Help - My Car has a life of its own!!

I've been playing GP4 since it came out, without too many problems, but recently, I get a VERY annoying problem.

After about 5-10 mins playing, I either lose the Force Feedback effects, or worse still, lose all control of the car, and the steering heads off at full throttle into the barrier.

I thought at first this was some fancy damage simulation, but it now happens every time, and i am losing patience.

If I exit the game, i normally find in control panel/Game controllers that my MS FF wheel is either not connected (it is!) or i have various other non-existent game controllers showing.

If I delete these, or re-add my MSFF wheel, all is well, but only for another 10 mins.

Can't think why this should have started recently. I re-built my pc a few weeks ago, but as far as I know, have used all same drivers and win 98 as before.

Any ideas welcome.........

Ali

Does this happens only in GP4 or in all games?

Well, frankly, I always hated GPx Menus. They are archaic, too DOS remembering, and I think that going through eight screens just to load a wheel as a default device control, is crappy.

Only in GP4........

I agree there are too many menus in GP4

one option I really would like is a quick re-race - if you have gone off the track or been damaged, just to be able to hit ESCAPE and restart without going through 4 menus and waiting for the whole thing to reload unnecessarily.

Ali

well i always thought that the animated menu screens were way better than the still photos of GP3 :P

the backgrounds are much better but as far as I can tell the menu structure is still the same i.e. PANTS

Hello.........

We seem to be getting away from the point!

Can anyone offer any suggestions to fix my Steering Wheel problem?

Ali

Perhaps its not the game?

Perhaps your addicted to beer and dont know your drinking it?

hehe i had that happen in CMR2 when playing with friends, it happened every 10 mins or so. We just pretended it was a steering failure... :P

Is an USB or a joystick port one?

None... me and Chris have come to the conclusion its beer