Why do some games cause me such grief?

I installed Hexacto's Slurp game, it was great fun, but it does awful things
to my IPAQ 3835 machine. After running the game, I can no longer shut off
the PDA with the power button, a soft reset doesn't even seem to bring it
back properly. I had the same issue with a Risk game I tried as well.

If it makes a difference, I'm running Version 3.0.11171 (Build 11178). Most
applications are installed on the 128MB SD card. Never thought to try
installing them in the main memory; might that make a difference?

Clint

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 12:36:04 -0600, Clint Neufeld <noone@nowhere.invalid>
wrote:

> I installed Hexacto's Slurp game, it was great fun, but it does awful
> things
> to my IPAQ 3835 machine. After running the game, I can no longer shut
> off
> the PDA with the power button, a soft reset doesn't even seem to bring it
> back properly. I had the same issue with a Risk game I tried as well.
>
> If it makes a difference, I'm running Version 3.0.11171 (Build 11178).
> Most
> applications are installed on the 128MB SD card. Never thought to try
> installing them in the main memory; might that make a difference?
>
> Clint
>
>

I've had similar issues in the past. What I normally do is pop the SD
card into a card reader, then copy all of the data off that card, then
format the card using the reader. Seems to jump start the card again.

P.S. make sure you verify all your data was copied properly before
formatting !

Hope this helps
--
Brad Isaac
editor, www.pocketpcaddict.com

Hmmm. Guess I should get my card reader working then. Thanks for the hint.
I've been thinking of backing everything up; perhaps this is my hint that
it's about time. For the most part, I use the PDA to keep my schedule and
contact list with me, so there's really not much to lose besides the stuff I
never seem to use anyway.

But what's kind of weird is that some applications continue to work fine,
including ones I've installed between the Risk and the Slurp game. I
install everything to the SD card, but some apps (ok, games) work fine and
only 2 of them caused me problems like this.

Clint

"Brad Isaac" <admin@pocketpcaddict_stopspams.com> wrote in message
newspr6gr03n6jqbae8@news.microsoft.com...
> On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 12:36:04 -0600, Clint Neufeld <noone@nowhere.invalid>
> wrote:
>
> > I installed Hexacto's Slurp game, it was great fun, but it does awful
> > things
> > to my IPAQ 3835 machine. After running the game, I can no longer shut
> > off
> > the PDA with the power button, a soft reset doesn't even seem to bring
it
> > back properly. I had the same issue with a Risk game I tried as well.
> >
> > If it makes a difference, I'm running Version 3.0.11171 (Build 11178).
> > Most
> > applications are installed on the 128MB SD card. Never thought to try
> > installing them in the main memory; might that make a difference?
> >
> > Clint
> >
> >
>
> I've had similar issues in the past. What I normally do is pop the SD
> card into a card reader, then copy all of the data off that card, then
> format the card using the reader. Seems to jump start the card again.
>
> P.S. make sure you verify all your data was copied properly before
> formatting !
>
> Hope this helps
> --
> Brad Isaac
> editor, www.pocketpcaddict.com

On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 16:29:07 -0600, "Clint Neufeld"
<noone@nowhere.invalid> wrote:

>Hmmm. Guess I should get my card reader working then. Thanks for the hint.
>I've been thinking of backing everything up; perhaps this is my hint that
>it's about time. For the most part, I use the PDA to keep my schedule and
>contact list with me, so there's really not much to lose besides the stuff I
>never seem to use anyway.
>
>But what's kind of weird is that some applications continue to work fine,
>including ones I've installed between the Risk and the Slurp game. I
>install everything to the SD card, but some apps (ok, games) work fine and
>only 2 of them caused me problems like this.
>
>Clint
>

Well, that gives me one other idea, if it's just one or two games,
remove them and add them back one at a time checking each one to make
sure it works ok before adding the next one.
Brad Isaac
Developer, Achieve-IT! Goal Setting Software for Pocket PC
Editor-In-Chief, http://www.pocketpcaddict.com

Been there, done that, got a virtual t-shirt. Remove the Slurp game, the
system goes back to normal. Install the Slurp game, and the symptoms come
back. Done that several times. Tried installing it in the main memory
tonight, and it didn't seem to help. Didn't try it without the SD card in
the system at all, but I don't see where that would really help. At the
point that it goes to never never land, I can't get into the control panel
to see if it's tied up all the memory on the machine (i.e. memory leak) or
what.

If only the game wasn't fun, this wouldn't be a problem at all!

Clint

"Brad Isaac" <admin@pocketpcaddict._DOT_com> wrote in message
news:r1lr70hkvvec2ts7rakeoe96prg87gca63@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 16:29:07 -0600, "Clint Neufeld"
> <noone@nowhere.invalid> wrote:
>
> >Hmmm. Guess I should get my card reader working then. Thanks for the
hint.
> >I've been thinking of backing everything up; perhaps this is my hint that
> >it's about time. For the most part, I use the PDA to keep my schedule
and
> >contact list with me, so there's really not much to lose besides the
stuff I
> >never seem to use anyway.
> >
> >But what's kind of weird is that some applications continue to work fine,
> >including ones I've installed between the Risk and the Slurp game. I
> >install everything to the SD card, but some apps (ok, games) work fine
and
> >only 2 of them caused me problems like this.
> >
> >Clint
> >
>
> Well, that gives me one other idea, if it's just one or two games,
> remove them and add them back one at a time checking each one to make
> sure it works ok before adding the next one.
> Brad Isaac
> Developer, Achieve-IT! Goal Setting Software for Pocket PC
> Editor-In-Chief, http://www.pocketpcaddict.com

I ran the game last night without the SD card even in the system (took it
out, started up the PDA, then started the game). Did the same thing.
Blech!

Clint

"Clint Neufeld" <noone@nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
news:ectTaypIEHA.3128@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Been there, done that, got a virtual t-shirt. Remove the Slurp game, the
> system goes back to normal. Install the Slurp game, and the symptoms come
> back. Done that several times. Tried installing it in the main memory
> tonight, and it didn't seem to help. Didn't try it without the SD card in
> the system at all, but I don't see where that would really help. At the
> point that it goes to never never land, I can't get into the control panel
> to see if it's tied up all the memory on the machine (i.e. memory leak) or
> what.
>
> If only the game wasn't fun, this wouldn't be a problem at all!
>
> Clint
>
> "Brad Isaac" <admin@pocketpcaddict._DOT_com> wrote in message
> news:r1lr70hkvvec2ts7rakeoe96prg87gca63@4ax.com...
> > On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 16:29:07 -0600, "Clint Neufeld"
> > <noone@nowhere.invalid> wrote:
> >
> > >Hmmm. Guess I should get my card reader working then. Thanks for the
> hint.
> > >I've been thinking of backing everything up; perhaps this is my hint
that
> > >it's about time. For the most part, I use the PDA to keep my schedule
> and
> > >contact list with me, so there's really not much to lose besides the
> stuff I
> > >never seem to use anyway.
> > >
> > >But what's kind of weird is that some applications continue to work
fine,
> > >including ones I've installed between the Risk and the Slurp game. I
> > >install everything to the SD card, but some apps (ok, games) work fine
> and
> > >only 2 of them caused me problems like this.
> > >
> > >Clint
> > >
> >
> > Well, that gives me one other idea, if it's just one or two games,
> > remove them and add them back one at a time checking each one to make
> > sure it works ok before adding the next one.
> > Brad Isaac
> > Developer, Achieve-IT! Goal Setting Software for Pocket PC
> > Editor-In-Chief, http://www.pocketpcaddict.com
>
>