DirectX crash while FO is minimized

posted on January 2nd, 2009, 8:57 pm

I have an odd glitch, and it may concern the compatibility of DirectX and FO. During Instant Action fights against AI, I usually needed to do something else, 'cause I'm still a kid. So, I turn off the sound and screen to save power, hit the escape button, and leave. After around 3 minutes, STA2FO is minimized, and if left alone for 5 minutes in the state of minimization, DirectX crashes, with a window stating: "DirectX has suffered a fatal error. Please reboot." After about 10 minutes of playing, the game crashes, so I bring it back up. Ten minutes later, CRASHHHH! I reboot my computer and it's fine. I'm running off of XP (Service pack 3, I think,), so I try it on my Vista, and leave for the same amount of time, and CRASHHH! Any ideas?

posted on January 11th, 2009, 7:08 am

what are you specifically doing when you have minimized fleet operations?

posted on January 13th, 2009, 3:24 pm

Well, I'm assuming you're talking about what my computer is running in the background. Well, besides critical system processes, nothing. By the way, I'm actually running service pack 2, but 3 isn't much different IMO. Same critical system processes, same compatibility, etc.  Of course, my knowledge of computers is laughable compared to yours.

posted on January 23rd, 2009, 12:11 pm

no, i mean what programs are you using when you are minimizing fleet operatons and let it run in the taskbar?