Games freeze then cannot shutdown computer!

[michaelvvmm]

Have you already done what I suggested in my first post?

Yes I did update my drivers, my games already had the latest patches, and I have increased the fan speed to 100% and that didnt fix my problem.

 

[Ste]

What games? What resolution?

Turn down AA/AF.

 

[MindoverMaster]

Did you do a Virus check as well? Just wondering.

 

[brady]

You said this started a week ago and I didn't see anyone ask...

What changed a week ago?

new hardware? new software? Windows updates? Driver Updates?

all of the above could potentially cause your problem.

 

[michaelvvmm]

You said this started a week ago and I didn't see anyone ask...

What changed a week ago?

new hardware? new software? Windows updates? Driver Updates?

all of the above could potentially cause your problem.

It just started. I did install a add-on for flight simulator x which is called Real environment x and then it started so I uninstalled it and uninstalled fsx and it still froze. I also have norton 360 so I think it isnt a virus. The games that were having the problems were flight simulator x and mw2. I have warcraft 3 and it isnt having problems though.

 

[Ste]

Did you try turning down AA/AF

Also try older drivers for your card.

Flight sim X and MW2 are more demanding than wc3.

I might venture to guess that the card may just be too weak.

 

[brady]

It just started. I did install a add-on for flight simulator x which is called Real environment x and then it started so I uninstalled it and uninstalled fsx and it still froze. I also have norton 360 so I think it isnt a virus. The games that were having the problems were flight simulator x and mw2. I have warcraft 3 and it isnt having problems though.

ok so we found the culprit at least, the add-on caused the issue to begin with, however it remained a problem after 'uninstalling' of the addon right?

Uninstallers are notorious for 'not uninstalling'. I suggest you run Ccleaner to find any remnants of the addon.
There are probably a few files/entries it failed to remove from the machine.


for giggles i looked into the environment x and saw a bunch of posts on their forum with people having similar issues. I suggest checking those out.

 

[michaelvvmm]

Do I just clean the registries with ccleaner?

 

[yzmxer608]

That would take care of what brady is talking about. Best to clean all of the other files too though just to get rid of the extra junk.

 

[michaelvvmm]

I did the ccleaner and when I was playing mw2 I played for about 5 minutes and the screen went black and then the computer restarted. When it booted up to the desktop the background was black to I had to right-click then click personalize then switch the background picture so it wont be black.