GP4 Start Up Crash

I have installed (full) GP4 and it runs. After I shut the PC down then restart, GP4 initially opens with the Safedisc screen. Then the screen goes blank as if the F1 / Infogames etc credits / opening video is about to run. However the screen remains blank and the PC has locked - crtl/alt/del has no effect and the only way to get out is a hardware reset. Theis continues until I UNinstall (not REinstall, that has no effect) the game, then Install again. This is fine then until I switch the PC off. Then the whole damn thing repeats itself and I have to uninstall etc.

ANY IDEAS??

Athlon Xp1800+ / MSI KT7 266 Pro2A / 266DDR / Geforce 2 Pro 64M. I have downloaded and installed Bios / Via / Nvidia drivers. (detonator 3 - 30.82). GP4 works fine on my other m/c - Athlon 1000 / 384 SDRAM 100 / TNT2 / detonator3 (yes the detonator drivers are different for TNT)

Both running Win ME (sorry!)

The game is good but not worth all this hassle - come on Geoff!

Do you know, this could be - no surely not - a BUG!

Yes believe it or not, GP4 has bugs. Lots of em. Thousands of em. Trillions. Sorry.



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GP4 is a bug.

try using the decrypted exe,

on my old pc, i have to decrypt every safedisc game just to get it to run :S

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Thanks to all who said it was a bug. I think I sort of guessed that. The question is whether or not this is a known bug with a fix! Have not tried the decrypted std exe, but have tried the "NO CD" exe - no change. One point is that the first thing that appears if it is going to start ok is the mouse pointer. Could this be a mouse driver issue?

I had the same problem. The music plays, all is normal, exept the picture, the scren is totaly black. Here is a solution: Format your disc.

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Format the disk? what sort of a crazy answer is that? sheeesh now I've heard everything. As Dumbass states you must use a decrypted exe. Also if you have the same issues with the decrypted exe then change the detonators to 21.83whql certified. Both cards will function with the same detonators as well. You've obviously proven that gp4 runs in the me environment so it cannot be the os, therefore it must be something else. It's just a process of elimination really. Use "End It All" (freeware) to shutdown background tsr's. It's also possible that redundant registry entries may cause you problems, remove them with "EasyCleaner". Run "Adaware" to remove suspicious files, spyware and advertising bots planted via your internet browse, you may have something there that could cause problems Format is a "last resort", only when every other avenue has been travelled.

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I have a KT7a motherboard and I was having problems with other games until I updated my BIOS settings and VIA drivers from their website as there are issues concerning the IRQs and the USB devices.

Do you have a Thrustmaster/Microsoft wheel attached to this PC or any Thrustmapper software for a mouse or keyboard?

Have you checked that the sound card is fully accelerated?

bobby