DOS

Sound Problems

If you have a Sound Blaster card, make sure you have the necessary device drivers loaded in your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files. It is also important to have a SET BLASTER= line placed in the AUTOEXEC.BAT.

The auto-detect program sometimes wrongly identifies the Sound Galaxy Pro as a Sound Blaster 16. You must manually select ""SoundBlaster"" and then enter the correct Port, IRQ and DMA settings. You can also start the game with no sound by typing the following command line option: GP2 Nosound

If the auto-detect program locks up, reset the machine and try re-selecting auto-detect from the GP2 setup. If this again produces a lockup or crash, try manually selecting your card's IRQ, DMA and Port settings. If you are unsure as to what these settings are, try typing ""SET"" from the command prompt (DOS) before running setup or refer to your hardware manuals.

The playback quality of the sound test sample may sound garbled. This should not affect the playback quality during the game.

Configuration

The following car setups are designed for use with the semi-pro difficulty level. Used correctly they should allow the player to lap 1-2 seconds off the qualifying lap records. Advanced players may wish to adjust the car setup in a non symmetrical way to suit individual circuits. The qualifying lap record is 1:16.179 seconds, our testing team achieved 1:18.594 with the following car set-up: Front Wing 10 Brake Balance 39.125 - 60.875 Rear Wing 12 Gear Ratios 1 = 20.64, 2 = 28:64, 3 = 36:64, 4 = 44:64, 5 = 52:64 and 6 = 60:64. The front of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 1, the slow bump at 3 and the slow rebound at 5. Springs need to be set at 1500 lb/in and the ride height at 26.5mm. The front anti roll bar requires setting at 2000 lb/in. The rear of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 1, the slow bump 2 and the slow rebound at 3. The springs need to be set at 900 lb/in and the ride height at 57.5mm. The rear anti roll bar needs to be 150 lb/in.

The rear of the car requires the packers to be set at 4mm, the dampers fast bump at 3 and the fast rebound at 2, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 2. The springs need to be set a 700 lb/in and the ride height at 61.0mm. The rear anti roll bar needs to be 150 lb/in.

The following car setups are designed for use with the semi-pro difficulty level. Used correctly they should allow the player to lap 1-2 seconds off the qualifying lap records. Advanced players may wish to adjust the car setup in a non symmetrical way to suit individual circuits. The qualifying lap record is 1:20.608 seconds, our testing team achieved 1:21.729 with the following car set-up: Front Wing 17 Brake Balance 41.500 - 58.500 Rear Wing 17 Gear Ratios 1 = 28:64, 2 = 35:64, 3 = 40:64, 4 = 46:64, 5 = 54:64 and 6 = 57:64. The front of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 2, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 5. Springs need to be set at 1500 lb/in and the ride height at 29.5mm. The front anti roll bar needs to be set at 1000 lb/in. The rear of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 2, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 3. The springs need to be set a 700 lb/in and the ride height at 56.0mm. The rear anti roll bar needs to be 50 lb/in.

The following car setups are designed for use with the semi-pro difficulty level. Used correctly they should allow the player to lap 1-2 seconds off the qualifying lap records. Advanced players may wish to adjust the car setup in a non symmetrical way to suit individual circuits. The qualifying lap record is 1:43.582 seconds, our testing team achieved 1:44.511 with the following car set-up: Front Wing 1 Brake Balance 37.875 - 62.125 Rear Wing 2 Gear Ratios 1 = 26:64, 2 = 34:64, 3 = 42:64, 4 = 50:64, 5= 58:64 and 6 = 66:64. The front of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 2, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 2. Springs need to be set at 1400 lb/in and the ride height at 27.5mm. The mfront anti roll bar needs to be set at 2000 lb/in. The rear of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 2, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 2. The springs need to be set a 900 lb/in and the ride height at 58.0mm. The rear anti roll bar needs to be 100 lb/in.

The following car setups are designed for use with the semi-pro difficulty level. Used correctly they should allow the player to lap 1-2 seconds off the qualifying lap records. Advanced players may wish to adjust the car setup in a non symmetrical way to suit individual circuits. The qualifying lap record is 1:18.258 seconds, our testing team achieved 1:22.258 with the following car set-up: Front Wing 12 Brake Balance 38.375 - 61.625 Rear Wing 14 Gear Ratios 1 = 19.64, 2 = 27:64, 3 = 35:64, 4 = 43:64, 5 = 51:64 and 6 = 59:64. The front of the car requires the packers to be set at 1mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 1, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 3. Springs need to be set at 1500 lb/in and the ride height at 27.0mm. The front anti roll bar requires setting at 2000 lb/in. The rear of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 1, the slow bump at 2 and the slow rebound at 3. The springs need to be set at 900 lb/in and the ride height at 56.0mm. The rear anti roll bar needs to be 100 lb/in.

The following car setups are designed for use with the semi-pro difficulty level. Used correctly they should allow the player to lap 1-2 seconds off the qualifying lap records. Advanced players may wish to adjust the car setup in a non symmetrical way to suit individual circuits. The qualifying lap record is 1:21.548 seconds, our testing team achieved 1:22.120 with the following car set-up: Front Wing 6 Brake Balance 42.000 - 58.000 Rear Wing 6 Gear Ratios 1 = 23:64, 2 = 31:64, 3 = 39:64, 4 = 47:64, 5 = 55:64 and 6 = 63:64. The front of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 2, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 2. Springs need to be set at 1500 lb/in and the ride height at 27.5mm. The front anti roll bar needs to be set at 1500 lb/in. The rear of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 2, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 2. The springs need to be set a 900 lb/in and the ride height at 57.0mm. The rear anti roll bar needs to be 100 lb/in.

The following car setups are designed for use with the semi-pro difficulty level. Used correctly they should allow the player to lap 1-2 seconds off the qualifying lap records. Advanced players may wish to adjust the car setup in a non symmetrical way to suit individual circuits. The qualifying lap record is 1:15.962 seconds, our testing team achieved 1:16.428 with the following car set-up: Front Wing 6 Brake Balance 48.500 - 51.500 Rear Wing 6 Gear Ratios 1 = 29:64, 2 = 39:64, 3 = 47:64, 4 = 52:64, 5 = 56:64 and 6 = 62:62. The front of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 1 The slow bump and the slow rebound at 6. Springs need to be set at 1500 lb/in and the ride height at 26.5mm. The front anti roll bar needs to be set at 2000 lb/in. The rear of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 2 The slow bump and the slow rebound at 6. The springs need to be set a 1000 lb/in and the ride height at 51.0mm. The rear anti roll bar needs to be 100 lb/in.

The following car setups are designed for use with the semi-pro difficulty level. Used correctly they should allow the player to lap 1-2 seconds off the qualifying lap records. Advanced players may wish to adjust the car setup in a non symmetrical way to suit individual circuits. The qualifying lap record is 1:22.762 seconds, our testing team achieved 1:24.331 with the following car set-up: Front Wing 18 Brake Balance 40.000 - 60.000 Rear Wing 20 Gear Ratios 1 = 20.64, 2 = 27:64, 3 = 34:64, 4 = 41:64, 5 = 48:64 and 6 = 55:64. The front of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm,the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 1, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 2. Springs need to be set at 1600 lb/in and the ride height at 27.5mm. The front anti roll bar needs to be set at 2000 lb/in. The rear of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 1, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 2. The springs need to be set at 900 lb/in and the ride height at 56.0mm. The rear anti roll bar needs to be 150 lb/in.

The following car setups are designed for use with the semi-pro difficulty level. Used correctly they should allow the player to lap 1-2 seconds off the qualifying lap records. Advanced players may wish to adjust the car setup in a non symmetrical way to suit individual circuits. The qualifying lap record is 1:16.282 seconds, our testing team achieved 1:17.610 with the following car set-up: front Wing 8 Brake Balance 40.500 - 59.500 Rear Wing 8 Gear Ratios 1 = 21:64, 2 = 29:64, 3 = 37:64, 4 = 45:64, 5 = 54:64 and 6 = 61:64. The front of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 4, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 21. Springs need to be set at 1400 lb/in and the ride height at 27.5mm. The front anti roll bar needs to be set at 1500 lb/in. The rear of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm,the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 4, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 15. The springs need to be set a 800 lb/in and the ride height at 55.0mm. The rear anti roll bar needs to be 100 lb/in.

The following car setups are designed for use with the semi-pro difficulty level. Used correctly they should allow the player to lap 1-2 seconds off the qualifying lap records. Advanced players may wish to adjust the car setup in a non symmetrical way to suit individual circuits. The qualifying lap record is 1:18.560 seconds, our testing team achieved 1:19.906 with the following car set-up: Front Wing 18 Brake Balance 40.250 - 59.750 Rear Wing 18 Gear Ratios 1 = 19.64, 2 = 25:64, 3 = 36:64, 4 = 44:64, 5 = 48:64 and 6 = 54:64. The front of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 2, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 5. Springs need to be set at 1500 lb/in and the ride height at 27.0mm. The front anti roll bar needs to be set at 1000 lb/in.

The following car setups are designed for use with the semi-pro difficulty level. Used correctly they should allow the player to lap 1-2 seconds off the qualifying lap records. Advanced players may wish to adjust the car setup in a non symmetrical way to suit individual circuits. The qualifying lap record is 1:26.178 seconds, our testing team achieved 1:24.295 with the following car set-up: Front Wing 6 Brake Balance 40.000 - 60.000 Rear Wing 8 Gear Ratios 1 = 18.64, 2 = 27:64, 3 = 36:64, 4 = 45:64, 5 = 54:64 and 6 = 62:64. The front of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 4, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 6. Springs need to be set at 1400 lb/in and the ride height at 27.0mm. The front anti roll bar needs to be set at 3000 lb/in. The rear of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 4, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 6. The springs need to be set a 1000 lb/in and the ride height at 55.5mm. The rear anti roll bar needs to be 150 lb/in.

The following car setups are designed for use with the semi-pro difficulty level. Used correctly they should allow the player to lap 1-2 seconds off the qualifying lap records. Advanced players may wish to adjust the car setup in a non symmetrical way to suit individual circuits. The qualifying lap record is 1:23.844 seconds, our testing team achieved 1:23.437 with the following car set-up: Front Wing 3 Brake Balance 40.000 - 60.000 Rear Wing 3 Gear Ratios 1 = 28.64, 2 = 36:64, 3 = 44:64, 4 = 50:64, 5 = 57:64 and 6 = 64:64. The front of the car requires the packers to be set at 3mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 4, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 9. Springs need to be set at 1300 lb/in and the ride height at 30.0mm. The front anti roll bar needs to be set at 1500 lb/in. The rear of the car requires the packers to be set at 3mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 4, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 9. The springs need to be set at 700 lb/in and the ride height at 63.0mm. The rear anti roll bar needs to be 100 lb/in.

The following car setups are designed for use with the semi-pro difficulty level. Used correctly they should allow the player to lap 1-2 seconds off the qualifying lap records. Advanced players may wish to adjust the car setup in a non symmetrical way to suit individual circuits. The qualifying lap record is 1:24.960 seconds, our testing team achieved 1:25.409 with the following car set-up: Front Wing 8 Brake Balance 33.000 - 67.000 Rear Wing 8 Gear Ratios 1 = 28.64, 2 = 35:64, 3 = 42:64, 4 = 48:64, 5 = 54:64 and 6 = 60:64. The front of the car requires the packers to be set at 4mm, the dampers fast bump at 1 and the fast rebound at 4, the slow bump at 1 and the slow rebound at 21. Springs need to be set at 1100 lb/in and the ride height at 28.0mm. The front anti roll bar requires setting at 500 lb/in. The rear of the car requires the packers to be set at 4mm, the dampers fast bump at 1 and the fast rebound at 4, the slow bump at 1 and the slow rebound at 15. The springs need to be set at 700 lb/in and the ride height at 59.0mm. The rear anti roll bar needs to be 100 lb/in.

The following car setups are designed for use with the semi-pro difficulty level. Used correctly they should allow the player to lap 1-2 seconds off the qualifying lap records. Advanced players may wish to adjust the car setup in a non symmetrical way to suit individual circuits. The qualifying lap record is 2:21.163 seconds, our testing team achieved 1:54.810 with the following car set-up: Front Wing 6 Brake Balance 40.000 - 60.000 Rear Wing 6 Gear Ratios 1 = 27:64, 2 = 35:64, 3 = 42:64, 4 = 49:64, 5 = 56:64 and 6 = 63:64. The front of the car requires the packers to be set at 4mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 3, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 9. Springs need to be set at 1500 lb/in and the ride height at 28.5mm. The front anti roll bar needs to be set at 2000 lb/in. The rear of the car requires the packers to be set at 5mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 4, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 10. The springs need to be set a 1000 lb/in and the ride height at 53.0mm. The rear anti roll bar needs to be 100 lb/in.

The following car setups are designed for use with the semi-pro difficulty level. Used correctly they should allow the player to lap 1-2 seconds off the qualifying lap records. Advanced players may wish to adjust the car setup in a non symmetrical way to suit individual circuits. The qualifying lap record is 1:37.207 seconds, our testing team achieved 1:40.142 with the following car set-up: Front Wing 14 Brake Balance 43.250 - 56.750 Rear Wing 14 Gear Ratios 1 = 21:64, 2 = 28:64, 3 = 36:64, 4 = 44:64, 5 = 52:64 and 6 = 58:64. The front of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 2, the slow bump at 6 and the slow rebound at 8. Springs need to be set at 1500 lb/in and the ride height at 27.5mm. The front anti roll bar requires setting at 3000 lb/in. The rear of the car requires the packers to be set at 3mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 2, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 2. The springs need to be set a 700 lb/in and the ride height at 56.5mm. The rear anti roll bar needs to be 100 lb/in.

The following car setups are designed for use with the semi-pro difficulty level. Used correctly they should allow the player to lap 1-2 seconds off the qualifying lap records. Advanced players may wish to adjust the car setup in a non symmetrical way to suit individual circuits. The qualifying lap record is 1:10.218 seconds, our testing team achieved 1:10.755 with the following car set-up: Front Wing 14 Brake Balance 40.000 - 60.000 Rear Wing 16 Gear Ratios 1 = 23.64, 2 = 30:64, 3 = 37:64, 4 =44:64, 5 = 51:64 and 6 = 58:64. The front of the car requires the packers to be set at 3mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 4, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 4. Springs need to be set at 1200 lb/in and the ride height at 28.0mm. The front anti roll bar needs to be set at 3000 lb/in. The rear of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 4, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 4. The springs need to be set a 900 lb/in and the ride height at 57.0mm. The rear anti roll bar needs to be 100 lb/in.

The rear of the car requires the packers to be set at 2mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 2, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 5. The springs need to be set a 800 lb/in and the ride height at 50.0mm. The rear anti roll bar needs to be 100 lb/in.The following car setups are designed for use with the semi-pro difficulty level. Used correctly they should allow the player to lap 1-2 seconds off the qualifying lap records. Advanced players may wish to adjust the car setup in a non symmetrical way to suit individual circuits. The qualifying lap record is 1:18.560 seconds, our testing team achieved 1:19.906 with the following car set-up: Front Wing 10 Brake Balance 40.250 - 59.750 Rear Wing 10.Gear Ratios 1 = 28:64, 2 = 36:64, 3 = 42:64, 4 = 48:64, 5 = 55:64 and 6 = 61:64. The front of the car requires the packers to be set at 3mm, the dampers fast bump and the fast rebound at 2, the slow bump and the slow rebound at 2. Springs need to be set at 1500 lb/in and the ride height at 29.0mm. The front anti roll bar needs to be set at 1000 lb/in.

Hints and Tips

Included on the Grand Prix 2 CD-ROM is a directory called GPFILES that contains pre-defined controller files for the ThrustMaster T2 and GP500 race systems. You can use these as examples to set up your own units. The joystick port built into the Ensoniq Soundscape has a known compatibility problem recognizing the GP500 race system (which may affect other sticks). There's nothing we can do but suggest the use of a game card. Before calibrating a non-standard joystick, it is important to select ""Control Driven Calibration"". Make sure you select the correct joystick axis. If the red calibration dot fails to move, it is more than likely you selected the wrong joystick port. Be sure to save the controller file.

How to Set Up a CH Steering wheel and Pedal Configuration 1) Select ""Control Method"". 2) Select ""Not Used"" 3) Select ""Advanced Menu"". 4) Select ""Joystick A Horizontal"" for Steering Device. 5) Select ""Analog"" for Steering Mode. 6) Select ""Joystick B Vertical"" for Acceleration Device. 7) Select ""Switched"" for Acceleration Mode. 8) Select ""Joystick B Horizontal"" for Brake Device. 9) Select ""Switched"" for Brake Mode. 10) Select ""Control Driven Calibration"" for Control Method. Now Calibrate the device, and your wheel should work.

How to Set Up a ThrustMaster T2 From the main menu of Grand Prix 2: 1) Select ""Control Method."" 2) Select ""Not Used."" 3) Select ""Advanced Menu."" 4) Select ""Joystick A Horiz"" for Steering Device. 5) Select ""Analog"" for Steering Mode. 6) Select ""Joystick B Horiz"" for Acceleration Device. 7) Select ""Analog"" for Acceleration Mode. 8) Select ""Joystick B Horiz"" for Brake Device. 9) Select ""Switched"" for Braking Mode. 10) Select ""Control Driven Calibration"" for Control Method. Do not touch any other settings You can edit the set name to say ""T2"" or ""TMaster"" and then save the file. Now Calibrate the Device, and your T2 Should Work. Or you can load the File Directly from the CD: 1) Select Control Method. 2) Choose ""Not Used"". 3) Select ""Advanced Menu"". 4) Click on ""Load Control Set"". 5) Select your CD-ROM drive letter (D, E, F, etc.) 6) Click on the ""GPFILES"" subdirectory. 7) Click on ""T2.CON"". 8) Select O.K. 9) Select O.K. again. 10) Select ""Calibrate Joystick"". 11) Calibrate the wheel.

How to set up a VR Pilot and CH Pedals Configuration 1) Select ""Control Method"". 2) Select ""Not Used"". 3) Select ""Advanced Menu"". 4) Select ""Joystick A Horizontal"" for Steering Device.5) Select ""Analog"" for Steering Mode. 6) Select ""Joystick B Vertical"" for Acceleration Device. 7) Select ""Analog"" for Acceleration Mode. 8) Select ""Joystick B Horizontal"" for Braking Device. 9) Select ""Switched"" for Braking Mode. 10) Select ""Control Driven Calibration"" under Control Method. Now calibrate the device, and it should work.

Do NOT use the Win 95 adapter that came with the wheel. THIS IS NOT A WIN 95 GAME.

General Information

Some Windows 95 machines do not support AutoPlay. In this case, please double-cllick on your CD-ROM icon then double-click on the install icon.

No Option for the Weather There is no rain or different weather conditions.

It is not possible to control the car using a mouse.

Grand Prix 2 does not support local area networks for head-to-head play.

Grand Prix 2 does not support the specific use of 3-D accelerator cards, such as the 3D Blaster from Creative Labs.

Because Grand Prix 2 was designed and developed to run under MS-DOS, you may experience problems running under Windows 95. To achieve optimal frame rate and performance levels, it is strongly recommended that you reboot in MS-DOS mode. It is also important to ensure all necessary CD-ROM and sound card drivers are loaded before attempting to run Grand Prix 2. Failure to do so may result in the game not loading. (We have included the customer service help documents in a directory called UTILS\HELPDOCS on the CD-ROM).

How to Fix F1system.dat file damaged or not found error message If the game displays the message ""Can't start Grand Prix 2. F1system.dat file damaged or not found"": you need to either reinstall the game or try running the game with the option ""GP2 Nostateload.""

How to Fix the Background Music Windows 95 machines with slow (double-speed) CD-ROM drives may experience ""jumps"" or ""stutters"" in the background music. We recommend running Grand Prix 2 in MS-DOS mode.

How to un-grey the SVGA Option There are two possibilities if the SVGA option is greyed out: If the game does not have enough extended memory to run, the SVGA detail option will be greyed out. You need to free up more memory. If the game cannot find a VESA driver, the game will run in 16 colors and the SVGA option will be greyed out. You need to load a TSR, such as UNIVBE or get a specific VESA driver for your video card. Click on the link(s) below to obtain the appropriate update file: Suggested utility from Display Doctor for a VESA driver

To prevent problems running Grand Prix 2, the System Agent and screen savers should be disabled.

Remove any video card exclusion zones used at the end of the EMM386 line.

On certain video cards, Windows 95 is unable to restore certain DOS-based graphical applications, such as Grand Prix 2. This is a problem with the new Windows 95 keyboards containing the new ""Start' and ""Windows"" keys. If you press these keys, Windows suspends Grand Prix 2 to bring up a menu, but is then unable to restore the game. The only solution to this problem is to run Grand Prix 2 in MS-DOS mode.

Installation

Make sure you have enough memory before starting the installation as outlined in the hardware detection phase. Also, disable any virus checkers and memory-resident software (including DOS-based TSRs). The Microsoft CD-ROM extensins (MSCDEX) should be reporting a version 2.23 or higher for Grand Prix 2 to work.

If you are still having install problems after trying all the fixes provided, we recommend trying a boot disk. Click on the link(s) below to obtain the appropriate update file: Download the BOOTALL utility Read the BOOTALL instructions

If the installation program aborts or fails to copy any files, you may have either a dirty or faulty CD-ROM. Please clean the CD-ROM disc and try again.

System Requirements

System Requirements IBM PC 100 Mhz 80486 DX/4 compatible or faster DOS 5.0 or later 8MB RAM (16MB RAM if running under Windows 95). We recommend playing the game in MS-DOS mode and not in a DOS box under Windows 95. Double speed CD-ROM drive VGA graphics for 320x200x256 colors or Super VGA (VESA required) for 640x480x256 colors Hard Drive (15 MB free) Microsoft-compatible mouse Required for Multiplayer Option: 100% Hayes-compatible 9600 modem or faster (2 player) Null-modem serial cable (2 player) Case: Are there any incompatibilities with other software? I ncompatible Software SmartDrive and other caching software should be disabled before installing or playing Grand Prix 2. In addition, memory-resident virus checkers (especially those used within Windows 95) can cause Grand Prix 2's installer to crash. Please disable any memory-resident software (including DOS-based TSRs).

The hardware detection phase may incorrectly identify Pentium Pro, Cyrix 686, and Intel MMX machines as using an ""Unknown"" processor type. Simply ignore this message and continue with the installation and the game should run fine.

Grand Prix 2 should not have any problem with disk compression software, such as DriveSpace.

If you have the European version, a multilingual boot disc program is included on the CD in a directory called UTILS\BOOTDISC. In the US version, the boot disk option is on the main install menu. You can also try our universal boot disk maker from the link below Click on the link(s) below to obtain the appropriate update file: Download the BOOTALL utility Read the BOOTALL instructions

Networking

PCMCIA Cards Grand Prix 2 has known problems detecting PCMCIA cards. We apologize for any inconvenience.

In order to successfully connect Grand Prix 2 via modems, it is necessary to know the correct modem initialization strings to turn error correction and compression off. Symptons of incorrect strings are a slow frame rate and possibly a lockup or crash. We have included some modem initialization strings within the game, but these are not guaranted to work. Please refer to the newer list of modem strings below. Linking within Windows 95 can cause the system to momentarily ""hang"" or ""freeze"". Try selecting a lower baud rate such as 19200. While linked, the background music will automatically be turned off. You may find that you need to significantly reduce the detail level in order for the game to run at an acceptable frame rate. This is because the link takes up some processor power. Modem Initialization Strings The following list contains the initialization strings for all the modems that have been tested. If your modem is not listed in this list, please refer to your modem's manual and enter the appropriate initialization strings. We suggest the factory defaults for your modem. If that does not work, we recommend turning off data compression, error correction, and software flow control:

How to Recognize COM Ports 3 and 4 During testing we found that some machines (but not all) failed to recognize the presence of COM Ports 3 and 4. To help solve this, we included a small program called COMSETUP in the UTILS\COMSETUP directory on the Grand Prix 2 CD-ROM. To run the program, type ""COMSETUP /H"" at the DOS prompt. This will bring up a list of available COM ports, their various port addresses and some help text. You will need to find out what the hex address for COM ports 3 and 4 are. (This information can be obtained by running MSD from a DOS prompt.) Once you have this info, you need to enter the values to the end of the COMSETUP line and re-run Grand Prix 2. COM 4 may now be available. Also make sure a mouse isn't plugged into the corresponding COM ports. For example, if a mouse is plugged into COM 1, you will be unable to select COM 3 (likewise for COM ports 2 and 4). If this is the case on your system, try linking without a mouse or use the command line option: ""GP2 linkonmmouseport"".