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Windows 7 "Display driver stopped responding and has recovered" error message during Minecraft
Hello everyone, I've checked out the other threads for similar problems to mine, but I've had no success, and I thought I'd post my problem. I bought Minecraft yesterday for my HP pavilion dv6 laptop (i7 2.2ghz, 8gb ram, ATI Radeon 6770m HD w/ 2gb vram) and to my surprise, the game would crash...- Wyz
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- bios update crash driver update free version game compatibility game settings gaming graphics driver hp pavilion java installation laptop issues minecraft performance issues radeon registry cleaner temperature check troubleshooting
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 7 Weird little issue with "directional arrows"?
Don't know what else to call it. It's basically the directional arrows that would be used as a command in a game, and they're are only coming up as little squares. (As shown in the picture I uploaded). Does this for every game as well, not just this one, and while it's not a major issue it is...- Darick Adams
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- command symbols directional arrows fix fonts game compatibility gaming graphics issues user experience visual issues
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Gothic--2 Error: loader couldn't initialize service!
I realize asking support for this old of a game can be asking a bit much but this game is one that is really a classic and the new game's cannot even touch it. The new games don't have the storyline or the playability that this game does – well that is just my humble personal opinion :-). I...- ancient11
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- classic error game compatibility gothic loader old games playability services support windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Games
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Windows 7 Hard to be a God Insufficient privileges
Hey guy's, I just got a new game called Hard to be a God and it seemed to install fine "except from AVG's false win32 Heir Virus that I get on EVERY game" So I click on the game and it comes up with Insufficient privileges. You must be an administrator to run this for the first time. I...- wildilwh09
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- admin rights antivirus compatibility mode false positives game compatibility game installation game issues gaming gaming community gaming help hard to be a god heir virus intel graphics no admin privileges system requirements troubleshooting windows 7 windows vista windows xp
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Windows Games
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Windows 7 After DEP modification Apps crashing (cant use Win7)
hello, Today i modificated DEP and since then if i restart windows all my apps crashing cant open anything. The original setting was: Turn on Dep for essential Windows programs and services only and i modificated it to: Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select: and i...- Abrid
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- application error dep error 0xc0000005 game compatibility loading issues system crash system restore tech support windows 7 windows services
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Troubleshooting Dual Boot and Compatibility Issues for Windows XP on Windows 7 Laptop
I have Windows 7 installed on my laptop.I want to use some games for Windows xp.But i tried windows xp mode and it want work becouse i have low memory just 1gb in my windows 7 then in windows xp mode i have just 256 mb. And i want to install windows xp in dual boot with windows 7 but when i...- sasalj
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- bios settings blue screen bootable usb compatibility dual boot game compatibility memory issues startup repair windows 7 windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Help with "GAME" STOPPED WORKING errors on most games
Most games I try to play give me the message "Game"Stopped Working. For example when playing Mass Effect 2 I will get an error after anywhere between 1-30 minutes stating: Mass Effect 2 HAS STOPPED WORKING. Then of course it says windows will check to see if there is a solution to the problem. I...- Draztic
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- audio drivers directx dmp files driver issues game compatibility game error gaming rig gta iv gtx 480 installation issues livekernelevent mass effect nvidia drivers overclocking performance issues system crash system specs tech support video hardware windows 7
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Is downloading Windows 98SE via torrent legal?
I wish to obtain a copy of Windows 98SE so I can play my older games that don't work on Windows 7. Most notably Jane's Combat Simulations USAF. Microsoft is no longer allowed to distribute Windows 98 because of some deal they made with Sun Microsystems (apparently you can get OSes like MS-DOS...- Phillip Bromley
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- copyright downloading emulation fbi file sharing game compatibility gaming legacy games legacy systems legal issues licensing microsoft old games piracy software distribution sun microsystems torrent windows 98
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- Forum: General Computing
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Windows 7 32bit graphical/cyan transparency issue
hi, I'm having a sort of strange and isolated graphical issue with win7 32bit version. I play this online game that is kind of old and outdated. It uses cyan as the transparency color and for some reason, since I installed windows 7, I haven't been able to play this game as windows isn't...- xanek
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- 32-bit acer cyan transparency game compatibility graphical issue graphics intel gma online gaming transparency color windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 7 Games run absurdly slowly since upgrading to windows 7
This may have been addressed so far so I'm sorry for the re-post but I couldn't find anything helpful by searching. I ran several games fine (world of warcraft, counterstrike, etc) before installing windows 7 and now I cannot play them since the installation. The games run ridiculously choppy...- rhodester
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- 32-bit choppy games counter strike driver update drivers dual core game compatibility game issues gaming graphics hardware support intel graphics performance pro version quake 3 ram starcraft 2 system requirements windows 7 world of warcraft
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- Forum: Windows Games
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VIDEO Graphical issues with Windows 7 64-Bit
Hey guys, I've recently built my PC and installed Windows 7 64-Bit as my OS, since then though I've uncounted many graphical problems with my games and on desktop. The issues are shown below (picture and video not of my own setup, but are the same issue). The graphic issues in game happens on...- SmilerAl
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- 64-bit amd bioshock crysis desktop drivers game compatibility gaming gaming setup graphics graphics card hardware intel issues pc build pc specs performance radeon troubleshooting windows 7
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 7 Knights of the Old Republic PROBLEM WITH RUNNING ON WIN 7 RC1
hello Dear Community ;) i've got a problem with running one of the most epic games of all times: SW KotOR here i upload some screens: 1. this is what happens when i use "Scan Hardware" option in SW KotOR config: Link Removed due to 404 Error 2. this window appears when i choose "Details": Link...- Witch Slayer
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- amd athlon compatibility mode drivers game compatibility gaming geforce knights of the old republic patch management swkotor windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Games
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Windows 7 CoD2 Ping Issues
Ive been having issue with CoD2 ever since i did a full install of windows 7. My issue right now is my PING. Before i had windows 7 i ran the game on xp 32 bit, and my ping was usually between 50-90. Ive always played on the same dedicated server (PotW stock), and my internet connection is...- BRONCO
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- cod2 community support dedicated server directx drivers firewall game compatibility gaming gaming setup internet access network online gaming performance ping troubleshooting windows 7 windows xp
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Windows 7 Technical issue for one program and one game.
[RESOLUTE] Technical issue for one program and one game. Hello all a have a technical issue. i didn't exactly know where i must post my threat cause i have got a game problem (Battlefield bad company 2) and a program problem (Logitech G-serie key profiler). When i push on server browser, or...- Caesar
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- battlefield beta client issues compatibility mode g-series keys game compatibility game problem game settings key profiler logitech modem ping pro version server browser software issues steam technical issues user support windows 7 windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Games
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Windows 7 Help needed for Virtual XP in win7....
hi guys.. i need a help... 1st...how to install virtual xp in win7...how to install it...i need guide... 2nd... my games don't run in full screen,someone told me that graphic acceleration in vista is 1.0 thats why my games run normal in vista and as it is 1.1 in win7 thats y it does not run in...- awaisagha
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- doom 3 full screen game acceleration game compatibility gaming graphics guidance help installation nfs tech support virtual machine windows 7 windows xp
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- Forum: Virtualization
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Windows 7 Heroes of Might & Magic III has stopped working
Hi people. I'm new in here, and my knowledge about computers are quite limited - therefore I need your help :) I just got HoMM3 + the 2 expansions from a Torrent (since my old HoMM3 CD broke) - and its said that the game should work just fine after it has been extracted to a folder. Now i'm...- Glenn
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- 32-bit black screen classic games compaq directx expansion game compatibility game issues game support gaming community heroes of might homm3 installation laptop performance memory issues tech support troubleshooting windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Games
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Windows 7 Saved games not working!!!
Hi! I am new to Windows 7 & using both 7 & XP SP 3.Now my problem is that the my saved game files in XP arent working in 7. I installed the game both in 7 & xp but as my progress percentage was more in XP so I didn't want start all over again in 7 & thereby I copied the saved files but it ain't...- Xem
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- dirt 2 file transfer game compatibility game issues game progress gaming saved games tech support windows 7 windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Games
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Windows 7 The ol' switch a roo
I installed W7 Home Premium on my computer, because a lot of my games won't run on W7 I've decided to install said W7 on my wifes computer and go back to XP.My question is can I deactivate it or do I need to call MS for a new key?This is a retail upgrade copy.- fugno
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- activation deactivation game compatibility home premium installation key management microsoft retail upgrade windows 7 windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 System shutdown while playing certain games in Win 7
Hello folks I'm having a puzzling problem after upgrading to Windows 7 from Vista (clean install). Certain games are now completely shutting down the computer. The games in question are Dragon Age Origins and The Sims 3. Both of these games ran with no problems in Vista but now after about 5...- lazydivey
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- administrator clean install dragon age game compatibility gaming issues graphics driver power off shutdown sims 3 windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Games
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Windows 7 Saved Games - Help?
Hi, I recently installed Windows 7 64-bit on my 1TB hard drive, and have Windows XP 32-bit on my other 300GB Hard drive. I am in the process of reinstalling / moving my games over to Windows 7 from XP. Now this may be tough to answer, and may depend on the game, but: Where do I put my saved...- Fecal Face
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- documents game compatibility game transfer hard drive help installation saved games user files windows 7 windows xp
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Windows Games