GP2 Forum

Does anybody know if it's possible to change the track maps when playing with Vista and DosBox / D-Fend Reloaded as I do? I haven't found any solution for this problem.

Life Racing Engines wrote:Does anybody know if it's possible to change the track maps when playing with Vista and DosBox / D-Fend Reloaded as I do? I haven't found any solution for this problem.

In Windows 7 I have the same problem

I have installed WinHipicPro in Vista. All needed dll's ocx's and the command.com are present.
The program starts but when I try to import/export: -"Runtime error 53".
Something is still missing but ........

It's good to have win98 and xp installed in a virtual PC.

Back to your question:
You can import/export the pictures under Vista with
PIC-IN.bat
PIC-OUT.bat
made by Guido van de Water.

His batch files a written for a GP2 Installation under C:/GP2

Move the GP2 folder to C:/
The name must be GP2
Copy GP2HIPIC.EXE , PIC-IN.BAT , PIC-OUT.BAT to C:/GP2
Start the PIC-OUT.BAT
This will extract all 76 pictures in one step.
With PIC-IN.BAT you can export the new pictures to the game.

Now move the GP2 folder back to it's old place.


Download: http://grandprix2.de/Anleitung/gp2pic/gp2pic2.htm

Thanks for the explanation and the link AAS

Thank you AAS, it works.

And last question do I need from this batch files My program now works in VPC with XP

No need to use the batch files when WinhipicPro works on your PC.

AAS wrote:No need to use the batch files when WinhipicPro works on your PC.

Ok thanks again

@Life Racing Engines

The batch files are now available here:
http://grandprix2.de/Util/util.htm#4

Nice that PIC-IN.bat/PIC-OUT.bat works for you.

Today I made tests with Gethipic.bat v2.1 and Extins.dat.

GETHIPIC.BAT is easier to use. You must move only the F1PCSVGA.BIN. and not the whole GP2 folder.

Extins is very easy to use. Here you install the batch file into a directory within Gp2.
All GP2 files stay on it's place.

I had some problems with Gethipic but Extins works. It's great, thanks again!

Nice finally solution for this problems

Why should I export/import all pics and maps, when I just want to install two pictures?
With Tpic I wrote 16 batch files. One for every track slot.
If someone test the batch files (Vista, Win7), please report here.

I am not really sure, but I think the f1pcsvga.bin gets lesser fragmented in this way.

Works perfectly with Vista, good work again!

@AAS: Is there any chance you could update these batch-files for use with Windows XP?

V12-Power wrote:@AAS: Is there any chance you could update these batch-files for use with Windows XP?

They should work with XP. .
Did you try it?
At the moment I can not check it on a XP computer. (because of my broken bone)