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#1 Hunner2415
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I just bought a new graphics card for my PC (7600GT), and I'm running into trouble. In Medieval II, it locks up at a perticular point on the tutorial and then when i try to play the grand campaign, my computer seems to almost end the program as soon as it loads. It makes a beep like it does when you choose to end a task from the task manager and then shows a black screen until i press esc and the program ends. I have an onboard card which I'm pretty sure I disabled, and I have the latest drivers. I have ran temperature test and all run at normal temps. Any suggestions?

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#2 supergamer1289
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Hmm, what are the rest of your stats
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#3 theragu40
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Also, is this only happening in this one game, or does it happen in any game?
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#4 Hunner2415
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2.8 GHZ, 1 gig of ram, And I don't know whether its just this game. I'm thinkin it is either a game scratch (but it is brand new) or some kinda virus that closes applications. Any thing else?
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#6 Hunner2415
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No help? :(
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#7 DirkVDV01
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A couple of things could cause this: Overheating? Check temps. Did you install the included drivers or updated the ones you had? If not, remove the old ones first, use a driver cleaner and get the latest drivers from the website of the manufacturer. Did you insert the card good? If not sure, reseat the card.
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#8 Hunner2415
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I have checked the temps, and they all seemed pretty normal. That was what I thought of at first. I'm not sure about those old drivers though. I'm pretty sure I deleted them. Can you suggest a good driver cleaner? And I'll see if I can get the drivers from Nvidia's website. The card is in place well.
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I have checked the temps, and they all seemed pretty normal. That was what I thought of at first. I'm not sure about those old drivers though. I'm pretty sure I deleted them. Can you suggest a good driver cleaner? And I'll see if I can get the drivers from Nvidia's website. The card is in place well.
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#10 DirkVDV01
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You can remove any remains of the driver install with an application that you can find here: http://www.drivercleaner.net
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#11 Hunner2415
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So I used the driver cleaner and removed the old drivers and reinstalled the drivers for my new graphics card, and I still am having the same problem. Before it goes black it says "Medieval II:Total War has encountered an unspecific error and needs to close" and then I have to press escape to close the black window. What in the world could cause this? I have the updated drivers for the card (Geforce 7600GT AGP) and have all old drivers removed. Could it be from the onboard graphics card?
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#12 theragu40
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It would be really helpful if you could test other games with this. At this point we have no way of knowing if this is just a potential glitch with that one game, or if it a problem with your card or your system in general.
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#13 Gog
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Your power supply might not be good enough to handle the card. What's type and wattage is it?

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#14 theragu40
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Your power supply might not be good enough to handle the card. What's type and wattage is it?

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Definitely could be the PSU...also, try updating to the latest patch of that game.
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#15 ncderek
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reisntall direct x, then drivers
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