Yeah, I have a fair amount of games that don't want to
run, or don't want to install. I also have tried many
things but no solution. I've got an Intel P4 2ghz w/256
ram w/ a Nvidia GE force 4 MX 420 (64 or 32 meg?). HAve
latest WHQL video drivers and DX 9 (recent; still had
probs w/DX 8). There's another recent post w/similar
problems who also mentions a nvidia ge force card.
Hmm?????

>-----Original Message-----
>I've read that other people have had this same problem
>that I'm having. Now the funny thing is, I had NO
issues
>when I first loaded up my XP and then the games.. they
>all ran just fine. Somewhere between then and now they
>begin to crash & I believe it is somewhere in either
>Direct-X or the compatability between my video card &
>XP. I have uninstalled/reinstalled ALL my drivers..
>updated them to WQHL cert. I've tried it with 8.1 Direct
>X, then with DX9 and same issue. I've gotten all updates
>for Windows & ive cut down the acceleration. I've
checked
>all loaded up programs & cut all non-essential ones.. I
>have reformatted my HD once already & installed NOTHING
>but the basics along with updated Vid drivers & STILL
the
>same issue. I am using a AOpen Nvidia GeForce4 MX440 V-
64
>video card & have 512 Megs of ram with a 40g HD &
1.7ghz
>Athlon CPU. My computer has no reason to do this & no
one
>seems to have an answer either at my Vid card
>manufacture's site or even at Nvidia's. Can SOMEONE
>please shed some light on this and not give a
runaround??
>I'm a veteran at the computer so give me something to
>work with. Thank you!!
>.
>

What games, Bill? We can't help without specifics. BTW, on your GeForce 4
card, those drivers released by Nvidia, if you read the fine print, are only
WHQL-certified for FX family, not the GF4.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"Bill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:072d01c341e7$5536a040$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Yeah, I have a fair amount of games that don't want to
> run, or don't want to install. I also have tried many
> things but no solution. I've got an Intel P4 2ghz w/256
> ram w/ a Nvidia GE force 4 MX 420 (64 or 32 meg?). HAve
> latest WHQL video drivers and DX 9 (recent; still had
> probs w/DX 8). There's another recent post w/similar
> problems who also mentions a nvidia ge force card.
> Hmm?????