Blinking bar while racing

DRT_49 · Post by **DRT_49** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:58 pm

Maybe some of you have had this problem and know how to fix it. When I enter a race I have no problems, but when I hit the gas, I get a blinking bar across the top of the screen (the menu bar turning on and off over and over again)

It's starting to tick me off a bit.....

Any ideas on getting rid of it?

blueovalboy88 · Post by **blueovalboy88** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:15 pm

i sometimes get that too, especially when somethign is actively running in the background (i.e. a viruscan or something) when the program ends or i close it, the blinking usually goes away. but sometimes i get the bar when nothing is actively running, so i just hit the finder on and off a few times and it goes away, same can be said when i change views a few times. hope this helps.

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 11:15 pm

Yeah if I have anything running in the background it will blink like that until I close the program in the background.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:06 am

Thanks for the replies. I'll have to use end it all next time I load it up and see what happens

carcrusher · Post by **carcrusher** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:52 am

mine does it even if i have all other programs closed. i'll be making a corner and all of a sudden it'll start flashing. i just minimize it and then maximaze it and it goes away;.

blueovalboy88 · Post by **blueovalboy88** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 6:58 pm

hmmm....maybe it's the game, are your graphics set correctly? if they are cant help you anymore lol.

carcrusher · Post by **carcrusher** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:19 pm

my game is so screwed up. i have about every non-terminal problem you can think of.

blueovalboy88 · Post by **blueovalboy88** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:52 pm

hehehe if you need a new copy just contact me...i'll give you a link for a full game download

carcrusher · Post by **carcrusher** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:41 pm

i got the game the first week it was out, so i got all the bugs.

DRT_49 · Post by **DRT_49** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 6:51 pm

Mine never did this BEFORE, but this is a fresh install on my new PC. I may have to start running it on the crappy PC. The new one might be too fast...or maybe my desktop is set at too high a resolution?

NIR_PitBull · Post by **NIR_PitBull** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 7:28 pm

Hey if it works good on the old comp.
Just run it on that one.

Slayer · Post by **Slayer** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 11:24 am

ive had similar problems, i do miss running it on my old PC, the 200 mhz, but it only runs correctly on windows 95 and as of about a year ago, zone started blocking windows 95 PC's from getting into lobbies.

the game is a lot less buggy at 30 fps as opposed to 300 fps, for one u rarely get stuck on your face/rear or get stuck on models.

a down side is the dern flickering, especially with the "fixed" backdrops

you'd think MS coulda fixed that before releaseing the game, rather than just rigging a "flicker reduction" option that seems to do nothing.