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vr77
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_ 		17. October 2006 @ 19:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Built a new system
asus a8n sli board
amd 64 3500 processor
igb ram
256mb geforce 7900gt

I installed windows xp. Every game I try to install doesn't run. The installation process goes fine, but when I click on the file to exeecute the game I get an error message. Windows has encountered a problem and needs to close.

This has happend with call of duty 2, obilivian and farcry. Can some on PLEASE help
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ditri
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_ 		17. October 2006 @ 21:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
maybe it has something to do with your memory. you can try replacing it with another one and see if it would work.
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flip218
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_ 		17. October 2006 @ 21:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
XP is buggy. I've had that problem with games before. A clean install of windows fixed it for me.
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gozilla
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_ 		17. October 2006 @ 22:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
do you have directX installed?
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marsey99
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_ 		18. October 2006 @ 04:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
have you updated windows and all your drivers
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vr77
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_ 		18. October 2006 @ 17:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It's a new build, so it's a fresh install of xp. I'll try updating windows. Thanks
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marsey99
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_ 		18. October 2006 @ 18:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the websites might have newwer drivers than the ones that came in the box with the componants aswel
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vr77
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_ 		19. October 2006 @ 16:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
still no luck. I'm getting this error "appliction failed to start because d3dx9_27.dll was not found. reinstalling appliction may fix this"
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gozilla
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still no luck. I'm getting this error "appliction failed to start because d3dx9_27.dll was not found. reinstalling appliction may fix this"
reinstall directX. there is a copy available to install packed with every game
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