Game freezes on startup after driver re-installation

[FLS]

Nothing in the add remove programs says Saitek, does that mean that I have gotten rid of all of it, or are there things left in the registry?

You can sort the program list by the "installed on" date to make it easier to find.

[Skuzzy]

The more I read this the more it sounds like power supply.

[morfiend]

Jolly,

  Open a side panel and take a look at the PSU!  you should be able to see the manufactor and also see the power outputs to the different lines.  This might help.


  Does the game still hang on you if you only have 1 monitor connected?


Windows did a large update in early sept. and it has caused all kinds of issues,my machine will sometimes see the proper monitor and all is fine and other days I boot my machine and it reverts to plugnplay,this changes the resolution from 1920x1080 to 1600x1200 and changes the refresh rate from 60 hz to 75hz.  Easy enough to fix but I never had this issue before that blasted update.


     

[Bizman]

Speaking about early september updates, check if you have installed and remove the updates mentioned in this article: http://www.zdnet.com/microsoft-pulls-updates-recommends-uninstall-7000032678/

M$ recommended uninstalling them even if you had no problems with them. There's improved versions of them available now, they should be safe to install.

[Skuzzy]

That is why you always wait one month before installing updates from Microsoft.

[morfiend]

That is why you always wait one month before installing updates from Microsoft.

 Normally I dont do updates on my game machine but when windows told me I had something like 17 updates to do and this large new one came up I fell for it!

 Serves me right though as I didnt bother to read all the updates and just click ok ...

     Never again!


   

[jollyFE]

I'll look at the updates, could the power supply not be putting out enough power?  I will look inside.  AH won't even start now, after launch, it just hangs and say ah is not responding.

[jollyFE]

Did some poking around and found the power supply is an Extreme Gear 800 w psu.  Looks like folks have had some problems with those.  Would a power supply cause bsod's and usb devices to flake out?

[The Fugitive]

Yes it would. Low power does all kinds of crazy stuff.

[jollyFE]

great

[jollyFE]

Went in and removed those updates that zdnet suggested, tried to run AH.  With the stick unplugged the game would freeze when the progress bar window labeled pre cache appeared.  Tried plugging the stick in and the game would freeze after I selected online arenas.  I thought perhaps something in the game files was missing or corrupted so I uninstalled AH and re downloaded IT.  When I try to install the game it keeps giving me the error
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Aces High Game Installer
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Error opening file for writing:
C:\Hitech Creations\Aces High\D3DX9_40.dll
Click Abort to stop the installation,
Retry to try again, or
Ignore to skip this file.
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Abort   Retry   Ignore   
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[Chalenge]

Jolly, did you install SweetFX previously?

[FLS]

Are you seeing any problems when the stick is not plugged in and you are not trying to install or run AH?

[jollyFE]

What's sweetFX, and it's been having random bsod's for a while.

[Bizman]

What's sweetFX

If you have to ask, you don't have it. It's a third party graphics enhancer.

and it's been having random bsod's for a while.

That might be due to your PSU failing. Run a couple of Windows tests: Error checking http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/check-your-hard-disk-for-errors and System File Check http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html option two.