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Win 7 does not like my game #744560 08/05/11 01:52 PM 08/05/11 01:52 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 102 Longueuil Qc J Jacline OP Settled Boomer
Jacline OP Settled Boomer J Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 102 Longueuil Qc	Two worlds is restarting my new computer, after playing for a few minutes.Win 7 does not like this game, evidently. I found solutions to this problem on GOG.com (It worked perfectly on my old XP computer.) Changing compatibility to XP service Pack 3,or Starting as administrator did not change anything. One thing I have not tried is using DirectX 9 for the game. How do I do that? Thank you

Re: Win 7 does not like my game [Re: Jacline] #744579 08/05/11 03:59 PM 08/05/11 03:59 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,263 Arizona InlandAZ BAAG Specialist
InlandAZ BAAG Specialist Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,263 Arizona	If it requires DirectX 9 and you don't have it installed the game probably won't start (so I assume you have it installed). If the PC is rebooting maybe you have a heat issue. Does your PC meet the minimum system requirements?

Re: Win 7 does not like my game [Re: InlandAZ] #744619 08/05/11 08:57 PM 08/05/11 08:57 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 102 Longueuil Qc J Jacline OP Settled Boomer
Jacline OP Settled Boomer J Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 102 Longueuil Qc	PC is new and does not reboot for any other game or at any other time. Intel(R)Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU@3.40GHz RAM 8.Go Win7 64 bits NVidia 590GTX. As you see, it is more than adequate for this game. I know I have directX9 installed from a previous installation of another game, but I can't remember how to reach it. And according to the info I found, I am not even sure if it is going to work. I reinstalled a few times but same problem each time. It's a last effort before I scrap the game.

Re: Win 7 does not like my game [Re: Jacline] #744632 08/05/11 09:17 PM 08/05/11 09:17 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 40,644 southeast USA Jenny100 GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Jenny100 GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator Sonic Boomer Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 40,644 southeast USA	Originally Posted By: Jacline I know I have directX9 installed from a previous installation of another game, but I can't remember how to reach it. In Windows 7, you click the Start button in the lower left of your screen and type dxdiag in the Start Search box. You should see it listed. On this page http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/914403-two-worlds/49461256 someone said they had the same problem until they installed PhysX.

Re: Win 7 does not like my game [Re: Jenny100] #744664 08/06/11 04:09 AM 08/06/11 04:09 AM
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Kaki's Sister Sonic Boomer Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 25,145 Marlborough USA	This is going to sound strange but a while back I had a problem where I played an old casual game on my computer, went to close the game and found to my surprise my DX9 had changed to DX7. This prevented me from playing any adventure games. Do check as Jenny says to see what dx your computer is running. Good Luck! Gerry

Re: Win 7 does not like my game [Re: Jacline] #744750 08/06/11 01:15 PM 08/06/11 01:15 PM
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InlandAZ BAAG Specialist Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,263 Arizona	Originally Posted By: Jacline PC is new and does not reboot for any other game or at any other time. Intel(R)Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU@3.40GHz RAM 8.Go Win7 64 bits NVidia 590GTX. As you see, it is more than adequate for this game. I know I have directX9 installed from a previous installation of another game, but I can't remember how to reach it. And according to the info I found, I am not even sure if it is going to work. I reinstalled a few times but same problem each time. It's a last effort before I scrap the game. I'd say it's more than adequate for the game as well. Give Jenny's suggestion a shot and install the PhysX drivers.

Re: Win 7 does not like my game [Re: InlandAZ] #744769 08/06/11 03:11 PM 08/06/11 03:11 PM
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Jacline OP Settled Boomer J Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 102 Longueuil Qc	PhysX,I have, the game does not work at all without it, at least for me. I looked, as Jenny said, for directX9, but I did not find it on my PC. (Thought I had seen it and forgotten where I saw it)Obviously my other games use DirectX 11. I don't understand why I can play 20 to 40 min without problems... Do I download it (DirectX9) and the game will use it automatically? Do games choose the version of DirectX they need automatically? As you see, I am not used to games needing "tweaks" .

Re: Win 7 does not like my game [Re: Jacline] #744775 08/06/11 03:26 PM 08/06/11 03:26 PM
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InlandAZ BAAG Specialist Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,263 Arizona	You won't see DirectX 9 under Windows 7 - DXdiag will only show DX 10 or 11. You can only see them under Windows Explorer in the SYSTEM32 folder (assuming you have Hide Protected OS files unchecked in your Folder Options). They’ll be prefixed with: D3DX9. Quote: I don't understand why I can play 20 to 40 min without problems... That takes me back to original thoughts: It may be a heating issue. Last edited by InlandAZ; 08/06/11 03:28 PM.

Re: Win 7 does not like my game [Re: Jacline] #744785 08/06/11 04:04 PM 08/06/11 04:04 PM
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 40,644 southeast USA Jenny100 GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Jenny100 GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator Sonic Boomer Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 40,644 southeast USA	Originally Posted By: Jacline Obviously my other games use DirectX 11. If you have Windows 7, you'll be running DirectX 11. When you install DirectX 9.0c for a game, it provides your DirectX 11 with files it needs to run the DirectX 9.0c game. But it doesn't install DirectX 9.0c itself. Quote: Do games choose the version of DirectX they need automatically? Games will use whatever version of DirectX your computer has installed. Is your computer a desktop or a laptop?

Re: Win 7 does not like my game [Re: Jenny100] #744855 08/06/11 10:11 PM 08/06/11 10:11 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 102 Longueuil Qc J Jacline OP Settled Boomer
Jacline OP Settled Boomer J Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 102 Longueuil Qc	My computer is a desktop. I have had it for 6 weeks. Thank you Jenny100 for the info on DirectX Inland AZ, I found a lot of folders named D3DX9. So my problem is probably not due to DirectX9 not being installed, I guess. I play games for hours at a time. Witcher 2 works like charm. Never any unwanted reboot! Why would I have heat problems only for an old game like Two worlds? I think I give up. Thank you everybody.

Re: Win 7 does not like my game [Re: Jacline] #745395 08/09/11 03:44 AM 08/09/11 03:44 AM
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blsbet44 Addicted Boomer Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,380 Humidity + Hair.. UGH!	And how do you resolve a heat issue please? Dear forest animals, I've been singing for over an hour, where are you? Sincerely, Too lazy to clean the house

Re: Win 7 does not like my game [Re: blsbet44] #745481 08/09/11 10:26 AM 08/09/11 10:26 AM
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InlandAZ BAAG Specialist Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,263 Arizona	Originally Posted By: blsbet44 And how do you resolve a heat issue please? It usually as simple as replacing a faulty fan -

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