Please Advise Regarding Problems With Windows Games

[JD]

With Solitaire and Free Cell, cards "freeze" on the screen. With Spider
Solitaire, Windows itself freezes, or "locks up," and I have no mouse or
keyboard.
I've installed the latest video drivers from Nvidia. There are no "events"
in the Event Viewer. Dr. Watson finds no "faults."
I have no problems with other Windows functions, or with any applications.
Can anyone suggest a cause--or a "cure"?
I'm very frustrated.

 

[DL]

Boot into Safe mode & test
If OK, download http://www.dependencywalker.com/ then run one of the games
through Depends, it should show what file is causing the problem

 

[JD]

Thanks for your suggestions. However, the safe mode option is problematic,
since the behaviors I have described are unpredictable.
If it is likely that a Windows file is causing the problems, does it follow
that uninstalling and reinstalling Windows games might be the solution?

 

[DL]

You could but try

Thanks for your suggestions. However, the safe mode option is problematic,
since the behaviors I have described are unpredictable.
If it is likely that a Windows file is causing the problems, does it
follow that uninstalling and reinstalling Windows games might be the
solution?