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Some newer games (GTA:VC, Cmbt Flt Sim 3, Superbike 2000, maybe more) run perfectly right after install, but then stop responding at all (no error msg.). Anyone with this same problem please email me-> (e-mail address removed)

Jimmy s, thanks much for the reply. Tonight I acctually tried to post two messages earlier but I guess I only got the last one up, the one that I did post was more of a post-script to my main message...oops.
Basically what I wanted to say was that I did try the advice you gave, they were great suggestions, but unfortunately they did not solve the problem, so I wanted to give you some more info about my system and what I've been doing.

The problem also occured before, when I was running XP home as an operating system (now I use pro). Also, it occured before I was ever connected to the internet, ruling out patches and updates which I now have. I have the newest drivers for both my video card (radeon 9600pro) and sound card (TB Santa Cruz), but just to be sure, I reinstalled both drivers from the manufacturers web-sites today...problem persisted. I disabled my secondary disc-drive. I've reinstalled windows before too. I have SP1.
I use a P4 2.6 with an Intel board-865perl chipset, bios 9. I've tried clean start-ups, I don't use a virus program, and I don't have Kazaa.
The weird thing is, after install, the games run beautifully...does this rule out vid/snd card problems? It seems that it has do with a function of XP that takes place behind the scences. The only thing might be the critical updates for XP... I've opted not to download about 7 or so (but have most) because they seem to be security stuff for networking programs I never use and don't have, should I just get all of them anyway?
I've read of a few people having the same problem, is this something specific to my machine or is it a known issue? Thanks again for your quick, insightful help. qmed
 
Hi qmed,

I'm beginning to think it might be specific makes and models
of CD ROM drives causing this issue. I believe this to be an
issue caused by the game's anti-theft technology failing to
recognise the CD which is in the CD ROM drive.

It would be interesting to see if the people who have been
experiencing this problem all have the same or similar drives.

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| Some newer games (GTA:VC, Cmbt Flt Sim 3, Superbike 2000, maybe more) run perfectly right after install, but then stop responding
at all (no error msg.). Anyone with this same problem please email me-> (e-mail address removed)
|
| Jimmy s, thanks much for the reply. Tonight I acctually tried to post two messages earlier but I guess I only got the last one
up, the one that I did post was more of a post-script to my main message...oops.
| Basically what I wanted to say was that I did try the advice you gave, they were great suggestions, but unfortunately they did not
solve the problem, so I wanted to give you some more info about my system and what I've been doing.
|
| The problem also occured before, when I was running XP home as an operating system (now I use pro). Also, it occured before I was
ever connected to the internet, ruling out patches and updates which I now have. I have the newest drivers for both my video card
(radeon 9600pro) and sound card (TB Santa Cruz), but just to be sure, I reinstalled both drivers from the manufacturers web-sites
today...problem persisted. I disabled my secondary disc-drive. I've reinstalled windows before too. I have SP1.
| I use a P4 2.6 with an Intel board-865perl chipset, bios 9. I've tried clean start-ups, I don't use a virus program, and I don't
have Kazaa.
| The weird thing is, after install, the games run beautifully...does this rule out vid/snd card problems? It seems that it has do
with a function of XP that takes place behind the scences. The only thing might be the critical updates for XP... I've opted not to
download about 7 or so (but have most) because they seem to be security stuff for networking programs I never use and don't have,
should I just get all of them anyway?
| I've read of a few people having the same problem, is this something specific to my machine or is it a known issue? Thanks again
for your quick, insightful help. qmed
 
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