Can't play Warcraft III TFT

[HellKaiser]

Whenever I try to play Warcraft, my PC hangs, restarts, gets a blue screen or sometimes even a combination of all 3.

OS: Windows 7 Ultimate
Video Card: NVIDIA Geforce FX 5500
DirectX Version: 11
RAM: 1.50 GB

I just got the video card this afternoon and we let the technician install everything.

Help please

 

[HellKaiser]

Help please...

 

[yowanvista]

# Nvidia FX 5500 is not supported by windows7

This is the last driver for FX5500: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_96.85_2.html
Install the driver in vista compatibility mode

 

[HellKaiser]

Must it be in Windows Vista only or service pack 1 or service pack 2?

 

[yowanvista]

SP2 compatibility

 

[HellKaiser]

Okay so at least it was able to show the aero theme now (last time it was just a solid light blue color) but my pc still hangs and restarts even while i'm at the desktop.

 

[yowanvista]

Run Warcraft3 in XP SP3 compatibility mode
# Make sure you have installed direct X 9.0c because Warcraft3 needs it

Update your chipset drivers

 

[dariori]

do u use dual monitor?
and what kind of pic do u have after restart?

 

[chrysalis]

you brought a video card last week and its a 5500 FX? that card must be at least 5 years old surely.

if you had a really tight budget then I would have gone for a 7300GT or 8600GT.

 

[HellKaiser]

Nevermind this is already resolved now.. Thanks anyway