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Title: 3d pinball won't work(fixed)
Post by: justin1278 on November 08, 2005, 02:09:55 AM

the 3d pinball game won't work i click on the game and it shows the black screen that says 3d pinball than just goes away and doesn't start. So i end up back at my desktop even though i clicked on the game. Is this because of some kind of malware if so how can i fix it.

Windows XP Home Edition SP2 All updates
AMD Sempron 2800+
80 GB HD

Title: Re: 3d pinball won't work
Post by: MikeBCda on November 08, 2005, 06:08:45 PM

If you mean the game that comes with Win XP, I've got no problems with it on my system.  Malware's a remote possiblity, but I'd say unlikely if you're not running into the problem with other apps.

Another possibility is that you've got problems with Direct-X, which many if not most graphics-intensive games and similar apps rely on.  Try checking it with the  Win DX Diagnostic -- if you don't have a shortcut to it anywhere, it's C:\WINDOWS\system32\dxdiag.exe on my system.

Title: Re: 3d pinball won't work
Post by: ams on November 08, 2005, 06:36:23 PM

You can always uninstall then reinstall the program if the above doesnt work. Sounds like a Windows glitch.

Title: Re: 3d pinball won't work
Post by: justin1278 on November 08, 2005, 10:24:54 PM

how do i reinstall the 3d pinball game that came with windows XP

Title: Re: 3d pinball won't work
Post by: ams on November 09, 2005, 03:32:32 AM

control panel>add or remove programs>add/remove windows components>accessories and utilities (details)>games (details)>pinball (click) *restart* then repeat process again to install pinball

Title: Re: 3d pinball won't work
Post by: justin1278 on November 09, 2005, 04:00:18 AM

ok will try it.

Title: Re: 3d pinball won't work(fixed)
Post by: justin1278 on November 10, 2005, 01:14:19 AM

Ok fixed it pinball works. I even fixed something else i couldn't figure out how to fix.