Sounds like the video card isn't initializing.. and if its freezing up ect ect.. It'd point to that as my gut instinct.. However I'm prone to being wrong heh. Anyhoo I'd contact Dell support, and see if they can help you reseat everything.. better then doing itself so you don't void your warrant. Good Luck!
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Being it a new PC - I assume it came with Windows XP? Well - doesn't matter what OS it is really.
I built my computer myself, and so I have al the necessary drivers readily available...
Yours has been pre-made, and I assume it has software installed...I can suggest one thing that is sure to fix it, as an almost identical thing happened to me. I reinstalled OS, then all the drivers. No extra space was taken up, as everything was overwritten...
You will have to create new shortcuts to your games though, and things like MS Office will have to be re-installed...
If this seems ok then:
If you have the OS installation disk, you can enter BIOS, and change the boot order so that it will look at the CD ROM (ask me if you don't know how to do this...)
Then insert your Windows CD in the drive, and restart, you can now safely overwrite...
Otherwise - contact Dell
I built my computer myself, and so I have al the necessary drivers readily available...
Yours has been pre-made, and I assume it has software installed...I can suggest one thing that is sure to fix it, as an almost identical thing happened to me. I reinstalled OS, then all the drivers. No extra space was taken up, as everything was overwritten...
You will have to create new shortcuts to your games though, and things like MS Office will have to be re-installed...
If this seems ok then:
If you have the OS installation disk, you can enter BIOS, and change the boot order so that it will look at the CD ROM (ask me if you don't know how to do this...)
Then insert your Windows CD in the drive, and restart, you can now safely overwrite...
Otherwise - contact Dell
Can you boot into Safe Mode?
If so try going to Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore. You may be able to restore your configuration back to before whatever caused the problem. Most likely the game but who knows.
If that would happen to work and you want to try the game again. Get in BF 1942s directory and Right Click the executable and go into the Properties. In Properties go to the Compatability tab, and try setting the compatability to Windows 98 / Me. I have a few games that run like crap on XP but when I change the compatability, they run as good as they did on Me.
If you cant figure it out and you just purchased the computer, your best bet would be to contact Dell. If you go tearing into it, you will probably void your warranty and then when you really do need their help, you wont be able to get it. Good Luck.
If so try going to Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools > System Restore. You may be able to restore your configuration back to before whatever caused the problem. Most likely the game but who knows.
If that would happen to work and you want to try the game again. Get in BF 1942s directory and Right Click the executable and go into the Properties. In Properties go to the Compatability tab, and try setting the compatability to Windows 98 / Me. I have a few games that run like crap on XP but when I change the compatability, they run as good as they did on Me.
If you cant figure it out and you just purchased the computer, your best bet would be to contact Dell. If you go tearing into it, you will probably void your warranty and then when you really do need their help, you wont be able to get it. Good Luck.
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