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Prior to installing the updates using windows update, i can run my programs fine. But now after the updates, certain programs won't run unless I check compatibility mode windows 7 ex. steam, fraps,etc... how do i fix this?

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Hello,I got my new computer today and it's a windows 7 home premium (32 bit), so I tried to play gmod but that doesn't work.. I try playing it, it says i,m playing it for 5 seconds, then says i'm not. Nothing pops out and no one has the exact problem. Please help!

i have been having a issue lately with my computer on Vista home premium when launching counter strike on steam when i get into a game it just randomly restart my pc and it never did it in the past. not really BOSD but the minidump says it is im not really knowledgeable with minidump files...

Hello everyone I will be getting an SSD tomorrow so I've been looking around a bit, but nowhere could I find what I really wanted: what I want is just to install Windows 8.1 on my SSD and then remove my 2 HDD partitions and make them 1 again, and format it so it'll be clean again. I don't...

Hi all I'm having an issue with Windows 8.1 that I have had issues with resolving. What happens is I load a game, any game, and the operating system seems to Alt+Tab to the desktop without my instruction after about 10 minutes of gameplay. What I've done to check: Checked the keyboard. All the...

Hello there community! I have a severe mic issue that I'm going to try to explain in as much detail as humanly possible so prepare, this could be a LONG post. When I start GMod, the 1st time I try to use my mic people say they can hear me but theres a little static. The 2nd time and after...

Ok so, yesterday I was playing some steam games. I just started up my computer. And when I joined a game the computer would shut off. It wouldn't even be a normal shutdown. It would just cut power, lights out... So I just said I don't have time for this and go to my baseball game... When I...

Hello! Last night my computer accidentally shut down because the wire tripped. When I tried loading my steam this morning, it went up till signing in and 'updating steam information' after which there was a blue loading ball over the cursor showing the system is busy but nothing happened after...

Hello! I cannot use programm as you recommended, because my windows gives bsod on start. I was playing DOTA2 (Steam) , then i got BSOD. I got bsods again and again after restarting computer, and trying to restore system. I have second system on this computer and can access any files on damaged...

My laptop says its has a excellent connection and will connect to any network but my home WiFi but then when I try to use the internet (chrome, IE, steam) it drops out and says its unable to load ... I have deleted or turned off all security software so that it doesn't block the connection but...

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I recently downloaded a game off of Steam and immediately after trying to run it I received an error message which said: "Failed to create Direct3D9 device". I have had this error message before and did manage to resolve the issue by updating all my drivers. So I decided to give that a try but...

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Has anyone noticed in the last few hours that Steam and it's support site both aren't working ? I've been trying to login in both the Steam program and on their website. My account info is saved in AI RoboForm and I know it's correct. It can't even retrieve my info when I try. Origin and...

Games for Windows Live won't install in 8.1 x64, nor will .net framework 3.5, even though I enabled it. I thus lost DiRT 3, Microsoft Flight, Batman:Arkham Asylum and Batman:Arkham City. Yesterday I got the following games through Humble Bundle: Batman:Arkham Asylum GOTY, Batman:Arkham City...

I have been trying to play Fallout 3 GOTY for severl days. The game has installed (via Steam) but whenever I click on Play nothing happens. I have changed the properties to Run as Administrator and tried the Compatability as Windows XP, Vista and 7. Nowall I get is "The ordinal 42 could not be...

Hello everyone! I'm actually in a need of help. I'm not sure if I'm in the right section, but my hl2.exe has stopped working. Everytime I start a game that uses that engine such as Counter Strike Source, Garry's Mod, Team Fortress 2, etc. It works when I start the game up, but the moment I click...

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