Hi all, Cannot get Oblivion to install from the DVD drive...it spins up...but doesnt do anything more. I have installed and am running WOW and EQ2 without any problems with the same drive...also the SIMS2. Thanks for any help. Regards Bill N

Ok, so with Windows Media Center I have my Computer hooked up via wireless and and the SBOX 360 connected directly to my ethernet port via a crossover cable...All I had to do was setup a network with XP Media Center and say "This computer connects directly to the internet, other computers connect through this computer" and boom XBOX Live connects with no issues...I cannot use the wireless...

I tried your suggestion of new video card and game still doesn't work, i tried game on friends pc and it worked fine, are video cards are intel, mine is 82810E, friends 82845G, so i was going to download the 82845G video card but theres a warning saying this card is only compatable with a certain chip set, plus other games of mine are sometimes running slow and stalling, which also doesn't...

Tony, I got the same message with an Invidia GEForce 5700. Am trying to find out what to do "Tony" wrote: I am wondering if this is a Vista, ATI, or Second Life question so I'm posting it to all three. I wanted to see how Vista supports games so I installed Second Life. When I try to run it gives me the following error.

For users of Just Flights FLying Club for FLight Simulator 2004, there is a problem with it. It creates a blue screen. The only way to change this is to uninstall all add-ons, then FS2004 and then delete the fs9 folder in Microsoft Games. Then re-install fs9!

I all ready try that a long time ago the CD I have as two game TuneLand and Ecco which I think was OEM ver "ww47" wrote in message ... Take Ecco off of your list --- although not perfect, since running AutoPlay from the CD still won't work. But, if you go into the CD folder tree and find the setup.exe...

To disable UAC, go to User Accounts (as Administrator) - Change Security Settings - Uncheck User User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer. "mikeamay" wrote in message ... how do i turn off user account control -- mike

Hello Ya, XP thats a good one. I think once they have all the bugs out of this one that it will be the best operating system that i have seen yet. I did figure out a way for most games if not all will work on. There is a new build which came out last week i beleive. Build 5536 Pre-RC1. It has fixed the gaming problems. Still though there are a few programs that are not compatible with...

Ok, I am wondering why, when I install a game on Vista - it couldn't check my resolution and set itself up for that resolution... even to get the right aspect ratio (16x9 or 4x3) would be a godsend! This should be a rule that all developers follow, shouldn't it? And I hope the new ratings system means that people can just go into the shop and buy a game that requires a 'Windows Vista Rating 4...

Nicholas wrote in message ... for example, for the Xbox 360 *without* HD, how does it cache data? In the 512MB of RAM? I mean, the games are from a 18GB+ DVD and all the graphics textures are getting bigger and bigger... i wonder how the 360 manages to run without a HD IF as ppl have suggested that the reason for install is to...