Thsi one is really strange! Occurs on two different computers, one is an HP laptop running Vista ultimate, and the other a desktop with win7 32 prof. Both systems have multicore processors, one Intel (two core), the other AMD 965(four core). The Phenom II desktop has dual ATI HD5770 video cards in crossfire. The laptop HP9650, has a single fairly decent but not great Nvidia GPU. Anyway both...

Hello. My wife found a game at a garage sale. The game is called typing instructor for kids. This game says it requires direct x 8 for typing games. I am having trouble installing direct x and not even sure if it will work. This Machine is running vista home premium and any direction would be greatly appreciated. -- lowflyer Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com

Could someone please explain to me how to put the shortcut on my Desktop.this is the only game i have had problems trying to put the shortcut on my Desktop,its windows vista home premium 64 bit.:confused: -- Warlordzero1 Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com

I can't open the game console with "~" for any game. When I was using XP that was not a problem. But what happens now? And I don't wanna hear stuff like "we don't support cheats" bla bla bla... windows vista interferes with the programming of a game. I'm really annoyed about this. I tried any other key but nothing. Is vista missing something?

How do I clear the statistics in the Windows Vista games? Brandon Taylor

Hi, I've got a problem with my Vista Home Premium x64 and haven't found a solution so far. My PC started recently to minimize some games to the tray when I start them. Those games a - Sacred Gold - Ghost Recon (inlcuding both addons) - Tom Clancy's HAWX Demo

I have had exactly the same issue! The only difference is that I cannot use any key - except if i hold control; in which case I can use WASD for movement and SHIFT for sprint - however no jumping or changing of stance, and it causes the keys to ghost. For a while I thought it was something to do with the language bar, but I am not sure now. After recreating the problem a few times, I was able to...

i resently found a old copy of the sims and i wanted to show my GF how much better it is for the pc than the ps2. When i instal the sims it works fine and no problems, i run the game when i'm done, that when i go play it the second time it starts to load then crashes and goes back to the desktop. I know it's a long shot but does anyone know how to fix it? thanks

I have installed multiple games on my Vista, like Assassin's Creed, and when I try to play them, the intro plays, and then a message pops up that says that my game has stopped working and Windows is searching for a solution. Then this message pops up, Assasin's Creed Game has stopped working A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you...

Everytime I finish the Quarantine Zone level, and the cut scene plays where the brutes shoot you off the edge, it comes up with a message "Please insert your original Halo 2 disk". What I have done so far is uninstall/reinstall of Halo 2, no luck. Decided I could use a fresh install of Windows anyway, so reinstalled that, and then Halo 2, still no luck. Figured maybe there was a problem...

I could really use some help. I'm wanting to get back into Age of Empires 2 desperately but I have a bit of a problem. It doesn't matter if I use a game disk or a trial version, any unit will halt all moment and actions, standing where they are. That's when I shift the screen off of them. Can anyone help? Post Originated from http://www.VistaForums.com Vista Support Forums

Hey guys i've been having strange blue screen show up every so often it only happens when I am turning my computer on. It starts to boot up then i get a blue screen message which goes away before you get half a chance to read it. It then proceeds to tell you that there is an error in opening windows I am running vista ultimate x64, all the info i have on this is: Problem signature - Blue...

I am buying a new gaming / multimedia capable computer and I am looking for suggestions on good gaming rig specs. Can anyone give what they'd consider the best specs for a gaming computer. This will help me choose a rig and how much I'll need to spend. Much appreciated.

ok, I didn't know where to post this, but I need an answer. I tried to play "You Don't Mess With the Zohan", but all I got was an error message that said "Windows Media Player cannot play this DVD because there is a problem with digital copy protection between your DVD drive, decoder, and video card. Try installing an updated driver for your video card." Where can I get one of those?

My PC is Vista OS. I have FSX and the acceleration disc installed and it all runs very well. I'm pleased with the few branded add-ons that I have, especially the RealAir Spitfire. I'd like to get a particular helicopter on board a little French thing called an Aérospatiale Gazelle. I can only find it in XP format. My question is, would it run normally if it was installed onto my Vista...

I run the Vista Home Premium. I have installed Myst on the computer and now I am trying to install Riven. I am having problems with the Quicktime, can anyone help with getting this game installed?

This problem began to be noticed on vista, but the vista laptop was too slow to really get into crysis. Crashes such as this one occur on both. In additon, Crysis may also fail to menu, and be resumed with the resume game selection. This is a new win 7 system with a quad core AMD Phenom II at 3.2ghz, not overclocked, and a Diamond MM HD4890 video card also not overclocked. 4G OCX 1066 memory...

I'm sure this question has been asked before. However, is there a way to get older Windows 95, 98 and/or XP programs to run on a Vista computer? I can't even get them to load. John Sisker

I am at the end of my tether! I go to install Dungeon Keeper or Dungeon Keeper Gold on my new Vista PC and it gets to the title screen with Horny and then closes into a blackbox at the top left of my screen, minimizes then closes. I am not the only one who cannot get it running on Vista either as you can see there are among hundreds of people with this...

Hello I have some problem with som games in first decade red allert 2 gets "fatal string error" at start and quits tiberian sun and generals doesn´t recognize the cd. I´m running windows vista home premium swedish version. Stefan