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by gettn2old

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I am running Windows XP Pro. I am having a problem with the video settings in the games I have. When I try to change the video settings in the games to the actual setting of the computer the games will not exit and reset with the new settings. It happens with all of the games not just 1. Can anyone help with this problem?

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by gbrownlee

Are all of your games for XP? DOS based games ( for win 98/ME) just don't run properly if at all on an XP machine.

by gettn2old

All games are for XP. The older games work fine because the settings don't have to be changed.

by machinegun_kelly

Set up the Video settings before you start a game, most games have an apply option in Video Settings. What games are you talking about? Like what versions of DirectX are they? And what Video Card are you using? These games may require an advanced 3D Video card to run high reso's/ Again it helps to know what generation these games are from, any old DOS based game should be able to run in highest resolution.

by machinegun_kelly

Yeah it sounds like your in Software Mode, your gonna need a hardware Dx9 videocard. Let me know if you need some help on what to get. Also, what motherboard chipset are you using now, and what video card?

by gettn2old

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When I try to apply new video settings within the game hte computer locks and quits responding until I Control Alt Delete out of the game.

by pablok

older games does have a problem with WinXP and it's version of DirectX. but i think our buddies at microsoft has fixed that issue by implementing the "compatability mode" feature in XP. right click on the game's .exe file ie, doom3.exe and tick the "run in compatibility mode" setting. this feature, i have found, also apply so allot of older software. just be sure to always be up to date with ur VGA drivers and directX version.

by sardonyx_quinx

1. older games will work fine in Win XP.

2. download the latest directx in microsoft website
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/downloads/default.asp

3. download the latest "video" driver from your manufacturer. if it's nvidia, visit http://nvidia.com
the only have one video driver installer for all of their products so you won't have any problem.

4. maximize your disk space by deleting unnecessary files.

5. check the hardware requirements of your game. if your system do not meet those requirements, then don't install it.

6. if you have a RAM of 128, then play games that do not have high requirements.

you didn't specify your hardware specs so i can only answer your question this far.

if there's another thing that i can help you, feel free to reach me. ty and good luck my friend

by gettn2old

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I have updated question with all Hardware and driver information.

by gettn2old

The games I am running are Doom 3 Call of Duty United Offensive and games such as these. All are new. I have an Asus Nvidia geforce 6800 V9999 Gamer Edition video card with latest drivers and DirectX 9.0c Amd Athlon 1600xp processor with 1gz 2700 DDR ram memory with total 110 gigs hard drives

by edlockett

Uninstall everything : games, directx, video drivers.
Then re-install in reverse order : video drivers, directx, games.

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