encountered problems when running games

[Mir]

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I have multiple games (they are older from around 2001) that give me an
'encountered a problem and needs to close' error on loadup. I have tested
all my stuff on another computer interchanged video cards and everything.
I'll tell you it is not directx, the video card, the video drivers, or the
patches for the games. The games work on one and not the other both XP. I
don't have a problem with any of the newest games out on either system.

What is the deal here????

 

[Mir]

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oh and i've also went through disabling everything that boots up just to see
if I can run the games..... nope!

 

[Guest]

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Hi Mir,

"Mir" <Mir@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8F2CB8B3-5565-4969-8D7E-016A286D35DE@microsoft.com...
| oh and i've also went through disabling everything that boots up just to see
| if I can run the games..... nope!

I have read all the different things you've tried..
Some things are worth trying again, so I'm including them in my list:

Let's try some basic troubleshooting. If the problem still persists
please post back and we'll try some more steps. Good luck!

1. To see if it's a software conflict: Temporarily disable Startup
programs one at a time, starting with Firewall, Antivirus, etc. using: http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/autoruns.shtml
* To disable an auto-start entry uncheck its check box.

You can lookup what a program does before you disable it here:
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

2. Run a virus scan at: http://housecall.antivirus.com Afterwards
Download & Run Spybot from: http://security.kolla.de to find any
Trojans, Adware, or Spyware which could clog up your system.

3. Click My Computer / Rightclick the Drive & Choose Properties
/ Run the "Disk Cleanup..." / Next Click the "Tools" Tab and run
the "Error-Checking" and "Defragmentation" utilities.

4. Go to the Windows Update site for everything under Critical and
Recommended: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com Some games
require a patch: http://www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a

5. Update DirectX and your Chipset, Sound, &Video Drivers:
For all Video / DirectX / Game and Hardware Issues, I have a
Checklist of Solutions at: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html

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