All 3D games crashing

muhassan · 07-11-2009, 12:17 AM

I have a laptop with specs

Processor: core duo 2 Ghz
Ram: 1 Gb DDR2
Video Card :ati x1600 (256 mb)
Harddrive: 120 Gb
Windows XP Sp2

I have been playing company of heroes, assassin's creed,fear for the past 2 weeks on my laptop but today , whenever i start up the games they crash giving an error report.
COH does work for a few minutes but then it too crashes.
i have re-installed my drivers but with no success.
any suggestions will be helpful.

**Aus_Karlos** · 07-11-2009, 12:19 AM

Hi muhassan and welcome to TSF,

Please follow these steps to see if they help.
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**Mcninjaguy** · 07-11-2009, 12:20 AM

The games crash and then you can play after the initial crash report?

muhassan · 07-11-2009, 12:26 AM

No, the game closes and the error report appears.
In case of Assissin's creed windows error report occurs
and in the case of coh the game itself tries to send a bug report.

@Aus Karlos
And yes i have tried all the steps mentioned in the link.

**Lord Sirian** · 07-11-2009, 12:28 AM

You don't meet the recommended CPU requirements for Assassin's creed. - You barely meet the minimum CPU requirements and only just meet the Minimum Graphics Card requirements.

Also you only just meet the minimum requirements for RAM.

The minimum requirements section for games is really, really, the minimum, without the recommended requirements you can expect bugs/crashes etc.

muhassan · 07-11-2009, 12:36 AM

I just mentioned I have been playing these for the past 2 weeks, and this problem started yesterday.
Aside from assassins creed i do meet the requirement for the other games but even those crash after a minute.

I would like to make it clear that COH reaches the loading stage but then crashes giving a bug report.

**Lord Sirian** · 07-11-2009, 12:42 AM

Crashing can be irregular and totally random.

You can try updating to SP 3.

http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

**Mcninjaguy** · 07-11-2009, 12:44 AM

It would be time to get a desktop for gaming. You can get a desktop for $600 that will perform better than a $1200 laptop.

muhassan · 07-11-2009, 12:51 AM

i might try going for sp3 .
I just got hold of hospital tycoon and amazingly it's working fine, although other games have the same problem. Might be because of it's low requirements??

**Lord Sirian** · 07-11-2009, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mcninjaguy

It would be time to get a desktop for gaming. You can get a desktop for $600 that will perform better than a $1200 laptop.

Yep. If updating to SP 3 doesn't help, and you have done ALL the steps listed in the common PC game issues thread, then I agree with Mcninjaguy, I think you should just get a decent gaming desktop PC.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT WAS IN THE LINK AUS_KARLOS PROVIDED

Including updating drivers etc. EVERYTHING

**Mcninjaguy** · 07-11-2009, 01:04 AM

Yes Hospital Tycoon has really low requirements. Your laptop isn't fast and the worst part about most laptops is their graphics is never even close to what you can get with a desktop.

Microsoft Visual C++
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

.net framework 2.0
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

.net framework 3
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

.net framework 3.5
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en

.Net Framework 3.5 SP1
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Directx 9.0c
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

muhassan · 07-11-2009, 01:04 AM

I have taken all the steps, but with no success.

As far as desktop is concerned well i do have one but right now i am stuck with this laptop for a few months.

muhassan · 07-12-2009, 01:22 AM

i went for win xp sp2, but it was of no use, (I have installed all the drivers).

Furthermore i installed civilization 4 i am able to play it for 20 minutes before it crashes , while assassins creed crashes at the start and COH crashes after 2 minutes.

Any new ideas would be of great help..

**Lord Sirian** · 07-12-2009, 01:26 AM

Service pack 2 or Service pack 3?

muhassan · 07-12-2009, 01:33 AM

service pack 2 , should it make a difference?

**Lord Sirian** · 07-12-2009, 01:41 AM

Download Service Pack 3. - It does make a big difference, SP2 had a lot of compatibility issues when it came out - and probably still does.

Use the link I provided above.

07-11-2009, 12:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
muhassan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 7 OS: win xp sp2	All 3D games crashing I have a laptop with specs Processor: core duo 2 Ghz Ram: 1 Gb DDR2 Video Card :ati x1600 (256 mb) Harddrive: 120 Gb Windows XP Sp2 I have been playing company of heroes, assassin's creed,fear for the past 2 weeks on my laptop but today , whenever i start up the games they crash giving an error report. COH does work for a few minutes but then it too crashes. i have re-installed my drivers but with no success. any suggestions will be helpful. Last edited by muhassan; 07-11-2009 at 12:20 AM.

07-11-2009, 12:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,378 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: 3D games crashing Hi muhassan and welcome to TSF, Please follow these steps to see if they help. !---IMPORTANT: Please Follow These Steps Before Posting---! __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

07-11-2009, 12:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Mentor, Games Team Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,355 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: 3D games crashing The games crash and then you can play after the initial crash report? __________________ If you have problem, PM me and I'll respond in the thread you made. power-supply-information-selection Nvidia Drivers ATI drivers Direct X

07-11-2009, 12:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
muhassan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 7 OS: win xp sp2	Re: All 3D games crashing No, the game closes and the error report appears. In case of Assissin's creed windows error report occurs and in the case of coh the game itself tries to send a bug report. @Aus Karlos And yes i have tried all the steps mentioned in the link.

07-11-2009, 12:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
Lord Sirian Mentor, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,357 OS: Windows XP SP 3 My System	Re: All 3D games crashing You don't meet the recommended CPU requirements for Assassin's creed. - You barely meet the minimum CPU requirements and only just meet the Minimum Graphics Card requirements. Also you only just meet the minimum requirements for RAM. The minimum requirements section for games is really, really, the minimum, without the recommended requirements you can expect bugs/crashes etc. __________________ "And I'll destroy the memories one by one The bitter past erased I'll not replace. What's done is done No belief is all that's left, and I do not regret The darkness welcomes me back home" - A Song For the Hopeless

07-11-2009, 12:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
muhassan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 7 OS: win xp sp2	Re: All 3D games crashing I just mentioned I have been playing these for the past 2 weeks, and this problem started yesterday. Aside from assassins creed i do meet the requirement for the other games but even those crash after a minute. I would like to make it clear that COH reaches the loading stage but then crashes giving a bug report.

07-11-2009, 12:42 AM	#7 (permalink)
Lord Sirian Mentor, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,357 OS: Windows XP SP 3 My System	Re: All 3D games crashing Crashing can be irregular and totally random. You can try updating to SP 3. http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ __________________ "And I'll destroy the memories one by one The bitter past erased I'll not replace. What's done is done No belief is all that's left, and I do not regret The darkness welcomes me back home" - A Song For the Hopeless

07-11-2009, 12:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Mentor, Games Team Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,355 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: All 3D games crashing It would be time to get a desktop for gaming. You can get a desktop for $600 that will perform better than a $1200 laptop. __________________ If you have problem, PM me and I'll respond in the thread you made. power-supply-information-selection Nvidia Drivers ATI drivers Direct X

07-11-2009, 12:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
muhassan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 7 OS: win xp sp2	Re: All 3D games crashing i might try going for sp3 . I just got hold of hospital tycoon and amazingly it's working fine, although other games have the same problem. Might be because of it's low requirements??

07-11-2009, 01:04 AM	#11 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Mentor, Games Team Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,355 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: All 3D games crashing Yes Hospital Tycoon has really low requirements. Your laptop isn't fast and the worst part about most laptops is their graphics is never even close to what you can get with a desktop. Microsoft Visual C++ http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en .net framework 2.0 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en .net framework 3 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en .net framework 3.5 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...DisplayLang=en .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en Directx 9.0c http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en __________________ If you have problem, PM me and I'll respond in the thread you made. power-supply-information-selection Nvidia Drivers ATI drivers Direct X

07-11-2009, 01:04 AM	#12 (permalink)
muhassan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 7 OS: win xp sp2	Re: All 3D games crashing I have taken all the steps, but with no success. As far as desktop is concerned well i do have one but right now i am stuck with this laptop for a few months.

07-12-2009, 01:22 AM	#13 (permalink)
muhassan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 7 OS: win xp sp2	Re: All 3D games crashing i went for win xp sp2, but it was of no use, (I have installed all the drivers). Furthermore i installed civilization 4 i am able to play it for 20 minutes before it crashes , while assassins creed crashes at the start and COH crashes after 2 minutes. Any new ideas would be of great help..

07-12-2009, 01:26 AM	#14 (permalink)
Lord Sirian Mentor, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,357 OS: Windows XP SP 3 My System	Re: All 3D games crashing Service pack 2 or Service pack 3? __________________ "And I'll destroy the memories one by one The bitter past erased I'll not replace. What's done is done No belief is all that's left, and I do not regret The darkness welcomes me back home" - A Song For the Hopeless

07-12-2009, 01:33 AM	#15 (permalink)
muhassan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 7 OS: win xp sp2	Re: All 3D games crashing service pack 2 , should it make a difference?

07-12-2009, 01:41 AM	#16 (permalink)
Lord Sirian Mentor, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,357 OS: Windows XP SP 3 My System	Re: All 3D games crashing Download Service Pack 3. - It does make a big difference, SP2 had a lot of compatibility issues when it came out - and probably still does. Use the link I provided above. __________________ "And I'll destroy the memories one by one The bitter past erased I'll not replace. What's done is done No belief is all that's left, and I do not regret The darkness welcomes me back home" - A Song For the Hopeless