Please Advise Regarding Problems With Windows Games

[JD]

With Solitaire and Free Cell, cards "freeze" on the screen. With Spider
Solitaire, Windows itself freezes, or "locks up," and I have no mouse or
keyboard.
I've installed the latest video drivers from Nvidia. There are no "events"
in the Event Viewer. Dr. Watson finds no "faults."
I have no problems with other Windows functions, or with any applications.
Can anyone suggest a cause--or a "cure"?
I'm very frustrated.

 

[DL]

Boot into Safe mode & test
If OK, download http://www.dependencywalker.com/ then run one of the games
through Depends, it should show what file is causing the problem

"JD" <Erehwon@Example.com> wrote in message
news:u467WNETIHA.2000@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> With Solitaire and Free Cell, cards "freeze" on the screen. With Spider
> Solitaire, Windows itself freezes, or "locks up," and I have no mouse or
> keyboard.
> I've installed the latest video drivers from Nvidia. There are no "events"
> in the Event Viewer. Dr. Watson finds no "faults."
> I have no problems with other Windows functions, or with any applications.
> Can anyone suggest a cause--or a "cure"?
> I'm very frustrated.
>

 

[JD]

Thanks for your suggestions. However, the safe mode option is problematic,
since the behaviors I have described are unpredictable.
If it is likely that a Windows file is causing the problems, does it follow
that uninstalling and reinstalling Windows games might be the solution?
"DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
news:eSuQhTGTIHA.6036@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Boot into Safe mode & test
> If OK, download http://www.dependencywalker.com/ then run one of the games
> through Depends, it should show what file is causing the problem
>
> "JD" <Erehwon@Example.com> wrote in message
> news:u467WNETIHA.2000@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> With Solitaire and Free Cell, cards "freeze" on the screen. With Spider
>> Solitaire, Windows itself freezes, or "locks up," and I have no mouse or
>> keyboard.
>> I've installed the latest video drivers from Nvidia. There are no
>> "events" in the Event Viewer. Dr. Watson finds no "faults."
>> I have no problems with other Windows functions, or with any
>> applications.
>> Can anyone suggest a cause--or a "cure"?
>> I'm very frustrated.
>>
>
>

 

[DL]

You could but try

"JD" <Erehwon@Example.com> wrote in message
news:O4UvFuMTIHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for your suggestions. However, the safe mode option is problematic,
> since the behaviors I have described are unpredictable.
> If it is likely that a Windows file is causing the problems, does it
> follow that uninstalling and reinstalling Windows games might be the
> solution?
> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
> news:eSuQhTGTIHA.6036@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Boot into Safe mode & test
>> If OK, download http://www.dependencywalker.com/ then run one of the
>> games through Depends, it should show what file is causing the problem
>>
>> "JD" <Erehwon@Example.com> wrote in message
>> news:u467WNETIHA.2000@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> With Solitaire and Free Cell, cards "freeze" on the screen. With Spider
>>> Solitaire, Windows itself freezes, or "locks up," and I have no mouse or
>>> keyboard.
>>> I've installed the latest video drivers from Nvidia. There are no
>>> "events" in the Event Viewer. Dr. Watson finds no "faults."
>>> I have no problems with other Windows functions, or with any
>>> applications.
>>> Can anyone suggest a cause--or a "cure"?
>>> I'm very frustrated.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>