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Piero wrote on 2010-09-11 22:09

Er, yesterday everything was just fine, I could play Lost Saga, Mabi, Maple, all the MMORPGs I have downloaded on my computer, basically, just fine.
Although, today when trying to play, the games all began to freeze, as soon as they started up the froze and all you could hear was the music repeating itself.
It's for ALL my games.
What's going on. >_>

Does anybody know how to fix this? :l
Kueh wrote on 2010-09-11 22:11

Are you running something that could be interfering?

You're posting here, so it's not a connection problem.

It would be nice if there was a bit more information on what exactly was happening.
Piero wrote on 2010-09-11 22:13

Quote from Whyrainfalls;152425:
Are you running something that could be interfering?

You're posting here, so it's not a connection problem.

It would be nice if there was a bit more information on what exactly was happening.

I'm not really sure, every time I boot up a game I always close firefox or anything running in the background, so I'm not sure what it could be.
This just started today.

I'm running a scan with Malwarebytes anti-malware to see if there's a virus on my computer, but so far it hasn't found any viruses.
Eternal wrote on 2010-09-11 23:03

Yes, run antivirus/antispyware scans first.

Does your computer completely freeze when the music starts to loop and you have to force shutdown?
Piero wrote on 2010-09-11 23:06

Quote from Eternal;152451:
Yes, run antivirus/antispyware scans first.

Does your computer completely freeze when the music starts to loop and you have to force shutdown?

It freezes as soon as it gets to the log-in or when it's loading up.
All I hear is the music repeating itself.

And yes, I do have to force shutdown.

Malwarebytes found 2 viruses and it removed both, and I just tried but the problem still persists.
Eternal wrote on 2010-09-12 02:18

Try booting in safe mode and scanning with Malwarebytes again as well as Spybot - Search and Destroy. And a different virus scanner like Microsoft Security Essentials if it still doesn't work.
Valix wrote on 2010-09-12 03:18

Try these following suggestions below.

1) Defrag Hdd
2) Update video card driver and direct x.
3) Use compressed air to clean out your computer
4) Faulty Ram or Video Card if computer getting up there in age.

BTW, what is the specs of your machine?
Athde wrote on 2010-09-12 03:22

Did you download anything recently, or install a update?
(If its Vista... Vista is crap. I got Vista and it breaks every other week.. yah >.>)
Eternal wrote on 2010-09-12 19:04

Try a system restore also. Choose a point before the problem started.
Piero wrote on 2010-09-12 20:55

Quote from Valix;152723:
Try these following suggestions below.

1) Defrag Hdd
2) Update video card driver and direct x.
3) Use compressed air to clean out your computer
4) Faulty Ram or Video Card if computer getting up there in age.

BTW, what is the specs of your machine?

Pardon my stupidity, but where do I find this, If I remember correctly it's in control panel > systems but I'm not sure what I can give you from there.

Quote from Athde;152728:
Did you download anything recently, or install a update?
(If its Vista... Vista is crap. I got Vista and it breaks every other week.. yah >.>)

No I have XP xD.
And no, yesterday I checked out a picture on DeviantArt, then my computer froze and lagged there and that's when it started.

Quote from Eternal;153241:
Try a system restore also. Choose a point before the problem started.

I shall try this. ^^
Thanks!
Valix wrote on 2010-09-13 21:32

Quote from iAki;153365:
Pardon my stupidity, but where do I find this, If I remember correctly it's in control panel > systems but I'm not sure what I can give you from there.

Try your video card name, number of gb of ram you have on your machine and such. For defrag a hdd go to Piriform - Download CCleaner, Defraggler, Recuva, Speccy - Millions of users worldwide! and download defraggler. Install defraggler analyze the drive and then defrag. Also, from piriform you can download speccy which gives you an overview of what your components are and the temperature reading of each piece of hardware.