Re: New Nascar2002 patch - total garbage

"Full Name Here" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... ust installed the latest 1.1.2 patch and now the damned game > locks up every freaking time after qualifying at Pocono. This while using > opengl.I just went through all sessions at Pocono after installing the patch and didn't have a bit of trouble.... I'm using Win 98 so it must be your system Tim

Sounds like it was just a file or two scrambled or mis-installed somewhere down the line. Glad to hear all is well now. enjoy. dave henrie "Full Name Here" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On Tue, 04 Jun 2002 19:34:13 GMT, "Tim Ferrell" <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > > > >"Full Name Here" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > >news:[email hidden]... > >ust installed the latest 1.1.2 patch and now the damned game > >> locks up every freaking time after qualifying at Pocono. This while

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> >> opengl. > >I just went through all sessions at Pocono after installing the patch and > >didn't have a bit of trouble.... > >I'm using Win 98 so it must be your system > >Tim > > Maybe I got the Opengl bug that others have mentioned. Everything was > working fine before the patch. Patched it and lockups each of 3 times I > tried to qualify. I reinstalled everything from scratch and it worked

fine > again. This time I backed up the game directory and re-applied the patch > and now it's working. Go figure. >

change drivers...........video drivers "Full Name Here" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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| On Tue, 04 Jun 2002 19:34:13 GMT, "Tim Ferrell" <[email hidden]> | wrote: | | > | >"Full Name Here" <[email hidden]> wrote in message | >news:[email hidden]... | >ust installed the latest 1.1.2 patch and now the damned game | >> locks up every freaking time after qualifying at Pocono. This while using | >> opengl. | >I just went through all sessions at Pocono after installing the patch and | >didn't have a bit of trouble.... | >I'm using Win 98 so it must be your system | >Tim | | Maybe I got the Opengl bug that others have mentioned. Everything was | working fine before the patch. Patched it and lockups each of 3 times I | tried to qualify. I reinstalled everything from scratch and it worked fine | again. This time I backed up the game directory and re-applied the patch | and now it's working. Go figure. | |

Okay, so I get it. Since the patch doesn't work on your computer and it does on most everyone else's, the patch is crap. I just don't get it. Alanb "Full Name Here" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Does anyone at Sierra or Papy even bother to beta test their crappy games > and patches? Just installed the latest 1.1.2 patch and now the damnedgame > locks up every freaking time after qualifying at Pocono. This while using > opengl. > Damn, they keep making this game worse and it was buggy to start with. I > know many people hate windows XP but for me it's run great. Nascar2002 is > the only program i've run on it that has caused me to have to hit thereset > button over and over after total system lockups. > > Sorry for the rant but this is frustrating when they keep making it worse. >

Yep, that would be the one... -Larry > Maybe I got the Opengl bug that others have mentioned. Everything was > working fine before the patch. Patched it and lockups each of 3 times I > tried to qualify. I reinstalled everything from scratch and it workedfine > again. This time I backed up the game directory and re-applied the patch > and now it's working. Go figure. >