Computer Locking Up Only On WoW =(

[Redbeard]

I just uinstalled then reinstalled the video drivers, same deal =\

Jafula,

Wow is currently installed at Z:\games\World of Warcraft the account I am running (Jonathan) has admin rights... Im new to vista, I just assumed programs I initiated under this login would run with my level of access, do I need to do something different?

A note: I HAVE played on this new setup... i ran my friend through Maraudon last night before it froze... so.


Vista has a memory tester app apparently, havent run it yet. Was going to mess around and see what I can find and then run the memtest when I go to bed tonight.

[Jafula]

Re: vista installation location. I think you should be fine running as your user, ... but Blizzard specifically install WOW to somewhere in C:\Users\Public\ to work around Vista permission problems with C:\Program Files...

Take a screenshot in WoW and see if you can find the .jpg in your file system. If you can find the screenshot where you expect it to be, everything should be fine.

I still think dodgy ram is your problem. Windows is a stable product (3rd party drivers aside), if you are having freeze touble it usually is the hardware in my experience.

[Freddie]

the account I am running (Jonathan) has admin rights... Im new to vista, I just assumed programs I initiated under this login would run with my level of access, do I need to do something different?

Yes, if UAC is on, you need to select "run as administrator" when you launch the program.

Without "run as administrator", the program starts with a low privilege level regardless of the type of account that starts it. The difference between an admin and non-admin account is that the admin account has the power to select "run as admin."

You might want to try launching WoW with "run as administrator."

Also, if you haven't done so, you might want to check the operating system's error logs. (Control Panel : Problem Reports and Solutions : View Problem History ... sort by date and double click item to see details.) WoW probably also maintains an error log although I'm not sure about that.

[Redbeard]

Just ran as administrator, same deal.

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