Problem for the newb

Streetpack · 12-16-2006, 03:20 PM

hey, I'm new here and I wasn't exactly sure where to post this, if it's in the wrong place, I apologize in advance.

I just recently built a pc, and everything works great (except one thing) specs

Windows XP media center edition
Amd X2 4600+
2 gig ram
Geforce 7950GX2
250 gig hdd

The hard drive comes from a gateway computer I bought earlier, so that's why I still have media center edition. I bought a dvd ram-burner for it, and it works fine... I don't think this is a hardware issue (it could be). Anyways the the problem is that any DVD game (I havent' tried a movie yet) I buy, I get the old "Invalid Win32 Application" it will never auto-run. everytime I want to install a dvd game, I have to copy past the entire game onto my hard drive to do the install, and delete it. It's not that big of a hassle, it's just that I want my stuff to function correctly. Any Ideas... I haven't looked into updating the drivers.. i think i'll do that right now lol

Hairy_Lee · 12-16-2006, 03:40 PM

i would imagine the problem is that you're using your old windows MCE installation from your old machine which could cause some problems for windows.
I personally recommend that you reinstall windows on your system; that should fix this issue.

Streetpack · 12-18-2006, 03:44 AM

thx a lot, i'll look into doing that

12-16-2006, 03:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Streetpack New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2	Problem for the newb hey, I'm new here and I wasn't exactly sure where to post this, if it's in the wrong place, I apologize in advance. I just recently built a pc, and everything works great (except one thing) specs Windows XP media center edition Amd X2 4600+ 2 gig ram Geforce 7950GX2 250 gig hdd The hard drive comes from a gateway computer I bought earlier, so that's why I still have media center edition. I bought a dvd ram-burner for it, and it works fine... I don't think this is a hardware issue (it could be). Anyways the the problem is that any DVD game (I havent' tried a movie yet) I buy, I get the old "Invalid Win32 Application" it will never auto-run. everytime I want to install a dvd game, I have to copy past the entire game onto my hard drive to do the install, and delete it. It's not that big of a hassle, it's just that I want my stuff to function correctly. Any Ideas... I haven't looked into updating the drivers.. i think i'll do that right now lol

12-16-2006, 03:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	i would imagine the problem is that you're using your old windows MCE installation from your old machine which could cause some problems for windows. I personally recommend that you reinstall windows on your system; that should fix this issue. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

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12-18-2006, 03:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
Streetpack New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 2	thx a lot, i'll look into doing that