32b XP game runs - only intermittently

tcyiu said:

As for the game, it's um .. let's just say it's not a mainstream game ;-). The publisher is foreign and they do not offer overseas support. I have been the main English language forum. I've trawled through every post on the subject, but have not found the answer. That's why I'm here.

The only thing I can think of is that it requires a foreign copy of Windows then.
Either that or it's a pirated game that has not been released yet, in which case you should wait for the rtm version because then the major bugs will be fixed.

Heroxoot said:

Porn game I bet.

IceFire said:

or it's a pirated game that has not been released yet,

Hmmm.... Both valid points

sygnus21 said:

It's kind of hard trying to help with that type of answer. Plus the fact that you still haven't provided system specs.

As for the rig, it's DIY system composed of an OC'ed Q9550 with 8GB RAM on a Gigabyte EP-45-DS3R mobo and an OC'ed nVidia 8600GTS card. Running Win 7 Ultimate 64b (6.1, Build 7600).

Been running this rig for a couple of years so I don't think it's a hardware issue.

The original question had to do with what in Windows 7 would cause a game to run, and then not run again for a while. Then it would suddenly start running again.

It would seem to me that if there was a compatibility issue or a DirectX issue, it would either not run, or crash when running. In this case, when it runs, everything seems to be fine. It just won't start consistently.

Oh BTW, Sleestak thanks for the heads up with XP Mode. I uninstalled it.

Thanks.