Re: I cant run my FIFA and Championship Manager on XP

From: Jimmy S. (Private)
Date: 03/02/04 

Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 06:28:12 -0500

Hi Saad,

"Saad" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8E986DAF-29D7-4BBF-A41A-7522BAB17127@microsoft.com...
| Dear,
|
| I have just installed XP on my PC. I installed also FIFA 01 dan CM 00-01. At first it is okey. But the problem is when I try to
run them for the twice on the other time, after running for about 1 minutes, it stops and go to the display anymore. It happens all
the time. How can it be? When I was using another WIndows it is jut oke. Please help me.
|
| Thanks.

Let's try some basic troubleshooting. If the problem still persists
please post back and we'll try some more steps. Good luck! :-)

Before trying anything though....
Update DirectX and your Chipset, Sound, &Video Drivers:
For all Video / DirectX / Game and Hardware Issues, I have a
Checklist of Solutions at: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html

Next...
1. To see if it's a software conflict: Temporarily disable Startup
programs one at a time, starting with Firewall, Antivirus, and ad
blockers using: http://new.jtsoft2001.com/windows/startup.php

You can lookup what a program does before you disable it here:
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

2. Run a virus scan at: http://housecall.antivirus.com Afterwards
Download & Run Spybot from: http://security.kolla.de to find any
Trojans, Adware, or Spyware which could clog up your system.

3. Click My Computer / Rightclick the Drive & Choose Properties
/ Run the "Disk Cleanup..." / Next Click the "Tools" Tab and run
the "Error-Checking" and "Defragmentation" utilities.

4. Go to the Windows Update site for everything under Critical and
Recommended: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com Some games
require a patch: http://www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a

I hope that helps Saad. Good luck to you! :-) 

-- 
Cheers,                                 Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S.                               http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
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