why would GPL kick me back to desktop?

win XP G4 TI4200 128 mb of ram on card 384 mb DDR PC2100 Sometimes i get to see the splash screen sometimes not. 30.82 drivers latest hercules game thereter XP drivers for sound card latest 4n1 drivers im stumped...oh got all the GPL patches 1.2,cpu fix, D3D patch help please neil

"Neil Canning" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > win XP > G4 TI4200 128 mb of ram on card > > 384 mb DDR PC2100 > > Sometimes i get to see the splash screen sometimes not. I can't speak from experience (I have win2k), but I believe turning off indexing for your sierra\gpl\ folder should fix this. Try a Google groups search for gpl ctd. on this newsgroup. (ctd=crash to desktop) Malc.

Have you added any custom cars? I have heard of some cars having a bad file or two that messes up when the sim tries to load it. Go back to default install and see if it still happens. dave henrie "Neil Canning" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> win XP > G4 TI4200 128 mb of ram on card > > 384 mb DDR PC2100 > > Sometimes i get to see the splash screen sometimes not. > > 30.82 drivers > > latest hercules game thereter XP drivers for sound card > > latest 4n1 drivers > > im stumped...oh got all the GPL patches 1.2,cpu fix, D3D patch > > help please > > neil > >

no add ons, this is a clean install. ive never even got to put in my player info :( maybe mcafee virsus software? neil "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:D7Rg9.482354$UU1.76954@sccrnsc03...

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> Have you added any custom cars? I have heard of some cars having a bad > file or two that messes up when the sim tries to load it. Go back to > default install and see if it still happens. > > dave henrie > > > "Neil Canning" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > win XP > > G4 TI4200 128 mb of ram on card > > > > 384 mb DDR PC2100 > > > > Sometimes i get to see the splash screen sometimes not. > > > > 30.82 drivers > > > > latest hercules game thereter XP drivers for sound card > > > > latest 4n1 drivers > > > > im stumped...oh got all the GPL patches 1.2,cpu fix, D3D patch > > > > help please > > > > neil > > > > > >

Are you trying to run it on a NTFS partition? Tried it on FAT32? "Neil Canning" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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| no add ons, this is a clean install. | | ive never even got to put in my player info :( | | maybe mcafee virsus software? | | neil | | | "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message | news:D7Rg9.482354$UU1.76954@sccrnsc03... | > Have you added any custom cars? I have heard of some cars having a bad | > file or two that messes up when the sim tries to load it. Go back to | > default install and see if it still happens. | > | > dave henrie | > | > | > "Neil Canning" <[email hidden]> wrote in message | > news:[email hidden]... | > > win XP | > > G4 TI4200 128 mb of ram on card | > > | > > 384 mb DDR PC2100 | > > | > > Sometimes i get to see the splash screen sometimes not. | > > | > > 30.82 drivers | > > | > > latest hercules game thereter XP drivers for sound card | > > | > > latest 4n1 drivers | > > | > > im stumped...oh got all the GPL patches 1.2,cpu fix, D3D patch | > > | > > help please | > > | > > neil | > > | > > | > | > | |

I found just the opposite. GPL won't run on my Windows XP Pro (NTFS) unless I have Indexing turned on. GPL should run on either NTFS or FAT32 under XP. I've had it on both. As for dumping back to the desktop, I'd check the memory. If you're not running matching RAM sticks, XP will do some weird things under stress. If you've got 256 and 128 in there as a combo to 384 MB, pull the 128 and see if that helps. -- Chris H. Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Associate Expert Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Malc wrote: > "Neil Canning" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... >> win XP >> G4 TI4200 128 mb of ram on card >> >> 384 mb DDR PC2100 >> >> Sometimes i get to see the splash screen sometimes not. > > I can't speak from experience (I have win2k), but I believe turning > off indexing for your sierra\gpl\ folder should fix this. > > Try a Google groups search for gpl ctd. on this newsgroup. > (ctd=crash to desktop) > > Malc.

"Neil Canning" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>... > Sometimes i get to see the splash screen sometimes not. > im stumped...oh got all the GPL patches 1.2,cpu fix, D3D patch > help please I had the same problem and tried to follow the suggestions I found on the internet. Turning indexing on and off didn't change anything, and I did not have a non NTFS partition to put GPL on. A last desperate attempt then brought a solution: I simply copied my GPL folder (d:\games\sierra\gpl) to C:\GPL. Now it works like a charm. Maybe it will work for you, too. Good luck! Oliver

I just upgraded to an XP2200 and now my gpl won't work! I tried moving it to C:\GPL but that didn't work either. Guess I'll have to give up on GPL... :( Vintook "Oliver Pieper" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > "Neil Canning" <[email hidden]> wrote in messagenews:<[email hidden]>...

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> > Sometimes i get to see the splash screen sometimes not. > > im stumped...oh got all the GPL patches 1.2,cpu fix, D3D patch > > help please > > I had the same problem and tried to follow the suggestions I > found on the internet. Turning indexing on and off didn't change > anything, and I did not have a non NTFS partition to put GPL > on. > > A last desperate attempt then brought a solution: I simply > copied my GPL folder (d:\games\sierra\gpl) to C:\GPL. Now > it works like a charm. > > Maybe it will work for you, too. > > Good luck! > Oliver >

would you like to get in my boat<G> i havent found a solution that works either and im not about to go back to 98,i guess its just time to move on and hope papy makes a new open wheel sim. neil "Vintook" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:pRoh9.793$[email hidden]... > I just upgraded to an XP2200 and now my gpl won't work! I tried moving itto > C:\GPL but that didn't work either. Guess I'll have to give up on GPL...:(

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> > Vintook > > "Oliver Pieper" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > "Neil Canning" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:<[email hidden]>... > > > Sometimes i get to see the splash screen sometimes not. > > > im stumped...oh got all the GPL patches 1.2,cpu fix, D3D patch > > > help please > > > > I had the same problem and tried to follow the suggestions I > > found on the internet. Turning indexing on and off didn't change > > anything, and I did not have a non NTFS partition to put GPL > > on. > > > > A last desperate attempt then brought a solution: I simply > > copied my GPL folder (d:\games\sierra\gpl) to C:\GPL. Now > > it works like a charm. > > > > Maybe it will work for you, too. > > > > Good luck! > > Oliver > > > >

GPL works just fine on any speed cpu using teh patches at www.papy.com, and it runs on Win2k or XP as well. You have to run disk indexing, and if you run on-line using winVROC, you have to rename riched20.dll to eliminate the error message you get when starting vroc. Neil Canning <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> would you like to get in my boat<G> > i havent found a solution that works either and im not about to go back to > 98,i guess its just time to move on and hope papy makes a new open wheel > sim. > > neil > > "Vintook" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:pRoh9.793$[email hidden]... > > I just upgraded to an XP2200 and now my gpl won't work! I tried moving it > to > > C:\GPL but that didn't work either. Guess I'll have to give up on GPL... > :( > > > > Vintook > > > > "Oliver Pieper" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > "Neil Canning" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:<[email hidden]>... > > > > Sometimes i get to see the splash screen sometimes not. > > > > im stumped...oh got all the GPL patches 1.2,cpu fix, D3D patch > > > > help please > > > > > > I had the same problem and tried to follow the suggestions I > > > found on the internet. Turning indexing on and off didn't change > > > anything, and I did not have a non NTFS partition to put GPL > > > on. > > > > > > A last desperate attempt then brought a solution: I simply > > > copied my GPL folder (d:\games\sierra\gpl) to C:\GPL. Now > > > it works like a charm. > > > > > > Maybe it will work for you, too. > > > > > > Good luck! > > > Oliver > > > > > > > > >

as far as i know i have disk indexing turned on. somebody hold my hand and tell me how to turn it on if im wrong. everyone says it will run but ive installed gpl multiple times with the patches, d3d,cpufix,1.2 and still no joy. neil "Biz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:mfqh9.15504$[email hidden]... > GPL works just fine on any speed cpu using teh patches at www.papy.com,and it runs on Win2k or XP > as well. You have to run disk indexing, and if you run on-line usingwinVROC, you have to rename > riched20.dll to eliminate the error message you get when starting vroc. > Neil Canning <[email hidden]> wrote in messagenews:[email hidden]... > > would you like to get in my boat<G> > > i havent found a solution that works either and im not about to goback to

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> > 98,i guess its just time to move on and hope papy makes a new open wheel > > sim. > > > > neil > > > > "Vintook" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:pRoh9.793$[email hidden]... > > > I just upgraded to an XP2200 and now my gpl won't work! I tried moving

it > > to > > > C:\GPL but that didn't work either. Guess I'll have to give up onGPL...

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> > :( > > > > > > Vintook > > > > > > "Oliver Pieper" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:[email hidden]... > > > > "Neil Canning" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:<[email hidden]>... > > > > > Sometimes i get to see the splash screen sometimes not. > > > > > im stumped...oh got all the GPL patches 1.2,cpu fix, D3D patch > > > > > help please > > > > > > > > I had the same problem and tried to follow the suggestions I > > > > found on the internet. Turning indexing on and off didn't change > > > > anything, and I did not have a non NTFS partition to put GPL > > > > on. > > > > > > > > A last desperate attempt then brought a solution: I simply > > > > copied my GPL folder (d:\games\sierra\gpl) to C:\GPL. Now > > > > it works like a charm. > > > > > > > > Maybe it will work for you, too. > > > > > > > > Good luck! > > > > Oliver > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

did a serch on "turning on disk indexing and found a link to turn it off, reversed the procedure and presto GPL works! thanks all for jarring my brain<G> neil "Neil Canning" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> as far as i know i have disk indexing turned on. > somebody hold my hand and tell me how to turn it on if im wrong. > > everyone says it will run but ive installed gpl multiple times with the > patches, d3d,cpufix,1.2 and still no joy. > > neil > > "Biz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:mfqh9.15504$[email hidden]... > > GPL works just fine on any speed cpu using teh patches at www.papy.com, > and it runs on Win2k or XP > > as well. You have to run disk indexing, and if you run on-line using > winVROC, you have to rename > > riched20.dll to eliminate the error message you get when starting vroc. > > Neil Canning <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > > would you like to get in my boat<G> > > > i havent found a solution that works either and im not about to go > back to > > > 98,i guess its just time to move on and hope papy makes a new open

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> > > sim. > > > > > > neil > > > > > > "Vintook" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:pRoh9.793$[email hidden]... > > > > I just upgraded to an XP2200 and now my gpl won't work! I tried

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> it > > > to > > > > C:\GPL but that didn't work either. Guess I'll have to give up on > GPL... > > > :( > > > > > > > > Vintook > > > > > > > > "Oliver Pieper" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > > news:[email hidden]... > > > > > "Neil Canning" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > > news:<[email hidden]>... > > > > > > Sometimes i get to see the splash screen sometimes not. > > > > > > im stumped...oh got all the GPL patches 1.2,cpu fix, D3D patch > > > > > > help please > > > > > > > > > > I had the same problem and tried to follow the suggestions I > > > > > found on the internet. Turning indexing on and off didn't change > > > > > anything, and I did not have a non NTFS partition to put GPL > > > > > on. > > > > > > > > > > A last desperate attempt then brought a solution: I simply > > > > > copied my GPL folder (d:\games\sierra\gpl) to C:\GPL. Now > > > > > it works like a charm. > > > > > > > > > > Maybe it will work for you, too. > > > > > > > > > > Good luck! > > > > > Oliver > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

OMG! THANKS! IT WORKS NOW! Indexing was the trick! Vintook "Neil Canning" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> as far as i know i have disk indexing turned on. > somebody hold my hand and tell me how to turn it on if im wrong. > > everyone says it will run but ive installed gpl multiple times with the > patches, d3d,cpufix,1.2 and still no joy. > > neil > > "Biz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:mfqh9.15504$[email hidden]... > > GPL works just fine on any speed cpu using teh patches at www.papy.com, > and it runs on Win2k or XP > > as well. You have to run disk indexing, and if you run on-line using > winVROC, you have to rename > > riched20.dll to eliminate the error message you get when starting vroc. > > Neil Canning <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > > would you like to get in my boat<G> > > > i havent found a solution that works either and im not about to go > back to > > > 98,i guess its just time to move on and hope papy makes a new open

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> > > sim. > > > > > > neil > > > > > > "Vintook" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:pRoh9.793$[email hidden]... > > > > I just upgraded to an XP2200 and now my gpl won't work! I tried

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> it > > > to > > > > C:\GPL but that didn't work either. Guess I'll have to give up on > GPL... > > > :( > > > > > > > > Vintook > > > > > > > > "Oliver Pieper" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > > news:[email hidden]... > > > > > "Neil Canning" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > > news:<[email hidden]>... > > > > > > Sometimes i get to see the splash screen sometimes not. > > > > > > im stumped...oh got all the GPL patches 1.2,cpu fix, D3D patch > > > > > > help please > > > > > > > > > > I had the same problem and tried to follow the suggestions I > > > > > found on the internet. Turning indexing on and off didn't change > > > > > anything, and I did not have a non NTFS partition to put GPL > > > > > on. > > > > > > > > > > A last desperate attempt then brought a solution: I simply > > > > > copied my GPL folder (d:\games\sierra\gpl) to C:\GPL. Now > > > > > it works like a charm. > > > > > > > > > > Maybe it will work for you, too. > > > > > > > > > > Good luck! > > > > > Oliver > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >