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Help with PC game

Have downloaded PC game onto computer. But when I click on the icon, nothing happens!! Why not? (Please!)
"When you want something said, ask a man.
When you want something DONE, ask a woman" - Margaret Thatcher

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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,612 Forumite
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    what game is it ??

    the spec for it may exceed that of your PC
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  • boofy_2
    boofy_2 Posts: 422 Forumite
    Football manager 2006. My boy successfully loaded it yesterday, but can't get it today. I even tried turning off anti-virus. AND I've reinstalled it on MY sign-on and it still wont load. I'm on Windows XP.
    "When you want something said, ask a man.
    When you want something DONE, ask a woman" - Margaret Thatcher
  • brummybloke
    brummybloke Posts: 1,518 Forumite
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    have you got many programs running at the same time? football manager is very memory sapping, you may not have enough free ram to play it.
    what is the plural of moose?


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  • boofy_2
    boofy_2 Posts: 422 Forumite
    I went into Task Manager and have 40 processes running. When I try to end one it comes up with a Warning sign and frightens the life out of me!
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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,612 Forumite
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    there is some patches for it at the bottom of the page, its meant to be a bit "buggy"

    http://www.sigames.com/downloads.php?type=view&id=365


    and a shortcut application


    http://www.sigames.com/downloads.php?type=view&id=359
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