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Mar 11, 03 09:10PMWaccoon

First of all, do NOT delete gimme.dll. It is a memory manager and getting rid of it will cause more problems than it fixes. Also, don't change your swap file size, since that might break other apps, and it's a real pain, anyway. What you really need to do is tell Win2K or WinXP to manage memory like Win98.

1) Download the Microsoft Application Compatibility Tool. Go to http://www.microsoft.com/compatibility or directy to the link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=09DAC794-B803-4B92-83C9-6A9E8B801434

2) Install ACT.

3) Load up the Compatibility Administration Tool from the Programs menu.

4) Click the "Fix" icon to create a new compatibility fix.

5) Type in a description (anything you want), and then point the program to the "Porsche.exe" file. Click "Next".

6) Under "Operating System Modes", select "Windows 2000". "Win98/Me" might also work, but I haven't needed to try it. Click "Next".

7) Out of the 130-or-so compatibility options, enable "EmulateHeap" and "HeapPadAllocation". Click "Next".

8) This should bring you to the end of the wizard. Click "Finish".

9) Now you'll have an application compatibility patch. However, ACT will discard your new patch unless you install it into the system registry. To do this, go to the "File" menu and click "Install".

10) Every time you run Porsche.exe, it should now manage memory correctly. You will now also be able to download the 3.5 patch from within the game itself, and have full multiplayer capabilities. Enjoy!

CREDIT: I found out this neat hack from http://www.NTCompatible.com, a great site for learning how to get old software to run on NT versions of Windows. Check out this awesome site!

Thread Recap (last 10 posts from newest to oldest)

Sep 17, 08 06:42AMinas

thnx, it helped.

Jun 07, 08 02:28PMSK FR2

http://iplounge.net/download.htm at this link one can download the patch for xp aswell as the 3.5 update and the 4 download EA cars the gt2, gt3, 928, and 959 ......here is a link to help get your game running if u care to read it http://www.iplounge.net/ipl2/forum/viewtopic.php?t=129

Jun 06, 08 02:51PM40dAzZz ZZaAg

Wow does this help ?

Would like to know !

Jan 19, 08 06:10AMSK FR2

you can play online through peer to peer we use the racinf server iplounge at www.iplounge.net you can get what you need to run online nfs porsche and high stakes

Jan 18, 08 11:33PMrahimveron

Can anybody tell me how to play online.
I have the original game but when i login to my a/c after a while it says "Connection Lost"

Nov 22, 07 08:56AMFastmax

Hi everybody, a few days ago i found again my NFS Porsche unleashed and i remember why i stop playing it so i start to look if there is a patch to fix the problem with xp compatibility and i found a solution here but since many years have past the link to microsoft or ntcompatible are no longer on service so i can't download or realize the proceeding described and i was wondering if anyone has any idea of where i can find it? thanx

Oct 01, 06 02:50PMSeven Red

quote -Rasse86-
Waccoon I NEED YOUR HELP!!!

I did what you told about the ACT and the patches, everything went smoothly until I wanted to start the program. And error occured in the graphic settings. The program prompted that I'm using DirectX version 0 instead of DirectX 7.0. My computer has DirectX 9.0c...

I have also tried different methods and everything results in to the same DirectX problem. Have anyone else experienced these kind of problems?

I am having the exact problem. Have you found a fix? I posted the problem on a separate post, and have received no replies.

Jul 27, 06 05:57AM[R]

I have this error:
The instruction at "0x6001464a" referenced memory at "0x04937684".The memory could not be "read".

Clock on OK to terminate the program
Click on CANCEL to debug the program
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What should I do?

May 03, 06 11:13PMI'maguest

I seem to have problems with Zone Industrielle and Normandie, but only in 1 direction i.e. if I race forwards, the game crashes, but backwards it doesn't. However, I downloaded new skies/tracks for them and they work fine now. I got the updates from http://www.nfscars.net/

Apr 01, 06 03:51AM-Rasse86-

Waccoon I NEED YOUR HELP!!!

I did what you told about the ACT and the patches, everything went smoothly until I wanted to start the program. And error occured in the graphic settings. The program prompted that I'm using DirectX version 0 instead of DirectX 7.0. My computer has DirectX 9.0c...

I have also tried different methods and everything results in to the same DirectX problem. Have anyone else experienced these kind of problems?

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