Hi Alan,
Make sure to test your RAM and Hard Drive several times
to identify if there's a hardware failure causing the issue.
--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
Game FAQs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
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| Sorry...Should have mentioned that before. I have done
| all of these before asking for help. I stripped the
| machine down to the bare bones trying to resolve this.
| The machine has all updates, latest drivers, I even
| removed certain hardware to strip the machine.
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi Alan,
| >
| >One thing that could cause corruption would be antivirus
| >software or other system tools running while you play...
| >
| >1. To see if it's a software conflict: Temporarily
| disable Startup
| >programs one at a time, starting with Firewall,
| Antivirus, and ad
| >blockers using:
|
http://new.jtsoft2001.com/windows/startup.php
| >
| >You can lookup what a program does before you disable it
| here:
| >
http://www.pacs-
| portal.co.uk/startup_pages/startup_full.htm
| >
| >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
| >
| >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://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
| >
| >--
| >Cheers, Windows XP MVP
| Shell / User
| >Jimmy S.
|
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >
| >Game FAQs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=FH;[LN];gms
| >Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
|
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
| >MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=sz;en-us;top
| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I
| confer any rights.
| >_________________________________________________________
| >
| > | >| Having a serious problem with data corruption and
| crashes
| >| with this game and my new P4. The game is unplayable
| >| becuase every few minutes there is a corruption error
| and
| >| the .dsres files go splat!
| >|
| >| The official MS tech support article says that simply
| >| indicates that they are "pushing" the hardware to the
| >| limits and points to over clocking and bad hardware.
| The
| >| KB articles indicate this is a known problem with the
| >| game.
| >|
| >| This system is almost state of the art and has not been
| >| over clocked or tweaked. It has proven stable and
| >| reliable in every other task that I have used it for
| over
| >| the last couple weeks. Hardware diagnostic software I
| >| use at work - indicates no problem even after 24 hours
| of
| >| stress testing it.
| >|
| >| Any ideas or suggestions? I have the latest version of
| >| the game and all patches. I've read the KB and
| >| investigated what they have there.
| >|
| >| This "games that click" os a game that only crashes.
| >
| >
| >.
| >
