Nascar 2003 problems

Installs ok, starts sierra video OK, I hear racecars, then crash and immediate reboot. My system: Intel D845PEBT2 MB P4-2.4 533FSB MSI TI4200 Gf4 128mg 512 ram DX9.0 Tried 3 latest drivers from Nvidia and last 2 from MSI Win XP PRO will all updates. Tried with and without Intel Appl. Accer. IAA DXDiag checks OK. Never had a reboot till this game. Wrote Sierra tech support....they suggested different video drivers No solution yet..Thought I would try experts on this forum. Anybody running Nascar 2003 on a Intel D845pebt2 or Dell 4550? Suggestions???? Thanks...

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> Installs ok, starts sierra video OK, I hear racecars, then crash and > immediate reboot. > My system: > Intel D845PEBT2 MB > P4-2.4 533FSB > MSI TI4200 Gf4 128mg > 512 ram > DX9.0 > Tried 3 latest drivers from Nvidia and last 2 from MSI > Win XP PRO will all updates. > Tried with and without Intel Appl. Accer. IAA > DXDiag checks OK. > Never had a reboot till this game. > Wrote Sierra tech support....they suggested different video drivers > No solution yet..Thought I would try experts on this forum. > Anybody running Nascar 2003 on a Intel D845pebt2 or Dell 4550? > Suggestions???? > Thanks... > > >

I'm in a hurry, I hope I didn't miss this...Opengl or D3d...try both. dave henrie

What resolution did you setup the game for? Does it match the desktop resolution? Did you use detonator destroyer when you started switching between video card drivers to ensure a fresh install of video drivers? Have you tried an earlier version of DirectX, like 8.0 or 8.1? Make sure you use something like DxBuster or the instructions posted earlier in this group to install an earlier version of directx cleanly. I'd have to believe its a video card conflict, and these are the first three obvious things to check. hth, jeff "texasbiggs" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:

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> Installs ok, starts sierra video OK, I hear racecars, then crash and > immediate reboot. > My system: > Intel D845PEBT2 MB > P4-2.4 533FSB > MSI TI4200 Gf4 128mg > 512 ram > DX9.0 > Tried 3 latest drivers from Nvidia and last 2 from MSI > Win XP PRO will all updates. > Tried with and without Intel Appl. Accer. IAA > DXDiag checks OK. > Never had a reboot till this game. > Wrote Sierra tech support....they suggested different video drivers > No solution yet..Thought I would try experts on this forum. > Anybody running Nascar 2003 on a Intel D845pebt2 or Dell 4550? > Suggestions???? > Thanks... > > >

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Thanks for suggestions... What resolution did you setup the game for? Does it match the desktop resolution? yes tried 3 different settings at both 16 and 32 bit. Did you use detonator destroyer when you started switching between video card drivers to ensure a fresh install of video drivers? Yes just ran it and install 41.09 drivers as suggested by sierra tech support...same results at the same point each time... Have you tried an earlier version of DirectX, like 8.0 or 8.1? Make sure you use something like DxBuster or the instructions posted earlier in this group to install an earlier version of directx cleanly. No will try ??? Keep suggestions coming. Texasbiggs "texasbiggs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Installs ok, starts sierra video OK, I hear racecars, then crash and > immediate reboot. > My system: > Intel D845PEBT2 MB > P4-2.4 533FSB > MSI TI4200 Gf4 128mg > 512 ram > DX9.0 > Tried 3 latest drivers from Nvidia and last 2 from MSI > Win XP PRO will all updates. > Tried with and without Intel Appl. Accer. IAA > DXDiag checks OK. > Never had a reboot till this game. > Wrote Sierra tech support....they suggested different video drivers > No solution yet..Thought I would try experts on this forum. > Anybody running Nascar 2003 on a Intel D845pebt2 or Dell 4550? > Suggestions???? > Thanks... > >

You don't mention your soundcard, so I'll assume that it's an on-board chip. If so , you might want to try using DxDiag to turn the DirectSound slider down from "Full Acceleration" to "Standard Acceleration" and see if it makes a difference. - Eric "texasbiggs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Installs ok, starts sierra video OK, I hear racecars, then crash and > immediate reboot. > My system: > Intel D845PEBT2 MB > P4-2.4 533FSB > MSI TI4200 Gf4 128mg > 512 ram > DX9.0 > Tried 3 latest drivers from Nvidia and last 2 from MSI > Win XP PRO will all updates. > Tried with and without Intel Appl. Accer. IAA > DXDiag checks OK. > Never had a reboot till this game. > Wrote Sierra tech support....they suggested different video drivers > No solution yet..Thought I would try experts on this forum. > Anybody running Nascar 2003 on a Intel D845pebt2 or Dell 4550? > Suggestions???? > Thanks...

Mr. Eric Busch you are the man.... After countless video driver reloads and reboots and upgrades, downgrades, etc... Your suggestion to move the slider on sound card worked perfect. I am very happy and the game graphics look good. I can not thank you enough. I would like to suggest that if others have a problem this and many other forums are the best tech support available. I will say that seirra email support was fast response but nothing like this place. Eric, Thanks again...... A happy future racer, Texasbiggs "Eric Busch" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:b7qf4f$4v5$[email hidden]...

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> You don't mention your soundcard, so I'll assume that it's an on-board > chip. If so , you might want to try using DxDiag to turn the > DirectSound slider down from "Full Acceleration" to "Standard > Acceleration" and see if it makes a difference. > > - Eric > > > "texasbiggs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Installs ok, starts sierra video OK, I hear racecars, then crash and > > immediate reboot. > > My system: > > Intel D845PEBT2 MB > > P4-2.4 533FSB > > MSI TI4200 Gf4 128mg > > 512 ram > > DX9.0 > > Tried 3 latest drivers from Nvidia and last 2 from MSI > > Win XP PRO will all updates. > > Tried with and without Intel Appl. Accer. IAA > > DXDiag checks OK. > > Never had a reboot till this game. > > Wrote Sierra tech support....they suggested different video drivers > > No solution yet..Thought I would try experts on this forum. > > Anybody running Nascar 2003 on a Intel D845pebt2 or Dell 4550? > > Suggestions???? > > Thanks... > >

What soundcard are you using? Might help others to identify the problem. "texasbiggs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Mr. Eric Busch you are the man.... > After countless video driver reloads and reboots and upgrades, downgrades, > etc... > Your suggestion to move the slider on sound card worked perfect. > I am very happy and the game graphics look good. I can not thank you > enough. > I would like to suggest that if others have a problem this and many other > forums are the best tech support available. > I will say that seirra email support was fast response but nothing like this > place. > Eric, Thanks again...... > > A happy future racer, > Texasbiggs > > > "Eric Busch" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:b7qf4f$4v5$[email hidden]... > > You don't mention your soundcard, so I'll assume that it's an on-board > > chip. If so , you might want to try using DxDiag to turn the > > DirectSound slider down from "Full Acceleration" to "Standard > > Acceleration" and see if it makes a difference. > > > > - Eric > > > > > > "texasbiggs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > Installs ok, starts sierra video OK, I hear racecars, then crash and > > > immediate reboot. > > > My system: > > > Intel D845PEBT2 MB > > > P4-2.4 533FSB > > > MSI TI4200 Gf4 128mg > > > 512 ram > > > DX9.0 > > > Tried 3 latest drivers from Nvidia and last 2 from MSI > > > Win XP PRO will all updates. > > > Tried with and without Intel Appl. Accer. IAA > > > DXDiag checks OK. > > > Never had a reboot till this game. > > > Wrote Sierra tech support....they suggested different video drivers > > > No solution yet..Thought I would try experts on this forum. > > > Anybody running Nascar 2003 on a Intel D845pebt2 or Dell 4550? > > > Suggestions???? > > > Thanks... > > > > > >

Yet another example of why onboard sound/video/network stuff is EVIL. Sure, it allows you to save a few bucks on your system build-out, wut at what real expense? The inability to use the hardware to it's fullest potential? I absolutely abhor onboard hardware features like that. It ends up being a waste of solder and a hassle in Windows. In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

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> Mr. Eric Busch you are the man.... > After countless video driver reloads and reboots and upgrades, downgrades, > etc... > Your suggestion to move the slider on sound card worked perfect. > > A happy future racer, > Texasbiggs > > > "Eric Busch" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:b7qf4f$4v5$[email hidden]... > > You don't mention your soundcard, so I'll assume that it's an on-board > > chip. If so , you might want to try using DxDiag to turn the > > DirectSound slider down from "Full Acceleration" to "Standard > > Acceleration" and see if it makes a difference. > >

The onboard sound was use and when combined with DX9 at full acceration was the problem.....I have to agree that onboard sound cards are not the best option but I used it because until now it worked well. Can not argue with the comments. Just glad a workaround was found. Texasbiggs "John Simmons" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Yet another example of why onboard sound/video/network stuff is EVIL. > > Sure, it allows you to save a few bucks on your system build-out, wut > at what real expense? The inability to use the hardware to it's > fullest potential? > > I absolutely abhor onboard hardware features like that. It ends up > being a waste of solder and a hassle in Windows. > > > In article <[email hidden]>, > [email hidden] says... > > Mr. Eric Busch you are the man.... > > After countless video driver reloads and reboots and upgrades,

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> > etc... > > Your suggestion to move the slider on sound card worked perfect. > > > > A happy future racer, > > Texasbiggs > > > > > > "Eric Busch" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:b7qf4f$4v5$[email hidden]... > > > You don't mention your soundcard, so I'll assume that it's an on-board > > > chip. If so , you might want to try using DxDiag to turn the > > > DirectSound slider down from "Full Acceleration" to "Standard > > > Acceleration" and see if it makes a difference. > > >

Eric charges $1000.00 / Minute tech support. His bill has been mailed. V/R TeCh SuPpOrT TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK NROS "texasbiggs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > The onboard sound was use and when combined with DX9 at full accerationwas

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> the problem.....I have to agree that onboard sound cards are not the best > option but I used it because until now it worked well. > Can not argue with the comments. > Just glad a workaround was found. > > Texasbiggs > > > "John Simmons" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Yet another example of why onboard sound/video/network stuff is EVIL. > > > > Sure, it allows you to save a few bucks on your system build-out, wut > > at what real expense? The inability to use the hardware to it's > > fullest potential? > > > > I absolutely abhor onboard hardware features like that. It ends up > > being a waste of solder and a hassle in Windows. > > > > > > In article <[email hidden]>, > > [email hidden] says... > > > Mr. Eric Busch you are the man.... > > > After countless video driver reloads and reboots and upgrades, > downgrades, > > > etc... > > > Your suggestion to move the slider on sound card worked perfect. > > > > > > A happy future racer, > > > Texasbiggs > > > > > > > > > "Eric Busch" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:b7qf4f$4v5$[email hidden]... > > > > You don't mention your soundcard, so I'll assume that it's an

on-board > > > > chip. If so , you might want to try using DxDiag to turn the > > > > DirectSound slider down from "Full Acceleration" to "Standard > > > > Acceleration" and see if it makes a difference. > > > > > >

cHeCk in the mail...................haha "Paul D. Yuknis" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:sE0pa.563300$F1.78059@sccrnsc04...

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> > Eric charges $1000.00 / Minute tech support. His > bill has been mailed. > > V/R > > TeCh SuPpOrT > > TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK > NROS > > > > "texasbiggs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > The onboard sound was use and when combined with DX9 at full acceration > was > > the problem.....I have to agree that onboard sound cards are not the

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> > option but I used it because until now it worked well. > > Can not argue with the comments. > > Just glad a workaround was found. > > > > Texasbiggs > > > > > > "John Simmons" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > Yet another example of why onboard sound/video/network stuff is EVIL. > > > > > > Sure, it allows you to save a few bucks on your system build-out, wut > > > at what real expense? The inability to use the hardware to it's > > > fullest potential? > > > > > > I absolutely abhor onboard hardware features like that. It ends up > > > being a waste of solder and a hassle in Windows. > > > > > > > > > In article <[email hidden]>, > > > [email hidden] says... > > > > Mr. Eric Busch you are the man.... > > > > After countless video driver reloads and reboots and upgrades, > > downgrades, > > > > etc... > > > > Your suggestion to move the slider on sound card worked perfect. > > > > > > > > A happy future racer, > > > > Texasbiggs > > > > > > > > > > > > "Eric Busch" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > > news:b7qf4f$4v5$[email hidden]... > > > > > You don't mention your soundcard, so I'll assume that it's an > on-board > > > > > chip. If so , you might want to try using DxDiag to turn the > > > > > DirectSound slider down from "Full Acceleration" to "Standard > > > > > Acceleration" and see if it makes a difference. > > > > > > > > > > >