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From: Ol�rin on 18 Feb 2010 04:47
You might want to try the XP Games group (not sure exactly what it's called
in the web interface, but its "proper" name is
microsoft.public.windowsxp.games). Someone there may have experienced the
same problem. And/or it wouldn't hurt to try looking for support forums for
Mafia or the other games it's happened with.


"LeeG" <lee.gorton(removethis)@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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>I am just wondering if I have posted this in the right section.
>
> "Ol�rin" wrote:
>
>> Just so you know not to hold your breath for a reply from Andrew. If he
>> follows up, it'll be the first time I've ever seen it. Hopefully someone
>> else can step in with help on your problem.
>>
>> "LeeG" <lee.gorton(removethis)@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:E7B290B6-17CE-432F-842F-DCF2585AD2B7(a)microsoft.com...
>> > Hi Andrew.
>> >
>> > dxdiag shows no problems and the event viewer reports below are the
>> > only
>> > ones relating to this problem.
>> >
>> > "Andrew E." wrote:
>> >
>> >> Try run,type: DXDIAG Run the Direct X tests.Also,open event-viewer
>> >> &
>> >> chk for warnings,etc.
>> >>
>> >> "LeeG" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > I have been having this problem for a while now and it is getting
>> >> > annoying
>> >> > now. 3 months ago I built a new computer, the aim being windows 7
>> >> > ready.
>> >> > When I am playing a game it sometimes closes with no warning and I
>> >> > get
>> >> > the
>> >> > following in the event log:
>> >> >
>> >> > Event Type: Error
>> >> > Event Source:
>> >> > Event Category: None
>> >> > Event ID: 0
>> >> > Date: 16/02/2010
>> >> > Time: 12:05:22
>> >> > User: N/A
>> >> > Computer: LEE
>> >> > Description:
>> >> > The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( ) cannot be found.
>> >> > The
>> >> > local computer may not have the necessary registry information or
>> >> > message DLL
>> >> > files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to
>> >> > use the
>> >> > /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support
>> >> > for
>> >> > details. The following information is part of the event: 6.
>> >> >
>> >> > and
>> >> >
>> >> > Event Type: Error
>> >> > Event Source:
>> >> > Event Category: None
>> >> > Event ID: 0
>> >> > Date: 16/02/2010
>> >> > Time: 12:05:22
>> >> > User: N/A
>> >> > Computer: LEE
>> >> > Description:
>> >> > The description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( ) cannot be found.
>> >> > The
>> >> > local computer may not have the necessary registry information or
>> >> > message DLL
>> >> > files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to
>> >> > use the
>> >> > /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support
>> >> > for
>> >> > details. The following information is part of the event: 7.
>> >> >
>> >> > I was wondering if it was a corruption of the registry but I have
>> >> > just
>> >> > got
>> >> > this error on a new install. There is a possibility that there
>> >> > might
>> >> > be a
>> >> > problem with the mobo but that is unconfirmed at the moment. The
>> >> > game
>> >> > in
>> >> > question, this time, is Mafia, but it has happened on other games.
>> >> >
>> >> > Does anyone have any thoughts as to what is causing the error?
>> >> > Could
>> >> > it be
>> >> > related to a graphics problem that I have been having for which I
>> >> > have
>> >> > been
>> >> > advised is a power supply issue. I have just replaced the PSU with
>> >> > a
>> >> > Corsair
>> >> > vx550w.
>> >> >
>> >> > XP home - SP3 up to date
>> >> > AMD Phenom II x2 x550 @3.1
>> >> > MSI 7599 - 770-c45
>> >> > PNY nVidia GT220 1GB
>> >> > 2 x 2GB Crucial DDR3 1333
>> >> > Corsair VX550 PSU
>> >> > 2 x 320GB WD Caviar blue HDD
>>
>>
>> .
>>


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