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I have had problems with The Sims and games I've downloaded opening and then not responding. I did a little hunting and ended up running the DirectX diagnostic program.
When I run the Direct 3D Acceleration diagnostic, it stops and gives me an error message that informs me that I cancelled the test by pressing a key. I had done no such thing. I've even gone so far as to disconnect the keyboard from the CPU and I still get the same message. What intrigued me was the way the diagnostic program reacts is exactly the way the games react when they go non-responsive.
Last time I went through this, I downloaded an update of DirectX. That enabled my games to run for a week or so. Now, I'm back to opening the program and it not responding. I doubt downloading another update of DirectX will work. I do not know if the update of DirectX fixed the hinky thing with my keyboard because I did not try to run the diagnostic program after I installed the update. (I could play with my Sims - that's all I cared about!) Everything else in DirectX appears to be okay.
I have not yet done as Microsoft advises and shut down my anti-virus program prior to running a game. If I have to, I will, but I will grumble about it. I'm not sure that would fix a problem with DirectX thinking I'm pressing keys, anyway.
Any help y'all can lend will be greatly appreciated.
When I run the Direct 3D Acceleration diagnostic, it stops and gives me an error message that informs me that I cancelled the test by pressing a key. I had done no such thing. I've even gone so far as to disconnect the keyboard from the CPU and I still get the same message. What intrigued me was the way the diagnostic program reacts is exactly the way the games react when they go non-responsive.
Last time I went through this, I downloaded an update of DirectX. That enabled my games to run for a week or so. Now, I'm back to opening the program and it not responding. I doubt downloading another update of DirectX will work. I do not know if the update of DirectX fixed the hinky thing with my keyboard because I did not try to run the diagnostic program after I installed the update. (I could play with my Sims - that's all I cared about!) Everything else in DirectX appears to be okay.
I have not yet done as Microsoft advises and shut down my anti-virus program prior to running a game. If I have to, I will, but I will grumble about it. I'm not sure that would fix a problem with DirectX thinking I'm pressing keys, anyway.
Any help y'all can lend will be greatly appreciated.