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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 ...
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I can't open Spore on my Mac
It's been a long time since I tried to play spore on my iMac. I reinstalled it today and whenever I try to open it my screen will go black, a blue box will flash on my screen, my cursor will change a ...
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Magic Launcher error logging in
Hello. When I log into Minecraft it says that there is an "error connecting to servers". When I see the error log, it says:
MagicLauncher 1.0.0
java.home: C:\Program Files\Java\jre7
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Total War Shogun 2 : stuck on Splash screen
This problem has been bugging me for the best part of half a year now, resulting in me not being able to play one of my favourite games. It all happened around the time I got the DLC for Fall Of The ...
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MS Train Simulator timing issues
Microsoft Train Simulator has apparently an issue with timing. It gives running time-of-day clock, but the more stations I have to stop at, the more it becomes off. For instance, I were to stop at the ...
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The Saarthal Amulet does not show up in my inventory
I have started the "Under Saarthal" quest and once I remove the amulet from the door and get trapped, it does not show up in my inventory. I have re-loaded several times with no luck. In one case I ...
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Xbox 360s to TV with HDMI suddenly creating static
My XBOX is connected through an HDMI cable directly to the TV and even though the picture remains perfect, the audio begins to crackle after it’s on for anywhere between 5-20 minutes.
It just ...
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Cannot set resolution higher than 1280×1024 in Deus Ex: Human Revolution
I am having some issues with Deus Ex: HR. I just recently got a new computer and when I installed DE:HR again through Steam (and reinstalled it now) I can't set the resolution higher than 1280×1024, ...
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PS3 restore backup restores no data
My PS3's blu-ray drive died recently, so I performed a backup with the Backup Utility and sent my console in for repair.
About a week later I received a replacement PS3 from Sony and have attempted ...
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How can I play Parmen on Windows 7
I've had Parmen installed on my computer for a few days now. Playing it went well for a couple short sessions in the first couple days. However, today, it has started to crash whenever I select a ...
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Why am I encountering major lag in Q.U.B.E?
In Q.U.B.E (steam game), I can make it all the way up to the first few laser puzzles with no issues, but then my FPS will suddenly drop to 10-20.
My PC specs are as follows:
AMD Phenom II 3.4Ghz ...
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Why does the Desktop Dungeons beta freeze my computer?
I am trying to play the Desktop Dungeons beta, but every time I try, my entire computer just freezes up, and I can't do anything (short of physically turning it off and on again).
I don't know if it ...
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Games do not work with a Nvidia GT 555M on Asus N55SF [closed]
When I start games (ex: PES 2012) a warning message appears:
Your computer does not meet the minimum specifications necessary to
run this software. You may experience errors during operation. ...
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How to add commentator in Winning Eleven 9?
I've installed Winning Eleven 9 (Pro Evolution Soccer 5) in my computer, but after I installed it, there is no back sound and commentator when I play it. Is there any missing file on my game? If so, ...
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Skyrim crashes on start. Do I need a new sound card?
In my computer I have both a Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 SB0220 card and a Realtek ALC850 chipset on an MSI K9N4 nForce 500 motherboard. My game crashes on launch, just after the Bethesda logo fades. I've ...
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Just Cause 2 reboots PS3 when launched
Whenver I launch Just Cause 2 it reboots my PS3.
I have tried
ejecting and cleaning the disk.
deleting game data
has anyone else come across this?
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How can I take screenshots of Need For Speed: Undercover?
I have the Steam "edition" of Undercover and it has the quite annoying feature of not playing very nice with screenshotting.
Since Steam actually launches some sort of launcher (sigh) that then ...
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Warhammer 40k Retribution, unable to connect for coop play
My friend and I are trying to play Warhammer 40k Retribution together in campaign coop. When one of us accepts the others' Steam invite, the connecting player sees "Connecting..." then "Connection ...
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Half-Life 2 Installation Error without a message
After a very long time I wanted to install half-life 2 again, but when I tried to do so it gave me an error without a message. When I select the games I want to install (original version so only CSS / ...
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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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Wake up an Xbox 360 with a TV remote
As I understand it, HDMI is capable of sending "control" signals that can force a device at least into standby mode. I've also heard it can reset devices and even control certain models of bluray/dvd ...
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How can I make Skip98 work on a laptop with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit?
My Mother in law was playing to an old freeware Skip-bo game on her Windows XP computer, it's called Skip98. You could still find it by goggling it, but the original site is down.
She bought a new ...
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How do I continue playing Soul Reaver on PS1 when it hangs?
I'm playing Soul Reaver on Playstation 1 and in some locations the game hangs and never continues. How do I keep playing when it happens?
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Why can't I log onto my wifi with my DS Lite? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
No wifi connection on DS Lite
I keep getting the "51300" error when attempting to connect to my wifi network. I'm positive that I've entered the WEP password correctly.
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Disable second monitor when game is running
I have 2 screen setup for my computer... and I think the cold hard fact that the second monitor is running while I'm running games kills my FPS.
So, is there a way to automatically disable my second ...
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Glitched shadows after update 1.5
Ever since I updated Skyrim to the 1.5 version the shadows are all glitched. The position of the shadows changes greatly when I move the camera with the cursor or by walking. It's annoying and it ...
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Used Xbox 360 won't turn on anymore
My son was given an Xbox 360 by a friend. They claimed it worked fine. However, when we got it all hooked up it only worked fine for a little while. Now we turn the power on and you can hear the ...
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Trying to run some 3D game but it's giving an error even though I have the latest drivers. Whats wrong?
“Unable to run because your video card drivers did not install properly, are out of date, or are for unsupported hardware. Please make sure you have the latest video card drivers and even if you do ...
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What video card drivers are needed to play Minecraft with an integrated Intel GPU on Windows 8?
I have installed Windows 8 Pro and realized Minecraft doesn't work, and have found a tutorial to find out my device info. What drivers are required with this video card?
Manufacturer: Intel ...
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Skyrim CTD during intro sequence after clean install
After experiencing some problems with Skyrim and my mod loadout after installing Dragonborn, I figured the easiest way to fix everything would be to start from scratch, so I uninstalled Skyrim (and ...
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Steam thinks it's running in compatibility mode
I tried to start up Steam, but it says it is currently set to run in compatibility mode. I checked under Properties but compatibility mode is not enabled. I looked at settings for all users, but ...
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Cant find Javaw.exe
Ok, this might be a bit long but I should tell otherwise since I have 10 tabs open :P
So, I tried the second time for downloading a mod for Minecraft and I got to a Youtube video by NoahCraftFTW on ...
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Battlefield 3 Download Stuck at 95%
I got BF3 Premium Edition through Amazon and started downloading through Origin, and now whenever I get to 95% it stops and says error code 262145:5 and just stops. It'll download maybe 100 kilobytes ...
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How did I earn “Steeling with Feeling” without earning “To The Smithy!”?
View the screenshots below. It shows that I earned Steeling with Feeling: Level up the Blacksmith BUT I did NOT earn To The Smithy!: Acquire the Blacksmith
I am assuming that this is a glitch, ...
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Fez crashing back to game library after a minute of play
While trying to solve the 'security question' puzzle, my game crashed back to the game library.
Now every single time I try to get back into the game, it crashes back to the game library after about ...
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Spore freezes after playing for a while
I've been playing spore for a while now, and I found 2 peculiar phenomenons in the game:
Some graphics (such as the monolith, the construction of a colony and lava on planets) don't show up. By ...
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Flickering random white points / lines on black shadows / textures
I have a problem that's never occurred before. In the majority of games, part of textures are flickering and some weird white points / lines are randomly appearing on black textures. I already ...
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Modern Warfare 3 Multiplayer is “Currently Unavailable?”
I started up Steam today to play some Modern Warfare 3, and finally play for more than 10 minute increments... Regardless the reason for me playing, the game would not start- and notified me:
"This ...
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Any information about losing Skill Points?
I've spent my first five Points into different Perks in the Skill Trees. But at Level 6, I decided to save my Points for later (when my Smithing-Skill is grown up). Now, with Level 8, I wanted to hand ...
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Nothing but lockups for me
So I bought Black Ops for my PC about a month ago, because a couple of my friends were harassing me to no end to get it. The game is fairly fun (Zombies is awesome), but I've dealt with nothing but ...
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My Xbox 360 is displaying weirdly, what can I do?
First off, it's WELL out of warranty.
Anyways the symptoms are thus: When I turn it on there is sometimes no picture, sometime there is picture but the resolution acts weird. Sometimes it plays fine.
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Download and install new Amiga Forever games
The site http://www.amigaforever.com/ offers a product that I've installed, but it has limited games on it. Has anyone successfully downloaded and installed new games for this system? It's all ...
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Missing/Red terrain in Mount and Blade: Fire and Sword
Quite often when I play Mount and Blade:With Fire and Sword I will encounter missing or red terrain anywhere in or out of battle. Nothing I have done seems to stop it from occurring and I haven't ...
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Can't save Fable - The Journey?
I do not have Xbox Live as our village has poor internet. I just bought Fable, but I don't seem to be able to save. Am I able to save?
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Audiosurf crashes on start up, error report refers to “languagepack.dll”
I got Audiosurf on Steam about a month ago, which I was able to run perfectly. Then, I had to re-install Windows, and since then I could not start up the game at all.
Well, technically, it does ...
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Minecraft closes after I click Login
I've tried every solution I've found online. Please can someone help me with this. Here is the log. Any help is appreciated and thank you in advance!
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# A fatal error has been detected by the Java ...
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Videos don't work
Every video in the League of Legends client, whether it be a YouTube video or the videos of the champions' abilities, does not work.
It plays the sound completely fine as fine as I can tell, but the ...
