Graphics error in freecell in Windows 98
Dick Underwood
skewed graphics with 8 columns of small boxes where the
cards should be displayed. The Select game and Restart
game buttons work normally. The Statistics and Options
buttons return without response. The other games in
Windows 98 work normally. Freecell had been working
normally. I tried removing and reloading freecell but it
had no effect. What else can I try to fix this problem?
+Elmo_Tech
A few causes of Solitaire, Free Cell, and other games failing:
The display is corrupted as soon as you run FreeCell
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q106/7/15.asp
FreeCell Stops Responding When You Click Undo
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q195/9/42.asp
- "It was a piece of software sent by my ISP (Freeserve) to upgrade my
account to AnyTime. If I press C/A/D and disable its ATdialler, FreeCell
works."
- "Free Cell was locking up until, by reading a message on this
Newsgroup. I turned off IMGICON.EXE on the Start Menu
(Control/Alt/Delete). By instruction from Iomega, after trying updated
download for the Iomega Zip drive, I did a search for IMGICON.EXE and
deleted it. All Works fine now."
- Please visit http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/solitair.htm
- General Protection Fault When Starting Microsoft Solitaire
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q237/9/00.asp
- Press Ctrl/Alt-Delete, click Point32 to highlight, and click End
Task. You may lose mouse acceleration and scrolling selections till you
reboot. Try using this method on other tasks running too till you find
the one that is causing the problem. 4dmain.exe file (Pilot Mouse
Program) is another.
- Solitaire Caused General Protection Fault in Module ...
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q234/4/30.asp
- Anti virus software conflicts. Firewalls.
Example:
"Have you also installed McAfee VirusScan's latest version?
Malfunctioning in Freecell and Solitaire is a known problem for them,
and they suggest a solution on their site."
- AVG does the same thing.. Disable before you start the game.
- Slow Spider Solitaire:
"If I open "Start",and then "Help" Spider Solitaire works fine. That
is I must run "Help" while I'm playing Spider Solitaire."
- Pop Up stoppers.
- Cookie Crushers.
- PGP.
- Mouse pointers.. Use default, or less-active pointers.
- DirectX or Graphics problem.. Run DXDiag to check for uncertified
drivers, etc.. Update drivers or disable some graphics features.
- You might press Ctrl/Alt-Delete and disable all programs except
Explorer and systray as a test. If Solitaire then works, use the
process of elimination to find out which software package is causing the
problem.
- IE 6.
- Iomega zipdisk program conflict with IE6. An article:
"..a post on here a couple of weeks ago that suggested that this has to
do with a Iomega Zip disk file that you have running. IMGICON.EXE This
is loaded from the StartUp folder as Zip Disk Icons. (or it was on my
PC) Hit Ctrl - Alt - Del and see if it's running."
- Cleansweep's usage monitor. Disable.
- Problems Running FreeCell And Solitaire with Office XP Installed
[Q304402]
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q304/4/02.asp
Freecell FAQ
http://home.swipnet.se/staffan/fcfaq.htm
Try uninstalling, then re-installing FreeCell from Add/Remove programs,
Windows Setup, Accessories, Games.
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