GP4 crashing to desktop. CTD resolved

##Configuring GP4 to run on Windows 7 SP1 64bit successfully.##

My Machine Specs:-

Custom build
OS Windows 7 SP1 64bit
CPU AMD Fx 8350 8 core
Motherboard Asus
Memory 16 Gig
Graphics Card Ati radeon 7850

Setting the game resolution to 1920 x 1080, open this file with notepad:-
f1graphics.cfg

And configure the following:-

1 ; f1graphics.cfg controls all settings (default 0)
1920 ; [RELEASE] Game 3D Horizontal Resolution
1080 ; [RELEASE] Game 3D Vertical Resolution

1920 ; [DEBUG] Game 3D Vertical Resolution
1080 ; [DEBUG] Game 3D Vertical Resolution

Save the file

On gp4.exe and gpxpatch.exe (note gpxpatch enhances the game and can be downloaded here:- SDI Game Utilities: GPxPatch)
right click, then properties and make both files compatibility level:- windows xp sp2 and tick the following check
boxes:-

disable visual themes
disable desktop composition
disable display scaling on high DPI settings
run this program as an administrator

This is important:-
-Disable Antivirus and firewall (for lan play)
-And all other programs that might popup during game play, example like video card updates, java updates, windows updates
typically this is at the bottom right in taskbar.

Run gp4.exe and or gpxpatch.exe
-On menu, click on Options and then Graphics, (do not touch the screen resolution of 640 x 480)
Just click on the Advanced option and select manual, set all to the highest level
click on test, (on fast PC you should get close to 60fps, click on test 2 to 3 times to get better result if you can with
the fps)
Then on Frame rate slider, set it to 30fps from 60fps or half of what the maximum is. (this will make the processor work
less and the game will still run super fast) exit the game and save it on the way out.

### This bit you will have to do everytime you run the game, especially matters when doing multiplayer, so use this for both singleplayer and multiplayer:-

-start the game again
-Then once in the menu screen do an alt tab (this will pop you back to windows)
-Right click on the task bar, and select :- Start Task Manager
-Goto the Processes tab and look for gp4.exe
-right click on the gp4.exe and select:-

-Set priority to normal (which is default), click ok, then right click again
-and choose Set Affinity and select CPU 0, deselect all the rest (note select 0 and 1 for multiplayer, it may ctd but it doesn't happen all of the time)

note if it says access denied, when you try to change Priority and Affinity
at the bottom click on:- Show processes from all users
and try again, If you still get access denied you need to have Administrator rights.

Click on the game icon in the task bar that is still in running state and you will be back into the game menu

The game should run fine and not crash to desktop.

Get this if you want realistic clouds, etc 2001 Trackpack:-
[www.gp4db.com]

And this for 2004 season cars, from this site:- [valdibarros.blogspot.com.au]
called GP-4 - Car.wad 2004

Here are some screenshots from multiplayer game, :-
[www.techimo.com]

In multiplayer you can let the AI take control of your car by hitting space bar or P key depending if your using a steering wheel or not



Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 07/17/2015 07:41AM by gp4wonder.

This doesn't work for me.