St.Hubbins Wrote:
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> mcdo Wrote:
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> > Dumb question maybe, but have you tried
> starting
> > it again after it has failed the first time?
> I'm
> > using XP with a SiS Mirage card and half your
> > RAM...not a gamer's setup. GP32K always stalls
> at
> > a black screen at first start and after killing
> > GPxPatch and the exe through Task Mgr, it
> works.
>
>
> Do you have any idea what causes this? I have
> experienced exactly the same problem, although
> both GP3 and GP3 2000 used to open first time
> without problems. I can only imagine there is some
> conflict with IE7 as I think I have only noticed
> this problem has developed since I installed this.
> Could be some other standard XP updates that cause
> the issue I suppose. It's difficult to pinpoint
> when I first started getting the failed start as I
> stopped playing for about a year, so I have only
> actually noticed it recently.
It was happening to me pre IE7. I just tested the GP32K exe and it starts first time, so maybe it's something twitchy with GPxPatch on XP and on certain computers. I'll try the compatability wizard again and see what gives, but it's another of those minor pc pains that becomes routine.