GPL - new computer - files required and (OT general benchmark)

Hi I am awaiting delivery of a new computer and I am in the process of copying the necessary files for the transition. Which files do I need to copy to install GPL whilst retaining existing lap records and AI strength. I have installed / converted extra tracks. Is there an easy way to transfer without re-installing each track individually. MY new computer will require CPU fix and D3D patch. Moving from PII 450 and voodoo 3 to an Athlon XP1600 and geforce 3 TI200. Any tips / shortcuts ? Plus - slightly OT - I would like to compare performance of new computer with existing one to see what real FPS benefit I have gained. What game based benchmark are there to use ? I know Nascar 4 has a FPS counter - Is there a recognised test or is it just a case of start at back of grid at X track and note FPS ? Any views ? Thanks

Hhhmm i would say the best way is to forget a full re-install and just zip your whole gpl directory and burning it to cd. Gpl doesnt need registry entries and the only prob u might get is u wont be able to to use generic joystick driver (as the gpl install registers some .dll's in windose) whenever i need to format c: I always just save my whole version of GPL. hope this helps dan "Karl Brankin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a1d4ul$hlj$[email hidden]... > Hi > > I am awaiting delivery of a new computer and I am in the process ofcopying > the necessary files for the transition. > > Which files do I need to copy to install GPL whilst retaining existing lap > records and AI strength. I have installed / converted extra tracks. Isthere

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> an easy way to transfer without re-installing each track individually. MY > new computer will require CPU fix and D3D patch. Moving from PII 450 and > voodoo 3 to an Athlon XP1600 and geforce 3 TI200. > > Any tips / shortcuts ? > > Plus - slightly OT - I would like to compare performance of new computer > with existing one to see what real FPS benefit I have gained. > What game based benchmark are there to use ? > > I know Nascar 4 has a FPS counter - Is there a recognised test or is it > just a case of start at back of grid at X track and note FPS ? > > Any views ? > > Thanks > >

I`m moving to windows Xp from Win98 if that matters. Thanks - Any other ideas / views ?

"Karl Brankin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a1d621$iga$[email hidden]... > I`m moving to windows Xp from Win98 if that matters. > > Thanks - Any other ideas / views ? Have to agree with Dan. I've just set up a new WinXP box and just copied my entire GPL folder from a Win98 box over the network (TCP). Works just the same as it used to. HTH Phillip...

HHHmmmm i dont think it should matter ... just make sure you have XP drivers for your whole pc and make sure you set gfx options in GPL to default just in case. dan "Karl Brankin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a1d621$iga$[email hidden]... > I`m moving to windows Xp from Win98 if that matters. > > Thanks - Any other ideas / views ? > >

"Phillip Archer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a1d6gr$squ$[email hidden]...

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> > "Karl Brankin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:a1d621$iga$[email hidden]... > > I`m moving to windows Xp from Win98 if that matters. > > > > Thanks - Any other ideas / views ? > > Have to agree with Dan. I've just set up a new WinXP box and just copied

my > entire GPL folder from a Win98 box over the network (TCP). Works just the > same as it used to. > HTH > Phillip... > Everybody who is serious about GPL should have their entire GPL folder structure backed up. What would you do if your hard drive died? How would you recover your setups, car sets, tracks, etc. I zip my entire GPL folder and copy it to a second hard drive every month or so (not a separate partition, a physically separate HD). Then I burn that Zip onto CD every once in a while (when I remember). I do the Zip instead of just copying the files because that prevents the read/only attribute from being set when it is copied to CD. Also, it is getting too big for a single CD now, with all the addon tracks. I have moved GPL to 3 separate PC's now and never had to reinstall it.

Great - I`ll do it that way. Thanks. Any ideas re: Benchmarks or repeatable FPS tests ? Thanks

"Karl Brankin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a1d4ul$hlj$[email hidden]... > Plus - slightly OT - I would like to compare performance of new computer > with existing one to see what real FPS benefit I have gained. > What game based benchmark are there to use ? > Different benchmarks will favour different configurations but there's a few choices... if you have it, Quake3 has a timedemo function. Otherwise, 3DMark2001 (www.madonion.com) isn't perfect but it's OK. I don't trust this benchmark to compare ATi and Nvidea cards (as it is claimed to favour one over the other) but nevertheless, it's a good way to really stress your system. The most useful feature is the online comparison so you can check against similar configurations to see if you're getting the most out of your system. Dale.

[email hidden] (Phillip Archer) wrote in <a1d6gr$squ$[email hidden]>: >Have to agree with Dan. I've just set up a new WinXP box and just copied my >entire GPL folder from a Win98 box over the network (TCP). Works just the >same as it used to. Ditto. GPL Race Engineer has trouble finding GPL now but other than that no problems. 3DMark2001 is a very popular benchmark for gamers right now. -- Don Scurlock Vancouver,B.C. GPLRank -15.39 MonsterRank 89.11 Come see how you rank, at the GPLRank site http://newgplrank.schuerkamp.de/

Karl Brankin ([email hidden]) wrote on 07 Jan 2002: <snip> > Plus - slightly OT - I would like to compare performance of new > computer with existing one to see what real FPS benefit I have > gained. What game based benchmark are there to use ?<snip> 3DMark2001 ( http://www.madonion.com ) is about the best general free benchmark, but note that it's a *lot* bigger than 3DMark2000 (40 megs!), which is a major factor for those of us on dialup connections, especially since 3DMark 2000 won't run in XP. Magazines like PC Gamer carry it from time to time on their coverdiscs, but it might well only be on the DVD edition. -- "After all, a mere thousand yards... such a harmless little knoll, really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh. The GPL Scrapyard: bits 'n' bobs at http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com

[email hidden] (Don Scurlock) wrote in <[email hidden]>: > GPL Race Engineer has trouble finding GPL now but other than that no >problems. 3DMark2001 is a very popular benchmark for gamers right now. Correction. GPL Race Engineer finds if fine, SpyGirl likes to say "path not found" but then it works anyway, so, no problems. -- Don Scurlock Vancouver,B.C. GPLRank -15.39 MonsterRank 89.11 Come see how you rank, at the GPLRank site http://newgplrank.schuerkamp.de/

"Rob Adams" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Emp_7.646$Qq1.6400@shaw-ty2... > > I zip my entire GPL folder and copy it to a second hard drive every monthor > so (not a separate partition, a physically separate HD). Then I burn that > Zip onto CD every once in a while (when I remember). Rob, you are obsessed :) dale.

"Dale Green" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > "Rob Adams" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:Emp_7.646$Qq1.6400@shaw-ty2... > > > > I zip my entire GPL folder and copy it to a second hard drive everymonth > or > > so (not a separate partition, a physically separate HD). Then I burnthat > > Zip onto CD every once in a while (when I remember). > > Rob, you are obsessed :) > > dale. Actually these days Dark Age of Camelot (an online RPG) game is taking up most of my gaming time, to my chagrin. It's the software equivalent of cocaine ("OK I'll just play another 1/2 hour, I'm almost to level 31...").

"Karl Brankin" <[email hidden]> writes: > Any ideas re: Benchmarks or repeatable FPS tests ? A GPL benchmark used before is: - max out all GPL options (textures, detail, max sounds, etc) - start a single race with max AI (19?) at the back of the grid at Monaco - just leave the car stationary and check the FPS as follows: 1 min FPS at start 2 FPS when last AI disappears after the first right hander 3 max FPS before being kicked out Repeat at resolutions of your choice, with/without FSAA etc. _ Mats Lofkvist [email hidden]

Thanks Mats - I`ll try that test. What about repeatable benchmarks / built in tests in other sims ? Thanks "Mats Lofkvist" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> "Karl Brankin" <[email hidden]> writes: > > > Any ideas re: Benchmarks or repeatable FPS tests ? > > A GPL benchmark used before is: > > - max out all GPL options (textures, detail, max sounds, etc) > - start a single race with max AI (19?) at the back > of the grid at Monaco > - just leave the car stationary and check the FPS as follows: > > 1 min FPS at start > 2 FPS when last AI disappears after the first right hander > 3 max FPS before being kicked out > > Repeat at resolutions of your choice, with/without FSAA etc. > > _ > Mats Lofkvist > [email hidden]

In article <XWt_7.8659$[email hidden]>, "Rob Adams" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>"Dale Green" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> >> "Rob Adams" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> news:Emp_7.646$Qq1.6400@shaw-ty2... >> > >> > I zip my entire GPL folder and copy it to a second hard drive every >month >> or >> > so (not a separate partition, a physically separate HD). Then I burn >that >> > Zip onto CD every once in a while (when I remember). >> >> Rob, you are obsessed :) >> >> dale. > >Actually these days Dark Age of Camelot (an online RPG) game is taking up >most of my gaming time, to my chagrin. It's the software equivalent of >cocaine ("OK I'll just play another 1/2 hour, I'm almost to level 31..."). >

Good - maybe I can beat you in the next race! That is, unless El Jefe sanctions us first...<g> Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

"EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:20020108154010.08127.00000198@mb-> >Actually these days Dark Age of Camelot (an online RPG) game is taking up > >most of my gaming time, to my chagrin. It's the software equivalent of > >cocaine ("OK I'll just play another 1/2 hour, I'm almost to level31..."). > > > > Good - maybe I can beat you in the next race! That is, unless El Jefe > sanctions us first...<g> EP, you and I are a LOT closer in the standings this season than last. And I don't think it's because I've gotten WORSE. Shoulda showed up for Solitude - you would have beaten me there... I wouldn't count on LeMans though - I'm pumped for this one. If me and El Jefe don't take each other out again, that is.

In article <n3J_7.1865$7n.2011@shaw-ty1>, "Rob Adams" <[email hidden]> writes: >EP, you and I are a LOT closer in the standings this season than last. And I >don't think it's because I've gotten WORSE. > >Shoulda showed up for Solitude - you would have beaten me there... What, the Pro race? Like I said, Solitude is NO place to be putting around the track 20-25 seconds slower than the leaders... At least in the Lites race, I could stay on the lead lap. And since Ed had problems Sunday, I think I'm the only driver to complete all laps run so far this season... I'm quite proud of that...<g> Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPLRank - under construction... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.