WOW help

[Howardthebear]

I have probably the same problem as some other people i have an emaching with the 845gv chipset and when i play wow it will freeze then ill get a pop up sayin the windows driver has stopped responding this only happens when i click on some things like if im at a vendor or talking to someone i dont know what the problem is and urgent help would be nice

my system is pretty old but it still manages to start the game up and run for a little bit

intel celeron processor
2.50ghz
60gb hardrive lol
768mb of ram
intel extreme 845gv chipset

[Tiber Septim]

Hi Howardthebear, Welcome to TSF.
First of all, take a breath.
It's hard to read paragraphs without a single full stop.

Ok, have a run through the 'Common Game Issues' link in my signature. That will eliminate the possibility of it being a common problem.
If you go through all those and are still having problemswith WOW. Follow the last step in that thread, by posting your exact system specs back here (another link on how to also in my signature).

Also, if you could give more specific details on the error you are getting.
If you could take a screenshot and post it here as well, that would be a great help.

Cheers.

[Howardthebear]

I have latest direct x updated drivers everything. My specific problem is ill be playing the game and ill click on something and the screen will freeze and my mouse will still move. Then ill hear a weird kind of beep from my computer then everything will get all messed up like the screen magnifys times like 10 ill only be able to see half of my icons and backround. Ill get a screen pop up saying Microsoft driver has stopped responding save your work and reboot. I dont think its my graphics card itself because im able to play the game up to the point when i click and it happens. im ready to use my computer as target practice. I dont exactly want to force the problem but whenever it happens ill be sure to take a screenshot and try to post it

[Howardthebear]

Now ive stumbled onto a new problem. I heard the beep that usually comes when the driver stops responding but it just froze for a sec and i kept playing. It's only happend once now but now i got blue screened and i had to reboot

[pharoah]

intel extreme 845gv chipset= intel extreme graphics which is integrated those are a bit weak for gaming.i would be willing to bet a dedicated graphics card would solve your problem.

[Howardthebear]

In the bestbuy add i saw a geforce card it was 80.00 and was a 256mb card would that work?

[pharoah]

any dedicated graphics card is going to be better than integrated.next thing you need to know what kind of video slot your motherboard has.most likely an agp,but maybe only a pci.so be sure to check what kinda expansion slot it has,and get the right type of card.

[Tiber Septim]

While i agree that a dedicated Graphics card would help improve the game quality, i don't think it is the source of the problem. That fact that you are able to play (and in some cases continue to play) tells me that you should be able to at least run the game, without errors.
So don't go running off to buy one just yet (even though it would help)!!!

You mentioned you had a Blue Screen (or: Blue Screen of Death ), would you be able to provide the details of that error here, it may help troubleshoot the problem.

[Howardthebear]

well i think im going to play today so when it occurs ill write down what it says

[Howardthebear]

ok people heres what the blue screen says

A problem has been detectedand windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.

If this is the first time youve seen this error screen restart your computer. If this screen appears again follow these steps.

Check to make sure you ahve adequate disk space. If a driver is identified in the stop message disable the driver or check witht he manufacturer for driver updates. Try changing video adaptors.

Check with hardware vendore for Bios updates. Disable Bios memory such as caching or shadowing. If you need to use safe mode.

and when it makes the beep noise the screen blacks then i get a pop up and it looks like its in safe mode.

I NEED HELP!

[Lord Sirian]

You could try changing your RAM, while this is probably not going to solve the problem, it would help performance, what I mean is, you have 768 MB of RAM, you should probably upgrade it to 1 GB or downgrade it to 512 MB, RAM generally works better if you have your total RAM at 128 MB, 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 Gb etc. This will probably not fix the problem but you should increase performance in different games, especially if you upgrade to 1 GB.

[Howardthebear]

still never fixed the problem but the thing is a while back when playing it i never had this problem when i only had 256mb of ram but its so slow i never even let it load when trying it i just shut it down n put the ram back in