90 replies to this topic

[Hanson]

Thanks for your help.

 

I use 8GB RAM DDR 3 1333, PhenomIIx4 970@3,6Ghz and Nvidia GTX560TI OC. With Win7 I never had any problems with VP and FP, I have played them always on max. settings, in 1920x1080.

 

So I don't understand, why this should impossible with Win8. Anyway, I stay with Win8, maybe there comes a solution soon.

 

Thanks again.

[cmd]

Thanks for your help.

 

I use 8GB RAM DDR 3 1333, PhenomIIx4 970@3,6Ghz and Nvidia GTX560TI OC. With Win7 I never had any problems with VP and FP, I have played them always on max. settings, in 1920x1080.

 

So I don't understand, why this should impossible with Win8. Anyway, I stay with Win8, maybe there comes a solution soon.

 

Thanks again.

 

 

 

VP and FP must run in "full screen" mode to achieve 1920x1080. "Window" mode only gives me 1600x1200 max. Could this be your problem?

 

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[chas]

Thanks for your help.

 

I use 8GB RAM DDR 3 1333, PhenomIIx4 970@3,6Ghz and Nvidia GTX560TI OC. With Win7 I never had any problems with VP and FP, I have played them always on max. settings, in 1920x1080.

 

So I don't understand, why this should impossible with Win8. Anyway, I stay with Win8, maybe there comes a solution soon.

 

Thanks again.

did you do all the stuff for "run as administrator" or "disable UAC "?

what is it doing?

is it crashing or an error?

Edited by chas, 09 April 2013 - 09:30 AM.

[Hanson]

 

 

 

 

 

Hi thanks for your reply,

 

I run it in "full screen" and itr gives me only 1680x1050 max.,  I don't know why.

 

No crashing and no error. Sure I run it as "Admin.".

Edited by Hanson, 09 April 2013 - 09:44 AM.

[chas]

im not real good with win8....try disable UAC if it has it...maybe some win8 users could step up with a little help.

[chas]

Thanks for your help.

 

I use 8GB RAM DDR 3 1333, PhenomIIx4 970@3,6Ghz and Nvidia GTX560TI OC. With Win7 I never had any problems with VP and FP, I have played them always on max. settings, in 1920x1080.

 

So I don't understand, why this should impossible with Win8. Anyway, I stay with Win8, maybe there comes a solution soon.

 

Thanks again.

you dont have enough RAM....Vista, win7 and win8 like alot of RAM....your trying to run high res in 1920.....maybe 8gs 1333 is not enough to run full HD in 1920 .....if you can afford it try 16gs of 1600.... mobos will have 2-4 slots for RAM....if it has 2 slots it will take 2 8gs...  .if it has 4slots it will take 4 8gs.....running 4gs of DDR2 6400 and a Nvidia 1g card in my XP solved it....it would run 1920....before i modifyied the RAM it did not work in high res....it crashed or got a "cannot create back buffer" error.....

i keep telling everybody to use all the high speed RAM it can handle......nobody is listening.

Edited by chas, 11 April 2013 - 08:41 AM.

[bosvrucht]

i keep telling everybody to use all the high speed RAM it can handle......nobody is listening.

 

 

now who is the crazy one?

Edited by bosvrucht, 11 April 2013 - 10:32 AM.

[rob046]

Thanks for your help.

 

I use 8GB RAM DDR 3 1333, PhenomIIx4 970@3,6Ghz and Nvidia GTX560TI OC. With Win7 I never had any problems with VP and FP, I have played them always on max. settings, in 1920x1080.

 

So I don't understand, why this should impossible with Win8. Anyway, I stay with Win8, maybe there comes a solution soon.

 

Thanks again.

you dont have enough RAM....Vista, win7 and win8 like alot of RAM....your trying to run high res in 1920.....maybe 8gs 1333 is not enough to run full HD in 1920 .....if you can afford it try 16gs of 1600.... mobos will have 2-4 slots for RAM....if it has 2 slots it will take 2 8gs...  .if it has 4slots it will take 4 8gs.....running 4gs of DDR2 6400 and a Nvidia 1g card in my XP solved it....it would run 1920....before i modifyied the RAM it did not work in high res....it crashed or got a "cannot create back buffer" error.....

i keep telling everybody to use all the high speed RAM it can handle......nobody is listening.

 

If you need 16gb of DDR3 to launch VP in 1920x, then you might have other problems.  I've launched VP on my laptop at 1920x which only has 2gb or 4gb or DDR2, some pretty intensive tables too.  If anything I'd say lack of video RAM would cause crashing.  I just have a hard time telling a guy who has 8gb of DDR3 that he doesn't have enough RAM.  8gb should be enough for just about any real world application if you aren't loading up mega sized files into photoshop or illustrator.

[Rover]

Hi thanks for your reply,

 

I run it in "full screen" and itr gives me only 1680x1050 max.,  I don't know why.

 

No crashing and no error. Sure I run it as "Admin.".

 

Try running VP in Windows 7 Compatibility Mode.

 

Also, I'm not sure this is necessary, but you could install the latest DirectX End-User Runtimes (June 2010).  If you install this, run Windows Update afterwards to make sure you have the latest patches.

 

I run VP 9.1.5 in Windows 8 Pro 64-bit with 8 GB RAM and integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000.  Some tables have graphical glitches, but otherwise playing tables fullscreen at 1920x1080 works fine.

[chas]

i keep telling everybody to use all the high speed RAM it can handle......nobody is listening.

 

 

now who is the crazy one?

B,  that was needed.....nicely disagree and say why.....alot of highspeed RAM is necessary for gaming and high resolution...... this is a common mistake when trying to play gaming......computers are dumb as a box of rocks.....you need to modify it proper, tell it what to do and lay out the paths or will not work.
XP is more stable and maybe prefered for this and gaming.....Vista, win7 and win8 need alot of RAM for gaming....XP is good at 2-4gs high speed.
i find it very interesting to see in the forum alot of you have a custom built or high performance PC with an AMD, i3, i5, i7,  8gs and a high performance ATI or Radon gaming card and still have problems.
my desktop is an XP 2.2 single core 3500 modified with a 2.4 dualcore 4500, 4gs DDR2 6400u and a low end Nvidia 1g card.....i did not have the problem with crashing any more....modifying my XP with 4gs DDR2 6400 solved the problems.....
the wizards came up with some solutions for ATI and Radon in the 91x and still  having problems.....
 

 

ROBO>>>>>>If you need 16gb of DDR3 to launch VP in 1920x, then you might have other problems.  I've launched VP on my laptop at 1920x which only has 2gb or 4gb or DDR2, some pretty intensive tables too.  If anything I'd say lack of video RAM would cause crashing.  I just have a hard time telling a guy who has 8gb of DDR3 that he doesn't have enough RAM.  8gb should be enough for just about any real world application if you aren't loading up mega sized files into photoshop or illustrator.>>>>>

 

this pinball program is heavy on the RAM..... very heavy on the RAM for high res......my PC stopped crashing in high res tables with HS RAM.....installing all the high speed RAM it could handle solved the problems.....

Edited by chas, 12 April 2013 - 07:36 AM.

[Hanson]

Thanks to all for your help.

 

After a long search, I have found the error. I use a 16:9 monitor, but Win 8 recognizes this as a 16:10 monitor  and here is the resolution 1680x1050.
So , how can I tell the system that it is wrong?

Thanks in advance.

[robinhood2013]

Thanks a lot, brother! This already works WAY better than version 9.1.4... that version was monopolizing my system resources and running horribly slow.

[bosvrucht]

nevermind...   i was going to insult a fellow member, but i changed my mind.

 

on topic then:

 

VP915 is working like a charm here. Thanks for all the updates, toxie et. al.   !!!    For a select few tables i still use vp914 though (automatically via fplauch)

Edited by bosvrucht, 12 April 2013 - 08:04 AM.

[chas]

nevermind...   i was going to insult a fellow member, but i changed my mind.

 

on topic then:

 

VP915 is working like a charm here. Thanks for all the updates, toxie et. al.   !!!    For a select few tables i still use vp914 though (automatically via fplauch)

im sure its directed to me....we just have a difference in opinion...if you try to play gaminng with slow RAM it wont work...please say what is on your mind.

Edited by chas, 12 April 2013 - 08:13 AM.

[destruk]

in a nice way

[Rover]

Thanks to all for your help.

 

After a long search, I have found the error. I use a 16:9 monitor, but Win 8 recognizes this as a 16:10 monitor  and here is the resolution 1680x1050.
So , how can I tell the system that it is wrong?

Thanks in advance.

 

See if your monitor manufacturer's website has a Windows 8 driver for your monitor model.  After updating the driver, right-click the Desktop and select Screen resolution.  Then go to Advanced settings > Monitor > Properties > Driver to check that the display is using the new driver.  If not, click Update Driver to manually install the display driver.

[Hanson]

Thanks to all for your help.

 

After a long search, I have found the error. I use a 16:9 monitor, but Win 8 recognizes this as a 16:10 monitor  and here is the resolution 1680x1050.
So , how can I tell the system that it is wrong?

Thanks in advance.

 

See if your monitor manufacturer's website has a Windows 8 driver for your monitor model.  After updating the driver, right-click the Desktop and select Screen resolution.  Then go to Advanced settings > Monitor > Properties > Driver to check that the display is using the new driver.  If not, click Update Driver to manually install the display driver.

Thanks for your help.

No new driver for the monitor available. I went back to Win7 and everything works fine, in FullHD, 16:9. I have no nerves for searching hours and hours for a solution. I have paid a lot of money for Win8 and I'm even not able to play new games in FullHd, but with black bars on the left and right.  That's a shame.

Thank you all.

Regards.

Edited by Hanson, 12 April 2013 - 05:13 PM.

[chas]

Hanson,  just a suggestion......open the 91x,....in the menu bar open properties  then video options.....at the bottom there are some options.....make sure it is 16/9,  dont stretch the ball and click on full screen......

 

 

[Rover]

Thanks for your help.

No new driver for the monitor available. I went back to Win7 and everything works fine, in FullHD, 16:9. I have no nerves for searching hours and hours for a solution. I have paid a lot of money for Win8 and I'm even not able to play new games in FullHd, but with black bars on the left and right.  That's a shame.

Thank you all.

Regards.

 

You're welcome; I'm sorry it didn't work out.  I also had more difficulty getting my programs running under Win 8 than Win 7.  Windows 8 is more than just Metro slapped over Windows 7; there are changes under the hood as well.

[chas]

Thanks to all for your help.

 

After a long search, I have found the error. I use a 16:9 monitor, but Win 8 recognizes this as a 16:10 monitor  and here is the resolution 1680x1050.
So , how can I tell the system that it is wrong?

Thanks in advance.

H, it is important to have the PC desktop res and the 91x res the same..........right click on desktop and look for screen res or properties......match them the same....sorry i cant help you with win8....i have XP and win7.