PC not running a lot of games anymore :(

a Hint of Lime	PC not running a lot of games anymore :( « on: June 22, 2007, 10:43:47 pm »
:D Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 2418	I'm not sure how or why this happened, but my PC won't run a lot of games that it used to run. When I open up a game shortcut (a LOT of games, so specific names wouldn't really help), there will be a second of nothing happening, then I'll hear that sound that usually plays when you get an error/warning window, except there is no window, no message telling me why my games aren't working. System stats, if helpful: Intel Core 2 duo processor nVidia Geforce 7950 gx2 2 gigs ram Windows XP I have a good computer, which can handle these things easily, so there must be some software problem. I have the newest nvidia drivers, and I have the newest version of directx. Help Can anybody help? Logged
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Windy	Re: PC not running a lot of games anymore :( « Reply #1 on: June 22, 2007, 10:47:57 pm »
Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Posts: 2245	did you do anything recently before this began happening? Logged

a Hint of Lime	Re: PC not running a lot of games anymore :( « Reply #2 on: June 22, 2007, 10:49:51 pm »
:D Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 2418	Well the first time I ever had this happen, the first game I ever had this problem with, was when I installed Fable: The Lost Chapters; that's when I noticed it started happening to other games as well. It sucks, because I play gametap, and it seems to have affected almost every gametap game I have. I've uninstalled Fable: The Lost Chapters, but the problem is still there, so maybe it isn't the cause. EDIT: Plus why would a game affect any other games? A microsoft game at that. Ugh, this sucks. I'm thinking of reformatting sometime soon, and hopefully the problem will be gone, but reformatting is a pain in the ass. Logged
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Windy	Re: PC not running a lot of games anymore :( « Reply #3 on: June 22, 2007, 11:02:19 pm »
Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Posts: 2245	you may want to try downgrading your drivers Logged