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    Deus Ex Human Revolution Crashing

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by shifttab, Aug 30, 2011.

  1. shifttab

    shifttab Notebook Geek

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    Anyone having issues playing Deus Ex? I downloaded my copy from Steam and I can't get past the first 30 seconds of gameplay in walking thru the lab. My screen always freezes and I have to force close the program. :confused:
     
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    shifttab Notebook Geek

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    Hold that thought. I'm gonna try upgrading my video card and bios.
     
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    madmantm Notebook Consultant

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    yeah the game is buggy.
     
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    Works like a charm on mine.
    Already played it for 30 to 40 hours and it only crashed once while loading in that whole time.
     
    killbeagle, Aug 30, 2011
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    shifttab Notebook Geek

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    im on 280.26 and game is fine for me.
    off topic what fps is people getting?
     
    smokingjam, Aug 30, 2011
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    how did you install 280.26 by the way?
     
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    got it figured out by dropping the .inf files into the drivers directory and rerunning setup.

    However Steam is now minimizing the game at random sparse moments. I don't have AVG installed so I'm not sure what it could be. I am running Dropbox, but can't see why that would be a problem.

    UPDATE 8/31/11:
    went to customize Notifications area and selected hide icons and notifications, but still getting screen minimized during gameplay
     
    shifttab, Aug 31, 2011
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