>Did you try running the game in compatibility mode?

>>386276270
>did you try defragging your HDD?

>>386276270
That usually works for older games

>did you try running it on a single cpu core?

>>386276270
>Works on my machine!

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>Did you try unplugging any controllers you may have?
>It actually works

>Thanks fixed it myself. can be closed.

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>>386276270
>have you updated your drivers?

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>idk man, works fine for me

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>>386276879
>Game crashes on startup.
>Try running as an administrator
>It works

>>386276270

That actually fixes a lot of stuff.

>being so inept in your own hobby you can't solve your own problems
nice.

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>Did you try disabling your anti-virus software?

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>games you played many years ago are incompatible to the newest hardware or OS

>>386276270
>Searching for your problem
>find it on some forum
>literally exactly your problem
>I'll pm you the fix
>Post was made five years ago

>>386276270
>Did you blow into the CD case?

>>386276270
> Did you unpark your CPU cores?

>>386276270
>did you reset your modem?


>The wireless one too?

>me
>fell for arkham Origins on release
>Got into a hidden objective room that literally had no way out because game had more bugs than my moms panties
>looked for it on the steam forums
>some guy described the exact same problem
>tons of people going: Ha guess you found their new anti piracy trap"
>t"ry buying the game next time fag"
>"serves you right bla bla bla"
>Click on the OPs Steam profile
>"Last played: Arkham Knight, 3 Hours"
Literally 3 clicks to make sure he actually HAD bought the game you retard idiot cucks.

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>>386276270
>tfw no one remembers Super Dave anymore

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>Search Google for an obscure issue on an old game.
>Only relevant result is a forum thread on some message board site.
>OP has same issue as me.
>First and only response is from an admin whose signature takes up 75% of the webpage.
>"Ever heard of a little thing called Google? Please don't waste our time"
>Thread Locked

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>>386276270
>pm'ed u the answer ;)

>>386277174
never worked for me

>>386277110
It's fucking wonder how many times you see shit like
>I just wrote a program to fix the problem, no worries here! :^)

>switch to dx11
it actually works
fucking hitman

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>>386276446
>defrag x
this shit never works, yet people still recommend to do this

>>386277825
i remember super dave but absolutely nothing about it

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>did you try restarting your PC?

>>386277786
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice-supportive_bias

>>386276270
>when_the_norm_kicks_in.jpeg

>Hey guys I have a problem can anyone help me fix it?
>Nvm fixed :)!

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>>386276270
>troubleshoot sim city 5 on launch
>find an obscure fix on page 6 on the EA forum
>have to literally reprogram the launcher and jury rig a bunch of code to finally get it to work

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>How are your temps?
>Post dxdiag

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>try again with a clean windows install

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>nothing works
>no Google results
>no one in any store forums had the same issue
I'll never play you, Splinter Cell.

>>386276270
this compatibility never fucking works

>>386278059
He was a really shitty inept stuntman who hurt himself routinely. Kind of a prelude to Jackass.

>sent you a pm check your inbox ;)

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>just reinstall the whole game, that worked for me!

>have you tried a different graphics card?
YEAH NIGGA I JUST HAVE SPARE GAMING CARDS LYING AROUND HERE FOR THE FUN OF IT.

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>works on my setup!
>Oh, what is your setup?
>it's a PS3 Slim lol

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>Just update your drivers bro

>post on a fourm post that had the same problem
>"Thread locked, don't necrobump threads."
why does necrobumping bother people

>>386278741
that's what my 970 is for

>>386278115
Literally the only reason a friend of mine doesn't want to play DotA with me:
>Yeah I know the gameplay is better
>Yeah I know it's better balanced
>Yeah I know not having to buy heroes is better
>Yeah I know not being tied down to a role by runepages is better
>Yeah I know it has [ x 9 ]
So why don't you make the switch?
>I have all these lol skins!
wew.

Compatibility mode worked for like one game and now everyone always recommends it.

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>>386278794
>Here are some things to try:
>1. Update your drivers
>2. Reinstall game
>3. Reinstall Windows XP

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>did you try reformatting

>have to download a specific old version of your gpu driver so textures load correctly

who would have ever guessed that?

>>386278851
Mods just want whatever excuse they can find to lock threads and ban people.

>me last year
>looking for a specific set of ROMhacking tools
>find results on an active forum
>uploader linked to megaupload
>make a new thread, asking for the link
>someone shares it
>2 hours later the guy gets banned and the link got taken down
>WARNING: DO NOT SHARE LINKS TO ROMHACKING TOOLS WITHOUT THE CREATOR'S PERMISSION
>the creator hasn't been online in years

>"do NOT tell people where to get (insert game iso) here."
Whats the fucking problem?

>>386279574
>Try buying the game next time :)

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>"Just unplug your monitor while the game is launching"
>it fucking works

>>386277985
I go and write those all over the place just to fuck with people, I can't even code

>>386279995
litteraly what game?

>>386278449

You're an idiot. It was an act. Super Dave is just a character. The performer's name is Bob Einstein.

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Necrobumping this thread.

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>find forum for game/hardware
>must first post in Introduce Yourself subforum
>then wait a week, check if there's any replies to respond to (there never are)
>finally you can ask your question
>mod: thread closed, user did not interact with other users enough on the Introduce Yourself subforum
>mfw

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>DRM: SecuROM

this shit is actual poison

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>someone posts a fix in a thread
>megaupload link

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>>386280581
>You have at least 50 post in other users' threads before being able to start your own.

>>386276270
Fuck off, Funkhauser. Shut the fuck up about the swan.

>site says you must register to download
>make throwaway account
>site says you must donate to download

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>just go into device manager and disable the HID device controller when you want to play. Works like a charm.

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>Anon tells to me to try turning if off and on
>Think he's being a dickhead
>Shut computer down for the night
>Next morning the game works flawlessly

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>did you tried installing gentoo?

>>386276270
?

>Compatibility errors with: Xbox One Wireless Controller
>Fix: Don't use it

FIX YOUR SHIT YOU FUCKING FAGGOT DEVS

>get told to use the search function
>use the search function
>get told to not necro old threads

just what the fuck were they thinking?

>>386281860
Restarting should be the first thing you do when troubleshooting. Why would you think you were getting fucked with?

Why do forums hate "necroing" so much anyway?

>>386281860
turning off and on is worth trying 100% of the time for electronics

>>386282030
It's another rule for nazi mods to enforce, they'll take any excuse to act like a prick

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>did you go into device manager and disable all the network adapters that aren't being used?

>>386280110
not him but i needed to do that for dungeon fighter online
it wanted to do fullscreen at low resolution and had some weird way of trying to enter such a mode

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>Try reinstalling it

>>386276712
this works for a Broken Sword game actually

>>386279995
source please

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>>386276270
>looks like you have to make a bootdisk

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>Just reinstall Windows

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>>386280709
>mfw chris farley was fat evan stone

>>386282501
?

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>try installing on an IDE and unplug any scsi devices you might have.

>turn off steam and then close your antivirus
>in that order
>it actually works

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>>386283994
>close your antivirus

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>game is lagging
>you should delete some of the sound files
>go and do it
>wow now it's playable
>wtf kind of shitty port is that

>>386284929
>game from 2005 runs like ass even on modern high end pcs
>disable/remove the bgm entirely
>now it works (mostly) fine

y tho

>>386278171
>idea_location.exe

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>just do a clean reinstall of windows bro

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Odd looking duck...

>>386276879
Fucking Windows

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>>386281114
>someone recently asks for a reupload
>an expired rapidgator link replaces it

>>386278078
>it works
WHAT IS THIS

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>change your desktop background to a solid colour
>it works

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>>386278361
>>386279101
>>386282710
>>386286246

I get a lot of satisfaction out of seeing someone post a problem, get told to reinstall their entire OS, they do it, the problem still persists. Then a page or two later someone posts a simple fix and it works.

>>386276712
>The Last Remnant

>are you running Peerblock? allow this IP address

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>have problem with Gta v
>65gb
>just redownload it my man
>3/mbs down
>sure

>>386277825
That's a really funny image! Can I save it on my PC?

>>386288983
No

>>386276270
This literally never works.

>>386276712
This was the solution for Thief, System Shock 2, Grim Fandango, and probably others that I am forgetting.

>>386288908
Isn't digital age more convenient?

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>PMed you the fix ;)

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>>386288983
It's all yours my friend.

>>386278078
This one does work a lot of the time though

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>only registered users can view this topic. Click this link to sign in.

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>>386289837
>make a link scraper
>log in so everything is visible
>save results to a public repository
>load it all in to a plugin that automatically displays the scraped hidden links for unregistered users
It's so simple but nobody will ever make it

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>>386288908
>have a gaming PC
>want to play 70GB game
>internet is 256kbps
>order second-hand PS3 instead
P-P-PC master race I guess

>game has no sound
>plug a microphone into headphone
>sound now works
fucking Battlefield II

>>386278786
Master race BTFO

What was that game that was fixed by messing with headphones or microphones or whatever?
I specifically remember that fixing a particular game.

>want to emulate some games I used to have, ssbb and endless ocean 2
>subspace emissary in brawl is fucked because the ape that uploaded the iso took out many of the cutscenes to reduce the file size, but it also made the first scene repeat endlessly after the first fight
>all of the full isos are on sites that you need to register for

>move on to endless ocean
>have to set up emulated wiimote controls on a dualshock 4
>the shake function works fine for petting fish, but doesn't work at all for an unskippable part where you need to dodge a whale
>tried several different control schemes on ds4, xbox 360 controller, and kb+m
>very few posts about it online, can't be assed to get a real wiimote for this bullshit
>the fags over on /vg/ are too busy arguing about dumb shit to help
:)))))

>>386291526
Bioshock had an audio glitch that was fixed by plugging something (anything) into your microphone jack.

Battlefront 2 was the same, except it would crash after loading.

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>>386291526
>>386290829

>>386291987

Yeah Bioshock that was it. That was crazy.

>>386278025
it used to, when i had a 1.6 gig hard drive i had to do that once a week or everything ran slow
storage space is big enough now that it doesn't matter anymore

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>Put the folder on the desktop instead of Program Files (x86) to fix the issue
>It works.

>>386289293
Why is this even a thing? Would it kill them to share the fix with everyone

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>>386276879
>playing San Andreas
>for some reason the camera keeps moving to the left
>google it and find a yahoo answers that says "maybe a joystick is plugged in"
>remember I left my shitty wingman controller plugged in
>take it out and the spinning stops
First time I can remember being genuinely thankful for yahoo answers

>"Have you tried turning off Windows Firewall?"
>It works
Fucking Starcraft 2.

>Game is running too fast
>You have to downclock the CPU to 3.2GHz

For Warhammer Online I had to change the system clock or something. My memory of it is vague so maybe it actually made sense.

>>386276957
>maybe you should try rolling back your drivers.

>have consistently had network issues in warframe for probably over a year now
>have done everything possible aside from changing my shitty internet service company
>finally found a solution so that i could play with my friends, after a year of putting up with inconsistent methods
>have to enter a mission, then invite my friends in
>they have to leave the squad after the mission's done so i can invite them to the next
>every
>fucking
>mission

>>386278851
Because there is nobody to reply to and it pushes current topics further down the pages.

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>did you try running it in windowed mode
>it works
>but oh wait now i have to play the whole game in fucking windowed mode thanks assholes

>>386276270
>>386276598
compatibility mode has never ever helped or caused any observable difference whatsoever for me, and yet it gets suggested all the time

>>386284223
>>386283994
>people actually use anti viruses.

For what reason?

>Have a problem with WoW not launching at all all of a sudden
>"Have you tried deleting your cache folder"?
>What the fuck is even that?
>Well might as well try it, if it breaks I was planning to reinstall it anyway
>It works
Sometimes the simplest of solutions are the only ones that work.

>>386278078
It works everytime.

>>386292956
Some forums have policies against links in posts.
Then again there was a donwload link 4 posts above so...

>Install AndApp to play Terra Battle on PC
>Download and istall Terra Battle
>Download never finishes
>Doesn't seem to be downloading anything at all
>Unistall piece of shit software
>"Wait let me try turning off Avast"
>Reinstall the program
>Download the game
>Now it downloads
>The next day game won't launch
>Turn off the antivirus again
>Now it works
Why? I've never had to turn it off.

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>have you verified your game files?

>>386277928
Why do people do this? Why not just post the answer?

>Game crashes on startup
>Just plug in earphones as it's starting, you can take them out later ;)
>It actually fucking works

Fucking Battlefront 2

>game don't work
>some jackass on /v/ suggests something stupidly simple like turning down my brightness and opening a window
>it doesn't work

>>386277786

Opposite of this for me

>at work
>coworker talking about how Batman Arkham Asylum (or City, can't remember) had some super clever trap that made the game unfinishable for pirates
>remember how I played through a pirated copy of the game all the way through with no problems

CHICKEN... STEAK

HAS NEVER TASTED SO GOOD

>>386294638
especially fun when u have sideways 8 mods

>>386276957
This works every single time for me without fail.

>update video drivers
>screen starts flickering and freaking the fuck out

>>386276270
Well, it does work surprisingly well for older games.

And these threads make little sense anyways. You are asking someone on the internet who has no idea how retarded you are or what you've tried and you expect them to jump automatically to complicated solutions? Sounds like you've never worked IT.

>>386296996
That's normal though

>>386282214
This nearly always fixes my wifi when it's fucking up. No idea why though, since it always claims to be using the correct adapter

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>anything wrong with Steam
>have you deleted ClientRegistry.blob?

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>just delete system32 bro

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>>386282501

>>386293908
You should play more games then, xp comptibility on win 7 used to do miracles

>>386286578
So a frog walks into a bank to get a loan...

>>386289125
Silent Hill 2 is almost compltely unplayable without a 1 core fix.
>Music freezes
>FMV's freeze
Probably other problems too.

>>386276270
>I got the bug fix at RALPH'S.

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>OMG obvious pirate pls ban!!!
>have retail copy of HL1

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>>386277289
>mfw "suspicious file oblivion.exe has been removed"

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I've literally spent the last two days trying to fix my PC after the HDD decided to shit itself. Can't even get it to wipe the drive and reinstall Windows properly.

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>game's recommended specs are 512MB VRAM
>having 2GB or more makes the game an unfixable, unplayable slideshow
>tfw your PC is literally to powerful too run the game
Fuck Rockstar.

>>386298296
>mfw it actually works

>>386276712
This helped Bully to stop crashing for me.

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>>386276270
>"Just copy the program folder elsewhere and then run it"
>mfw it works

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>>386300951
>this game needs 800mb to install
>your 2tb is not enough

>>386293964
Why not? Exploits are always being found.

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>want to play an old game online
>it's 10 years old and the servers are shit
>try to find workarounds to play LAN over the net and get one result
>"Uh, the only one who would need 2 do this is pirates :) Maybe support the devs if you want to play so much"
>"Try Tunngle if ur so desperate"
>servers shut down a year later

RIP Chaos Theory

i can literally top all of you

>post on forum asking about problem
>people answer
>week later i post about how i fixed it for anyone who happens to get this specific problem because i remembered these types of threads
>moderator deletes my post, locks thread, issues a warning for gravedigging

I WAS ONLY TRYING TO HELP

>Search forums for fix to game
>find someone with same issue
>never mind i fixed it

TELL ME HOOOOWW AAAHHHHH

>>386306787
Why are mods everywhere such fags?

>>386277825
I do anon. Esp that one where he smashes into a log cabin while tied to a giant tree trunk... good stuff

>>386307381
power tripping