I have been having the same issue on both my computers for some time now. The last Windows update seemed to fix it for a while but then it started crashing again. I'm not exactly sure what the problem is and i don't even have msn messenger so that has nothing to do with it... it actually...
I just recently installed Crysis and Crysis Warhead through Steam and although Crysis Warhead works beautifully Crysis will not even start. I try to start it and it says preparing to launch Crysis and then it never does. Does anybody know how to fix this?
It's a 9 month old Alienware computer I'm pretty sure of all things the CPU is not going to need cleaning and everything else works fine on it it's just that one game.
For me Lego Star Wars worked fine right off but for KOTOR I had to download a patch and run in vista compatibility mode but after that it worked... the fact that none of your games are working I find a bit suprising though... your hard drive might be damaged.
I looked at what you said and i didn't see any scratches but I ran a polishing cloth over it anyways and it works fine now so I guess it was just a smudge or scratch. Thanks.
Games that work so far -Star Wars Galaxies (had to run in compatability mode for XP sp2) -Star Wars Republic Commando -Tom Clancy's Endwar -The Sims 3 -Sim City 4 (has some graphics issues but runs fine overall) -Spore -Medal of Honor Airborne (had to uninstall directX to install...