SOFTWARE/GAME errors - it's insane!

Guest · Jul 13, 2004

Have a PC. Well within requirements of many games - they don't work though! It worked origionally - then messed up. Manufacturers corrected the problem - but soon after it happened again:

KEEP ON REFORMATING - still keeps happening!

Strange symptoms: Some games do not work at all - non responsive icons. Some work when installed but as soon as other software is used or PC turned off i get the standard XP error report messages.
ODD - some games do work fine. Half-life for example.
Plus - i've found odd ways around it. In Age of Mythology for example by installing the manual patch before clicking the icon the game works fine!
Also - Older versions of Kazaa and Morpheus work fine but the latest ones don't. Word style apps, Music applications, some art packages and the internet works fine - but certain things like game map editors and high demand graphical programs just crash! Very odd.

This happens whenever I reformat.

BASIC PC INFO FOLLOWS:

AMD athlon 1.6
NVIDIA Geforce2 MX 200
40 gig HD
512 RAM

Other info:

In EVENT veiwer i get this messsage a lot:

AMLI: ACPI BIOS is attempting to read from an illegal IO port address (0x4d1), which lies in the 0x4d0 - 0x4d1 protected address range. This could lead to system instability. Please contact your system vendor for technical assistance.

whilst in Applications Event viewer i get alot like this:

Faulting application everquest.exe, version 0.0.0.0, faulting module everquest.exe, version 0.0.0.0, fault address 0x00040b9f.

and

Hanging application aomx.exe, version 4.2004.4.2300, hang module hungapp, version 0.0.0.0, hang address 0x00000000.

and

The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: 1.

ASSUMING A BIOS PROBLEM OR HARDWARE FAILURE - PLS HELP!!!!!!!!

Guest · Jul 13, 2004

I'm having the same type of problem. Every game i try to play, right before the game starts, the window closes with no warning or anything.
Tried-
-System Restore
-All of windows updates
-Called Dell, no help
-Called Verizon, No help

Any suggestions Ryan reply or email to (e-mail address removed)
Thank you

Jym · Jul 13, 2004

Your problem sound like it is display card related. The bios error is very
common and usually can be resolved by a bios update. Sometime this error is
meaningless and causes no adverse reactions. Updating the display card
driver and lowering the acceleration settings in display properties should
be first on the list to remedy the problem. Run the DirectX Diagnostic Tool
and check for problems , Start / Run / dxdiag. Post back if more help is
needed. Jym

MIKE BROWN said:
Have a PC. Well within requirements of many games - they don't work

though! It worked origionally - then messed up. Manufacturers corrected
the problem - but soon after it happened again:

KEEP ON REFORMATING - still keeps happening!

Strange symptoms: Some games do not work at all - non responsive icons.

Some work when installed but as soon as other software is used or PC turned
off i get the standard XP error report messages.

ODD - some games do work fine. Half-life for example.
Plus - i've found odd ways around it. In Age of Mythology for example by

installing the manual patch before clicking the icon the game works fine!

Also - Older versions of Kazaa and Morpheus work fine but the latest ones

don't. Word style apps, Music applications, some art packages and the
internet works fine - but certain things like game map editors and high
demand graphical programs just crash! Very odd.

This happens whenever I reformat.

BASIC PC INFO FOLLOWS:

AMD athlon 1.6
NVIDIA Geforce2 MX 200
40 gig HD
512 RAM

Other info:

In EVENT veiwer i get this messsage a lot:

AMLI: ACPI BIOS is attempting to read from an illegal IO port address

(0x4d1), which lies in the 0x4d0 - 0x4d1 protected address range. This could
lead to system instability. Please contact your system vendor for technical
assistance.

whilst in Applications Event viewer i get alot like this:

Faulting application everquest.exe, version 0.0.0.0, faulting module

everquest.exe, version 0.0.0.0, fault address 0x00040b9f.

and

Hanging application aomx.exe, version 4.2004.4.2300, hang module hungapp,

version 0.0.0.0, hang address 0x00000000.

and

The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( ) cannot be found. The

local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message
DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use
the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for
details. The following information is part of the event: 1.

Testy · Jul 13, 2004

Your video card is crap get a new one.

Testy