vietcong wont run on windows 7

[kathy]

My favorite all time game other than GTA is "Vietcong" but I bought an alienware del computer with windows 7 and now vietcong does not work...it let me play for about half an hour then kicks me back to the windows screen...no error message nothing....grrr so went and bought a new copy of the game thinking I had wore the old one out..same crap...anyone out there experienced this????

 

[wolfeking]

try running it in compatibility mode. Right click on the icon for it, and select properties, and then compatibility. Select what the game calls for, probably XP SP3 or vista. Then try it again.

 

[StrangleHold]

so went and bought a new copy of the game thinking i had wore the old one out

lol

 

[Turbo10]

My favorite all time game other than GTA is "Vietcong" but I bought an alienware del computer with windows 7 and now vietcong does not work...it let me play for about half an hour then kicks me back to the windows screen...no error message nothing....grrr so went and bought a new copy of the game thinking I had wore the old one out..same crap...anyone out there experienced this????

honestly if you think that games 'wear out' you shouldn't be using an Alienware, thats like having a Ferrari and not knowing how to drive

 

[kathy]

I tried that wolfking...did not work, any other suggestions other than I am stupid for having an alienware computer?????????

 

[wolfeking]

Check your device manager to see if it has a yellow elclamation mark next to any of the parts. This is the next step in finding out what the problem is

also download core temp and Msi afterburner to keep track of your temps in game. This will either prove or disprove overheating as a culprit.

 

[Intel_man]

Is it Vietcong 1 or Vietcong 2?

 

[kathy]

vietcong 1

 

[kathy]

wolfking....it is not overheating alreay checked that...ty

 

[linkin]

Try running the game as administrator, and running it in compatibility mode (right click, select properties, compatibility, try vista down to xp sp3.)

 

[kathy]

ok, ty will try but I think I did that already...will try again

 

[kathy]

did that first thing...not the answer but ty

 

[mehul]

Do you have a original game disc?

 

[Casey]

honestly if you think that games 'wear out' you shouldn't be using an Alienware, thats like having a Ferrari and not knowing how to drive

Did you stop to think that maybe he had thought that he had scratched it somehow or it had gone through too much use? Nothing lasts forever.