gaming troubles, BSOD

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I've been running the same rig for about 18 months, apart
from a new mobo 3 months ago. I've recently started
having major gaming troubles, such as crashes etc. I've
updated all my drivers, etc. all the usual stuff, but
still getting problems. Cricket 2004 crashes with the
latest Nvidia driver, GP4 throws me back to desktop every
time.
I also tried to install some older games that I
uninstalled a while back (Blitzkrieg, Raven Shield, Toca
Race Driver), but none will install properly. Blitzkrieg
just hangs my computer, Raven Shield appears to install
all the files but does not finalize the installation, and
Toca Race Driver gives a BSOD part way through the
installation.

Any ideas? I really don't want to have to format!!
 
Hi Frogtop,
| I've been running the same rig for about 18 months, apart
| from a new mobo 3 months ago. I've recently started
| having major gaming troubles, such as crashes etc. I've
| updated all my drivers, etc. all the usual stuff, but
| still getting problems. Cricket 2004 crashes with the
| latest Nvidia driver, GP4 throws me back to desktop every
| time.
| I also tried to install some older games that I
| uninstalled a while back (Blitzkrieg, Raven Shield, Toca
| Race Driver), but none will install properly. Blitzkrieg
| just hangs my computer, Raven Shield appears to install
| all the files but does not finalize the installation, and
| Toca Race Driver gives a BSOD part way through the
| installation.
|
| Any ideas? I really don't want to have to format!!
|

The most common causes for that problem can be solved with
these few steps. If the problem persists after you've tried these,
please post back and we'll try some more solutions. Good luck! :-)

1. To see if it's a software conflict: Temporarily disable Startup
programs one at a time, starting with Firewall, Antivirus, and ad
blockers using: http://new.jtsoft2001.com/windows/startup.php

You can lookup what a program does before you disable it here:
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

2. Run a virus scan at: http://housecall.antivirus.com Afterwards
Download & Run Spybot from: http://security.kolla.de to find any
Trojans, Adware, or Spyware which could clog up your system.

3. Click My Computer / Rightclick the Drive & Choose Properties
/ Run the "Disk Cleanup..." / Next Click the "Tools" Tab and run
the "Error-Checking" and "Defragmentation" utilities.

4. Go to the Windows Update site for everything under Critical and
Recommended: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com Some games
require a patch: http://www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a

5. Update DirectX and your Chipset, Sound, &Video Drivers:
For all Video / DirectX / Game and Hardware Issues, I have a
Checklist of Solutions at: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html

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Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
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