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Easy, man. I wasn't being serious. If I wasn't so adamant on my refusal of emoticons, I would've thrown in a smiley or two in there. Besides, I rarely advance past the quick reply box. I was merely trying to say, "Yeah, I know about online racing, but I need some more practice. Don't tease me like that!"
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I do have it somewhere - given to my son several years ago.
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OK, I've downloaded and installed the all-in-one patcher. The problem is, now the program runs like molasses (and that's everything, even the end credits), and I still can't save my driver profile. What do I have to do at this point?
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make sure your driver folder is not read only . there is an utility CROA(maybe someone can link to it ) . that can changes the atributes of all folders and subfolders ..
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Now the sim is either running very slow or very fast. I've been taking a more thorough look at the FAQ page at Race Sim Central, and I found a few notes of importance in my scenario...
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You won't find it on the hard drive - its apparently in the BIOS (I've never owned a laptop, so I can't be sure). The BIOS settings are those you reach when the machine is booting up, usually by pressing delete or one of the'F' keys. You do need to be careful what you alter there though...... Once you 've made your alteration(s), you save it and then allow the laptop to finish booting.
If you've done the "all-in-one", you shouldn't need the cpu fix. |
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Do you know anything about the C program loop suggested at the bottom?
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Sadly not. I'll see if I can find out more for you......
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13 Sep 2004, 20:08 (Ref:1095589) | #36 | ||
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Not as much help as you'd like, but the best I can do.....
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Well, as I alluded to earlier, I'm at a tech school. I'm sure I can stand at one end of my dorm hall and yell, "Does anyone know jack about computer programming?" and someone will stick their head out their door for a moment and help me out in that regard.
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I've finally figured out my problem! All I had to do was change my power settings to disable all the battery-saving features (I'm always on AC power, anyway). Instead of running at only about 800 MHz, my processor is cranking it out at 1.6 GHz. I'm still a bit away from maximum output, but now GPL is running smooth and lovely!
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Excellent.
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27 Sep 2004, 09:35 (Ref:1108064) | #40 | ||
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Well I've downloaded the patch and at least I can get to the opening screen but then the laptop just hangs.
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27 Sep 2004, 10:55 (Ref:1108131) | #41 | ||
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OK, Pete, which patch - the "all-in-one"?
What spec is your laptop, i.e. cpu/ram/graphics? |
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27 Sep 2004, 14:31 (Ref:1108358) | #42 | ||
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oops.
Its a Presario 2100 that's about all I know. I'll have a look tonite. The patch I downloaded was that one mentioned by you or Pirenzo earlier in this thread. BTW. I've had the cd for years just never used it. |
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27 Sep 2004, 15:06 (Ref:1108387) | #43 | ||
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Unfortunately, although I've heard of the make, it means nothing to me..... I just wanted to know how powerful your system is, really.
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My laptop is a Presario 3000, and it has a maximum processor speed of 1.8 GHz (although it was advertised as being able to run at 2.1 or 2.2). Also, what kind of processor is in it?
Does anyone have the heart to donate $60 (American) so I can buy a wheel? I have analog steering and throttle/brake controls, but the layout of the buttons makes it virtually impossible to drive effectively in manual transmission. |
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27 Sep 2004, 16:54 (Ref:1108504) | #45 | ||
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So how do I find out what is fitted to my device? I can't find a list anywhere.
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27 Sep 2004, 17:28 (Ref:1108547) | #46 | ||
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Right, try this:- (assuming you're running Windows of some description)
Start menu -> settings -> control panel -> system -> general (tab) - this will tell you what OS (and version) you are running. It should also tell you what cpu you have how much memory (RAM) you have. To check your graphics:- Right-click on your desktop and click properties. The settings (tab) -> If you have a graphics card installed it should tell you here what it is - otherwise, click the advanced button and it will almost certainly give you a separate extra tab on the next screen for your card. Last edited by Aysedasi; 27 Sep 2004 at 17:28. |
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Perhaps you're having the same issue as I did, where your notebook has a power-saving feature you must disable. Right-click on desktop, click properties, then click on the screen saver tab. There should be a subcategory button named "Power." Click on that, and make sure the settings are on "Always On."
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OK, your machine is well able to run GPL, Peter. Looks like you have onboard graphics. Next thing to try is turning off any unnecessary programs. Certainly disable any proprietary firewall or AV - you don't need that offline. Do a control/alt/delete to see if there is anything else (obvious) running that could be interfering with GPL.
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OK I'll try tomorrow. But what if I want to run it on-line?
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