for RASCAR. Wow, seemsa > bit dodgy. > If I ever get to join in on a RASF1 playdate, heheh, I hope the folksthere

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> will be a bit more good natured. > Thanks again. > > ________________ > > Pete Panaia > > "The things that come to those who wait, will be the things left over by

the > ones that got there first." (S.T.) > > > >

In article <Hy92b.17387$[email hidden]>, "Pete Panaia" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>> Phooey. Sorry, I'm out of ideas. Maybe someone can give you the e-mail >> address of the guy who wrote it. He's supposed to be a helpful sort... > >Eldred, thanks for the replies. This NG does not always seem to be the most >friendly. heheh! >I finally got it to work though! >What I did was to first search the registry for all indications of "F1RST". >After I found them, I deleted them. >Then I downloaded a new copy of "f1rst2.zip" and used that. >This time it worked.

Oh, DUH... I never *thought* of checking the registry to delete, then re-install. Too much on my mind, I guess - sorry. Glad you got it working! Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

> Oh, DUH... I never *thought* of checking the registry to delete, then > re-install. Too much on my mind, I guess - sorry. > Glad you got it working! Lol... it's all good. Thanks. ...anyway, I see you have been spread a little thin this weekend! The sun will still rise tomorrow. Whee! >;) ________________ Pete Panaia "The things that come to those who wait, will be the things left over by the ones that got there first." (S.T.)