Okay, here's the background on this problem. My computer is about 6 years old, and was built by a private vendor. It has not exhibited any problems until a couple of years ago when I gave it away on a long term loan to a friend. When I got it back, there were many programs installed on it and several system changes made to the original configuration. I basically uninstalled everything I wasn't interested in and reinstalled my applications again. Shortly after, the computer began exibiting strange behavior like freezing up, not displaying certain fonts correctly even though the font was installed on my computer, and occasional crashes. With some technical assistance, I formatted the entire harddrive through crosswiring on the motherboard to eliminate old BIOS passwords I no longer remembered, so I basically began again with a totally clean slate. End of problem, right? Nope.
Prior to loaning my PC out, I was able to run such DOS based programs such as Duke Nukem' 3D, Blood, Theme Hospital, Full Throttle, Dark Forces, and a whole host of others, with out any trouble at all. Now, whether running through true DOS mode, bootup disk, or DOS through Windows, I'm lucky to get more than a couple minutes of playing time before I recieve a
"crash address (unrelocated)"
type error. Note that whenever available, I install the DOS only version of these programs when there is Windows type available on the cd as well. Over the last couple of years, my PC has undergone RAM upgrades, had a new modem that does not seem to work installed (there is no hardware conflict, though, and I'm not trying to use the net), several new mice, and most recently, my 6X cd player burned out and was replaced by a 54X. I looked in my hardware settings, and there was some sort of a hardware conflict with the port my mouse was on and some other device, but the mouse isn't used in many of these programs, so that wouldn't seem to make a difference. I've tried some so-called "Crash protection software", but these have not helped. I experience similar problems with some but not all Windows based games as well, specifically, Jedi Knight crashes shortly after starting. I noticed my CD player always continues playing the games' music after the crashes occur. From here, I'm not sure what info would be most helpful, but I can provide more if necessary. Please help! This is driving me nuts! All other types of application seem to run fine (ie. Word, Paintbrush, and some but not all Windows based games). I am currently using Windows 95.
