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    Vista Ultimate Gaming Issues

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by a100s, Dec 21, 2008.

  1. a100s

    a100s Newbie

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    So I have a Dell XPS m1530 with Vista Ultimate and two months ago I completely reinstalled my OS due to bugging issues...and now I can't play any of my games. When I first got my laptop from Dell, it ran The Witcher and Oblivion without any errors whatsoever, but now an hour or so into the game, my computer will freeze up with "The Witcher has stopped working" or "Oblivion has stopped working." I've downloaded all the latest drivers and recently updated Service Pack 1 and now I'm really scratching my head over what to do.

    And yeah, I've tried running it as Windows XP w/SP2 and administrator.

    Your help would be much appreciated! :confused:
     
    a100s, Dec 21, 2008
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  2. boypogi

    boypogi Man Beast

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    over heating??
     
    boypogi, Dec 21, 2008
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  3. andyasselin

    andyasselin Notebook Deity

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    Try runing game as administratoar remove xp compibailty mode

    it cound also be driver issue does game have safe mode try it see if works
     
    andyasselin, Dec 21, 2008
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  4. Apollo13

    Apollo13 100% 16:10 Screens

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    How recently did you reinstall the OS? In my experience almost every game crashes once or twice after it is installed on Vista, but most games quit crashing after that. And do you have UAC enabled? Some games have issues with if it's enabled when you install them and disabled when you play them, or disabled when you install them and enabled when you play it.

    You may want to try the SP2 beta. I doubt it'll help, but it's worth a try. As a last resort, since you have Vista Ultimate you could downgrade to XP Pro for free. I know there's plenty of XPS 1530 XP driver guides around here on the Dell XPS subforum, so running XP shouldn't be a problem.

    Don't actually know anyone who plays those games on Vista, so I can't help with any potential game-specific issues.
     
    Apollo13, Dec 21, 2008
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  5. villious

    villious Notebook Geek

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    Agree with Boypogi.....heat?
     
    villious, Dec 31, 2008
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