gaming help

About this tag
The gaming help tag on WindowsForum.com covers common PC gaming issues such as running non-Steam games in split-screen, troubleshooting launcher errors and assertion failures in titles like Batman Arkham Asylum, resolving insufficient privileges errors on Windows 7, locating saved game files for older games like Tomb Raider, and finding Windows 7 compatible versions of games like Bejeweled without internet access. Discussions focus on practical solutions for installation, compatibility, and configuration problems encountered by gamers on Windows systems.

  1. Windows 8.1 Split Screen Non-Steam Games

    Hey, guys! I hope this is in the right place! Link Removed I was doing some research on how to split screen a PC game and I found this program called Sandboxie. Have any of you used it? How hard is it to split screen a PC game that doesn't run through Steam? I just purchased Call of Duty: World...
    • ShoobieStomper
    • Thread
    • borderlands call of duty gaming help multiplayer non-steam pc games sandbox split screen tutorial world war
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Games
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    Windows 7 Batman Arkham Asylum Game of the Year-Can't get past launcher

    Hey, I brought the game on Steam and was able to play before but I recently reinstalled the game and now I cannot get past the launcher. I get a message box saying assertion failed and something regarding shippingpc-bmgame.exe (see image). I have already tried uninstalling and reinstalling...
    • amida
    • Thread
    • arkham asylum batman error message event viewer faulting application game installation gaming gaming help gaming issues kernelbase.dll launcher nvidia pc games performance issues software support steam windows 7 windows services
    • Replies: 4
    • 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
    • Thread
    • 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 permissions system requirements troubleshooting windows 7 windows vista windows xp
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Windows Games
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    Windows 7 saved games in windows 7

    Been playing game tomb raider angel of darkness and got stuck. I downloaded a saved game from the internet but can't find where to put it, I looked in the games folder but nothing there, the game saves games so they must go somewhere,but where?
    • hinks41
    • Thread
    • file location game files game issues gaming help saved games tomb raider windows 7
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Games
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    Windows 7 Bejeweled on Windows 7 (no internet..)

    Hello all. I'm new here, and to Windows in general. I am looking for advice and superior knowledge on windows 7 compatibility with vista games. I have found out that my mother enjoys playing bejeweled and she has recently got a new laptop with windows 7 and wants to play Bejeweled (or a...
    • sWatsi
    • Thread
    • bejeweled cd version compatibility game advice gaming help laptop new user offline play vista games windows 7
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Games