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| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 8:16 pm |
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#1 | Drspy or fixit Hi, m8 has acer rc500, xp pro, sp3, 9600se, 2gb ram. He cannot play any games off cds, any ideas what is missing? Has all updates after new install, all drivers right up to date. Flash, shock, java all up to date.
All cd games play fine my Athlon. It's driving him nuts. | |
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| geek_pcmaster |
June 29, 2009, 8:17 pm |
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#2 | | What sort of errors ? |
| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 8:19 pm |
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#3 | | One tech said disable 3d draw etc; in dxdiag, diplay then reenable, still doesn't run games. Games install to hdd ok, but clicking short cut or exe does not start games. No errors pop up. |
| geek_flewy |
June 29, 2009, 8:20 pm |
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#4 | | Is the cd still in the drive? |
| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 8:21 pm |
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#5 | | Don't need cd in drive |
| geek_pcmaster |
June 29, 2009, 8:21 pm |
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#6 | | Faulty cd drive perhaps? |
| geek_kevin16 |
June 29, 2009, 8:21 pm |
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#7 | | What game? . |
| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 8:22 pm |
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#8 | | BoB2 desert storm etc; |
| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 8:23 pm |
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#9 | | new dvd drive, latest drivers |
| geek_flewy |
June 29, 2009, 8:23 pm |
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#10 | | Whats BOB2 |
| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 8:24 pm |
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#11 | | Battle of Britain games install fine onto hdd |
| geek_flewy |
June 29, 2009, 8:25 pm |
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#12 | | So why does the game not need to be in the drive? |
| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 8:26 pm |
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#13 | | Games install fully to hdd, don't need to boot from cd. All play no problem my Athlon. |
| geek_kevin16 |
June 29, 2009, 8:26 pm |
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#14 | | Have you tried a 'fixed exe'? |
| geek_pcmaster |
June 29, 2009, 8:26 pm |
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#15 | | my thoughts exactly. most if not all games now, require the disk in the drive to launch the game. |
| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 8:28 pm |
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#16 | | seen that on the net, microsoft I think, you reckon should try that? |
| geek_flewy |
June 29, 2009, 8:28 pm |
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#17 | | ?its a nocd key, is that what you use? have you pirated the game for your mate? |
| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 8:29 pm |
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#18 | | They are bought new games don't need cd in drive or crack |
| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 8:30 pm |
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#19 | | Something is missing on his pc, the games all run perfect my machine. |
| geek_flewy |
June 29, 2009, 8:31 pm |
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#20 | | So what happens when he clicks the exe nothhing at all? or does it start and return straight to desktop? |
| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 8:32 pm |
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#21 | | Quick flash on screen the nothing |
| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 8:33 pm |
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#22 | | ^ n . |
| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 8:34 pm |
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#23 | | Got me beat I got him on ham radio at moment hoping to pass him a resolution to problem. I been all over the net trying to find fix. |
| geek_flewy |
June 29, 2009, 8:37 pm |
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#24 | | Tried the latest patches http://pc.gamezone.com/gamesell/p25426.htm |
| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 8:38 pm |
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#25 | | All forums suggest is compatability mode, duh! |
| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 8:39 pm |
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#26 | | nothing wrong with games, I tried them all here. | |
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| geek_flewy |
June 29, 2009, 8:40 pm |
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#27 | | Get him to try this site http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest see if is actually possible for it to be run, If its a compatibilty prob get him to right click the exe and use 98 mode. |
| geek_flewy |
June 29, 2009, 8:41 pm |
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#28 | | Just coz you can run em dosent mean he can |
| geek_pcmaster |
June 29, 2009, 8:43 pm |
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#29 | | You should also check the event log to see why its not running. |
| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 8:44 pm |
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#30 | | done all that |
| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 8:51 pm |
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#31 | | No techs here? . |
| geek_pcmaster |
June 29, 2009, 8:53 pm |
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#32 | | I refer you back to post what does the windows event log say? |
| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 8:53 pm |
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#33 | | Nothing if game is not running |
| geek_pcmaster |
June 29, 2009, 8:54 pm |
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#34 | | If you cant find it then right click my computer, select manage. |
| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 8:57 pm |
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#35 | | Already told him over radio . |
| geek_pcmaster |
June 29, 2009, 8:59 pm |
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#36 | | Application error log should have entries from prior attempts at running it. which should explain the problem. |
| geek_hayster94 |
June 29, 2009, 9:01 pm |
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#37 | | Has he tried opening the game shortcut while the game is in the cd drive? |
| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 9:06 pm |
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#38 | | Anyway thanks give up now |
| geek_pcmaster |
June 29, 2009, 9:14 pm |
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#39 | | Try an uninstall and reinstall the game then, see if that changes anything. |
| geek_pinklaptop |
June 29, 2009, 9:17 pm |
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#40 | | Have you installed DirectX See info here, it helps with Multi media: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX |
| geek_bidda2 |
June 29, 2009, 9:20 pm |
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#41 | | You tried starting the game from the actual exe not the shortcut? |
| geek_pinklaptop |
June 29, 2009, 9:22 pm |
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#42 | | I find that I can not play games like Age of Empires without it installed "Microsoft DirectX is a group of technologies designed to make Windows-based computers an ideal platform for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3D animation, and rich audio": http://download.cnet.com/Microsoft-DirectX/3000-18513_4-20930.html?tag=mncol |
| geek_stkys |
June 29, 2009, 9:25 pm |
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#43 | | - all been done |
| geek_bidda2 |
June 29, 2009, 9:26 pm |
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#44 | | Lol of course you need DirectX |
| geek_pcmaster |
June 29, 2009, 9:28 pm |
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#45 | | Have they been installed on this machine previously, - you said its a fresh install, so did they work fine before. |
| geek_mrfxit |
June 29, 2009, 10:09 pm |
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#46 | | Seeing as my name was mentioned . .. . What video is your comp running? . Is his video a fully supported brand & exact version model version to suit those games? . Was he able to play those perticuler games before? . |
| geek_got2bin2win |
June 29, 2009, 10:15 pm |
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#47 | | Its not xp pro 64 bit hes running is it, whats the system requirements on the case exactly. |
| geek_got2bin2win |
June 29, 2009, 10:19 pm |
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#48 | | or is it media edition os, not that it should matter. |
| geek_mrfxit |
June 29, 2009, 10:20 pm |
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#49 | | Also have the next 2 prg's been installed .net framwork & .net compact framework 2.0 sp2 framwork (Dot net) & the MS visual c++ redistributable prgs been installed. . . . . The "K-lite mega codec pack" is another thats imortant with a lot of games as it supplys a lot of codecs |
| geek_mrfxit |
June 29, 2009, 10:25 pm |
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#50 | | Dx 9c (minimum) Or dx 2009 should be installed (it will install whats needed). Another possible is that the video system simply won't support those games. Has a registry cleaner such as "ccleaner" been run after the install. That 9600 should be capable of running most (not all) games up to about 2007 releases ok (3 maybe 2 years old/ system ram helps a bit there) | |
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