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check all fans and fan filters - could be a problem with overheating...
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"TomYoung" <tgyoung@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
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> This particular problem involves Quake3 crashing, but it's also a
> plea for some systematic methodology to solve computer problems.
> Anyway...
>
> Very frequently, and just in the last couple of months, while playing
> Quake3 the game suddenly freezes, the screen darkens (not black, just
> very dark) and an error message comes up which says "quake3.exe has
> encountered a problem and needs to close.  We are sorry for the
> inconvenience."  The mouse is also frozen so I can't read every
> piece of information this error message reports, but by tabbing around
> and hitting "enter" I can get parts of it.
>
> The "Error Signature" reads:
>
> AppName: quake3.exe     AppVer: 0.0.0.0.   ModName: unknown
> ModVer: 0.0.0.0       Offset: 204aeed2
>
> (The "Offset" can be different each time, but it's very close to
> this value.)
>
> The "Error Report Contents" reads:
>
> Exception Information
> Code: 0cx0000005                           Flags: 0x00000000
> Record: 0x0000000000000000      Address:0x00000000204aeeeed2
>
>
> All in all, not very helpful.
>
> After dealing with the message and shutting it down the desktop comes
> back up with a very washed-out color scheme compared to its normal
> appearance.  Then I reboot to get things back to normal.
>
> Here's what I've done so far:
>
> Made sure nothing's running in the background: No help
> Ran complete Virus Scan: No viruses found
> Ran Memtest-86 overnight: No memory errors reported
> Uninstalled video driver (latest available) and re-installed: No help
> Uninstalled Quake3 and re-installed in new directory: No help
> Ran dxdiag and performed all tests: No problems found
> Uninstalled Ethernet driver (latest available) and re-installed: No
> help
>
> (I took this last step because I noticed Quake3 crashes MUCH quicker
> after startup in the evenings, when servers are busier, then it does
> during the day.)
>
> So, at this point the only other thing I can think to do is to format
> the hard drive and start over, something I'm loath to do.
>
> Can anybody suggest something else to try or something I've
> overlooked?  Is there a better way to attack these sorts of problems
> then the thrashing about I've been engaged in?
>
> Essentials of my system:
> Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition, Service Pack 2
> Motherboard: ASUSTeK A7N8X2.0
> Processor: AMD Athlon XP 3200+, not overclocked
> Memory: 1024MB RAM (Corsair 512MB x 2), not overclocked
> Video Card: Xtasy Radeon 9600, 256MB
> Sound Card: Creative Emu10Kx Audio (SBLive! 5.1)
> DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
>
>
> TIA.
>
> Tom Young
>