Cant run VDrift, too

[Bino]

Hello @all!
I have played all the previous VDrift versions before, without ever having had a problem, and I liked it very much.

Now I have downloaded the latest windows 2009-06-15 version, and there seems to be no way to run it. When trying to run it, I get a command box appear, then the vdrift window, and then everything disappears.

I have read all the previous posts abuot this problem, and I tried anything. I have downloaded the latest drivers to my Nvidia Geforce FX 5500 graphics card (which is able to work proper with even GTR).

I have tried to install these, as an other user could be helped with:
http://www.microsoft.com/DOWNLOADS/detai...laylang=en
and
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/detai...laylang=en

I think I made sure that I use no currupted version of VDrift.
And so on and so on.

My PC:
Acer
AMD Sempron 2800+
1204 mb ddr
Windows xp home sp3
cygwin and framework 2 installed
direct X 9.0c

My stdout:
INFO: Starting VDrift: 2009-06-15-full, Version: , O/S: Windows
INFO: Home directory: C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Melanie
INFO: Settings file: C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Melanie\My Documents\My Games\VDrift/VDrift.config (does not exist, will be created)
INFO: Data directory: data
INFO: Log file: C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Melanie\My Documents\My Games\VDrift/log.txt
INFO: The last VDrift startup was unsuccessful.
Settings have been set to failsafe defaults.
Your original VDrift.config file was backed up to VDrift.config.backup
INFO: SDL initialization successful
INFO: SDL video query was successful
INFO: Disabling antialiasing
INFO: Display change was successful: 800x600x16 16z fullscreen=0
INFO: Video card information:
Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Renderer: GeForce FX 5500/AGP/SSE/3DNOW!
Version: 2.0.1
Maximum texture size: 4096
Using GLEW 1.4.0
INFO: Disabling shaders
INFO: Maximum anisotropy: 8
INFO: 1 joystick found:
INFO: 0. Logitech WingMan Formula GP
INFO: Loading car controls from: C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Melanie\My Documents\My Games\VDrift/controls.config
INFO: Sound initialization information:
INFO: Obtained audio device:
Frequency: 44100
Format: 32784
Bits per sample: 16
Channels: 2
Silence: 0
Samples: 512
Size: 2048
Sound initialization successful
INFO: Loaded fonts successfully

My stderr:
ERROR: data/skins/simple/menus/InGameJoystickCalibrate: unknown widget-03 type: calibrate, ignoring
ERROR: data/skins/simple/menus/InGameJoystickCalibrate: unknown hook reference to InGameJoystickCalibration
ERROR: data/skins/simple/menus/JoystickCalibrate: unknown widget-03 type: calibrate, ignoring
ERROR: data/skins/simple/menus/JoystickCalibrate: unknown hook reference to JoystickCalibration
ERROR: Error loading GUI page: data/skins/simple/menus/NetworkGame
ERROR: Error loading GUI files

Please can somebody try to help me?
Thank you very much,
Bino

[joevenzon]

Hmm, it looks like it's not finding a file that it shouldn't be looking for in the first place. If you have the time, can you zip up the folder data/skins/simple/menus and post it online somewhere? It should be very small.

[Bino]

Hello joevenzon and thank you so far!
Well I have zipped up the folder, but where can I post it online now :?: ?
Is there a possibility to upload it somewhere on this forum?
If I should mail you the file, this is my email adress:
meianie.fehrenz@freenet.de

[joevenzon]

Interesting, it looks like you DO have a NetworkGame menu. Ah hah, maybe you had an older version of VDrift and you installed the new version over the old version? I mean, that *should* be an OK thing to do but in this case it looks like it may have caused a problem.

Delete this file:
data/skins/simple/menus/NetworkGame

Let me know if that works.

[Bino]

IT REALLY WORKED!
I deleted the file you told me and everything was fine!
The new version and its cars are great, this game is the best ever!
Thank you again for your help,
Bino