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eddy678
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Quote from Yisc[NL] :Since it happens before the driver for the video card has been loaded, I think it is a hardware fault.
Take it in for repair if you still have warranty (or even when you don't have it)

I have just uninstalled the graphics card driver, I am now able to boot up in safe mode but when windows re-installs the driver and I then restart my laptop, it's back to the same problem again.

Would completely restoring the laptop back to it's factory condition help or should I just send it in for repairs?
Sony Vaio screen not working properly
eddy678
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Hello, I own a Sony Vaio (model: VGN-AR51J) and I have a problem with the screen.
When I boot the laptop up in normal mode, the colours are all over the place and lots of green dots are on the screen. The green dots stay there for a very long time, causing the laptop not to boot up or display anything.

However if I boot the laptop up in safe mode, everything seems fine, the screen works again. As I am typing this, I am using safe mode but I will be unable to use the laptop if I boot it up in normal mode.

Here is a video of me booting the laptop in normal mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nik21HIjBs

What can I do?
Thanks,
Edward.
eddy678
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Quote from Kristi :Are you sure you installed the right drivers for Windows 7? Try looking up Sony eSupport and type your model number to get the proper drivers. I'm pretty sure if it worked on Vista it should work on 7 too.

I can't find the webcam driver on the sony website. I did manage to find one on a CNET site but when I tried to install it, an error came up saying 'your model is not supported' plus sony haven't replied to me yet. Would re-installing windows vista do the trick?
eddy678
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Anyone?
Sony Vaio webcam not working
eddy678
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I own a Sony Vaio (model: VGN-AR51J) which has a built-in webcam (model name/number thing: USB Video Device 05ca:1839) and it does not work.

This problem started ever since I installed windows 7 onto my laptop. Before, it had windows vista installed onto it and the webcam was working fine.

I've tried updating the driver, entering the bios and restoring factory settings, going onto the sony website and downloading the original driver pack and trid a bunch of driver updating programs but still, I can't get the webcam to work.

Before when I was using windows vista, I could see the driver which was called: Sony Visual Communication Camera but now, it is just named: USB video device.

Any idea on how I can get the webcam to work with windows 7? And would re-installing windows vista help resolve the issue?

Thanks.
eddy678
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I want to make a song out of this guys post.....it will be called "All he ever wanted was a wheel"
eddy678
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Tried posting on Piston Heads but the topic got removed due to WANTED topics are not allowed on the forum Where else can I post this topic on?
eddy678
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Quote from Fordman :2500-2900 HOLY COW that is unreal amount of money for that type of car.

Why that car for a first one??

Fordie

They are so reliable and are known to have the handling of a Pug 205 gti, my dad drove over 800,000 miles (I do actually mean eight hundred thousand) in his 309 gti when he worked as a courier, so I would like a car which is that reliable
*WANTED* Peugeot 309 (not gti) in UK
eddy678
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Hello, I would love to purchase a Peugeot 309 for my first car, I have found a few GTI models, but the insurance is a joke.

I am looking for:


PEUGEOT 309 1991-1993 Petrol 1.4L Manual 5 doors GL

OR

PEUGEOT 309 1989-1991 Diesel 1.9L Manual 5 doors GRD DIESEL


The insurance on both of these cars for a 17 (well almost) year old is £2500-2900 which is quite good in my opinion.

So if anyone has or knows a friend that has either of the two models mentioned above, please contact me via this forum or email.

My email is [email protected]

Regards,
Edward.
eddy678
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Quote from Fordman :What about a GT Legends Server or a GTR2 (Power and Glory ) server for a difference. you can dowload the British tracks, as I have them.

I can host a server one night...Anybody up for that

Fordie

I'll be up for that, I just need to dl gtr2 with the P&G mod :P
eddy678
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Quote from Fordman :Found it, now installing....You have to do Snetty Eddy

Will do! I don't know if the server even works yet since no one has connected
eddy678
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the server on TOCA 2 is online now
TOCA 2 Touring Cars pc EVENT
eddy678
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TOCA 2, what is it?

TOCA 2 is quite an old game, it was released in the year 1999 and was available for the PS1 and PC.

With thanks to Kristi, I was able to get this game up and running again on my pc.

This has given me a thought to host an event, if anyone does own a copy of TOCA 2 Touring cars for the PC and would like to join the event, feel free to.

I am hosting the server on the internet, not modem or serial...the server will be called " TC2 2014 " (without quotes), I haven't decided what cars and tracks will be in the event, but I will let people decide that on the chat in the game.

Make sure you first click Network Session, then type in the server name ' TC2 2014 '. I will be called E TURNER (since that is my name). Any questions, pm me.

The event will be held today at 19:00pm GMT+1 .
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eddy678
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Quote from Kristi :I found a torrent on one of the local sites, are you interested?

If it's the pc version then yes I am
eddy678
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Quote from Kristi :You are trying to install from retail CD? It worked fine for me on Windows 7 a while ago.

I am trying to install the SOLD OUT CD of Toca 2. The disc is scratched and I can't find the full downloadable version of the game anywhere ..
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eddy678
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I've tried installing the game on a windows xp machine but I get a 'setup.ins file has become corrupted' error
eddy678
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Quote from R34GTR :Maybe run in compatibility mode? Pretty old game so could be just that

I've tried that but when I try and install the game, the same 'cannot load installation instructions' comes up
TOCA 2 Touring cars pc problem
eddy678
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When I try to install my copy of TOCA 2 touring cars, I get an error saying "unable to load installation instructions", how can I get rid of this error so I can install this game on windows vista?
eddy678
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Quote from Nilex :I can say with certainty the cause are hi-res texture pack you're using. I know this because I have experienced the same in the past. All the textures have to be transfered from the HDD to the VRAM so they larger they are the longer the wait. This is mostly relevant the first time you load a track, any consecutive loads might be much faster depending on the amount of VRAM and the needed textures still present in it.

I can't tell for sure but it seems highly unlikely that this is LFS specific slowdown you're experiencing. I would guess thats the case because it happens is all apps where you add more visual content to be loaded, and because it would seem logical that, by now, this loading process is very old and very much standardized so every game uses more or less the same process. If this is correct then it's not a bug

I think you are right, however the HDD on my desktop hardly has anything on it, it is a fast pc for it's age and so is my laptop, I downloaded Daniel CRO's dds file via a youtube video he posted on this forum, if he is having trouble with slow texture loading times then maybe it is a bug or just simply the dds files are ridiculously big? But I want to reduce the load times so shall I just download another texture pack, re install lfs to default settings or just try everything I can to make it load faster?
eddy678
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Quote from shimon-ifraimov :whats your system specs and what textures are you using ?

I've tried both my laptop and desktop, lfs still seems to take a considerable amount of time to load textures.

Laptop: Sony VAIO Intel Core 2 duo CPU T7250 @ 2.OOGHz, 2 Logical Processor(s), NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GT, 2.00GB of RAM

Desktop: Dell Precision 390, Intel Pentium D 326 / 2.66 GHz, ATI Radeon FireGL v7200, 2.00GB of RAM
Slow texture load [not a bug - custom textures using wrong format]
eddy678
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If this is due to the hi-res texture pack that I am using then I am sorry for posting this..but LFS seems to be very slow at loading the textures, generating and reloading the tracks, is there a way to make the textures for everything in lfs load a bit faster?
[CAD] Destruction derby IS BACK
eddy678
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I am very pleased to announce that [CAD] Destruction Derby is back!

Thank you to chriship and SJB and other people for making this possible.
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eddy678
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Anyone? The server works when I create a new host in the game, it just doesn't when I try and host it via Dcon.exe
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Dedi server problem
eddy678
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I have forwarded all of the ports on my router plus unblocked Dcon.exe, lfs.exe and made new ports in windows firewall, yet every time I try to connect to my server, I get a 'Connect timed out' error, how can I make my server work?
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