Problems running any game on Vista Business x64

> Hi,
>
> Random freezing is usually the result of a hardware failure. From the sounds
> (pun intended) of it, the problem may lie in your sound card. It's also
> possible that the odd sound is just a response to the error coming from
> elsewhere (exactly what does a virus sound like anyhow?).
>
> Possible things going wrong:
>
> - overheating - this is the most common problem and can be addressed by
> ensuring proper circulation, clean and correctly operating fans, and
> cleaning the heat sink.
> - memory fault - also very common, and there is a memory diagnostic included
> with Vista that can be used to determine if this is the issue.
> - power supply voltage - you'd need testing equipment.
> - bad capacitor on the motherboard - something for a tech to diagnose
> - faulty/loose drive cable or failing driver - reseating both ends may help,
> as may getting an updated driver from the motherboard manufacturer
> - failing hard drive - most manufacturers have diagnostic tools available
> for download to detect this issue.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Varant" <Varant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AC820EB5-E338-481D-8505-A96966A26631@microsoft.com...

> > Hello there,
> >
> > Any game I run on Vista Business x64 gives me some problems. I can play
> > games for anywhere between 4 minutes and 4 hours. But after a certain
> > amount
> > of time, my computer completly locks up (not even a BSOD). The game just
> > freezes and my sound goes berzerk (it's sounds like a weird repeating
> > sound
> > kind of virus like). I have run all virus scans, disk defrag and updated
> > all
> > of my drivers. I had SP1 installed and thought that it might be the
> > problem.
> > I uninstalled SP1 but it happened again.
> >
> > I am now at a standstill and do not know what else needs to be done...
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Varant

>
>

> Hey Rick,
>
> Thanks for the quick reply. I have updated the sound card drivers, I have
> also disabled the sound card from loading straight from my bios and the
> same
> crash happened.
>
> Something that I forgot to mention was that I am currently on a laptop.
>
> - overheating - I doubt the laptop is overheating as I have opened it and
> cleaned it a few times.
> - memory fault - I have run memtest 86 (off the hirens boot disk) and let
> it
> go through about 6 times with no errors being reported.
> - hard drive - the hard drive was purchased about 2 months ago and also
> has
> been tested.
>
> My only last opinion is that the issue is with vista itself. Is this a
> possibility?? The laptop that I am using is an ASUS A7J. I upgraded the
> OS
> after upgrading my CPU on it to a Dual Core CPU. I myself am a techy that
> works at a computer store, but this issue has completly stumped me. Is
> there
> anything else that I could try?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Varant
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>

>> Hi,
>>
>> Random freezing is usually the result of a hardware failure. From the
>> sounds
>> (pun intended) of it, the problem may lie in your sound card. It's also
>> possible that the odd sound is just a response to the error coming from
>> elsewhere (exactly what does a virus sound like anyhow?).
>>
>> Possible things going wrong:
>>
>> - overheating - this is the most common problem and can be addressed by
>> ensuring proper circulation, clean and correctly operating fans, and
>> cleaning the heat sink.
>> - memory fault - also very common, and there is a memory diagnostic
>> included
>> with Vista that can be used to determine if this is the issue.
>> - power supply voltage - you'd need testing equipment.
>> - bad capacitor on the motherboard - something for a tech to diagnose
>> - faulty/loose drive cable or failing driver - reseating both ends may
>> help,
>> as may getting an updated driver from the motherboard manufacturer
>> - failing hard drive - most manufacturers have diagnostic tools available
>> for download to detect this issue.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "Varant" <Varant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:AC820EB5-E338-481D-8505-A96966A26631@microsoft.com...

>> > Hello there,
>> >
>> > Any game I run on Vista Business x64 gives me some problems. I can
>> > play
>> > games for anywhere between 4 minutes and 4 hours. But after a certain
>> > amount
>> > of time, my computer completly locks up (not even a BSOD). The game
>> > just
>> > freezes and my sound goes berzerk (it's sounds like a weird repeating
>> > sound
>> > kind of virus like). I have run all virus scans, disk defrag and
>> > updated
>> > all
>> > of my drivers. I had SP1 installed and thought that it might be the
>> > problem.
>> > I uninstalled SP1 but it happened again.
>> >
>> > I am now at a standstill and do not know what else needs to be done...
>> >
>> > Any help would be appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thank you,
>> >
>> > Varant

>>
>>

> Hi,
>
> It may be Vista in that there is possibly an incompatibility between it
> and the hardware, but I'm betting it's not. Vista on hardware built for it
> is very stable. You should also check for a BIOS update.
>
> I'm betting that there is some faulty hardware in there. If the system is
> under warranty, have it checked by the manufacturer.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Varant" <Varant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:636B9E48-E60C-4A31-9E92-54D456FB0D83@microsoft.com...

>> Hey Rick,
>>
>> Thanks for the quick reply. I have updated the sound card drivers, I
>> have
>> also disabled the sound card from loading straight from my bios and the
>> same
>> crash happened.
>>
>> Something that I forgot to mention was that I am currently on a laptop.
>>
>> - overheating - I doubt the laptop is overheating as I have opened it and
>> cleaned it a few times.
>> - memory fault - I have run memtest 86 (off the hirens boot disk) and let
>> it
>> go through about 6 times with no errors being reported.
>> - hard drive - the hard drive was purchased about 2 months ago and also
>> has
>> been tested.
>>
>> My only last opinion is that the issue is with vista itself. Is this a
>> possibility?? The laptop that I am using is an ASUS A7J. I upgraded the
>> OS
>> after upgrading my CPU on it to a Dual Core CPU. I myself am a techy
>> that
>> works at a computer store, but this issue has completly stumped me. Is
>> there
>> anything else that I could try?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Varant
>>
>> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>>

>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Random freezing is usually the result of a hardware failure. From the
>>> sounds
>>> (pun intended) of it, the problem may lie in your sound card. It's also
>>> possible that the odd sound is just a response to the error coming from
>>> elsewhere (exactly what does a virus sound like anyhow?).
>>>
>>> Possible things going wrong:
>>>
>>> - overheating - this is the most common problem and can be addressed by
>>> ensuring proper circulation, clean and correctly operating fans, and
>>> cleaning the heat sink.
>>> - memory fault - also very common, and there is a memory diagnostic
>>> included
>>> with Vista that can be used to determine if this is the issue.
>>> - power supply voltage - you'd need testing equipment.
>>> - bad capacitor on the motherboard - something for a tech to diagnose
>>> - faulty/loose drive cable or failing driver - reseating both ends may
>>> help,
>>> as may getting an updated driver from the motherboard manufacturer
>>> - failing hard drive - most manufacturers have diagnostic tools
>>> available
>>> for download to detect this issue.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>>
>>> "Varant" <Varant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:AC820EB5-E338-481D-8505-A96966A26631@microsoft.com...
>>> > Hello there,
>>> >
>>> > Any game I run on Vista Business x64 gives me some problems. I can
>>> > play
>>> > games for anywhere between 4 minutes and 4 hours. But after a certain
>>> > amount
>>> > of time, my computer completly locks up (not even a BSOD). The game
>>> > just
>>> > freezes and my sound goes berzerk (it's sounds like a weird repeating
>>> > sound
>>> > kind of virus like). I have run all virus scans, disk defrag and
>>> > updated
>>> > all
>>> > of my drivers. I had SP1 installed and thought that it might be the
>>> > problem.
>>> > I uninstalled SP1 but it happened again.
>>> >
>>> > I am now at a standstill and do not know what else needs to be done...
>>> >
>>> > Any help would be appreciated.
>>> >
>>> > Thank you,
>>> >
>>> > Varant
>>>
>>>

>