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heidi7

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Since: Nov 23, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 5:16 am
Post subject: games not running properly
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can anyone help? i am having trouble running games and cretain screensavers
on my pc. some screensavers are running extremely slowly. some games don't
run. i cannot install sims 2. when i try to install sims 2 a message comes up
saying i do not have directx installed, but i do.

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Jimmy S.

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:29 am
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Hi Heidi,

"heidi" <heidi DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:40DDF221-EC73-47C0-B0FF-90B16E86EB62@microsoft.com...
| can anyone help? i am having trouble running games and cretain screensavers
| on my pc. some screensavers are running extremely slowly. some games don't
| run. i cannot install sims 2. when i try to install sims 2 a message comes up
| saying i do not have directx installed, but i do.

If that problem just started happening recently, try a System Restore.

How to use Windows XP System Restore:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gethelp/systemrestore.asp

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Manorath

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:00 am
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I just bought Fifa 2006 and i have got problems running the game.....

I cannot see the game menus properly, it all becomes white and i can only
see the names no logos..............
this happens also with uEFa champ league 2005.....
I just installed a new copy of Windows XP SP 2....so may be thats the
problem as UEFA was workin properly before..so please can any body help
me..............
do i have to install any library files or anything please somebody help..
Any kind of help is appreciated...
Thankyou
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