my computer runs fine with everything, and use 2 run fine with games, but when i play any kind of game now it freezes, ive ran ad-aware, AVG, and i have a firewall. all my patches and graphics drivers are up to date, even games i use 2 play all the time freeze right when i get to the menu...any help would be appreciated!!!

Specific games with the problem?

Check your app and sys logs in computer management - event viewer. Any errors?

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OK, Ive had these a million times at least, 70% of the time was due to a cooling problem, computer games unlike your normal application software stresses most of your computer components during gameplay. The CPU is the best place to cook a good hot meal on after playing a good first person shooter for about an hour.

Without too much talk, I would inspect the CPU fan and ensure that it is operating and/and or working at all, if your computer overheats it will cause whatever is running on your PC to halt.

I operate a small network of computers and games is usually on the menu in this place, so ive come across many of these issues with PC freezing, and I must say that Ive replaced about 8 PC fans within a year.

If you are familiar with your computers BIOS, you can enter into BIOS and inspect the RPM of your fan... I think it should be at least 3000 plus for it to be considered working... I dont know exactly, but Ive come across CPU fans in business that were rotating at somekthing like 1500 RPM which means that the fan is useless, rubbish, needs to be replaced.

You said that you have the latest versions of the computer drivers so i cant suggest much on that.

Good luck.

AdamAE

i can't figure it out, i took my computer apart, and installed a new Creative Audigy gamer, sound card, and cleaned all the dust off and made sure the fans were working. i still can't figure out what the problem is, it just gets through all the intro's then when the game gets to the main menue, it freezes up...any more suggestions...PLEASE

It could be to do with the graphix card what model is it ?
also try cleaning the fan on that?
if the processor is a celeron that isnt designed to run video editing software or gemes that could help.
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i think i figured out the problem but i don't know how to fix it, my system idle process, is hoging my cpu all the time, i think somthings up with that and when i run a game it crashes because the cpu is to bogged down, can any body help me fix this problem???

see: http://www.gamecrashes.com for more help

i have 2 hard drives, CD-Rom and CD writer. after installing Sims 2 and tried to play, it says "insert correct cd rom".

This problem also occurs when i installed the games "The Suffering" and "Need for Speed". Can anybody help me fix my problem?