N2003 and XP..booting me to desktop

Hi, I've been running N2003 for sometime but I've recently upgraded to a new P4 2.8 running XP...This is my 3rd re-install and the problem I'm having is that I get booted out to desktop whenever I try to drive the brickyard.. so far it's the onlt track I've seen this on ( tried about 4 or 5).. It let's me into the pre race and garage screens but as soon as I hit the "drive" I get a glimpse of the tarck and cockpit then immediately kicks me out.... I'm running a Dell P4 2.8 64 mb video card 1028 res with 32 bit graphics... I should have plenty of CPU horsepower so I wouldn't thinks graphic setting would be an issue and so far the brickyard is the only track where I've had a problem.... It's a clean install with no downloaded cars or add-ons... Any ideas? Timmy

I haven't had that problem with Indy - I have the problem with Phoenix. The problem seems to go away after a reboot. I have recently started using "end it all" and this seems to help with games. Wayne Templin "Timmy Ferrell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:hKLLa.6419$[email hidden]... > Hi, > I've been running N2003 for sometime but I've recently upgraded to anew > P4 2.8 running XP...This is my 3rd re-install and the problem I'm havingis > that I get booted out to desktop whenever I try to drive the brickyard..so

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> far it's the onlt track I've seen this on ( tried about 4 or 5).. > It let's me into the pre race and garage screens but as soon as I hit the > "drive" I get a glimpse of the tarck and cockpit then immediately kicks me > out.... > I'm running a Dell P4 2.8 > 64 mb video card > 1028 res with 32 bit graphics... > I should have plenty of CPU horsepower so I wouldn't thinks graphic

setting > would be an issue and so far the brickyard is the only track where I'vehad > a problem.... > It's a clean install with no downloaded cars or add-ons... > Any ideas? > Timmy > >

Keep us updated if you figure this out on your own, My buddy has an athalon system, that will run Sears point and most of the smaller tracks, but wont load dega or tona, (I dunno if he tried Indy) .... which to me is a good feature <grin> as I dont want to race dega or tona anyway LOL! "Timmy Ferrell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:hKLLa.6419$[email hidden]... > Hi, > I've been running N2003 for sometime but I've recently upgraded to anew > P4 2.8 running XP...This is my 3rd re-install and the problem I'm havingis > that I get booted out to desktop whenever I try to drive the brickyard..so

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> far it's the onlt track I've seen this on ( tried about 4 or 5).. > It let's me into the pre race and garage screens but as soon as I hit the > "drive" I get a glimpse of the tarck and cockpit then immediately kicks me > out.... > I'm running a Dell P4 2.8 > 64 mb video card > 1028 res with 32 bit graphics... > I should have plenty of CPU horsepower so I wouldn't thinks graphic

setting > would be an issue and so far the brickyard is the only track where I'vehad > a problem.... > It's a clean install with no downloaded cars or add-ons... > Any ideas? > Timmy > >

My n2003 just started to do this also! I goto race and get the desktopon a few tracks?? M-Wing wrote:

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> Keep us updated if you figure this out on your own, > > My buddy has an athalon system, that will run Sears point and most of the > smaller tracks, but wont load dega or tona, (I dunno if he tried Indy) .... > which to me is a good feature <grin> as I dont want to race dega or tona > anyway LOL! > > "Timmy Ferrell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:hKLLa.6419$[email hidden]... > > Hi, > > I've been running N2003 for sometime but I've recently upgraded to a > new > > P4 2.8 running XP...This is my 3rd re-install and the problem I'm having > is > > that I get booted out to desktop whenever I try to drive the brickyard.. > so > > far it's the onlt track I've seen this on ( tried about 4 or 5).. > > It let's me into the pre race and garage screens but as soon as I hit the > > "drive" I get a glimpse of the tarck and cockpit then immediately kicks me > > out.... > > I'm running a Dell P4 2.8 > > 64 mb video card > > 1028 res with 32 bit graphics... > > I should have plenty of CPU horsepower so I wouldn't thinks graphic > setting > > would be an issue and so far the brickyard is the only track where I've > had > > a problem.... > > It's a clean install with no downloaded cars or add-ons... > > Any ideas? > > Timmy > > > >

"M-Wing" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:

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> Keep us updated if you figure this out on your own, > > My buddy has an athalon system, that will run Sears point and most of > the smaller tracks, but wont load dega or tona, (I dunno if he tried > Indy) .... which to me is a good feature <grin> as I dont want to > race dega or tona anyway LOL! > > > "Timmy Ferrell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:hKLLa.6419$[email hidden]... >> Hi, >> I've been running N2003 for sometime but I've recently upgraded >> to a > new >> P4 2.8 running XP...This is my 3rd re-install and the problem I'm >> having > is >> that I get booted out to desktop whenever I try to drive the >> brickyard.. > so >> far it's the onlt track I've seen this on ( tried about 4 or 5).. >> It let's me into the pre race and garage screens but as soon as I hit >> the "drive" I get a glimpse of the tarck and cockpit then immediately >> kicks me out.... >> I'm running a Dell P4 2.8 >> 64 mb video card >> 1028 res with 32 bit graphics... >> I should have plenty of CPU horsepower so I wouldn't thinks graphic > setting >> would be an issue and so far the brickyard is the only track where >> I've > had >> a problem.... >> It's a clean install with no downloaded cars or add-ons... >> Any ideas? >> Timmy

most likely he's got a corrupt or missing file. The program loads until it calls for that file and boom! He could try copying the Indy track folder over from the cd, if that is possible...I haven't even looked at the file structure of n2k3. dave henrie

I don't know why or how but it seems to be working fin e now (for the time being)... I did DL the track pack and installed it..I don't know if it somehow corrected a flawed file or some such...I was in the process of checking if those tracks would work when I tried Indianapolis again...Worked fine, even ran about 30 laps Who knows.. gotta love XP Thanks, Timmy

Seems to me, NR03 doesnt have the files on disk, as they appear on HD after install, like 04 and the rest. all you can do is reinstall, which has been done several times... My suspicion is the vid card is one of those generic Intel 3d onboard cards, soon we will have a gf2mx to try, that ran on my machine just fine... "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> "M-Wing" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]: > > > Keep us updated if you figure this out on your own, > > > > My buddy has an athalon system, that will run Sears point and most of > > the smaller tracks, but wont load dega or tona, (I dunno if he tried > > Indy) .... which to me is a good feature <grin> as I dont want to > > race dega or tona anyway LOL! > > > > > > "Timmy Ferrell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:hKLLa.6419$[email hidden]... > >> Hi, > >> I've been running N2003 for sometime but I've recently upgraded > >> to a > > new > >> P4 2.8 running XP...This is my 3rd re-install and the problem I'm > >> having > > is > >> that I get booted out to desktop whenever I try to drive the > >> brickyard.. > > so > >> far it's the onlt track I've seen this on ( tried about 4 or 5).. > >> It let's me into the pre race and garage screens but as soon as I hit > >> the "drive" I get a glimpse of the tarck and cockpit then immediately > >> kicks me out.... > >> I'm running a Dell P4 2.8 > >> 64 mb video card > >> 1028 res with 32 bit graphics... > >> I should have plenty of CPU horsepower so I wouldn't thinks graphic > > setting > >> would be an issue and so far the brickyard is the only track where > >> I've > > had > >> a problem.... > >> It's a clean install with no downloaded cars or add-ons... > >> Any ideas? > >> Timmy > > most likely he's got a corrupt or missing file. The program loads

until > it calls for that file and boom! He could try copying the Indy track > folder over from the cd, if that is possible...I haven't even looked atthe > file structure of n2k3. > dave henrie > >