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psycho_mantisSun Dec-16-01 06:37 PM
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"Games and Windows XP Professional"


          

I am having a really weird (and annoying) problem with Windows XP Professional. Every game I run always minimizes (like I clicked on the Minimize button in the top-right corner). This especially affects FIFA 2002. It does this in three locations: when the game is loading up (right before the Copyright screen comes up); when a match is loading (loading bar at the bottom, shows some keyboard buttons); and when a match finished and is returning to the main menu.

I formatted my drive and re installed Windows XP Professional but after a few hours, the problem arose again. Please help. I have gone to Windows Update and got every update, updated my sound and video and every thing but I cant fix the problem.

Can someone help me?

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Intel Pentium II 350Mhz
Lucky Star 6ABX2V Motherboard
384mb RAM (128mb PC100, 256mb PC133)
Quantum 13.9gb Harddrive
SoundBlaster PCI 128 (VIBRA)
Sparkle nVIDIA RIVA TnT2 Model 64 32mb (Drivers 5.1.2001.0 Windows XP Defaults)

  

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TrebuchetSun Dec-16-01 08:11 PM
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#1. "RE: Games and Windows XP Professional"
In response to psycho_mantis (Reply # 0)
Mon Dec-17-01 01:07 AM

          

Did you have this problem before you went to XP? Try running that game (I have no idea what FIFA 2002 is) in "Windows 98 Compatible" mode. Not all games are going to work correctly in XP, remember that it's basically a prettied up version of Windows 2000. The few games I've installed in XP Pro have all worked OK, but even MS says that not all older games will work properly (And no doubt some newer ones won't either).

  

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RoniSun Dec-16-01 11:28 PM
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#2. "RE: Games and Windows XP Professional"
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Check also if you can solve it loading a better 3D driver (You can try the XP drivers) in the Nvidia site.


  

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