Win XP PRO SP1
Dx 8.1 (.0a?) whatever comes with SP1
GForce 2mx
Gravis Eliminator Pro USB
Athlon 1.2
Now, the game ran ok for months. Various changes to the PC occured, upgraded NVid drivers a few times, updated antivirus, upgraded XP to SP1 etc, still ran OK. The only thing I did to the game was to install the Creation centre but never investigated it further.
Then, at no particluar moment, the game started to freeze. It happens at any time, even when watching a replay and not touching a key. I play with a mate - using keyboard and the GamePad. When it freezes, the screen stays on the frame it is at and the soundcard locks, repeating the same millisecond of noise (chant, music, whatever) until you reset the machine.
Now I've tried the following:
- Alter the RAM settings (and switching of "caching" for video/BIOS etc
- Change the video drivers
- Change the SoundBlaster Live! drivers
- Change the Gravis Drivers
- Reinstall the game
- Change the IRQ settings of the devices
- Close ZoneAlarm, AVG, Messenger etc
- As I have a dual boot I have tried installing it on Win98 but it stops at 42%
Eventually I flattened the PC yesterday and took out the sound card, network card, modem etc and reinstalled XP.
I tested the game at every stage as I put the hardware and then the software back in/on.
Eventually I played a game, probably my 26th in all, as I tested it for a whole match after each step, and it crashed again.
Has ANYONE got a clue as to what this could be?
Tonight, I will mainly be...
swapping the RAM out / installing original XP PRO / going back to FIFA 2002 !!!!!!!!!!
Cheers chaps!
Dx 8.1 (.0a?) whatever comes with SP1
GForce 2mx
Gravis Eliminator Pro USB
Athlon 1.2
Now, the game ran ok for months. Various changes to the PC occured, upgraded NVid drivers a few times, updated antivirus, upgraded XP to SP1 etc, still ran OK. The only thing I did to the game was to install the Creation centre but never investigated it further.
Then, at no particluar moment, the game started to freeze. It happens at any time, even when watching a replay and not touching a key. I play with a mate - using keyboard and the GamePad. When it freezes, the screen stays on the frame it is at and the soundcard locks, repeating the same millisecond of noise (chant, music, whatever) until you reset the machine.
Now I've tried the following:
- Alter the RAM settings (and switching of "caching" for video/BIOS etc
- Change the video drivers
- Change the SoundBlaster Live! drivers
- Change the Gravis Drivers
- Reinstall the game
- Change the IRQ settings of the devices
- Close ZoneAlarm, AVG, Messenger etc
- As I have a dual boot I have tried installing it on Win98 but it stops at 42%
Eventually I flattened the PC yesterday and took out the sound card, network card, modem etc and reinstalled XP.
I tested the game at every stage as I put the hardware and then the software back in/on.
Eventually I played a game, probably my 26th in all, as I tested it for a whole match after each step, and it crashed again.
Has ANYONE got a clue as to what this could be?
Tonight, I will mainly be...
swapping the RAM out / installing original XP PRO / going back to FIFA 2002 !!!!!!!!!!
Cheers chaps!