| Subject: What's wrong with Chess Titans? |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 5/15/2008 7:19:14 PM |
| From: "void.no.spam.com@gmail.com" [Email Address Protection] |
I posted earlier about how if I try to open up IE while playing Chess Titans, the system will freeze within a few seconds (mouse won't move, C-A-D won't work, and a hard reset is required). That happened twice. Now today, I launched Chess Titans (with zero IE windows open), and then I maximized the Chess Titans window. Within a few seconds, the mouse stopped moving, C-A-D did not work, and I had to do a hard reset. When Windows restarted, I opened up Chess Titans again, maximized the window, and the same thing happened. Why is it that I can only play Chess Titans if I do not open IE and I do not maximize the window? Is it a problem with not enough video memory? I have Aero enabled. My computer has an Intel E8200 cpu with 2 GB of RAM, and onboard Intel 3100 graphics. I cannot believe that I would need to upgrade to a top of the line video card to play Chess. |
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| Subject: Re: What's wrong with Chess Titans? |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 5/15/2008 9:10:24 PM |
| From: "Canuck57" [Email Address Protection] |
<void.no.spam.com@gmail.com> wrote in message news:50a072a9-bb4c-4876-a01d-8595a29babb7@x35g2000hsb.googlegroups.com... >I posted earlier about how if I try to open up IE while playing Chess > Titans, the system will freeze within a few seconds (mouse won't move, > C-A-D won't work, and a hard reset is required). That happened twice. > > Now today, I launched Chess Titans (with zero IE windows open), and > then I maximized the Chess Titans window. Within a few seconds, the > mouse stopped moving, C-A-D did not work, and I had to do a hard > reset. When Windows restarted, I opened up Chess Titans again, > maximized the window, and the same thing happened. > > Why is it that I can only play Chess Titans if I do not open IE and I > do not maximize the window? Is it a problem with not enough video > memory? I have Aero enabled. My computer has an Intel E8200 cpu with 2 > GB of RAM, and onboard Intel 3100 graphics. I cannot believe that I > would need to upgrade to a top of the line video card to play Chess. Don't worry about chess in Vista, beat it 5 times in a row. Try gnu chess. Much more of a challenge. |
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| Subject: Re: What's wrong with Chess Titans? |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 5/16/2008 12:16:03 AM |
| From: "Ramone" [Email Address Protection] |
My home computer has a fairly powerful graphics card and plays Chess Titans no problem with Aero enabled. My notebook with integrated graphics however does not. I have to choose between Aero or Chess Titans because the game graphics get very choppy and unresponsive with Aero enabled. You don't need a top of the line video card. An 8500 or 8600 would suffice. Ramone <void.no.spam.com@gmail.com> wrote in message news:50a072a9-bb4c-4876-a01d-8595a29babb7@x35g2000hsb.googlegroups.com... >I posted earlier about how if I try to open up IE while playing Chess > Titans, the system will freeze within a few seconds (mouse won't move, > C-A-D won't work, and a hard reset is required). That happened twice. > > Now today, I launched Chess Titans (with zero IE windows open), and > then I maximized the Chess Titans window. Within a few seconds, the > mouse stopped moving, C-A-D did not work, and I had to do a hard > reset. When Windows restarted, I opened up Chess Titans again, > maximized the window, and the same thing happened. > > Why is it that I can only play Chess Titans if I do not open IE and I > do not maximize the window? Is it a problem with not enough video > memory? I have Aero enabled. My computer has an Intel E8200 cpu with 2 > GB of RAM, and onboard Intel 3100 graphics. I cannot believe that I > would need to upgrade to a top of the line video card to play Chess. |
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| Subject: Re: What's wrong with Chess Titans? |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.general |
| Date: 5/16/2008 11:16:57 AM |
| From: "Canuck57" [Email Address Protection] |
"Ramone" <hotmexican@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:uauxxSytIHA.4376@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > My home computer has a fairly powerful graphics card and plays Chess > Titans no problem with Aero enabled. My notebook with integrated graphics > however does not. I have to choose between Aero or Chess Titans because > the game graphics get very choppy and unresponsive with Aero enabled. > > You don't need a top of the line video card. An 8500 or 8600 would > suffice. > > Ramone Good point. My GeForce 8500GT works good. Fanless version, quiet too. |
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