VX ace games locking up on Windows 8

[Andar]

Let's get back to the original problem instead of just bashing Win8. Yes, Win8 is suboptimal (as about every other Windows version, I sometimes think that the technicians of MS can make a good and stable sytem, but every other version they're overridden by the featuritis of sales managers without technical knowledge) - but it's not that bad or problematic.


I have a few questions about the original situation:

Attempting to boot ANY VX game results the game attempting to start then a complete system lockup


My specs are win 8 64 bit os on an i7 3770 3.40GHz cpu with 8 gigs of ram and geforce gt 620.


All my drivers are up to date as well. Any ideas on what I could do to fix this?

1) As Shaz asked, are you talking about VX games or VX Ace games? Those are two different RPG Managers with two different requirements (yes, there was a bad naming decision in my opinion)
2) How complete is that system lockup?


Can you still trigger the task manager with Crtl-Alt-Delete to shut down the game, or do you need to force a complete system shutdown by cutting power?


Do you have any control of mouse or keyboard during the lockup?


3) have you installed the update to Win8.1 or not? If you have installed the update, was that early after purchasing the computer (or early after last reinstall if you ever did that), or did you install programs and worked for a time with Win 8 before updating to Win 8.1?


4) can you check which chipset is installed on your computer, and whether the drivers for it are the microsoft drivers or drivers from the chipset manufacturer?


The Chipset drivers are responsible for IDE access and all buses, and they're more important than anything else in the system.

 

[Doc.Bocknstein]

Let's get back to the original problem instead of just bashing Win8. Yes, Win8 is suboptimal (as about every other Windows version, I sometimes think that the technicians of MS can make a good and stable sytem, but every other version they're overridden by the featuritis of sales managers without technical knowledge) - but it's not that bad or problematic.

I have a few questions about the original situation:

1) As Shaz asked, are you talking about VX games or VX Ace games? Those are two different RPG Managers with two different requirements (yes, there was a bad naming decision in my opinion)

2) How complete is that system lockup?

Can you still trigger the task manager with Crtl-Alt-Delete to shut down the game, or do you need to force a complete system shutdown by cutting power?

Do you have any control of mouse or keyboard during the lockup?

3) have you installed the update to Win8.1 or not? If you have installed the update, was that early after purchasing the computer (or early after last reinstall if you ever did that), or did you install programs and worked for a time with Win 8 before updating to Win 8.1?

4) can you check which chipset is installed on your computer, and whether the drivers for it are the microsoft drivers or drivers from the chipset manufacturer?

The Chipset drivers are responsible for IDE access and all buses, and they're more important than anything else in the system.

1. I'm trying to a play VX ace game a friend made. Also tested several other games from the completed section of this forum and it produced the same result. A total lockup.

2. Task manager cannot be used nor does the mouse work. I have to cut the power(not going to keep doing this)

3. I Have yet to upgrade to 8.1 too lazy. I have had zero issues with win8 up to this point and everything other than VX and VX ace games work fine. Even older rpg maker versions like 2k work fine but cannot be played in fullscreen. 

4. Everything is up to date and from the company that makes it.

5. I would also add I tried alllllll the compatiabilty modes and of course running as admin.

 

[Andar]

2. Task manager cannot be used nor does the mouse work. I have to cut the power(not going to keep doing this)


4. Everything is up to date and from the company that makes it.

If the task manager is blocked, then the problem is deeper than the level where RM - or any compatibility setting - can affect it. That is another reason why I didn't ask for your answer 5.
And I really doubt your answer 4, because that is simply impossible - there are several companies that do not write drivers for their devices, so you have to have several drivers that are from Microsoft and not from the company that made the device.


Besides, you didn't answer the most important part of my question 4 - what is your computer's chipset?


If the taskmanager is blocked, then you computer crashed on the deepest hardware level - that indicates defective or wrong files inside your windows (or in some cases even an hardware defect) that have nothing to do with RM, because there is no way that RM can change those files, they're protected from access by windows itself. Starting an RM Game might be able to trigger that crash, but it cannot cause this without problems in Windows itself.


There is absolutely NO simple program crash that can block the task manager.


Most probably I won't be able to help you repair your windows, but I might be able to point you into the correct direction and see if it's possible to repair this without completely reinstalling windows. But to do this I need some info about the core of your hardware, and the most important of that at this stage is to learn which chipset you have installed - the mainboard chipset, not something as simple as the graphic card or the processor.

 

[Doc.Bocknstein]

http://gyazo.com/71b7f96aa26f1d36fd78a0afbb50fa4c

Is this what you mean.

 

[Andar]

yes, that shows that you have an Intel chipset. And that eliminates a lot of possible causes because the intel chipsets are relatively stable even with MS drivers, I'll have to think of what else can cause problems.


Please check your list of installed programs.


Do you use the Windows Firewall or have you installed a different one? If different, which one?


Have you installed any program claiming to speedup or optimize your computer?


Which program do you use as Antivirus?