game installation

I am running Windows 7 64-bit and have a legal copy of Call of Duty (original) that I'd like to play. I installed the game (seemingly without error) and tried to run it, and got a buffer overrun error. I used the Windows 7 troubleshoot feature to run the program using Windows XP...

Okay so for some unknown reason my Call of Duty 4 game crashes my pc and i have to force restart it. Prior to installing cod 4 i played some cod 2 which worked fine in single player and multiplayer without patches but when i installed the patch 1.3 (up to date patch) it would crash when playing...

Guyz I use windows 7 ultimate 64 bit with 8gb ram 9600 gt nvidia graphic card intel core 2 duo e7400 2.8ghz my problem is that when i try to run the setup for prince of persia it gives me this error message saying Error Code: -5001 : 0x80070002 Error Information: >SetupNew\setup.cpp (142)...

ok so im runnin 64 bit win 7 pro. ive installed many games and only one never worked on this laptop which is warcraft 3. now, however, the same thing is happening to half of my games, one day they just stopped working ang i cant figure out why. here is what happens, i double click the shortcut...

This has been happening with many games that I download off the internet. After the game downloads and installs, the exe file goes from being a program installer to a video game launcher. Windows fails to realize this, and every time I start the game the UAC pops up and I have to confirm that...

I do not play games online, but it appears more games seem to require you log on before you can play. Since I really do not want this requirement, is there something that identifies such games I can see before I purchase them? For instance, I got Batman and the box said Windows Live. So when...

I am getting this error when I try to install COD4 on my new Win7 pc: Error 1305 E:\Setup|Data|main\video\scoutsniper_load.bik When I cancel out I get Error 1603 Consult Win.Installer Help(Msi.chm) I tried to install under Admin and still got the same error. Any ideas, I would really like...

Xbox 360 Gets USB Storage Support by Paul Thurrott On Tuesday, Microsoft issued a software update for its Xbox 360 video game console that adds an interesting new capability: Users can now connect up to two USB storage devices to the console to supplement the Xbox 360's hard drive. But...

Hey everyone. I hate doing this when I know there are already other similar discussions, but I haven't found any solution to my problem and since it sounds like most others who have experienced this problem have done so after upgrading to Windows 7 from a previous OS, which is no the case with...

All of the sudden I cannot save any files in my hard disc! I tried to save games from NBA2K10 and PES2010 and Windows 7 say that cannot create file disk or something like that! I firstly encountered this problem while I was trying to save a game in NBA2K10 game but now the same happens for...

Hi guys, I’m new to computer world and to this forum.....so plz help me!!! My problem is with the game Virtua Tennis 2009 .... After i install it and everything was OK, i ran it and received a message that it stopped working!! It’s an "Appcrash" so is it because of the video card, the PhysX, the...

I wanted to point out that Windows 7 is so damn good when it comes to gaming that it has brought back the gaming nerd in me.. ;) I have always loved PC gaming but recently didn't bother with it too much because Windows XP just wasn't cutting it for me.. But Windows 7 has rekindled my love for PC...

I'm having trouble with running the online game i recently downloaded.(btw, i'm using 32-bit win 7 home premium) Well i successfully dl and install it but I can't launch/run the game T_T every time i clicked on the shortcut button nothing happens T_T does anyone have an idea how to resolve ths?

I've been running Halo 2 on the Windows 7 RC for several months and it would always start correctly. I finally installed the Windows 7 Home Premium today to replace the RC, and when I try to start the game, I get this message: "LIVE Gaming on Windows failed to initialize. This may be because...

details 64 bit dvd game x3 terran conflict i installed the game just fine initially, however i got the" you have to be administrator to run this game 1st time i have seen the answer to that on here, however having un installed the game to try and solve the problem, the disk drive d...

Hi, I was gifted GTA 4 on steam for Christmas and it downloaded and installed fine with no problems. When i start it from either steam or the .exe in the game directory it will start The Rockstar Social Club login/ launcher window. I have an account made so when i click login it will just take a...

(Win XP-Pro 64 Bit w/Nvidia GeForce9800 on Foxxconn MB, 4GB ram) This will sound stupid, but I am having a problem getting into COD4. Now I'm not a noob to COD...been playing it since the very first game the very first year, but I can't seem to get into COD4. I bought a ket from Blizzard (legit...

hey guys, im in the windows xp mode, and everythings goes fine, untill the installer gets to about 90% and just stops, i was wondering if anyone has this problem or if anyone could help me resolve it please? thanks dan

I have installed the game and it did that just fine, now I got that done and when I try to go to the game and try and play it it seems that its loading and in the task manager its there saying its running but it does not show, my virus and firewall are all off, any help would be great, thanks again

i installed it last night and i had a directx audio error, so i went on MS site and got directx 9 and installed it, got rid of that error.. but now the game wont even load. i start the game and open task manger and it shows it runnin, but after a few minutes it will go away, like it crashed...