Lowjack
April 12th 03, 02:45 AM
I am having the same problem with my computer only the difference is mine
worked fine under win 98 and after I reformated the Hard drive and installed
win xp, it will do everything but play games. I can host dedicated games,
but I can't play, otherwise my system hangs!!!
"Piscanthropus Profundus" > wrote in message
...
> Nope , Windows XP - this is the windows XP help and support newsgroup
isn't
> it?
>
> "Debra" > wrote in message
> ...
> It sounds like you have Windows ME on your copmputer. Do
> you? If you do, your only hope is to get rid of it.
> What a nightmare!! LOL Good Luck to you. Ü
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >ARGH! This is driving me crazy!
> >
> >I stopped playing my latest favourite games - Ghost
> Recon, Mechwarrior4
> >[Vengeance and Mercs] - about a month ago because I just
> didn't have time.
> >I tried to start playing again a few days ago and I get
> to see the intros
> >and menus, but the games crash a few seconds into the
> mission portion. The
> >screen locks and goes kinda funky [triangles, lines, odd
> palette].
> >
> >Between then [a month ago] and now, I've installed
> Tetris Worlds, the latest
> >driver for my video card [nvidia geforce 2 mx 100/200]
> and DirectX 9.0a - I
> >have since removed DirectX 9.0a in favour of 8.1 and
> have changed the video
> >driver back to the last WHQL Certified version [30.82].
> >
> >The problem hasn't gone away and I'm out of ideas.
> >
> >Can anyone offer a reasonable suggestion as to how to
> fix this?
> >
> >
> >.
> >
>
>
worked fine under win 98 and after I reformated the Hard drive and installed
win xp, it will do everything but play games. I can host dedicated games,
but I can't play, otherwise my system hangs!!!
"Piscanthropus Profundus" > wrote in message
...
> Nope , Windows XP - this is the windows XP help and support newsgroup
isn't
> it?
>
> "Debra" > wrote in message
> ...
> It sounds like you have Windows ME on your copmputer. Do
> you? If you do, your only hope is to get rid of it.
> What a nightmare!! LOL Good Luck to you. Ü
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >ARGH! This is driving me crazy!
> >
> >I stopped playing my latest favourite games - Ghost
> Recon, Mechwarrior4
> >[Vengeance and Mercs] - about a month ago because I just
> didn't have time.
> >I tried to start playing again a few days ago and I get
> to see the intros
> >and menus, but the games crash a few seconds into the
> mission portion. The
> >screen locks and goes kinda funky [triangles, lines, odd
> palette].
> >
> >Between then [a month ago] and now, I've installed
> Tetris Worlds, the latest
> >driver for my video card [nvidia geforce 2 mx 100/200]
> and DirectX 9.0a - I
> >have since removed DirectX 9.0a in favour of 8.1 and
> have changed the video
> >driver back to the last WHQL Certified version [30.82].
> >
> >The problem hasn't gone away and I'm out of ideas.
> >
> >Can anyone offer a reasonable suggestion as to how to
> fix this?
> >
> >
> >.
> >
>
>