Everytime I attempt to play any game I crash back to the desktop. I get an appcompat.txt error. I think it only happens on programs that use DirectX (Ihave a screensaver that crashes too and that uses directX).
This started to happen suddenly for no apparent reason after running smoothly before for several months.
I'm running XP Pro,
AMDXP 1.8Ghz,
1024Mb DDR RAM
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
CL Soundblaster Live 5.1
I have searched the web and a number of newsgroups and loads of people have a appcompat.txt error, but no one has been able to fix it.
I have updated my drivers to the latest versions. I have re-installed my OS after a complete re-format. I have tried rolling back to W2K and games still crash.
Does anyone have any ideas?