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MetroNorth (3 posts)
Apr-14-02, 08:35 PM (EST) "Windows XP Pro Crashes" After installing MS Tain Simulator, I tried to run the program but it shuts down and restarts the pc. It does this with or without the update. I am running an 800 Mhz with 256 MB of ram. The SBlive has the the latest drivers and I have a voodoo 4500 with the latest drivers I could find. All other games and Applications run fine. This is my first Microsoft game. Compatibility mode ended up doing the same thing. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks! Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
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Subject Author Message Date ID RE: Windows XP Pro Crashes CajunRon Apr-14-02 1 RE: Windows XP Pro Crashes MetroNorth Apr-20-02 2 RE: Windows XP Pro Crashes kmelvin300 Apr-20-02 3 RE: Windows XP Pro Crashes MetroNorth Apr-20-02 4 RE: Windows XP Pro Crashes Maxgee1212 Apr-21-02 5

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CajunRon (222 posts)
Apr-14-02, 10:07 PM (EST) 1. "RE: Windows XP Pro Crashes" Well, I know this is not what you want to hear but it's probably an important piece of info in your "detective" work. I've got WinXP Home edition and MSTS installed and runs fine. Both without and then with update. I get much fewer lockups and crashes (but not totally eliminated).My "brand spanking new" system is P4 2GHz, ASUS Geforce4 4400, 512 RAM, Soundblaster Audigy soundcard.I recall having some problems with my SB Live under Win98. Disabling "hardware acceleration" solved quite a few lock ups. To do this you have to Run DXDiag (using RUN in the START menu), Click on the SOUND tab and move the hardware acceleration slider all the way to the left.I'm afraid that's about all I can offer. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
MetroNorth (3 posts)
Apr-20-02, 10:43 PM (EST) 2. "RE: Windows XP Pro Crashes" I tried your solution and it still did the same thing. Warm starts the pc. I had to put the sound blaster live back to the full hardware acceleration as other games would not work right.
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kmelvin300 (1 posts)
Apr-20-02, 11:02 PM (EST) 3. "RE: Windows XP Pro Crashes" Well your not alone! I'm running XP home and 1.4 ghz 64 meg video and get crashes all the time. It always seem like it happens at an important part of the senerio... Hope MS can fix this problem! Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
MetroNorth (3 posts)
Apr-20-02, 11:24 PM (EST) 4. "RE: Windows XP Pro Crashes" No, You don't understand. I do not get to play the game. As soon as I start it, the screen goes black and the pc reboots. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
Maxgee1212 (2 posts)
Apr-21-02, 06:24 AM (EST) 5. "RE: Windows XP Pro Crashes" Look at this MS Knowledge Base question and see if this helps.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q161961The lastest version of DirectX is included in XP PRO, so most liely it's your video drivers. So my advice is to uninstall MSTS, make sure you completely uninstall. That includes manually deleting the folder left behind in ProgramFiles\MicrosoftGames\TraimSimulator\, then empty the Recycle Bin. Do a COLD restart! Now download all the newest Drivers for both video and sound. Run Disk Check on your HDD, it's in Programs, Accessories, System Tools. Re-install MSTS and the update. Restart again. Open the MSTS TroubleShooter, and check video card and run it. Now try and run the game.MAX Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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