Unexpected crash

Comiskey Bark · 03-03-2002, 05:08 PM

Accidentally filed this on the STB troubleshooting board, but I'll repeat it here. No problem moving up from OOTP3 to OOTP4 or importing the already in progress 1959 season from OOTP3. However, I had a weird experience tonight. I was playing my White Sox against the Tiger's in Detroit and was up 12-1 going into the top of the 8th (that's not the weird part). The pizza guy arrived and I left the game in progress for 45 minutes to have dinner with my family. When I came back to the computer, I had a black screen - except for a Window's title bar at the top with Markus' name and program listed - and a standard Window's error box in the center of the screen saying there had been a fatal error and that the program needed to be shut down. It had the usual radio buttons labeled "Close" and "Details." I should have written down the details, but I just closed it. It dumped me to a "Safe" desktop - icons over a plain white background - and Windows asking me whether I wanted to reactivate my desktop or reboot. I've left games in progress with OOTP3 before (or with other software) and have never had that happen.

Setup is AMD K6-2 350Mhz chip, Win98SE, 128Megs RAM, 20 Gig HD, Epox motherbd, Creative TNT, Creative Blaster Live Value.

There's one other thing I've noticed - and I noticed it with OOTP3, as well. If I inadvertantly click the screen before a play-by-play description is completed (before it shows that bottom line telling me to click), the game sometimes hangs up, forcing me to go Ctl-Alt-Del. Actually, the one time it happened with OOTP4 I waited and, within a minute or so, it "unlocked" and allowed me back into the game. The easy fix is to work on my patience and wait to click until the man is done. Still, I was surprised that the program recognizes an input while it is "broadcasting."

Killebrew · 03-03-2002, 05:26 PM

That sounds like a screen saver app starting up or more likely a energy saver setup on your monitor. 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.

Not sure about the second problem in your post, hopefully someone can add something here about that one.

Comiskey Bark · 03-03-2002, 05:57 PM

Thanks. Unfortunately, logical ideas, but not the problem. I don't use a screen saver and keep the energy saver function disabled. Either can be death on involved games that may be interrupted. And, again, I've left OOTP3 and other "in-progress" programs alone for hours without any crash.

03-03-2002, 05:08 PM	#1
Comiskey Bark Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6	Unexpected crash Accidentally filed this on the STB troubleshooting board, but I'll repeat it here. No problem moving up from OOTP3 to OOTP4 or importing the already in progress 1959 season from OOTP3. However, I had a weird experience tonight. I was playing my White Sox against the Tiger's in Detroit and was up 12-1 going into the top of the 8th (that's not the weird part). The pizza guy arrived and I left the game in progress for 45 minutes to have dinner with my family. When I came back to the computer, I had a black screen - except for a Window's title bar at the top with Markus' name and program listed - and a standard Window's error box in the center of the screen saying there had been a fatal error and that the program needed to be shut down. It had the usual radio buttons labeled "Close" and "Details." I should have written down the details, but I just closed it. It dumped me to a "Safe" desktop - icons over a plain white background - and Windows asking me whether I wanted to reactivate my desktop or reboot. I've left games in progress with OOTP3 before (or with other software) and have never had that happen. Setup is AMD K6-2 350Mhz chip, Win98SE, 128Megs RAM, 20 Gig HD, Epox motherbd, Creative TNT, Creative Blaster Live Value. There's one other thing I've noticed - and I noticed it with OOTP3, as well. If I inadvertantly click the screen before a play-by-play description is completed (before it shows that bottom line telling me to click), the game sometimes hangs up, forcing me to go Ctl-Alt-Del. Actually, the one time it happened with OOTP4 I waited and, within a minute or so, it "unlocked" and allowed me back into the game. The easy fix is to work on my patience and wait to click until the man is done. Still, I was surprised that the program recognizes an input while it is "broadcasting."

03-03-2002, 05:26 PM	#2
Killebrew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 3,326	That sounds like a screen saver app starting up or more likely a energy saver setup on your monitor. 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. Not sure about the second problem in your post, hopefully someone can add something here about that one. __________________ FOBL Capital City Metropolitans CDL Minnesota Twins

03-03-2002, 05:57 PM	#3
Comiskey Bark Bat Boy Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6	Thanks. Unfortunately, logical ideas, but not the problem. I don't use a screen saver and keep the energy saver function disabled. Either can be death on involved games that may be interrupted. And, again, I've left OOTP3 and other "in-progress" programs alone for hours without any crash.