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Having to load games twice.

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Al Smith

Flightless Bird
Here's a quirk I've run into in Windows 7. When I run a game such
as Diablo II, Doom 3, or American McGee's Alice, I often have to
load it twice. The first time I load it, it doesn't show up on my
monitor. The loader runs, and the little hourglass comes up to
show that the game is loading, but it never appears. I have to go
into Task Manager, shut down the game executable, and load it a
second time ... and then it comes on screen and plays normally.
Anyone know what is causing this?

-Al-
 
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MJMIII

Flightless Bird
"Al Smith" <invalid@address.com> wrote in message
news:6ojan.62310$Db2.39559@edtnps83...
> Here's a quirk I've run into in Windows 7. When I run a game such as
> Diablo II, Doom 3, or American McGee's Alice, I often have to load it
> twice. The first time I load it, it doesn't show up on my monitor. The
> loader runs, and the little hourglass comes up to show that the game is
> loading, but it never appears. I have to go into Task Manager, shut down
> the game executable, and load it a second time ... and then it comes on
> screen and plays normally. Anyone know what is causing this?
>
> -Al-


I'd say the fact that these games were designed way before Win 7 was an itch
in Bates' pants. It looks like they're getting hung up while switching to
compatibility mode.
--


"Don't pick a fight with an old man.
If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you."
 
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Al Smith

Flightless Bird
MJMIII wrote:
> "Al Smith" <invalid@address.com> wrote in message
> news:6ojan.62310$Db2.39559@edtnps83...
>> Here's a quirk I've run into in Windows 7. When I run a game such as
>> Diablo II, Doom 3, or American McGee's Alice, I often have to load it
>> twice. The first time I load it, it doesn't show up on my monitor. The
>> loader runs, and the little hourglass comes up to show that the game
>> is loading, but it never appears. I have to go into Task Manager, shut
>> down the game executable, and load it a second time ... and then it
>> comes on screen and plays normally. Anyone know what is causing this?
>>
>> -Al-

>
> I'd say the fact that these games were designed way before Win 7 was an
> itch in Bates' pants. It looks like they're getting hung up while
> switching to compatibility mode.



I read only one comment that I found in Google that might be
useful -- the poster suggested using Windows 2000 mode. I've been
using Windows98 or Windows XP modes for these games. I'm going to
give Windows 2000 mode a shot. Can't hurt, anyway.

-Al-
 
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