Hello Tsunetomo,
In addition to phi 's suggestions you may want to uninstall Norton as a test only.
Hello
The down and dirty method would be a full uninstall but you can do this instead;
First disable background programs:
1. Select the START button.
2. Select RUN.
3. Type in "msconfig" (without the "
4. Pres OK
5. Select the STARTUP tab.
6. Click on disable all. (If you are using Windows 98 or ME you will need to uncheck every thing but scan registry and systray)
7. Hit apply and then OK. Restart the computer
After you restart:
1. Select the Start Button
2. Select Run.
3. Type in services.msc.
4. Press OK
5. In the Services window look for the line Internet Connection Firewall/ Internet Connection Sharing or Windows Internet Connection Firewall/ Internet Connection Sharing; right click and select stop if it is available.
6. Repeat for any references to Norton or Symantecs you see.
Please note, I am not suggesting that you play MXO with your system unprotected rather these steps are offered in order to help troubleshoot.
I was having similar symptoms when I ran my x1800xt slightly underpowered..What kind of power supply do ya have and how many amps does it have on the 12v rail(s)?
This may seem like it is something else due to it only happening when running MxO but MxO puts alot of strain on a system..You may have just enough power to run your system under a light/normal load..But when it hits a full load ie..running MxO at max settings you may not have enough juice for it...
Hello Vedren,
Good point.
What is the rating of your power supply Tsunetomo?
So I have had this problem for awhile now, basically I can load up MxO no problem and even play for awhile (the play time varies from crashing as soon as the game loads to about 45 mins before everything crashes). Nothing in particular causes the crash it will happen as frequently if I am just standing around or in a mission. When the game crashes my computer totally locks up (ctrl-alt-del, mouse, you name it the machine is unresponsive), the screen will usually freeze (every once in awhile it goes black), and the sound from my speakers will either be garbled or be a high pitched tone (like in a hearing test). The only thing that brings my machine back is to hit the reset switch and reboot Windows. I have tried reformatting, turning down settings in game, reinstalling MxO, doing a client check, and doing a full system check nothing seems to work. So hope someone out there has some insight. My system info. is as follows:
Hello 0rexis ,
Thanks for your input as well.
As far as your last line goes, like they say experience is the best teacher.
Thanks for the update and welcome back.
