Can't Play Games..?

xFanTa · 12-26-2008, 04:18 PM

So I used to be able to play Call of Duty 4, then I removed almost all of my programs and stuff, nothing I needed to run my PC though. Now, I try to run some less demanding games, such as; Gunz, MapleStory, Combat Arms, Portal, Counter Strike:Source, etc.

Whenever I try to run them, I open it, but it doesn't go to the game. It will run through like the anti-hack checks and everything, then when it gets to the actual game it comes up with one of the following errors: Your PC does not have the needed version of DirectX (needs 9.0, I have 9.0), or your video card does not support TnL. Another one; whenever I try to run a Valve game, like Counter Strike, Portal, etc. it says comes up with an error window that HL2.exe failed and I can either send an error report or not. I think it might either be my video card or because of this CiD virus I can't get rid of (all it does is forces a lot of pop-ups, as far as I know).

Here are my specs:

Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 2
Computer: AMD Athlon 62 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+
2.11 GHz, 2.00 GB of RAM

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
Integrated RAMDAC

If you need anything else tell me. I'm pretty sure I just need a new video card but I'm not too sure with these things. My system meets all the requirements needed to run the games, maybe it's broken or something? I'm not that good with computers so yeah.

ash369 · 12-26-2008, 04:26 PM

You need a way to get rid of that virus firstly. And also, have you tried updating your graphics card drivers, make sure you have the latest DirectX. Also i see that you have SP2, try updating that aswell to SP3.

xFanTa · 12-26-2008, 04:29 PM

Will do, I'll post with the results once I update my drivers, DirectX is the latest, and I'll upgrade to SP3 too.

If that doesn't work I guess it's time to try to get rid of that darn virus =X

xFanTa · 12-26-2008, 06:34 PM

New drivers did nothing.

xFanTa · 12-26-2008, 08:02 PM

Alright so it's either the virus or my video card. Any help?

xFanTa · 12-26-2008, 09:20 PM

Please help me!

dai · 12-26-2008, 09:30 PM

http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...oval-help.html

12-26-2008, 04:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
xFanTa Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18 OS: Win XP SP2	Can't Play Games..? So I used to be able to play Call of Duty 4, then I removed almost all of my programs and stuff, nothing I needed to run my PC though. Now, I try to run some less demanding games, such as; Gunz, MapleStory, Combat Arms, Portal, Counter Strike:Source, etc. Whenever I try to run them, I open it, but it doesn't go to the game. It will run through like the anti-hack checks and everything, then when it gets to the actual game it comes up with one of the following errors: Your PC does not have the needed version of DirectX (needs 9.0, I have 9.0), or your video card does not support TnL. Another one; whenever I try to run a Valve game, like Counter Strike, Portal, etc. it says comes up with an error window that HL2.exe failed and I can either send an error report or not. I think it might either be my video card or because of this CiD virus I can't get rid of (all it does is forces a lot of pop-ups, as far as I know). Here are my specs: Windows XP Professional Version 2002 Service Pack 2 Computer: AMD Athlon 62 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+ 2.11 GHz, 2.00 GB of RAM Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT Integrated RAMDAC If you need anything else tell me. I'm pretty sure I just need a new video card but I'm not too sure with these things. My system meets all the requirements needed to run the games, maybe it's broken or something? I'm not that good with computers so yeah.

12-26-2008, 04:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
ash369 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 233 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit	Re: Can't Play Games..? You need a way to get rid of that virus firstly. And also, have you tried updating your graphics card drivers, make sure you have the latest DirectX. Also i see that you have SP2, try updating that aswell to SP3.

12-26-2008, 04:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
xFanTa Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18 OS: Win XP SP2	Re: Can't Play Games..? Will do, I'll post with the results once I update my drivers, DirectX is the latest, and I'll upgrade to SP3 too. If that doesn't work I guess it's time to try to get rid of that darn virus =X

12-26-2008, 06:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
xFanTa Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18 OS: Win XP SP2	Re: Can't Play Games..? New drivers did nothing.

12-26-2008, 08:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
xFanTa Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18 OS: Win XP SP2	Re: Can't Play Games..? Alright so it's either the virus or my video card. Any help?

12-26-2008, 09:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
xFanTa Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18 OS: Win XP SP2	Re: Can't Play Games..? Please help me!

12-26-2008, 09:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,785 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Can't Play Games..? http://www.techsupportforum.com/secu...oval-help.html __________________