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Windows/Modded Minecraft Performance: How can it be improved most effectively and cheaply?
I've been playing FTB (Direwolf20) Minecraft for a while. My system isn't like SUPER AWESOME by any stretch, but I thought it was a decent enough system for gaming. The framerate has never been ...
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Volume of first Assassins Creed extremely low
So a while ago I purchased the first two Assassins Creed games for the PC from target. Recently, I decided to actually begin playing them for the first time. However the volume for the story line is ...
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How can I play Guitar Hero 3 (PC) using PS3 guitar on Windows 8
I know that it was quite simple to set up and use Guitar Hero 3 guitar from PS3 when I was using Windows 7. Now, my new PC already has Windows 8. And, while my PS3 is long gone, I still kept the ...
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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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“side-by-side configuration is incorrect” error when launching Dead Island
My friend and I both bought the Dead Island game. I set up my copy and it works flawlessly but for my friend it responds with this message "The application has failed to start because its side-by-side ...
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Is there a way to bind a key to adjust mouse sensitivity?
Typically, I play with my mouse sensitivity really high, but when using certain weapons (sniper rifles, MANA AV turret) I want to drastically reduce the sensitivity. Is there a way to bind a keyboard ...
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Is it possible to get Space Cadet 3D pinball on Vista? [duplicate]
Is it possible to install 3D Pinball - Space Cadet pinball on Windows Vista and Windows 7?
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How can I play Police Quest I on Windows 7?
How can I get Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel to run on a Windows 7 64-bit machine? I used to have this game when I was a kid and want to give it another go.
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Sammy Sosa High Heat Baseball 2001 — under Windows 7 64-bit?
This is the best baseball game I ever played. I could not get it to run under Windows XP (even in Win 95 mode, Win 98 mode, Win 2000 mode, etc.).
I'm considering upgrading my current computer (Win ...
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Mass Effect in Origin Client doesn't work (win 7 64 bit)
Apparently today I made a huge mistake: I sold my Mass Effect games for Xbox360 to buy the digital trilogy for PC (I'm relocating and wanted to bring Shepard with me in the journey, just in case of ...
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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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Install and play games on Steam solely from an External Drive?
I want to save some space on my SSD and have Steam and its games stored on an external drive.
Is it possible to install Steam and its games on an external drive ? Will some of the installation files ...
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Running Stars! on Windows 7
It's the holidays and I'm feeling a bit nostalgic so I've decided to break out my old copy of Stars!.
Unfortunately I can't get it running on Windows 7. The troubleshooter suggests running in XP SP2 ...
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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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1answer
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Possible Graphics Driver Problem
I considered asking this question over at Super User, since it may be a hardware problem, but since it's specific to one game I came here.
I have the game Kerbal Space Program. It's fairly ...
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Fix UI in custom resolution
I'm playing Halo CE in a custom resolution: -vidmode 1920,1080,60 (that's 1920x1080 @ 60Hz)
The problem is, in this mode, the chat box has no visible text in it.
Once I finish typing and hit enter, ...
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Trying to install Windows 95 game on 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium
I am trying to install the 16-bit game "NBA Live 98" on my parents' desktop computer, but I got a message that says, word for word:
The version of this file is not compatible with the version of ...
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SimCity 4 Deluxe stopped working in Windows 7
I had SimCity 4 Deluxe installed and running on Windows 7 64-bit without any major issues for a few months. As far as I can remember, I do not think I even had to adjust compatibility mode, or tweak ...
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Jet Set Radio HD crashes
Being a fan of the series, I became very excited when I saw this come up on Steam and bought it immediately. As soon as I installed it and launched it the first time, it crashed immediately, and keeps ...
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Launching Minecraft lags computer
Whenever I launch Minecraft.exe on my computer, while the Minecraft launcher is loading, my computer starts to lag out. The render rate on my entire computer slows down . This is participially ...
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How to force controller IDs in Windows 7? [closed]
So I have a media/gaming box set up, along with some hacky bluetooth/dualshock 3 drivers for primary controllers. It actually works pretty well as it is for singleplayer or two-player games. The issue ...
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Performance issues with game
My game lags in single player mode, often to the point that it crashes. If it doesn't crash, it gets to so few FPS that when I right-click doors to close them, they close and then immediately open ...
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Average Frame rate [closed]
I am configuring the graphics in F1 2011. It has a benchmark mode where the computer drives the car around on those graphics settings and gives an average result.
The first time I achieved 30 frames ...
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Where are files of saved games of Capitalism II
I bought Capitalism II on gog.com and began tutorials. I saved them and I want to back-up those file in my Dropbox directory. Where are they?
I searched them on my hard drive withthe name that I use ...
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Adding Minecraft to Steam with 64bit JRE
I am running a 64bit version of Windows 7 with a 64bit version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and have been wondering for a while why Steam only says that I am running Minecraft at the login ...
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How to use the HORI Real Arcade Pro EX stick for Xbox 360 in WinKawaks?
Gaming.SE, this is my first question here, I am not sure if a question involving a NEO-GEO simulator is appropriate here, so mods please feel free to delete it if this question has crossed the line.
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Is there a way to get Windows to handle Shift + numpad keys differently? [closed]
I have a Razer Naga gaming mouse. The mouse has a number grid on the side that acts like a numpad. I know this can be remapped, but I would like it to use the Numpad keys. In Windows, when you hit ...
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Graphics options are greyed out in Sims 2 under Windows 7 x64
My graphics is blotchy. How can I make things accelerated? I have an ATI Radeon HD 4250 card.
It appears to be running at 800x600. I am using HDMI to drive big-screen TV at 1080p (1920x1080).
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1answer
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Saving drive space by uninstalling games from Steam
If I download a Steam game, play it, and delete it/uninstall it, will it be completely gone from my computer? I want to download Amnesia demo, but once I've played it, I'm gonnna delete it to save ...
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Façade on Windows 7
I downloaded Façade from official site. But it seems it doesn't work properly on Windows 7.
How can I run it seamlessly on Windows 7 (32-bit)?
Problem: They stop talking at the beggining of the ...
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3answers
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Is there a way to install the original Command and Conquer Windows 7?
Is there any way to install C&C on Windows 7 without the XP machine?
I tried using the XP virtual mode but I guess my laptop is not compatible with it.
I tried changing the compatibility in the ...
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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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1answer
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Quake 3 doesn't install in Windows 7
I have a Dell Studio laptop with Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz processor, 4 GB Ram, 512 MB ATI Raedon Graphics Card and 500 GB HDD with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. I was checking my shelf for old games ...
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Mouse Cursor Won't Display in Full Screen Games
Whenever I run a game full screen, if it doesn't have a custom cursor built into the game, I basically can't play it, because for some reason, my system mouse cursor simply won't display when I run ...
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Windows 7, Boot Session just for gaming?
i was wondering if somebody did this setting? a way to boot your windows session like Safe mode, but Networking and Hardware acceleration enabled, and in this way had a session just for gaming without ...
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1answer
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No sound in TES:Arena under DOSBox
Since this is my first venture involving a manual install of DOSBox, I'm not quite sure if the issue is with the DOSBox install itself, or with the game. Either way, I currently seem to have no sound ...
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Why doesn't my local map show roads?
I seem to be having an issue with my local map in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
As you can see, it shows the proper icons, but it doesn't show the actual roads. This makes planning my route to my ...
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Varying framerates in WoW?
I think WoW may only be utilizing my SLI some of the time, or else Windows is not allocating it priority. I have two GeForce GTS 250's in SLI. Some of the time, WoW runs at 60 FPS when no characters ...
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How to play Heroes of Might and Magic 2 on Windows 7 32 bit
I wish to play Heroes 2 on my Windows 7 machine. My problem is that I have some difficulties starting the application. I know there is DosBOX, but I'm looking for some effective solution for this. Do ...
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How can I change the accelerate key in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit?
I am trying to change the key controls of NFS Hot pursuit, but when I go to
Settings → Gameplay Settings → Controls
And I press Enter to change the key configuration, it says "volume ...
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Connecting my two installs of minecraft?
I have a dual-boot PC, one has windows and one has Linux. They both have minecraft, and I've like them to share the same savegame/server data.
Is this possible, and if so how do I set it up?
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Assassins Creed Revelations Windows compatibility issue
I have PC running Windows 7 SP1 32 bit.The problem is that in my PC the game is not running. And I have read requirements of it and it shows it can run on Windows 7 32 bit.So can any one suggest me ...
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How do you reassign an Xbox controller's ID under Windows without rebooting?
I had a controller connected as #1. The plug was loose, and it disconnected. When I reconnected, it was #2. Subsequent connections and disconnections always result in #2. Can this be changed without ...
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Battlefield 3 - Upscaling windowed mode
I have a problem with the windowed mode. It will scale to the actual resolution, thus giving me a 20fps or so. I want to have the resolution set in the game (like 1280x800), but upscaled into the ...
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Timeout issue on LAN Multiplayer with Age of Empires II: The Conquerors on Windows 7
I'm attempting to connect to me and my brother's computer to play our old Age of Empires II The conquerors through our LAN connection.
The thing is sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Almost ...
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Does Mirror's Edge run on Windows 7 Home Professional 64-Bit?
I was considering buying Mirror's Edge from Direct2Drive when it was on sale, but then noticed this at the bottom of the page:
Known Issues
Windows 7 is not supported
Has anyone had any ...
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How do I stop the launcher bringing up the UAC prompt every time?
Every time I start The Old Republic launcher/updater, it throws up the UAC prompt. Is this normal? If it isn't (or is I suppose), how do I prevent it without disabling UAC?
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What files does Steam install?
I was wondering what files Steam (the digital distribution platform) installs and where on a Windows (7) PC.
Does it add anything that runs at start-up or add any files to important system folders?
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Unable to install Final Fantasy 8 on Windows 7
I am trying to install FF8 on Win7 but I am having no luck.
The install disc opens a menu with an option to start the installation. I click on this and nothing happens. If I look in Task Manager I ...
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Why can't I install Worms Armageddon on Windows 7?
After I tell it to install, a setup page comes up and says it is opening the installer. Once it loads to 100% it disappears and then nothing happens. Any ideas?
