I just got a new computer with VISTA 32bit, and attempted to install
FSX, but when I launch the game, I get the error message telling me
that:
"The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0150004)"

I have a very interesting problem about Windows Vista Home Premium.
Every time i running Civilization4 or any of its expansion a crash
happen that i have never seen before. After a few minutes playing the
screen becomes darker and the whole laptop switch off (all of this is

i can not get punk bust to work in call of duty 4it ask me to add a gameso you have to show the path to the game. when i had xp, it was easy to finethe exe file in call of duty. but when i go to the main folder i cant fine it. so everypath i try, it say; pick a game.i got call of ...

For about the past month I have been trying to migrate all my software from
my 6 1/2 year old
XP Pro PC, to my new Vista Home Premium 64bit system. Here are system
hardware basics:

At seemingly random intervals during gameplay, Halo 2 will crash. I receive
the following error details:
Problem:                       Stopped working
Problem signature

Morning all,
My first time on this forum, so let me introduce myself.
I know how to get Incompatible games to work is the simple answer.
I will be here during my time on this forum correcting any issues for

I had to re-install Halo 2 when I rebuilt my computer.  I've had to
re-install several times before I received an installation complete message,
but no desktop icons were installed so I tried running it from startup.exe on
the DVD, then from the harddisk when that didn't work.  ...

I have my WoW installed on a separate partition, b/c I thought this
would speed it up (something about the computer not having to look
through ALL of its memory during game play).  However, whenever my
computer does ANYTHING else, I experience a 5-10 second lag in game

i'm a huge call of duty fan.
but whenever i install Call of Duty 1 or it's expansion pack it shows
no problem.
but when I start it up, there is no text

I'm trying to run Medieval 2 total war on my Vista 64 box.  When I go to
launch the game I get the error "This application has failed to start because
d3dx9_30.dll was not fould. Re-installing the application my fix the
problem".  I have tried setting the app to run in ...

I'm a pretty new user to this forum, and i joined mainly for one reason.
I need an answer, why does Vista ruin so many great games. After playing
several games, some old some new, I can only notice one consistent
theme..issues with my games. While some issues may be attributed to

I am attempting to play Age of Empires on Windows Vista.  I can load and play
the game, but sometimes (Almost always) the entire computer will freeze.  I
cannot even get back to my desktop using key strokes.  I have to hold down
the power button to shut the computer down.  WHen I ...

There is something very clever going on in this OS. CFS3 on this hardware
under XP ran at perhaps 30fps but with some stuttering. Under Vista it is
60fps+ with everything maxed and smooth as a babies bottom. If anyone has
this sim gathering dust in a cupboard it is well worth ...

I asked a question "Has anyone had success playing Lego Racers on Vista?"  I
recieved a response from James29 saying "It works in xp sp2 compatablity mode
on both 1 and 2".  Unfortunately, I'm not real computer savvy and do not know
anything about Vista's xp sp2 compatibility ...

Does anyone have a way to allow AgeII: Conquerors to run multiplayer?  I
can't host or connect to a lan game with a Vista computer.  It appears to
time out.  When connecting to a different computer hosting the game, it will
show up on the screen as the player name on the hosting ...