Windows XP freeze and reboot with games

[Chuck K]

Hi all,

Can anyone please provide me with some guidance re a
problem I am having with Warcraft III and Vietcong?
Both programs are freezing intermittently (always at
different points in the game), sometimes doing an
automatic reboot of my computer. When the game does
freeze without the reboot automatically happening, it
freezes solid...no CTRL/ALT/DEL combo for it! I have
checked the admistrative tools section of XP and the
culprit appears to be the True Vectors Service. I have
only just upgraded my nVidia GEForce 4 Ti4400 drivers
with the latest version off the nVidia website. Surfing
the web causes absolutely no problems whatsoever - it's
only when I start playing the video intensive games that
I start getting the problems. Is there something extra I
should be doing with the drivers (I am up to date with
the Windows XP update program) on the video card? Any
help would be appreciated before I haul it off to the
shop where the techs will laugh at me!

many thanks,

Chuck

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Chuck,

True Vector service is part of Zone Alarm. I suspect the
installation has become unstable. Uninstall Zone Alarm,
reboot, and then try the game again. Enable your XP
ICF(irewall ) while you have Zone Alarm uninstalled.

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

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_________________________________________________________

| Hi all,
|
| Can anyone please provide me with some guidance re a
| problem I am having with Warcraft III and Vietcong?
| Both programs are freezing intermittently (always at
| different points in the game), sometimes doing an
| automatic reboot of my computer. When the game does
| freeze without the reboot automatically happening, it
| freezes solid...no CTRL/ALT/DEL combo for it! I have
| checked the admistrative tools section of XP and the
| culprit appears to be the True Vectors Service. I have
| only just upgraded my nVidia GEForce 4 Ti4400 drivers
| with the latest version off the nVidia website. Surfing
| the web causes absolutely no problems whatsoever - it's
| only when I start playing the video intensive games that
| I start getting the problems. Is there something extra I
| should be doing with the drivers (I am up to date with
| the Windows XP update program) on the video card? Any
| help would be appreciated before I haul it off to the
| shop where the techs will laugh at me!
|
| many thanks,
|
| Chuck

 

[Chuck K]

Hi Jimmy,

Many thanks for the advice, it seems to have done the
trick!

Cheers,

Chuck

-----Original Message-----
Hi Chuck,

True Vector service is part of Zone Alarm. I suspect the
installation has become unstable. Uninstall Zone Alarm,
reboot, and then try the game again. Enable your XP
ICF(irewall ) while you have Zone Alarm uninstalled. :- )

--
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
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:

http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact

MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx? scid=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

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[Jimmy S.]

That's great Chuck, glad I could help!

Cheers,
Jimmy.

| Hi Jimmy,
|
| Many thanks for the advice, it seems to have done the
| trick!
|
| Cheers,
|
| Chuck
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi Chuck,
| >
| >True Vector service is part of Zone Alarm. I suspect the
| >installation has become unstable. Uninstall Zone Alarm,
| >reboot, and then try the game again. Enable your XP
| >ICF(irewall ) while you have Zone Alarm uninstalled. :-
| )
| >
| >--
| >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
| >Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
| http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
| >MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=sz;en-us;top
| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I
| confer any rights.
| >_________________________________________________________
| >
| message | >| Hi all,
| >|
| >| Can anyone please provide me with some guidance re a
| >| problem I am having with Warcraft III and Vietcong?
| >| Both programs are freezing intermittently (always at
| >| different points in the game), sometimes doing an
| >| automatic reboot of my computer. When the game does
| >| freeze without the reboot automatically happening, it
| >| freezes solid...no CTRL/ALT/DEL combo for it! I have
| >| checked the admistrative tools section of XP and the
| >| culprit appears to be the True Vectors Service. I
| have
| >| only just upgraded my nVidia GEForce 4 Ti4400 drivers
| >| with the latest version off the nVidia website.
| Surfing
| >| the web causes absolutely no problems whatsoever - it's
| >| only when I start playing the video intensive games
| that
| >| I start getting the problems. Is there something
| extra I
| >| should be doing with the drivers (I am up to date with
| >| the Windows XP update program) on the video card? Any
| >| help would be appreciated before I haul it off to the
| >| shop where the techs will laugh at me!
| >|
| >| many thanks,
| >|
| >| Chuck
| >
| >
| >.
| >