NFS III Hot Pursuit Help Please!

[coffinhunter]

Please help me with an error message.

(This is for a friend who isn't all the good with computers so asked me to post this question for him)

My friend loaded NFS 3 and tried to connect to me. As soon as he clicked the connect button he got this error message:

ABORT MESSAGE
Exception caught!
EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION:read attempted@0x7B414550
CS+0000017F DS=00000187 ES=00000187 FS=0000296F GS=00000000
EDI=00BA041C ESI=00CB08F0 EAX=00000001 EBX=00CB08F0 ECX=CB764790 EDX=81928E70
Eip=7B414550 Ebp=00CB07DC Esp=00B8F898 SS=00000187

OK CANCEL

He's tried reinstalling the game twice but no luck. Even ran the patch but got the same results.

He can play the game with no problems but can't connect at all.

He can access the net and his fax is working fine so I don't think its a modem problem.

Celeron 700MHZ
Win98SE
DSL
40GHD
256 RAM

Tks in advance.

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If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.

[Luis G]

If he's using an external DSL modem, and a NIC, he should check for installed protocols. That's in control panel->Net.

If the nic is used only for internet he should just leave TCP/IP protocol.

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[coffinhunter]

Thanks for the advice.

We actually got it working (sort of).

The problem was that everytime he removed it and reinstalled it he also ran the patch. I got him to NOT run the patch and we were able to connect. (Got me).

Now sometimes after a race or during the 2nd or 3rd race both of our computers just lock up. Have to hard boot to get them running again.

Anyone have any suggestions on what we can do? I'm hosting the game.

Celeron 500
256 Ram
Viper 770 Video Card
25GHD
Soundblaster Live
Cable Modem
32X & 48X CD

Above is the other machine I'm hooking up to.

Could it have something to do with the settings of my video card?

If so does someone know how to set the friggin' thing up? I don't know what I'm doing and don't know what most of the setting mean so I can't change what I don't understand. Sync something, Anti- something.....etc.

Thanks in advance.

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If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.

[newsboy9]

Hey Coffinhunter,
If I were you I would update the video and audio drivers of both your's and your friend's computers. The video drivers for your's should be right here http://www.diamondmm.com/default.asp...gacy_Graphics2
You might have to hunt for your friends. A great driver sight is www.drivershq.com you can find just about anything there.


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[coffinhunter]

Thanks newsboy,

But.....now I have two different answers and don't know which one is best.

On another post about my graphics card I was told to toast my Diamond Drivers and get my drivers from Nivida.

Do you or anyone else have any suggestions on which is the better route to go?

Tks.

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If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.