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How do I troubleshoot Civilization V?
I cannot play the Civilization V demo on my PC (Windows 7, with DirectX 11); when launching, the game window is displayed briefly and then it dissapears. How can I troubleshoot? Is there a game log ...
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CreateTexture failed(8007000E)
I get this error fairly often, usually in less than 10 minutes of gameplay:
UT2004 Build UT2004_Build_[2005-11-23_16.22]
OS: Windows NT 6.2 (Build: 9200)
CPU: AuthenticAMD Unknown processor @ 3601 ...
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Bioshock crashes on start up or fails to play in-game sound
Disclaimer: There is a related question, describing missing in-game sound. This is about the game crashing on start up and starting only with the -nosound flag (obviously deactivating sound output).
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Recover Nethack game in OS X (NetHackCocoa)
I finally get a good character going, and NetHackCocoa decides to crash on me and then show this lovely little message whenever I try to restart:
Naturally I click 'No' and then attempt to find the ...
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Uru Graphics issues with Windows 7 - Strange brightness mostly on plants
The other day I decided I want to play Uru again, as I had just upgraded my sound system (to 7.1 surround) and had yet to play it on my new computer. My computer is a Windows 7 64 bit HP Pavilion g6 ...
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Minecraft Running Slowly
I'm trying to play Minecraft on my 64 bit HP dv6, with a Core i7 3rd gen. processor and a Nvidia Geforce GT 630M graphics card. I am able to play games such as Borderlands 2 without any lag at all, ...
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PlayStation 3 wireless controllers won't connect to the system, screen won't even turn on
I got a new game for the PS3 recently and was hoping to try it out yesterday, but to my surprise, when I turned on my PS3, two things happened:
The controllers wouldn't connect at all.
The screen ...
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Getting freaky error while trying to run Thief:Deadly Shadows?
I'm getting a FREAKY error when I try to start my Thief:Deadly shadows game. It's telling me to select a Just-in-Time Visual studio 2010 debugger, and when I select yes it opens up my Visual studio ...
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How can I use the Skyrim console with a notebook keyboard? [closed]
I would like to use setstage C06 1 command in Skyrim's console, to solve a glitch with the companion quest line. However, I'm using a notebook, and my tilde key is actually my 0 key too, so when I ...
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PS3 freezing between 10-60 minutes after system start only on games, audio persists
I have an old 60gig PS3 that is crashing in games after only a few minutes of playing.
I've Backed up and then restored, rebuilt the database, checked for dust bunnies and made sure the vents are ...
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Why does power management ignore Logitech Rumblepad 2 input in windowed mode?
I've discovered that my PC ignores the input from my gamepad, a Logitech Rumblepad 2 model #: G-UF13 (corded, not wireless), when I play games with the gamepad in windowed mode. My monitors are ...
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Magic The Gathering Tactics on ATI M880G Mobility Radeon HD 4200?
This game won't run on anything with OpenGL lower than 2.1, and I have all the latest software from ATI installed and I get OpenGL 1.1
How can I update the OpenGL or get the game to run?
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An error occured during age of empires online beta launcher
I found I had a problem "An error occured" whilst patching the AOE beta for the first time.
How can I solve this?
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How to stop Assassin's Creed's speech from desynching?
It is really annyoing since in cutscenes I spend about half the time watching lips moving and gestures finishing to something said half a minute ago :-(
This problem seems to occur rather often, but ...
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Playstation 3 HDD Change - “Cannot start.The correct hard disk was not found.”
Error message when it boots is in the topic : "Cannot start.The correct hard disk was not found."
I have a 40GB old PS3 model, and i was swapping the system drive for a 60GB Corsair SSD Force Series. ...
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Why does my Civilization 5 Demo crash around turn 12? I use Windows 7
I'm trying to play the demo of Civilization 5, but I've twice now had the game crash at around turn 12. What can I do to resolve this?
Computer:
Windows 7 64 bit
Core 2 Quad
8 GB Memory
NVIDIA ...
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imac voice chat not working with Starcraft 2 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Has anyone had success with Voice Chat in StarCraft 2?
This is for a friend. He has all the latest drivers. The game sound works fine, but he can't hear the rest of the ...
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XBOX 360 - Networking test fails connecting to XBOX Live with ICMP Failure
I've been around and around, tried a number of things and I just can't seem to make any progress on this. Has anyone got any troubleshooting advice for getting past the dreaded ICMP error during the ...
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Dark Souls PC FPS drops - can I fix that at all?
My configuration: Mac machine using Win 7 with Bootcamp, ATI Radeon HD 6490m display adapter. And the game runs horribly, compared to what I see for consoles.
I tried different things, most notably ...
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Cyborg Rumble Pad V.5 not Recognized by Windows 7 (64 bit)
I have bought a Cyborg Rumble Pad V.5, but it isn't recognized by my operating system (Windows 7 64bit Home Premium - French).
I have downloaded the drivers from Saitek's website but the setup gets ...
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Need for Speed Shift becomes slow after reaching Tier 3
I have a problem in NFS Shift. My main profile worked fine until just after Tier 3, when the game became very slow and buggy. The weird thing is that when I created a new profile with same exact ...
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NFS World crashes and PC restarts automatically
I've downloaded NFS World from official site and done the updates, however when I open the game at the lowest resolution and lowest texture at some point (after about 2-3 minutes) the game hangs and ...
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Why does the C-Gear flash red or green sometimes?
In Pokemon Black and White, why does the online section of the C-Gear glow red or green sometimes? This seems to happen at random, even though I have a Wi-Fi connection.
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Heavy performance issues after location changes
I bought Skyrim recently. As the title suggests, my performance drops after entering and leaving houses a couple of times.
My build is Intel i5 quad core processor, NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti from Gigabyte ...
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PS3 never enters the menu
So on occasion my PS3 just waits at the shining ribbon background, but never actually opens the menu. I have to pull the plug to even get it to turn off.
After turning it off it wants to check the ...
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How can I force my PS3 to check for game updates?
My PS3 is connected to the Internet full-time. Up until now, I've been presuming the auto-update on game launch should be keeping me current. But lately, I've become unsure.
UESP seems to indicate ...
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What plug-in does AirMech require?
I recently downloaded AirMech, but when I try to run it, Iron(Chrome) says, "No plug-in available to display this content." What plug-in do I need?
I can confirm that I'm able to view other things ...
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Why does updating my MTGO always comes up with protocol errors?
I frequently experience "protocol errors" while updating Magic: The Gathering Online. Every time, the error is a different number. It's as if the server gets interrupted during updates or the ...
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Why do my cinematics end abruptly?
I've noticed that some of my cinematics, as well as dialogue, seem to be ending abruptly. To the point that I'm wondering if it might be a glitch. I've had sentences cut short in the middle of a word. ...
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PSP screen doesn't turn on but the rest of the system is working
When I turn on my PSP, the green light turns on, it makes sounds, and when I press buttons on it, it makes moving around the menu sounds. But it doesn't display anything on the screen.
I've ordered a ...
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Smoke causes FPS to drop to almost unplayable levels
While everything else runs very smoothly, any kind of smoke (from smoke grenades, mortar, tank guns, collapsing buildings) slows graphics down to single digit FPS. The effect is proportional to the ...
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How do I run GKART?
I've downloaded and installed GKART but now I can't figure out how to run the game.
Two icons were added to my desktop, one is Garena Messenger and one is gkart, but running any of them only opens a ...
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How can I unblock games from changing the screen resolution?
I recently purchased a Dell Inspiron 15r. It is pretty good for gaming, however I have recently had a problem with running certain games in fullscreen mode. Basically, they don't change the screen ...
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Games freeze after a while, don't know if hardware or software is involved
I'm currently experiencing some problems with my PC which prevent me from using my games (I'm trying with Steam games and none of them works as it should).
When I play, after a while, the textures in ...
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Nothing happens when trying to download a Steam demo
Sometimes, when I try to install a newly-released game demo on Steam, clicking the "Download Demo" button in the store page, from the built-in Steam browser, just does nothing - the only thing which ...
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Fallout 3 Freezing
Can anyone tell me why Fallout 3 GOTY edition keeps freezing after playing a certain time? Already updated the video card driver. Windows updated. Using Windows XP. Display card is ATI HDI48XX series. ...
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Minecraft keeps crashing after installing RPG texture package
My friend tells me he installed the RPG texture package on Minecraft and every time he loads the client the game crashes with the standard Windows Error Report box.
I have not been able to replicate ...
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Soldier of Fortune: Payback - White screen when I run
When I sprint in Soldier of Fortune: Payback, the screen goes white and goes back to normal after a few seconds. How can I fix this?
Here is the screen shot
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Wii on PC monitor - occasionally blacks out
I use an ASUS PC monitor (unfortunately I can't remember the model type etc, however it is a LCD monitor with HDMI, DVI and VGA ports, as well as a speaker)
I bought a Wii/PS3 Cable in the hopes that ...
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Game Stability Issues on PS3?
I own the Xbox 360 port of FUEL, and have never had any problems with it. However, someone else in my family owns the PS3 version of the game, and has had various issues with running the game. I ...
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How to start Pacific Fighters
I bought and installed the IL-2 Sturmovik 1946. The box says it includes Forgotten Battles, Ace Expansion Pack, and Pacific Fighters.
But I don't see any Pacific Fighters shortcut in my Start Menu. ...
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Global Mu Online “The game client is loaded only through the official website”
When I start the game through the official website I get the follow error: "The game is loaded only through the official Website" even thought I'm starting from the official website.
When I click ...
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In BioShock 1 I can't get past the first loading screen
I'm playing on PS3 and can only get through Andrew Ryan's first speech, after that the game black screens every time without fail. Is this a thing that happens often? How do I get through this?
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Bioshock Infinite won't launch, goes to background everytime
In my PC, Bioshock infinite doesn't launch properly. 9 out of 10 times it minimizes itself on launching. Repeatedly attempts may lead to successful launch, but even after that after 1-2 hours it ...
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Left 4 Dead 2 Crashes PC
Left 4 Dead 2 Crashes PC
After a recent video card installation, Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2) has been crashing my PC after loading a level. This is not a crash to desktop, rather a complete system crash: ...
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Remove “Set Optimal Settings” message
How can I get rid of the message that pops up sometimes when starting Call of Duty 4 - Multiplayer?
Your computer appears to have changed since the last time you ran Call of Duty 4: Modern ...
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Diablo 3 constant freeze lag spike, but low ping and constant FPS [closed]
I'm sorry if tech support is outside the context of this site. If so you may close this question.
Just recently I've started getting lag spikes. I used to get this lag spike all the time but only ...
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Why Won't Garry's Mod Load my Addons?
I opened Garry's Mod earlier, and noticed that all of my addons (installed from the Steam Workshop) were missing. Not disabled, but missing: it says "None Found!" when I open the addons menu. The ...
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Why does Mumble interfere with Steam?
Why does Mumble require me to close Steam or Chrome on Setup?
What does it change within Steam that makes it necessary and why does it touch it at all?
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F1 2012 is freezing after about 10 minutes of gameplay
The game crashes all the time. It just stops responding and I have to Ctrl+Alt+Del out every single time I load the game after like 10 minutes of gameplay. The window closes and then steam says the ...
