NR2003 wont load tracks

It's been a few years since i've had time and the desire for some virtual racing, but the bug is back. I installed NR2003 yesterday, and the first problem came while trying to install the 1.2.0.1 patch after restarting my PC. The patch starts to install, then tells me it can't find the .dat files for a track, and quits the install. I wiped everything off the PC and did a fresh install, again. Without the patch, i fired up the sim, and had no problems with anything until it came time to load a track. It would load a track, then immediately drop back to the desktop. Trying to install the patch again just gave me the same results as the first time, the patch claiming it can't find a certain track .dat. Nice... Some Googling and a stop at BHM didn't find the answer i needed. So, anyone have an idea ? The comp isn't anything special: Intel 2.8c Asus P4P800 mobo Ati Radeon X800XT SB Audigy 2 ZS 1 gig Corsair matched memory I haven't plugged a wheel in yet, but imagine that can't be an issue, can it ? Thanks for listening !

Where did you get the patch file from? Odd problem.

"Gil" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Where did you get the patch file from? > > Odd problem. > I have the original from all my downloads on the "oh shit" 2'nd hard drive i use in my computers. I also downloaded the one from BMS yesterday after the first patch failed, but i got the same result. The game dumping to desktop immediately after loading a track makes me think i'll have to go play in the ATI control panel. The failure to patch just makes me scratch my head.

On Jun 11, 6:42 pm, "GMpartsguy" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> "Gil" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > Where did you get the patch file from? > > > Odd problem. > > I have the original from all my downloads on the "oh shit" 2'nd hard drive > i use in my computers. I also downloaded the one from BMS yesterday after > the first patch failed, but i got the same result. > > The game dumping to desktop immediately after loading a track makes me > think i'll have to go play in the ATI control panel. The failure to patch > just makes me scratch my head.

I would try lowering sound acceleration one notch. Go to Run..type DXDIAG..go to sound tab and lower one notch.

On Jun 12, 12:00 pm, Bamadano <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> On Jun 11, 6:42 pm, "GMpartsguy" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > "Gil" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > >news:[email hidden]... > > > > Where did you get the patch file from? > > > > Odd problem. > > > I have the original from all my downloads on the "oh shit" 2'nd hard drive > > i use in my computers. I also downloaded the one from BMS yesterday after > > the first patch failed, but i got the same result. > > > The game dumping to desktop immediately after loading a track makes me > > think i'll have to go play in the ATI control panel. The failure to patch > > just makes me scratch my head. > > I would try lowering sound acceleration one notch. Go to Run..type > DXDIAG..go to sound tab and lower one notch.

I forgot about that, good tip. Had to do that on my computer when I installed the game oh so long ago.

Try running the patch from inside the NR2003 directory. -Larry "GMpartsguy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> It's been a few years since i've had time and the desire for some virtual > racing, but the bug is back. > > I installed NR2003 yesterday, and the first problem came while trying to > install the 1.2.0.1 patch after restarting my PC. The patch starts to > install, then tells me it can't find the .dat files for a track, and quits > the install. > > I wiped everything off the PC and did a fresh install, again. Without the > patch, i fired up the sim, and had no problems with anything until it came > time to load a track. It would load a track, then immediately drop back to > the desktop. Trying to install the patch again just gave me the same > results as the first time, the patch claiming it can't find a certain > track .dat. Nice... > > Some Googling and a stop at BHM didn't find the answer i needed. So, > anyone have an idea ? > > The comp isn't anything special: > Intel 2.8c > Asus P4P800 mobo > Ati Radeon X800XT > SB Audigy 2 ZS > 1 gig Corsair matched memory > > I haven't plugged a wheel in yet, but imagine that can't be an issue, can > it ? > Thanks for listening ! > > >

The advice was close enough to make me look where NR2003 was trying to install. On this computer, the primary drive is E instead of C. That makes C my "oh shit" drive, upon which Nr2003 was already installed ages ago. Somehow the disc gave me the install option even though it saw the Papy folder. And of course i'm so used to seeing C as the typical destination that it didn't cross my mind until i went for the patch again. Re-installed it on the correct drive and everything is running fine. Thanks again Larry. I looked right past that one ! "Larry (The Other Larry)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:XFAbi.560870$[email hidden]...

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> Try running the patch from inside the NR2003 directory. > > -Larry > > "GMpartsguy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... >> It's been a few years since i've had time and the desire for some virtual >> racing, but the bug is back. >> >> I installed NR2003 yesterday, and the first problem came while trying to >> install the 1.2.0.1 patch after restarting my PC. The patch starts to >> install, then tells me it can't find the .dat files for a track, and >> quits the install. >> >> I wiped everything off the PC and did a fresh install, again. Without >> the patch, i fired up the sim, and had no problems with anything until it >> came time to load a track. It would load a track, then immediately drop >> back to the desktop. Trying to install the patch again just gave me the >> same results as the first time, the patch claiming it can't find a >> certain track .dat. Nice... >> >> Some Googling and a stop at BHM didn't find the answer i needed. So, >> anyone have an idea ? >> >> The comp isn't anything special: >> Intel 2.8c >> Asus P4P800 mobo >> Ati Radeon X800XT >> SB Audigy 2 ZS >> 1 gig Corsair matched memory >> >> I haven't plugged a wheel in yet, but imagine that can't be an issue, can >> it ? >> Thanks for listening ! >> >> >> >

You're welcome :) -Larry "GMpartsguy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> The advice was close enough to make me look where NR2003 was trying to > install. > On this computer, the primary drive is E instead of C. That makes C my > "oh shit" drive, upon which Nr2003 was already installed ages ago. > Somehow the disc gave me the install option even though it saw the Papy > folder. And of course i'm so used to seeing C as the typical destination > that it didn't cross my mind until i went for the patch again. > Re-installed it on the correct drive and everything is running fine. > Thanks again Larry. I looked right past that one ! > > "Larry (The Other Larry)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:XFAbi.560870$[email hidden]... >> Try running the patch from inside the NR2003 directory. >> >> -Larry >> >> "GMpartsguy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> news:[email hidden]... >>> It's been a few years since i've had time and the desire for some >>> virtual racing, but the bug is back. >>> >>> I installed NR2003 yesterday, and the first problem came while trying to >>> install the 1.2.0.1 patch after restarting my PC. The patch starts to >>> install, then tells me it can't find the .dat files for a track, and >>> quits the install. >>> >>> I wiped everything off the PC and did a fresh install, again. Without >>> the patch, i fired up the sim, and had no problems with anything until >>> it came time to load a track. It would load a track, then immediately >>> drop back to the desktop. Trying to install the patch again just gave me >>> the same results as the first time, the patch claiming it can't find a >>> certain track .dat. Nice... >>> >>> Some Googling and a stop at BHM didn't find the answer i needed. So, >>> anyone have an idea ? >>> >>> The comp isn't anything special: >>> Intel 2.8c >>> Asus P4P800 mobo >>> Ati Radeon X800XT >>> SB Audigy 2 ZS >>> 1 gig Corsair matched memory >>> >>> I haven't plugged a wheel in yet, but imagine that can't be an issue, >>> can it ? >>> Thanks for listening ! >>> >>> >>> >> > >