new pc won't play games

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  1. vr77

    vr77 Member

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    Built a new system
    asus a8n sli board
    amd 64 3500 processor
    igb ram
    256mb geforce 7900gt

    I installed windows xp. Every game I try to install doesn't run. The installation process goes fine, but when I click on the file to exeecute the game I get an error message. Windows has encountered a problem and needs to close.

    This has happend with call of duty 2, obilivian and farcry. Can some on PLEASE help
     
    vr77, Oct 17, 2006
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    maybe it has something to do with your memory. you can try replacing it with another one and see if it would work.
     
    ditri, Oct 17, 2006
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    flip218 Moderator Staff Member

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    XP is buggy. I've had that problem with games before. A clean install of windows fixed it for me.
     
    flip218, Oct 17, 2006
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  4. gozilla

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    do you have directX installed?
     
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    have you updated windows and all your drivers
     
    marsey99, Oct 18, 2006
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  6. vr77

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    It's a new build, so it's a fresh install of xp. I'll try updating windows. Thanks
     
    vr77, Oct 18, 2006
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    the websites might have newwer drivers than the ones that came in the box with the componants aswel
     
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    still no luck. I'm getting this error "appliction failed to start because d3dx9_27.dll was not found. reinstalling appliction may fix this"
     
    vr77, Oct 19, 2006
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    reinstall directX. there is a copy available to install packed with every game
     
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