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Solved: Games causing me all kinds of hell!!!!

Discussion in 'Games' started by sgl1, Dec 5, 2001.

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  1. sgl1

    sgl1 Thread Starter

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    I seem to be having the same problems poor Ms. Sparks is having! But mine happen with almost every game I play. I turn off almost everything I have running in the background including virus software but still have problems. I have updated to DirectX 8.1 on a Windows 98SE sytem, AMD 1 gig chip with 288 mg of ram. I am using a 32 meg Nvidia TNT Riva 64 clone card. What happens is screen freezes(music playing but no input control or cntl/alt/delete saving). Also the computer has totally shut off and rebooted at times! What the hell is going on?
     
    sgl1, Dec 5, 2001
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  2. eddie5659

    eddie5659 Moderator Malware Specialist

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    Hiya

    Does the shutting off of the PC only happen when you play games? Lets have a look at your programs that startup, as these are in the background eating rescources.

    Go to Run and type MSINFO32. On the left choose Software Enviroment, then Startup Programs. Copy/paste the list here.

    Also, you say your video card is Nvidia TNT Riva 64 clone card. I have found a NVIDIA TNT2 M64. Is that it? To confirm, go to Controlpanel | System. Device manager. Under Display. Also, is there a yellow ! there?

    Regards

    eddie
     
    eddie5659, Dec 5, 2001
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  3. sgl1

    sgl1 Thread Starter

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    Well here ya go. And no, the video card is fine.

    ScanRegistry Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\scanregw.exe /autorun
    SystemTray Registry (Machine Run) SysTray.Exe
    LoadPowerProfile Registry (Machine Run) Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
    NAV Agent Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\NORTON~1\NAVAPW32.EXE
    NPROTECT Registry (Machine Run) C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton Utilities\NPROTECT.EXE
    EM_EXEC Registry (Machine Run) C:\PROGRA~1\LOGITECH\MOUSEW~1\SYSTEM\EM_EXEC.EXE
    supervisor.exe Registry (Machine Run) C:\WINDOWS\supervisor.exe
    LoadPowerProfile Registry (Machine Service) Rundll32.exe powrprof.dll,LoadCurrentPwrScheme
    ScriptBlocking Registry (Machine Service) "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Script Blocking\SBServ.exe" -reg
    CSINJECT.EXE Registry (Machine Service) C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton CleanSweep\CSINJECT.EXE
    NPROTECT Registry (Machine Service) C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton Utilities\NPROTECT.EXE
    SymTray - Norton SystemWorks Registry (Machine Service) C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SymTray.exe "Norton SystemWorks"
     
    sgl1, Dec 5, 2001
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  4. eddie5659

    eddie5659 Moderator Malware Specialist

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    Hiya

    Well, that looks okay, but lets see:

    ScanRegistry: keep

    SystemTray: keep

    LoadPowerProfile: Power management specifics such as monitor shut-off, system standby, etc. keep

    NAV Agent: Introduced with Norton Anti-Virus 2002 to replace Norton Auto-Protect and Norton eMail Protect. With the amount of E-mail borne viruses and those around the web you need it if you're connected

    NPROTECT:Norton Protected Recycle Bin from Norton Utilities. Adds an extra layer of safety before you remove deleted files from the Recycled Bin

    EM_EXEC: Logitech Mouseware driver. Needed to support some additional functionality of Logitech mice/trackballs

    supervisor.exe:

    ScriptBlocking: Update to Norton AntiVirus 2001. Detects certain types of script-based viruses without the need for specific virus definitions - such as JavaScript and VBScript. This will help protect you from these viruses even before virus definitions are available.

    CSINJECT.EXE: Part of Quarterdeck/Norton CleanSweep -needed for CleanSweep Smart Sweep-Internet Sweep. Can start logging manually if this doesn't load when automatic monitoring is set. Not required

    SymTray: Keeps all System Tray icons for Norton SystemWorks together to reduce clutter. SystemWorks includes Norton Anti-Virus, Norton Utilities and Norton CleanSweep

    Well, as you only seem to have the one, go to Run and type MSCONFIG. Startup tab. Uncheck the one you don't want, apply and restart.

    Also, have you done a cleanup lately, as this could hamper things:

    http://www.piersontech.com/07-CleanHardDrive.htm

    Regards

    eddie
     
    eddie5659, Dec 5, 2001
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