Gamespy Arcade just locks up with rc1

This is a discussion about Gamespy Arcade just locks up with rc1 in the Windows Games category; Gamespy arcade worked perfectly untill i installed winxp rc1. when i try to launch or join a server it just hangs. . . All the games i use with gamespy arcade work just fine on their own. wtf? anyone else got this problem? i've tried compatibility mode, uninstalling and reinstalling the games and gamespy arcade.

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Gamespy arcade worked perfectly untill i installed winxp rc1.
when i try to launch or join a server it just hangs...
All the games i use with gamespy arcade work just fine on their own.
wtf?
 
 
anyone else got this problem?
 
i've tried compatibility mode, uninstalling and reinstalling the games and gamespy arcade... nada
 
this sux, would good is a game compatible OS if i can't play em online.
 
anyone got any good ideas?
 
i don't want to go back to 2000, XP finally got rid of my sb live/dual processor sound issues...
 
everything else is perfect...

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Switch off all sound in the program (its in the options somewhere) and it works.

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hhmmmm, locks up when i do that too...
 
my sblive finally sounds perfect but sound is jacking up gamespy?
 
i'm going to disable my sound (remove the card) and see if i can mute all sounds then in gamespy arcade.

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dude!
 
you totally rule!
 
that was exactly it.
thank you.