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 Jul 4 2009, 05:59 PM
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 Knight Errant  Group: Clan Members Posts: 645 Thank(s): 0 Joined: 18-November 07 From: Swindon Member No.: 43  |
Upgraded to Vista 64bit. Have all my graphics drivers installed. When i try launch a steam game it freezes meaning i need to restart the PC using the power button.
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Jul 6 2009, 10:44 AM
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 Paddle Master Group: Clan Members Posts: 2,085 Thank(s): 30 Joined: 3-December 07 Member No.: 50 |
wish i could help, ive had vista x64 and windows 7 x64 installed for over a year or 2 now and the only issues ive had is it locking up everynow and again, a simple ctrl+shift+esc /delete process usually lets me restart steam without any more issues
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Jul 6 2009, 11:32 AM
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 Security and Projects Group: Clan Dogsbody Posts: 4,700 Thank(s): 1102 Joined: 31-August 07 From: A Magical Place, with toys in the million, all under one roof Member No.: 1 |
I've not ha much experience of vista (either 32 or 64 bit) as I'm not a fan. I have heard of 64bit having issues with SLI setups - could try disabling sli in your graphics control panel (providing you're not using sli
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Jul 6 2009, 03:19 PM
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Knight Errant Group: Clan Members Posts: 645 Thank(s): 0 Joined: 18-November 07 From: Swindon Member No.: 43 |
i just reinstalled steam + games and will see if that works. If not ill disable SLI. You said you use winamp. you dont by chance no a deskabnd that works for a 64bit os?
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Jul 6 2009, 03:31 PM
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Knight Errant Group: Clan Members Posts: 645 Thank(s): 0 Joined: 18-November 07 From: Swindon Member No.: 43 |
reinstall did nothing. funny thing is that i was listening to music whilst trying to load tf2 and the music carried on playing fine. i cant even ctrl+alt+del just have to use the power button
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Jul 6 2009, 03:50 PM
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Security and Projects Group: Clan Dogsbody Posts: 4,700 Thank(s): 1102 Joined: 31-August 07 From: A Magical Place, with toys in the million, all under one roof Member No.: 1 |
I personally would try looking at your graphics drivers first - current/beta etc.,
I don't use a deskband, so have no idea which work on 32 or 64 bit
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Jul 6 2009, 05:02 PM
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Knight Errant Group: Clan Members Posts: 645 Thank(s): 0 Joined: 18-November 07 From: Swindon Member No.: 43 |
drivers did the job
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