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Problems running any game on Vista Business x64
Hello there,
Any game I run on Vista Business x64 gives me some problems. I can play games for anywhere between 4 minutes and 4 hours. But after a certain amount of time, my computer completly locks up (not even a BSOD). The game just freezes and my sound goes berzerk (it's sounds like a weird repeating sound kind of virus like). I have run all virus scans, disk defrag and updated all of my drivers. I had SP1 installed and thought that it might be the problem. I uninstalled SP1 but it happened again. I am now at a standstill and do not know what else needs to be done... Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, Varant |
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Problems running any game on Vista Business x64
Hi,
Random freezing is usually the result of a hardware failure. From the sounds (pun intended) of it, the problem may lie in your sound card. It's also possible that the odd sound is just a response to the error coming from elsewhere (exactly what does a virus sound like anyhow?). Possible things going wrong: - overheating - this is the most common problem and can be addressed by ensuring proper circulation, clean and correctly operating fans, and cleaning the heat sink. - memory fault - also very common, and there is a memory diagnostic included with Vista that can be used to determine if this is the issue. - power supply voltage - you'd need testing equipment. - bad capacitor on the motherboard - something for a tech to diagnose - faulty/loose drive cable or failing driver - reseating both ends may help, as may getting an updated driver from the motherboard manufacturer - failing hard drive - most manufacturers have diagnostic tools available for download to detect this issue. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Varant" wrote in message ... Hello there, Any game I run on Vista Business x64 gives me some problems. I can play games for anywhere between 4 minutes and 4 hours. But after a certain amount of time, my computer completly locks up (not even a BSOD). The game just freezes and my sound goes berzerk (it's sounds like a weird repeating sound kind of virus like). I have run all virus scans, disk defrag and updated all of my drivers. I had SP1 installed and thought that it might be the problem. I uninstalled SP1 but it happened again. I am now at a standstill and do not know what else needs to be done... Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, Varant |
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Problems running any game on Vista Business x64
Hey Rick,
Thanks for the quick reply. I have updated the sound card drivers, I have also disabled the sound card from loading straight from my bios and the same crash happened. Something that I forgot to mention was that I am currently on a laptop. - overheating - I doubt the laptop is overheating as I have opened it and cleaned it a few times. - memory fault - I have run memtest 86 (off the hirens boot disk) and let it go through about 6 times with no errors being reported. - hard drive - the hard drive was purchased about 2 months ago and also has been tested. My only last opinion is that the issue is with vista itself. Is this a possibility?? The laptop that I am using is an ASUS A7J. I upgraded the OS after upgrading my CPU on it to a Dual Core CPU. I myself am a techy that works at a computer store, but this issue has completly stumped me. Is there anything else that I could try? Thanks, Varant "Rick Rogers" wrote: Hi, Random freezing is usually the result of a hardware failure. From the sounds (pun intended) of it, the problem may lie in your sound card. It's also possible that the odd sound is just a response to the error coming from elsewhere (exactly what does a virus sound like anyhow?). Possible things going wrong: - overheating - this is the most common problem and can be addressed by ensuring proper circulation, clean and correctly operating fans, and cleaning the heat sink. - memory fault - also very common, and there is a memory diagnostic included with Vista that can be used to determine if this is the issue. - power supply voltage - you'd need testing equipment. - bad capacitor on the motherboard - something for a tech to diagnose - faulty/loose drive cable or failing driver - reseating both ends may help, as may getting an updated driver from the motherboard manufacturer - failing hard drive - most manufacturers have diagnostic tools available for download to detect this issue. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Varant" wrote in message ... Hello there, Any game I run on Vista Business x64 gives me some problems. I can play games for anywhere between 4 minutes and 4 hours. But after a certain amount of time, my computer completly locks up (not even a BSOD). The game just freezes and my sound goes berzerk (it's sounds like a weird repeating sound kind of virus like). I have run all virus scans, disk defrag and updated all of my drivers. I had SP1 installed and thought that it might be the problem. I uninstalled SP1 but it happened again. I am now at a standstill and do not know what else needs to be done... Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, Varant |
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Problems running any game on Vista Business x64
Hi,
It may be Vista in that there is possibly an incompatibility between it and the hardware, but I'm betting it's not. Vista on hardware built for it is very stable. You should also check for a BIOS update. I'm betting that there is some faulty hardware in there. If the system is under warranty, have it checked by the manufacturer. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Varant" wrote in message ... Hey Rick, Thanks for the quick reply. I have updated the sound card drivers, I have also disabled the sound card from loading straight from my bios and the same crash happened. Something that I forgot to mention was that I am currently on a laptop. - overheating - I doubt the laptop is overheating as I have opened it and cleaned it a few times. - memory fault - I have run memtest 86 (off the hirens boot disk) and let it go through about 6 times with no errors being reported. - hard drive - the hard drive was purchased about 2 months ago and also has been tested. My only last opinion is that the issue is with vista itself. Is this a possibility?? The laptop that I am using is an ASUS A7J. I upgraded the OS after upgrading my CPU on it to a Dual Core CPU. I myself am a techy that works at a computer store, but this issue has completly stumped me. Is there anything else that I could try? Thanks, Varant "Rick Rogers" wrote: Hi, Random freezing is usually the result of a hardware failure. From the sounds (pun intended) of it, the problem may lie in your sound card. It's also possible that the odd sound is just a response to the error coming from elsewhere (exactly what does a virus sound like anyhow?). Possible things going wrong: - overheating - this is the most common problem and can be addressed by ensuring proper circulation, clean and correctly operating fans, and cleaning the heat sink. - memory fault - also very common, and there is a memory diagnostic included with Vista that can be used to determine if this is the issue. - power supply voltage - you'd need testing equipment. - bad capacitor on the motherboard - something for a tech to diagnose - faulty/loose drive cable or failing driver - reseating both ends may help, as may getting an updated driver from the motherboard manufacturer - failing hard drive - most manufacturers have diagnostic tools available for download to detect this issue. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Varant" wrote in message ... Hello there, Any game I run on Vista Business x64 gives me some problems. I can play games for anywhere between 4 minutes and 4 hours. But after a certain amount of time, my computer completly locks up (not even a BSOD). The game just freezes and my sound goes berzerk (it's sounds like a weird repeating sound kind of virus like). I have run all virus scans, disk defrag and updated all of my drivers. I had SP1 installed and thought that it might be the problem. I uninstalled SP1 but it happened again. I am now at a standstill and do not know what else needs to be done... Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, Varant |
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Problems running any game on Vista Business x64
This is just a shot in the dark, but you may want to see if KB953186
resolves your issue. "Rick Rogers" wrote in message ... Hi, It may be Vista in that there is possibly an incompatibility between it and the hardware, but I'm betting it's not. Vista on hardware built for it is very stable. You should also check for a BIOS update. I'm betting that there is some faulty hardware in there. If the system is under warranty, have it checked by the manufacturer. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Varant" wrote in message ... Hey Rick, Thanks for the quick reply. I have updated the sound card drivers, I have also disabled the sound card from loading straight from my bios and the same crash happened. Something that I forgot to mention was that I am currently on a laptop. - overheating - I doubt the laptop is overheating as I have opened it and cleaned it a few times. - memory fault - I have run memtest 86 (off the hirens boot disk) and let it go through about 6 times with no errors being reported. - hard drive - the hard drive was purchased about 2 months ago and also has been tested. My only last opinion is that the issue is with vista itself. Is this a possibility?? The laptop that I am using is an ASUS A7J. I upgraded the OS after upgrading my CPU on it to a Dual Core CPU. I myself am a techy that works at a computer store, but this issue has completly stumped me. Is there anything else that I could try? Thanks, Varant "Rick Rogers" wrote: Hi, Random freezing is usually the result of a hardware failure. From the sounds (pun intended) of it, the problem may lie in your sound card. It's also possible that the odd sound is just a response to the error coming from elsewhere (exactly what does a virus sound like anyhow?). Possible things going wrong: - overheating - this is the most common problem and can be addressed by ensuring proper circulation, clean and correctly operating fans, and cleaning the heat sink. - memory fault - also very common, and there is a memory diagnostic included with Vista that can be used to determine if this is the issue. - power supply voltage - you'd need testing equipment. - bad capacitor on the motherboard - something for a tech to diagnose - faulty/loose drive cable or failing driver - reseating both ends may help, as may getting an updated driver from the motherboard manufacturer - failing hard drive - most manufacturers have diagnostic tools available for download to detect this issue. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Varant" wrote in message ... Hello there, Any game I run on Vista Business x64 gives me some problems. I can play games for anywhere between 4 minutes and 4 hours. But after a certain amount of time, my computer completly locks up (not even a BSOD). The game just freezes and my sound goes berzerk (it's sounds like a weird repeating sound kind of virus like). I have run all virus scans, disk defrag and updated all of my drivers. I had SP1 installed and thought that it might be the problem. I uninstalled SP1 but it happened again. I am now at a standstill and do not know what else needs to be done... Any help would be appreciated. Thank you, Varant |