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|i did a lot of tricking about and all my games run on 98
| and i scanned for viruses but i looked at an error report
| i got which reported a Minidump???
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi,
| | >| games exits after a few seconds of starting the actual
| >| game and goes back to the desktop with no error msg. my
| >| computer is defenetly powerful enough to run the games
| >| and i got all the latest updates for the graphics card
| >| and direct x and also windows but i am still getting
| the
| >| problems. Also it happens in only some games. I have
| two
| >| computers and put in a different graphics card to make
| >| sure it was not the card and i got the same problem.
| Can
| >| Anyone help
| >
| >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, 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.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
| >
| >--
| >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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| >
| >
| >.
| >
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