Threads Replies Last Post 17 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17   Problems running games on Vista I have Age of Empires 3 and Civilization 4 on my computer but for some reason when I load them the mouse cursor disappears. Obviously you can not play the games without the mouse so how do I fix this?... 10 08.06.2007 14:39:11 Reel Deal Slots Hello, I just recently bought a computer for my mom and I've been trying to get the "Reel Deal" games to work on Windows Vista. It worked fine on Windows XP (just slow because of graphics card and memory). Installing the games isn't the problem, the problem is when I go to click on the icon to open the program, it acts as if it will open the game, but instead, just return to the win... 5 08.06.2007 14:15:00 Pinball Does anybody know where I can get a real proper pinball game for my PC. either to buy or download. And I'm not talking about rubbish like Pinball Master 3D. Thank you ... 6 08.06.2007 13:44:01 Splinter Cell Double Agent needs help I used to run SCDA on my Vista, but it used to raise my processor's temperature into critical, and my computer would shut down. To handel this problem, I got a new cooler for my processor and mainboard, but ever since, when I try to run the game, it opens the menu, lets me load a saved game, and then suddenly stops responding. I tried lowering graphics and resolution, disabling AERO, etc... 1 07.06.2007 14:06:26 Is there a public news server that carries these newsgroups? Using the browser method is difficult, it won't show what threads have been answered. I tried accessing my ISPs news server via the Outlook Newsreader, but it does not carry this newsgroup, only "microsoft.public.windows.vista.general" Is there a public source for these newsgroups, or do I have to hit up my ISP and start asking them for help? Mark... 4 07.06.2007 00:18:57 fsx on vista ultimate trying to load fsx but will only go as far as the installshield wizard,toolbar still visible but screen is black and screen freezes,computer and cards are all capable of running game easily,getting a little frustrated as the game ran perfectly on my older and much smaller pc. Many Thanks... 3 06.06.2007 21:45:05 OBLIVION I have a brand new Gateway with windows vista prem. and when i downloaded oblivion every thing seemed to work well but every time i open the program and click on play i get the message oblivion stopped working. I have no idea what to do. I went to Best Buy and spoke to the geek squad and they were no help. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!... 4 06.06.2007 18:31:04 arma and ati on vista64 howdy, does anyone know of a way to get ArmA to run on Vista64 with a catalyst driver? it'll load and run jerkily on the stock vista radeon driver dated august '06, but just black screens on any catalyst driver from ati's site up to and including 7.5. undoubtedly it's a driver problem as the game runs on xp/xp64/vista32, but i was wondering if anyone knew of a kludge... x1900xt, vist... 1 06.06.2007 11:24:45 Soul of the Ultimate Nation (http://www.webzengames.com/) on Vista Webzen Product http://www.webzengames.com/ Can install Soul of the Ultimate Nation this Online game. But can't join the game. When I click the start, the session out of the Taskmanager. Why? WOW Online can join with Vista, but Soul of the Ultimate Nation can't? By the way, the same product of Webzen.Inc.Korea. - MU Online. MU Online can install in Vista Home & Business. Bu... 1 06.06.2007 10:35:01 Pausing, Hesitating, Choppy behavior Anyone with any suggestions. Please, at this point i am so disgusted I will try just about anything. 2 months ago my hard drive went wacky, (i had a Dell Dimension with XP), I ordered new computer from Dell. This computer is supposed to be twice the computer my dimension was. I now have a Dell XPS with Intel Core 2 Duo Processors etc, etc. Dell does not sell these with XP only VISTA... 1 06.06.2007 03:52:02 Chess Titans Does anyone know where I can download Chess Titans? I got Windows Vista Home Basic.. Thanks in advance. -- MiniDawg... 3 06.06.2007 03:44:21 POGO GAMES I have windows vista... I can get into some games and not others...example.. Texas Holdem freezes when I click on play and enter a room...same as some bingo rooms. If I sit and watch a player during a game I can enter when the game is over by clicking on the sit button, but I cannot just go into a room that is waiting to play. The computer just freezes. I have Sun Java.....HELP!!... 3 05.06.2007 22:45:00 help me please. 64 bit vista hey guys hopefully you all can help me. im running vista 64 bit home premium edition, and now whenever i try to run games on it the game will start, flicker, and then go to being minimized on the desktop. i cant open the program up but i know it's running because the audio is playing. this has never happened before; it just started doing it today. no known changes were made to the os. pl... 1 05.06.2007 22:10:01 call of duty does not load menu texts Hi, I have just installed call of duty I in my windows vista business. The install process was ok.. but when I load the game there is no menu... the links are there but they invisible. What kind of error is this ? is there any fix ? thanks, DAniel ... 4 05.06.2007 20:54:17 is mua compatible with vista i installed mua and got it to play once but wanted to use my gamepad. so i turned off the game plugged in pad tryed game and it wouldnt run. i unplugged the pad tryed game again still nthing i tryed the compatibility wizard and it wouldnt even start the game so i did it myself and made it compatible for xp and i got a message saying something about a 32 bit something or another not found... 4 05.06.2007 19:54:19 Display Driver igfx stops responding and recovers When i play WoW: Burning Crusade during game play at some point the screen goes black and pops back up saying display driver igfx stopped responding and recovered. It happens often and makes gameplay very difficult.... 3 05.06.2007 19:51:03 Vista has ruined my PC gaming experience I need HELP. Once upon a time, when my computer ran Windows XP - I had a very stable and enjoyable PC experience, all the way around. Applications started when I wanted them too, and ALL the games I wanted to play ran without question. I was excited about Vista, and defended it when all my other gaming buddies bagged on it and me for making the switch. Now, I feel like an idiot. Battl... 13 05.06.2007 19:27:41 halo 2 question i want to install halo 2 on my machine. can i do that, uninstall it off that computer and then install it on another one?... 3 05.06.2007 18:58:17 Vista 64 and ATI 7.5 drivers dull\Dim Screen Fix For anyone running Vista64 with and ATI card, might notice that after applying the 7.5 drivers that the screen is duller\dimmer than under previous drivers. Under the Catalyst Control Center, under Colors, if you scroll down there is an option for Black and White Levels. On Vista64, this option is most likely set to PC Standard. Setting it to Microsoft MCE standard will restore the br... 1 05.06.2007 16:21:35 Taskbar Flashing and Blurry Madness I am a serious gamer and I sometimes play games for long periods. This has happened to me many times and what happens is when I play a game (doesn't matter which one) for 3 hours or more or leave the game running for some time, the taskbar *flashes* but not only that but it shows the taskbar above at the top of the screen when it is always at the bottom. Then when I finish the game I can... 1 05.06.2007 11:58:02 F.E.A.R (Extraction Point) Shadow Tearing I'm seeing a lot of shadow tearing when I play F.E.A.R. Extraction Point. I'm running the 32bit version of Vista with an NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS. I just installed the latest NVIDIA drivers (dated: 4/26/2007) to see if the issue had been resolved, unfortunately it's still happening. The latest patch for F.E.A.R is from last October and I have installed that as well. Is anyone else see... 2 05.06.2007 11:45:00 Shadowrun BSOD I'm having alot of problems with Shadowrun right now because, whenever I play the game usually happens after the starting videos and such, it flashes a blue screen and my computer restarts. Thanks in advance.... 2 05.06.2007 05:55:42 Punkbuster probleem Battlefield 2142 Hoi, Ik heb het volgende probleem:Ik heb BF2142 geinstalleerd op een nieuwe pc maar als ik Multyplayer wil gaan spelen wordt ik na 1minuut uit de server gekickt, geeft melding punkbuster. Ik heb het spel altijd kunnen spelen op mijn oude pc met XP Pro en nooit geen probleem mee gehad. Daarbij heb ik nog contact gehad me EA en ze stuurden mij het volgende: staat wat verder naar beneden. ... 5 05.06.2007 03:40:11 Windows XP and Windows Vista ExpertZone chat tomorrow, June 5th 10am PST Please join us for our ExpertZone chat for discussion with Microsoft employees and MVP's regarding Windows XP and Windows Vista! Here is the URL to the chat: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/chats/chatroom.aspx What will be discussed in the chat: - Experiences with Windows Vista or Windows XP - Issues encountered with Windows Vista or Windows XP - Feedback on features ... 1 04.06.2007 21:54:44 Disappearing Pre-loaded Games Small problem, all the pre-loaded vista games like Chess, Minesweeper etc have disappeared ! I cant be totally certain but I think this happened after an otherwise flawless "Anytime Upgrade" from Vista Business to Ultimate, the problem is I'm not entirely sure that Vista Business ever actually had them but I know they should be included with Ultimate. They havent been deleted, hidden or ... 3 04.06.2007 20:14:02 17 Pages: 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17