Bioshock/oblivion combo not responding

[akutabimikami]

Okay, today I bought a "Award Winning Combo" of Bioshock and Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. When I installed Bioshock and try to run it I get this "not responding" error. I have windows 7, I've tried changing the compatibility, I've tried installing the newest directX9. I've uninstalled and reinstalled three times and it still won't work. Anyone got a fix?

 

[Coolness]

Okay, today I bought a "Award Winning Combo" of Bioshock and Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. When I installed Bioshock and try to run it I get this "not responding" error. I have windows 7, I've tried changing the compatibility, I've tried installing the newest directX9. I've uninstalled and reinstalled three times and it still won't work. Anyone got a fix?

Please fill out your system specs. And the newest DirectX is 11 so why are you installing 9? Those games probably wont support it. I need to know your graphics card specs. Fill them out.

 

[akutabimikami]

I hate to be a complete idiot but yeah. My model is listed now. Its a laptop, its the Toshiba Satilite A135-S4656 and I haven't done anything to it except max out ram, which is 2 gb. I've updated my drivers and everything so yeah.

 

[Coolness]

I hate to be a complete idiot but yeah. My model is listed now. Its a laptop, its the Toshiba Satilite A135-S4656 and I haven't done anything to it except max out ram, which is 2 gb. I've updated my drivers and everything so yeah.

i will be needing the processor, its speed, Ram, its speed, Graphics card memory amount, its speed. Your graphics card seems old. When did you buy the computer? If its been less than a year, download directX 11

 

[akutabimikami]

processor: Intel Celeron M CPU 1.6 GHZ
Ram: 2.00 gigs (Speed?)
Graphics Card Memory Ammount:

The computer is pretty old, got it two years ago I suppose.

 

[Coolness]

processor: Intel Celeron M CPU 1.6 GHZ
Ram: 2.00 gigs (Speed?)
Graphics Card Memory Ammount:

The computer is pretty old, got it two years ago I suppose.

Well, update the graphics card drivers and the DirectX

 

[akutabimikami]

I updated a bout a month or so ago. I did everything. A lot of people seem to be getting this error. I suppose no one has asked on this forum. Hm...

 

[stormy13]

akutabimikami Windows 7 isn't the problem, sorry to say it is the poor excuse for a graphics card that Intel makes. Looking at the full specs for your laptop which can be found here,

Model Content Page

it has the GMA 950 in it which pretty much doesn't have a snowball's chance in you-know-what of ever playing those games.

Specs for Oblivion,

The Elder Scrolls

and specs for Bioshock,

Official BioShock System Requirements

and the GMA 950 isn't even close to making the list for either. Sorry to say you want to play those games you're going to need a computer that meets at least the minimum requirements; and you can't upgrade the video on that laptop.

 

[akutabimikami]

Oh..thank you Stormy. I didn't think that would be the problem seeing as how wolverine ran fine on my laptop. so did left for dead. :/

 

[stormy13]

Different games, different system requirements.

Oh..thank you Stormy. I didn't think that would be the problem seeing as how wolverine ran fine on my laptop. so did left for dead. :/

That couldn't have been pretty with L4D,

 

[mckillwashere]

I do agree,
It is mainly your video card.
You have a horrible video card.
"Graphics
• Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 8MB-64MB dynamically
allocated shared graphics memory"

So at most you will have 64MB of available video memory.

The satellite 100 series is not a gaming computer. On any level. While some newer games may work others wont. Bioshock gave me a hard time and look like someone painted it with dog !!!! on my 128 MB video card. I know this is not what you really wanted to hear .

The Satellite's main use is to be a mobile workstation. A cheap production Pc. I have a Satallite 300a and it plays CSS on all low decently but it also has an ati 3460 graphics card.

The easiest fix would be if you recently bought it. Take it back, return it, put the money towards a better laptop.

 

[akutabimikami]

It was actually a gift from two years ago from my grandpa. : / I didn't think it was that good anyways. I wish I could go and turn it in but I'm afraid the most I'd get for it is like 75 bucks, lol.

 

[mckillwashere]

I would stick to older games, or newer low end games.
I bet it would still kick butt at CS, some age of empires 3, etc.
Dont forget the classics, such as Doom and Wolfenstine

 

[Coolness]

I would stick to older games, or newer low end games.
I bet it would still kick butt at CS, some age of empires 3, etc.
Dont forget the classics, such as Doom and Wolfenstine

always look on the bright side of life!

 

[akutabimikami]

lol, the only reason i bought the games any ways is because i don't have a nextgen console yet. But thats about to change so meh. What I'm really pissed at is that i can't return the games cuz they're computer games.

 

[mckillwashere]

You can always sell them to a friend, you wont get full value for them, but you will get some form of compensation.

 

[Coolness]

You can always sell them to a friend, you wont get full value for them, but you will get some form of compensation.

Yea, and they will be happy

 

[akutabimikami]

I've tried. lol. no one wants to buy it. I'm debating if i should go to ebay or not. Thank you for your help though. I really do appreciate it. ^_^

 

[Coolness]

I've tried. lol. no one wants to buy it. I'm debating if i should go to ebay or not. Thank you for your help though. I really do appreciate it. ^_^

He meant the games ^^

no problems m8,
see ya.

 

[akutabimikami]

Erm, so did I? Lol. Apparently stores can't take a trade in of a computer game, and I have no one I know that plays computer games. : (