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Old 6 Mar 2005, 18:20 (Ref:1244728)   #1
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Grand Prix Manager 2

Haven't played it for years, but I think it could be a good Idea to set up a leage on TT for this as it (I think) supports online play..

...good idea?
...bad idea?

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Old 6 Mar 2005, 18:38 (Ref:1244761)   #2
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I'd take a guess and say that this so called 'abandon-ware' is legal for download, but don't quote me on that...
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Old 6 Mar 2005, 20:18 (Ref:1244876)   #3
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I've got it on CD from 1997, but it doesn't work on my pc despite the XP fix...
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Old 6 Mar 2005, 23:20 (Ref:1245079)   #4
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I've got it on CD from 1997, but it doesn't work on my pc despite the XP fix...
Strange that. I can get it to work on my pc. You have to turn screen colours down to less than 16 bit to work.

I have been play Grand Prix Manager the first one too with no problems, love this game as it has no 10 year limit.

I played about 25 seasons, won about 13 consturctors championships on the trot then started to fall down the feild due to lack of devlopment, in the end I was lucky if my cars finish 8 laps behind the leaders, but in my last two years before I retired I paid a 48 year old (or around that age) Rubens Barrichello a win bouns of 2,000,000 per race and hey! We won the drivers championship 2 years on the trot. I then called it a day and retired manily due to Rubens retiring and bankrupting me in the process.
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Old 7 Mar 2005, 07:01 (Ref:1245250)   #5
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i have (or had) a version running with XP
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Old 7 Mar 2005, 11:20 (Ref:1245450)   #6
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I've got it on CD from 1997, but it doesn't work on my pc despite the XP fix...

I think that this problem is because GPM2 is screwed up in the registry. I can't uninstall it because the uninstaller doesn't work, and I can't find it through regedit.. what to do? hmmm
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Old 7 Mar 2005, 11:46 (Ref:1245477)   #7
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Can't you just delete the game of C: delete its directory and then reinstall it? I guess that should overwrite all the settings when you re-install it.
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Old 7 Mar 2005, 11:58 (Ref:1245488)   #8
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that site is virus ridden
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Old 7 Mar 2005, 15:26 (Ref:1245691)   #9
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How To Let GPM2 work in XP:

- Make a shortcut of the GPM2.exe file
- Right click on the shortcut,click on Properties.
- Click on Compacbility
- Change the compacbility to '256 Colours'
- Start the game with the shortcut
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Old 8 Mar 2005, 11:20 (Ref:1246513)   #10
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How To Let GPM2 work in XP:

- Make a shortcut of the GPM2.exe file
- Right click on the shortcut,click on Properties.
- Click on Compacbility
- Change the compacbility to '256 Colours'
- Start the game with the shortcut

Yup, I've done that in the past with this PC, but unfortunatly it doesn't work any more. It's probably something to do with graphics drivers come to think of it.
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Old 8 Mar 2005, 11:21 (Ref:1246515)   #11
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Can't you just delete the game of C: delete its directory and then reinstall it? I guess that should overwrite all the settings when you re-install it.

Deleted it, but when I come to install it again it tells me "GPM2 is already installed at C:\mps"
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Old 8 Mar 2005, 16:10 (Ref:1246787)   #12
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But isn't abandonware illegal?
Unfortunately, yes. Despite the fact that publishers no longer derive revenues from these games since they have stopped selling them (and any revenues from retailers that still sell them were gained a long time ago, at the time of sales), it is illegal to distribute them so long as copyright holders have not released them into the public domain, and 95 years after the games' release have not elapsed.
As such the link has been removed, but since the thread was started to organise a league, I'm leaving the thread open for those who have the game already and wish to take part. In future if you're not sure, best to be on the safe side and not post it!

Anyway...
I think I had/have Grand Prix Manager 1 or 2 on disc. My dad bought it for me ages ago. I moved onto Grand Prix world after that. Its a really good game though

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Old 8 Mar 2005, 16:22 (Ref:1246794)   #13
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I want it - does anyone know where I can get it?
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Old 8 Mar 2005, 17:23 (Ref:1246866)   #14
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Old 8 Mar 2005, 17:52 (Ref:1246904)   #15
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Old 8 Mar 2005, 21:20 (Ref:1247129)   #16
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Deleted it, but when I come to install it again it tells me "GPM2 is already installed at C:\mps"
When you run the installer and it asks where you would like to install the game can't you change the directory to another one for example the default is c:\mps cant you change it to install at c:\mps2 ?
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Ditch it and go for Grand Prix World. It may be from yesteryear, well 1999 onwards, but it hurts the brain and catches you out during races. Dont EVER go to the loo and leave it running; I guarantee 2 retired cars.
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Old 9 Mar 2005, 00:14 (Ref:1247258)   #18
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I think you could pause the race in GPW though...
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Old 9 Mar 2005, 07:08 (Ref:1247400)   #19
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When I start GPW (legal version),it starts the game,until you see a logo,and then it crashes to desktop.

Tried already a lot,but nothing works :/
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try right clicking the shortcut and setting it in windows 95 compatibility mode.
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Old 9 Mar 2005, 14:24 (Ref:1247738)   #21
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When I start GPW (legal version),it starts the game,until you see a logo,and then it crashes to desktop.

Tried already a lot,but nothing works :/

That's because you've not got the XP fix!


I've got GPW but I find it too easy hmm...
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It's still better than any other F1 management game out there though IMO...
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Yeah true, but then again what opposition has it got?

F1 Manager - some 1/2 hearted F1 management game by EA Spots

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GPM/GPM2 - both getting on towards being ten years old...
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GPM2 is kinda old,yep.

can't find the GPW XP fix too,...
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and click on the cd
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