GTR2002 Help, Please

The mod installed just fine, no errors, first time running, Windows Media Player gives an error about not the right settings/files, but keeps playing the intro movie. I make a mental note of the error message, which at my age lasts as long as it takes to click OK :-) When GTR finally loads up the screen looks like this... http://members.rogers.com/iccrawford/GTR200209.jpg have run 3D config (several times), I can enter a name, but hitting enter just gives that dead key/no response bonk sound. I uninstalled F12002 and did a fresh install, installed GTR2002...same thing :-( F12002 runs just fine though Check the config file to make sure the video info is the same System specs.. P4 1.6 512 DDR ram ATI 8500 SB 5.1 This mod looks soooo good, any help very much appreciated -- Edward Commissioner Middle-Aged Racers Association (MARA) http://members.rogers.com/ecrawford1/mara/maramain.htm

in 3d setup for the F1 core, Run 32 bit color and see if that helps. also try changing your refresh rate...just a hunch there. dave henrie

Ed, A few possibilities come to mind: 1. When you ran set-up and pointed the file to your ORIGINAL F1 2002 executable file, are you sure that you selected the correct executable? (If you've installed any other mod, or run the NoCD patch, it might have changed. I pointed it to my new executable from the NoCD patch. In other words, the current one that is invoked to now start-up F1 2002.) 2. Ditto for the original game's CONFIG.INI file. 3. The only other thing that I can think of is Did you try running it in Win98 compatibility mode? You're running WinXP, right? I think that it has some kind of compatibility mode, doesn't it? I've got the mod running on my system with the same VidCard as you, but my OS is Win 98SE. Can't think of anything else to try at the moment...... Cya tonite! Good luck! Bert EdwardC wrote:

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> The mod installed just fine, no errors, first time running, Windows Media > Player gives an error about not the right settings/files, but keeps playing > the intro movie. I make a mental note of the error message, which at my age > lasts as long as it takes to click OK :-) > When GTR finally loads up the screen looks like this... > http://members.rogers.com/iccrawford/GTR200209.jpg > have run 3D config (several times), I can enter a name, but hitting enter > just gives that dead key/no response bonk sound. > I uninstalled F12002 and did a fresh install, installed GTR2002...same thing > :-( > F12002 runs just fine though > Check the config file to make sure the video info is the same > System specs.. > P4 1.6 > 512 DDR ram > ATI 8500 > SB 5.1 > This mod looks soooo good, any help very much appreciated > > -- > Edward > Commissioner > Middle-Aged Racers Association (MARA) > http://members.rogers.com/ecrawford1/mara/maramain.htm

Ed, A few possibilities come to mind: 1. When you ran set-up and pointed the file to your ORIGINAL F1 2002 executable file, are you sure that you selected the correct executable? (If you've installed any other mod, or run the NoCD patch, it might have changed. I pointed it to my new executable from the NoCD patch. In other words, the current one that is invoked to now start-up F1 2002.) 2. Ditto for the original game's CONFIG.INI file. 3. The only other thing that I can think of is Did you try running it in Win98 compatibility mode? You're running WinXP, right? I think that it has some kind of compatibility mode, doesn't it? I've got the mod running on my system with the same VidCard as you, but my OS is Win 98SE. Can't think of anything else to try at the moment...... Cya tonite! Good luck! Bert

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> The mod installed just fine, no errors, first time running, Windows Media > Player gives an error about not the right settings/files, but keeps playing > the intro movie. I make a mental note of the error message, which at my age > lasts as long as it takes to click OK :-) > When GTR finally loads up the screen looks like this... > http://members.rogers.com/iccrawford/GTR200209.jpg > have run 3D config (several times), I can enter a name, but hitting enter > just gives that dead key/no response bonk sound. > I uninstalled F12002 and did a fresh install, installed GTR2002...same thing > :-( > F12002 runs just fine though > Check the config file to make sure the video info is the same > System specs.. > P4 1.6 > 512 DDR ram > ATI 8500 > SB 5.1 > This mod looks soooo good, any help very much appreciated > -- > Edward > Commissioner > Middle-Aged Racers Association (MARA) > http://members.rogers.com/ecrawford1/mara/maramain.htm

My OS is Windows XP and I didnt have to do anything to get it to run ... "BRH @attbi.com>" <"bertrh<no-spam> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... >> 3. The only other thing that I can think of is Did you try running it inWin98 > compatibility mode? You're running WinXP, right? I think that it hassome kind > of compatibility mode, doesn't it? I've got the mod running on my systemwith > the same VidCard as you, but my OS is Win 98SE.

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> The mod installed just fine, no errors, first time running, Windows Media > Player gives an error about not the right settings/files, but keeps playing > the intro movie. I make a mental note of the error message, which at my age > lasts as long as it takes to click OK :-) > When GTR finally loads up the screen looks like this... > http://members.rogers.com/iccrawford/GTR200209.jpg > [snip]

I had the same problem. Running 'GTRun.exe' instead of the shortcut fixed it. Now the mod was playable, but only with the viper (car change not possible). Hand editing the .plr file changing the 'allowed vehicles' lines to CURNT Allowed Vehicles="AND: FIA" PRACT Allowed Vehicles="AND: FIA" QUICK Allowed Vehicles="AND: FIA" GPRIX Allowed Vehicles="AND: FIA" CHAMP Allowed Vehicles="AND: FIA" fixed that one. (I found these workarounds on the simmods forum.) _ Mats Lofkvist [email hidden]

Thank you Mats, that's what it was, instead of "and:FIA" it had "F1 2002 open wheel......" Once I changed it, it ran great, thanks again:-) -- Edward Commissioner Middle-Aged Racers Association (MARA) http://members.rogers.com/ecrawford1/mara/maramain.htm "Mats Lofkvist" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > "EdwardC" <[email hidden]> writes: > > > The mod installed just fine, no errors, first time running, Windows Media > > Player gives an error about not the right settings/files, but keeps playing > > the intro movie. I make a mental note of the error message, which at my age > > lasts as long as it takes to click OK :-) > > When GTR finally loads up the screen looks like this... > > http://members.rogers.com/iccrawford/GTR200209.jpg > > [snip] > > I had the same problem. Running 'GTRun.exe' instead of > the shortcut fixed it. Now the mod was playable, but only > with the viper (car change not possible). > Hand editing the .plr file changing the 'allowed vehicles' > lines to > CURNT Allowed Vehicles="AND: FIA" > PRACT Allowed Vehicles="AND: FIA" > QUICK Allowed Vehicles="AND: FIA" > GPRIX Allowed Vehicles="AND: FIA" > CHAMP Allowed Vehicles="AND: FIA" > fixed that one. > > (I found these workarounds on the simmods forum.) > > _ > Mats Lofkvist > [email hidden]