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Title: PC not running a lot of games anymore :(
Post by: a Hint of Lime on June 22, 2007, 10:43:47 pm
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? 
Title: Re: PC not running a lot of games anymore :(
Post by: Windy on June 22, 2007, 10:47:57 pm
did you do anything recently before this began happening?
Title: Re: PC not running a lot of games anymore :(
Post by: a Hint of Lime on June 22, 2007, 10:49:51 pm
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.
Title: Re: PC not running a lot of games anymore :(
Post by: Windy on June 22, 2007, 11:02:19 pm
you may want to try downgrading your drivers

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