[GPL] Help me please ( I don't want a life without GPL !!! )

Hi all, Once my life was complete ( GPL worked :) until I bought a Geforce 4 MX440. When I fire up GPL, I get the screen that says Grand Prix Legends ( and the version number ) and then my PC freezes completely. So the only thing that changed is my vidao card ( from TNT2 to Geforce MX440 ) and DX9. I reinstalled GPL several times ( with patch 1.2, without the patch, with opengl, with D3D and with the softdll.dll ) I also changed the setting in the core.ini and the app.ini ( according to the readme files ) and installed the latest Nvidia drivers 44.3 for W98 Every time my PC hangs completely. So I have to reset the system. Then windows will check al my partitions ( 60 GB HDD tests are boring ! ) So testing GPL takes forever System specs: W98 SE, DX9, Nvidia drivers V44.3, P3 450, 256 MB, GF4 MX440 Can any of you help me ???? THX in advance Tom

On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 01:24:44 +0200, "Tom" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Hi all, > >Once my life was complete ( GPL worked :) > >until I bought a Geforce 4 MX440. >When I fire up GPL, I get the screen that says Grand Prix Legends ( and the >version number ) and then my PC freezes completely. > >So the only thing that changed is my vidao card ( from TNT2 to Geforce >MX440 ) and DX9. > >I reinstalled GPL several times ( with patch 1.2, without the patch, with >opengl, with D3D and with the softdll.dll ) >I also changed the setting in the core.ini and the app.ini ( according to >the readme files ) and installed the latest Nvidia drivers 44.3 for W98 > >Every time my PC hangs completely. So I have to reset the system. Then >windows will check al my partitions ( 60 GB HDD tests are boring ! ) So >testing GPL takes forever > >System specs: W98 SE, DX9, Nvidia drivers V44.3, P3 450, 256 MB, GF4 MX440 > >Can any of you help me ???? >THX in advance

You've an internal PCI modem by any chance? If so, start GPL, wash your car, do the dishes (your wife will be pleased!), walk the dog, and then check if GPL has reached the main menu. If so, you need a CORE.INI entry I can't remember right now. Remco

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> On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 01:24:44 +0200, "Tom" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Hi all, > > > >Once my life was complete ( GPL worked :) > > > >until I bought a Geforce 4 MX440. > >When I fire up GPL, I get the screen that says Grand Prix Legends ( and

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> >version number ) and then my PC freezes completely. > > > >So the only thing that changed is my vidao card ( from TNT2 to Geforce > >MX440 ) and DX9. > > > >I reinstalled GPL several times ( with patch 1.2, without the patch, with > >opengl, with D3D and with the softdll.dll ) > >I also changed the setting in the core.ini and the app.ini ( according to > >the readme files ) and installed the latest Nvidia drivers 44.3 for W98 > > > >Every time my PC hangs completely. So I have to reset the system. Then > >windows will check al my partitions ( 60 GB HDD tests are boring ! ) So > >testing GPL takes forever > > > >System specs: W98 SE, DX9, Nvidia drivers V44.3, P3 450, 256 MB, GF4

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> > > >Can any of you help me ???? > >THX in advance > > > You've an internal PCI modem by any chance? If so, start GPL, wash > your car, do the dishes (your wife will be pleased!), walk the dog, > and then check if GPL has reached the main menu. If so, you need a > CORE.INI entry I can't remember right now. > > Remco

Did you recently get cable? I think Remco might be right. I believe in the core ini file, you have to change the modem parameter from either 1 to 0 or the other way around. Something about how the software searches for what internet access you have. With cable, it spends a long time searching for an internal modem that isnt there. Can literally be minutes, which seems like a freeze. Or not....<GRIN> Mike

"Tom" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:be5ttp$1qmn$[email hidden]... > No I have cable for ages now ( one of the reasons was VROC :) Probably a conflict with your old nVidia drivers. Try uninstalling your current ones, then search your windows folder for files called nv*.*. One or two may be system files, but most will be nvidia files and should be deleted. (check the file properties to see who made it). When done, reboot & re-install the latest drivers. Hopefully it should fix your problem. Malc.

No I have cable for ages now ( one of the reasons was VROC :) "Race1530" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Did you recently get cable? I think Remco might be right. I believe inthe > core ini file, you have to change the modem parameter from either 1 to 0or the > other way around. Something about how the software searches for whatinternet > access you have. With cable, it spends a long time searching for aninternal > modem that isnt there. Can literally be minutes, which seems like afreeze. > > Or not....<GRIN> > > Mike

You might have a duff video card. Or, your motherboard may not be capable of supplying the correct voltages to your video card. (Or any of the other suggestions already posted. Ain't this fun?!) If nothing else works from the other suggestions, see if you can test drive another copy of your video card from your supplier. If you think the techie at your supplier is knowledgeable, ask him/her about any issues with your video card and your motherboard. If it is an older motherboard, it is possible that it just can't handle the newer video card. Good luck! -- Darryl Tom wrote in news:be52fo$18em$[email hidden]: > Hi all, > > Once my life was complete ( GPL worked :) > > until I bought a Geforce 4 MX440. > When I fire up GPL, I get the screen that says Grand Prix Legends > ( and the version number ) and then my PC freezes completely. > > So the only thing that changed is my vidao card ( from TNT2 to > Geforce MX440 ) and DX9. > > I reinstalled GPL several times ( with patch 1.2, without the > patch, with opengl, with D3D and with the softdll.dll ) > I also changed the setting in the core.ini and the app.ini ( > according to the readme files ) and installed the latest Nvidia > drivers 44.3 for W98 > > Every time my PC hangs completely. So I have to reset the system. > Then windows will check al my partitions ( 60 GB HDD tests are > boring ! ) So testing GPL takes forever > > System specs: W98 SE, DX9, Nvidia drivers V44.3, P3 450, 256 MB, > GF4 MX440 > > Can any of you help me ???? > THX in advance > Tom >