Well,

trying to eliminate the lockup, not add to it, youwould think some kind of
pop up would ensue when it cant see what it needs, but alas if it is poping
up, I cannot see it.

I read about 2 things at rsc and here, sent links or FW: to home email to
check out later. thanks



Praxiteles Democritus enlightened us with:
> On Wed, 7 Sep 2005 07:50:09 -0500, "PlowBoy" >
> wrote:
>
>> Praxiteles,
>>
>> There's a start and thanks. hopefully I can try something by this
>> weekend. I get my information by reading here and RSC, and I havent
>> read anything that is shedding light on this but I posted at
>> midnight my time. Can anyone shed light on what are the events that
>> are taking place when I click the rfactor icon (when installed)? is
>> it crashing trying to do intro's? is it supposed to check in with a
>> website for key validation, updates, or what? havent seen anything
>> act like this before on a machine that is game ready (hardware wise)
>> but I recall back when some games crashed trying to view intro type
>> vids and or sounds..
>>
>> Thanks
>
> It should just come up with a RFactor splash screen then start. Why
> don't you try starting it with your internet connection disabled. Go
> to control panel/Network Connections. Right click the LAN icon and
> select diabled. You are now disconnected from the inernet. Do the same
> to enable your connection later.