Freezing or game screen not refreshing

Malignant · 08-07-2002, 04:15 PM

Ok i play the game on winxp and in non-full screen mode. Sometimes i go afk for a while after minimizing the game, then i come back and the game is either frozen or not refreshing the screen. All i see is whatever is in the background of my computer, like another program that is running or my desktop. It is getting annoying because i manage all my games and have to start them over. Anyone else have this problem?

Steve Kuffrey · 08-07-2002, 04:17 PM

How much RAM do you have? How much free HD space and also whatelse is running when this happens?

PotatoPeeler · 08-07-2002, 05:22 PM

I have the same problem. I'm running Windows 2K Pro. I have 512 MB RAM and 17 GB of free disk space. Usually the only things running in the background are a browser or two, Trillian (chat program), and Outlook.

Steve Kuffrey · 08-07-2002, 06:01 PM

If the PC goes into "sleep" mode that does usually cause a problem otherwise I wouldn't think that it would.

Scott Vibert · 08-07-2002, 06:02 PM

Screen savers also can wreak havoc with the screen in this manner.

PotatoPeeler · 08-07-2002, 06:53 PM

Ahh... the screen saver. Maybe that's it.

Killebrew · 08-08-2002, 12:29 AM

This was a common issue when OOTp4 was first released - here's some info from the manual:

Problem: The game I was playing froze when my computer went into sleep/hibernate mode, and now I can't exit the application.
Possible Solution: You should either disable power management when playing Out of the Park Baseball, or, save your game and exit the application before your computer enters power saving mode. If you cannot exit the game from within the application, use the Windows Task Manager to stop the application.

That advice still applies. Also, I don't believe you can keep the ootp app open in XP while logging out for another home user - same video issue applies to all of these scenarios.

Malignant · 08-08-2002, 04:14 AM

Hmm my computer is not set for safe mode but i did find out why it happens. When my screen saver was activated and i returned to my computer, i encountered the glitch again. So yeah the screen saver does cause the game to foul up.

IatricSB · 08-08-2002, 06:36 AM

This works for me.... When I minimize the screen and then maximize it, I see the border of the game but nothing inside the border. But if I move my mouse inside of the border and click on that area, it refreshes the screen and I'm ready to go again.

rbcross62 · 01-20-2004, 04:04 PM

I have the same problem as stated above. I get the background with a semi-transparent box as the outline of the program. I have tried clicking in the area of the program, but my screen does not refresh. I am running Windows 2000 with SP4. My video drivers are current and I have DirectX 9.0b. Any ideas? I could really use the help. It happens whenever I switch programs and the OOTP screen gets covered. Once I close the other program I can no longer see OOTP. I have to CTRL-ALT-DEL and shutdown OOTP and then restart. I do not have this problem on Windows XP. This is with OOTP version 5.14.

Thanks,

Rich

Steve Kuffrey · 01-20-2004, 04:07 PM

This is a system specific issue as I (and many others) can max/min OOTP all day long and never have a problem. How much RAM do you have? Alot of background programs running? Does this happen after a fresh boot?

rbcross62 · 01-20-2004, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Steve Kuffrey
This is a system specific issue as I (and many others) can max/min OOTP all day long and never have a problem. How much RAM do you have? Alot of background programs running? Does this happen after a fresh boot?

I have 1GB of RAM total and approximately 800MB free. I have 3GB of hard drive space free. Like I said, on the same box with Windows XP (dual boot) it works without any problems - it also runs a bit faster as well. I also have an NVidia video card with the latest drivers (53.03). I did try older drivers (45.03) and it did not make a difference.

Thanks,

Rich

Steve Kuffrey · 01-20-2004, 04:28 PM

Is Win2000 updated to SP-4?

rbcross62 · 01-20-2004, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Steve Kuffrey
Is Win2000 updated to SP-4?

Yes, I am running SP4 on Win2k. Is there an issue with SP4?

rbcross62 · 01-22-2004, 10:24 AM

Steve, I am running Windows 2000 with SP4. Is there something that can be done to fix this problem?

Thanks,
Rich

Steve Kuffrey · 01-22-2004, 01:31 PM

So when you first open the game it looks like this?

rbcross62 · 01-22-2004, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Steve Kuffrey
So when you first open the game it looks like this?

No. When I first open the game, everything plays and works fine. If I open another application (ie. Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer, etc.) over it, then when I close the second application, OOTP is just an outline of a box with the background showing through. I have to close OOTP through task manager and restart it to get it to work again. The same is true if I minimize it to the taskbar and then maximize it again. This all works fine on the same PC if I run it on Windows XP SP1.

Steve Kuffrey · 01-22-2004, 05:22 PM

Sounds like a video card or driver issue. You have updated drivers? How much video memory do you have?

rbcross62 · 01-22-2004, 06:48 PM

I have 64MB of video memory and the latest v53.03 video drivers from NVidia. I thought it may be the video drivers as well, so I went backward and installed version 45.03, but that didn't help either.

nexguy · 11-24-2004, 12:34 PM

I have this same problem, and I have tried it on 3 different computers. A dell laptop, a desktop with Win2000 server and a GeForce Ti4200 AGP card and another dell desktop with WinXP and PCI graphics. I've also upgraded the first desktop with a new motherboard, processor and memory...still no change.

Steve, can you ctl-alt-del while in the game, go to task manager and still see the game?

Chris

08-07-2002, 04:15 PM	#1
Malignant Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 33	Freezing or game screen not refreshing Ok i play the game on winxp and in non-full screen mode. Sometimes i go afk for a while after minimizing the game, then i come back and the game is either frozen or not refreshing the screen. All i see is whatever is in the background of my computer, like another program that is running or my desktop. It is getting annoying because i manage all my games and have to start them over. Anyone else have this problem?

08-07-2002, 04:17 PM	#2
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,023	How much RAM do you have? How much free HD space and also whatelse is running when this happens? __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

08-07-2002, 06:01 PM	#4
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,023	If the PC goes into "sleep" mode that does usually cause a problem otherwise I wouldn't think that it would. __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

08-07-2002, 06:53 PM	#6
PotatoPeeler Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 3,639	Ahh... the screen saver. Maybe that's it. __________________ 培傑西 I have never taken a lesson on how to talk on TV in my life. - Tim McCarver Guns have only two enemies; rust and liberals. The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feel.

08-08-2002, 04:14 AM	#8
Malignant Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 33	Hmm my computer is not set for safe mode but i did find out why it happens. When my screen saver was activated and i returned to my computer, i encountered the glitch again. So yeah the screen saver does cause the game to foul up. __________________ Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after you.

08-07-2002, 05:22 PM	#3
PotatoPeeler Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 3,639	I have the same problem. I'm running Windows 2K Pro. I have 512 MB RAM and 17 GB of free disk space. Usually the only things running in the background are a browser or two, Trillian (chat program), and Outlook.

08-07-2002, 06:02 PM	#5
Scott Vibert Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: My Computer Posts: 8,204	Screen savers also can wreak havoc with the screen in this manner.

08-08-2002, 12:29 AM	#7
Killebrew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,326	This was a common issue when OOTp4 was first released - here's some info from the manual: Problem: The game I was playing froze when my computer went into sleep/hibernate mode, and now I can't exit the application. Possible Solution: You should either disable power management when playing Out of the Park Baseball, or, save your game and exit the application before your computer enters power saving mode. If you cannot exit the game from within the application, use the Windows Task Manager to stop the application. That advice still applies. Also, I don't believe you can keep the ootp app open in XP while logging out for another home user - same video issue applies to all of these scenarios.

08-08-2002, 06:36 AM	#9
IatricSB Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California Posts: 3,493	This works for me.... When I minimize the screen and then maximize it, I see the border of the game but nothing inside the border. But if I move my mouse inside of the border and click on that area, it refreshes the screen and I'm ready to go again. __________________ Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body; but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "Wow! What a Ride!" Chicago(N) - Boys of Summer Oakland - 20th Century League Bakersfield - Wild Things Brooklyn - QBA Dodge City - NBSL California - ABC Dodger's Senioriest fan on the OOTP Boards

01-20-2004, 04:04 PM	#10
rbcross62 Bat Boy Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 17	Same problem I have the same problem as stated above. I get the background with a semi-transparent box as the outline of the program. I have tried clicking in the area of the program, but my screen does not refresh. I am running Windows 2000 with SP4. My video drivers are current and I have DirectX 9.0b. Any ideas? I could really use the help. It happens whenever I switch programs and the OOTP screen gets covered. Once I close the other program I can no longer see OOTP. I have to CTRL-ALT-DEL and shutdown OOTP and then restart. I do not have this problem on Windows XP. This is with OOTP version 5.14. Thanks, Rich

01-20-2004, 04:07 PM	#11
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,023	This is a system specific issue as I (and many others) can max/min OOTP all day long and never have a problem. How much RAM do you have? Alot of background programs running? Does this happen after a fresh boot? __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

01-20-2004, 04:28 PM	#13
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,023	Is Win2000 updated to SP-4? __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

01-22-2004, 10:24 AM	#15
rbcross62 Bat Boy Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 17	Video refresh issues Steve, I am running Windows 2000 with SP4. Is there something that can be done to fix this problem? Thanks, Rich

01-22-2004, 01:31 PM	#16
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,023	So when you first open the game it looks like this? __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

01-22-2004, 05:22 PM	#18
Steve Kuffrey Administrator Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: S.E. TN - Georgia born and raised Posts: 17,023	Sounds like a video card or driver issue. You have updated drivers? How much video memory do you have? __________________ Steve Kuffrey DABS Atlanta Braves - 2008 Eastern Division Champ *DBLC Atlanta Braves - 2011, 2014 East Division Champ, 2012, 2013 NL Wildcard Baseball Maelstrom-Montreal Expos-2013 Tourney winner, 2014 WC Team Sparky's League - Tampa Bay D'Rays Epicenter Baseball League - Astros 2014 The CBL Rewind - Phillies '95

01-22-2004, 06:48 PM	#19
rbcross62 Bat Boy Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 17	I have 64MB of video memory and the latest v53.03 video drivers from NVidia. I thought it may be the video drivers as well, so I went backward and installed version 45.03, but that didn't help either.

11-24-2004, 12:34 PM	#20
nexguy Bat Boy Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 10	I have this same problem, and I have tried it on 3 different computers. A dell laptop, a desktop with Win2000 server and a GeForce Ti4200 AGP card and another dell desktop with WinXP and PCI graphics. I've also upgraded the first desktop with a new motherboard, processor and memory...still no change. Steve, can you ctl-alt-del while in the game, go to task manager and still see the game? Chris