AoK freeze

I have had Age of Kings for almost a week, and I have had
nothing but trouble with it. The game installs and starts
okay, but suddenly in the middle of playing the game
freezes and the mouse disappears. I have to do a cold
reboot of my computer and when it comes up my desktop has
been defaulted back to 256 colours. I have reloaded my
video card drivers, also downloaded new updated ones, but
I still get the same thing. Does anyone know why it is
doing this and what can fix the problem? Could the CD be
corrupt?

"ichthyus" <anonymous.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1ae501c48cc0$7779b190$a601280a@phx.gbl...
| I have had Age of Kings for almost a week, and I have had
| nothing but trouble with it. The game installs and starts
| okay, but suddenly in the middle of playing the game
| freezes and the mouse disappears. I have to do a cold
| reboot of my computer and when it comes up my desktop has
| been defaulted back to 256 colours. I have reloaded my
| video card drivers, also downloaded new updated ones, but
| I still get the same thing. Does anyone know why it is
| doing this and what can fix the problem? Could the CD be
| corrupt?

Hi ichthyus,

Hardware issues can cause freezing, black screens and other
errors. Also, your drivers should always be kept up to date.

Try the following steps one at a time to try and resolve the issue.
I hope this helps. Please post back if you have any questions!

1. Update DirectX and your Chipset, Sound, &Video Drivers:
For all Video / DirectX / Game and Hardware Issues, I have a
Checklist of Solutions at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk

2. Dust your fans, vents and components using a 1/4" paintbrush
and a hose vacuum. Use compressed air for hard to reach places.
Set a housefan to blow cold air into your case to expose an over-
heating issue.. If it works add more fans or replace defective ones.
Use this Motherboard Monitor Utility: http://mbm.livewiredev.com

3. A faulty power supply can cause STOP errors, random reboots,
and black screen lockups. One way to test for that is to check the
wattage sticker on your power supply and then calculate your need
http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/ (Min. 350 for gaming)

4. Test your RAM using: http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

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