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February 18th, 2015 18:00

How to play games on Dell Inspiron 700m Windows XP/ Unable to play games

Hi, I have a Dell Inspiron 700m Windows XP, and I have wanted to play games on my laptop, but when I try launching a game, it opens, then automatically window closes. I though it might be the that I installed the game wrong however I have checked and everything seems fine. I searched online and found that only some games are compatible with my laptop. I also looked to upgrade my graphics card but I haven't seen a video driver upgrade for Dell Inspiron 700m Windows XP. It might not support 3d games which I hope there is a solution for, and the game I'm trying to play is Battlefield 1942. I tried League of Legends and that game seems to work, however other game like GTA or BF1942 don't work. Here are my laptop hardware specifications.

 

System Information
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Time of this report: 2/18/2015, 16:38:05
       Machine name: SERENITY-PC
   Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 32-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.150113-1808)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
       System Model: Inspiron 700m     
               BIOS: Phoenix NoteBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0    
          Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.60GHz, ~1.6GHz
             Memory: 512MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 494MB RAM
          Page File: 879MB used, 638MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
   User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
 System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
     DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D:    0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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          Card name: Standard VGA Graphics Adapter
       Manufacturer: (Standard display types)
          Chip type: Intel(r)852GM/852GME/855GM/855GME Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOS
           DAC type: 8 bit
         Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3582&SUBSYS_018D1028&REV_02
     Display Memory: n/a
   Dedicated Memory: n/a
      Shared Memory: n/a
       Current Mode: 800 x 600 (32 bit) (1Hz)
       Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
      Monitor Model:
         Monitor Id:
        Native Mode:
        Output Type:
        Driver Name: vga
Driver File Version: 6.01.7600.16385 (English)
     Driver Version: 6.1.7600.16385
        DDI Version: unknown
       Driver Model: unknown
  Driver Attributes: Final Retail
   Driver Date/Size: 7/13/2009 17:25:51, 10752 bytes
        WHQL Logo'd: Yes
    WHQL Date Stamp:
  Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-76C2-11CF-9933-3D3CACC2CB35}
          Vendor ID: 0x8086
          Device ID: 0x3582
          SubSys ID: 0x018D1028
        Revision ID: 0x0002
 Driver Strong Name: Unknown
     Rank Of Driver: Unknown
        Video Accel:
      Deinterlace Caps: n/a
       D3D9 Overlay: n/a
            DXVA-HD: n/a
       DDraw Status: Not Available
         D3D Status: Not Available
         AGP Status: Not Available

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Sound Devices
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            Description: Speakers (Intel(r) 82801DB/DBM AC '97 Audio Controller)
 Default Sound Playback: Yes
 Default Voice Playback: Yes
            Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_24C5&SUBSYS_018D1028&REV_03
        Manufacturer ID: 1
             Product ID: 100
                   Type: WDM
            Driver Name: ac97intc.sys
         Driver Version: 5.10.0000.3650 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
            WHQL Logo'd: Yes
          Date and Size: 1/19/2008 04:30:50, 108032 bytes
            Other Files:
        Driver Provider: Microsoft
         HW Accel Level: Basic
              Cap Flags: 0xF1F
    Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
              HW Memory: 0
       Voice Management: No
 EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
   I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

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Sound Capture Devices
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            Description: Microphone (Intel(r) 82801DB/DBM AC '97 Audio Controller)
  Default Sound Capture: Yes
  Default Voice Capture: No
            Driver Name: ac97intc.sys
         Driver Version: 5.10.0000.3650 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
          Date and Size: 1/19/2008 04:30:50, 108032 bytes
              Cap Flags: 0x1
           Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

            Description: Line In (Intel(r) 82801DB/DBM AC '97 Audio Controller)
  Default Sound Capture: No
  Default Voice Capture: No
            Driver Name: ac97intc.sys
         Driver Version: 5.10.0000.3650 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
          Date and Size: 1/19/2008 04:30:50, 108032 bytes
              Cap Flags: 0x1
           Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

            Description: Phone Line (Intel(r) 82801DB/DBM AC '97 Audio Controller)
  Default Sound Capture: No
  Default Voice Capture: Yes
            Driver Name: ac97intc.sys
         Driver Version: 5.10.0000.3650 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
          Date and Size: 1/19/2008 04:30:50, 108032 bytes
              Cap Flags: 0x1
           Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

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DirectInput Devices
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      Device Name: Mouse
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: Keyboard
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
        FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No

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USB Devices
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+ USB Root Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x8086, 0x24C2
| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub
| Service: usbhub
| Driver: usbhub.sys, 11/26/2013 19:14:25, 258560 bytes
| Driver: usbd.sys, 11/26/2013 19:13:33, 6016 bytes

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Gameport Devices
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PS/2 Devices
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+ Standard PS/2 Keyboard
| Matching Device ID: *pnp0303
| Service: i8042prt
| Driver: i8042prt.sys, 7/13/2009 17:11:24, 80896 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 7/13/2009 19:20:36, 42576 bytes
|
+ Terminal Server Keyboard Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd
| Upper Filters: kbdclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: i8042prt.sys, 7/13/2009 17:11:24, 80896 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 7/13/2009 19:20:36, 42576 bytes
|
+ Synaptics PS/2 Port Pointing Device
| Matching Device ID: *pnp0f13
| Upper Filters: SynTP
| Service: i8042prt
| Driver: SynTP.sys, 3/8/2006 12:35:10, 191872 bytes
| Driver: SynTPAPI.dll, 3/8/2006 12:38:24, 94299 bytes
| Driver: SynTPFcs.dll, 3/8/2006 12:49:12, 69723 bytes
| Driver: SynCOM.dll, 3/8/2006 12:37:44, 82014 bytes
| Driver: SynCtrl.dll, 3/8/2006 12:38:00, 114688 bytes
| Driver: SynTPLpr.exe, 3/8/2006 12:49:20, 82011 bytes
| Driver: SynTPCpl.dll, 3/8/2006 12:40:34, 6135899 bytes
| Driver: SynCntxt.rtf, 3/8/2006 12:39:10, 3532622 bytes
| Driver: SynZMetr.exe, 3/8/2006 12:33:56, 163840 bytes
| Driver: SynMood.exe, 3/8/2006 12:33:50, 147456 bytes
| Driver: SynTPEnh.exe, 3/8/2006 12:48:02, 761947 bytes
| Driver: SynTPCOM.dll, 3/8/2006 12:38:42, 41064 bytes
| Driver: Tutorial.exe, 3/8/2006 12:49:40, 221184 bytes
| Driver: InstNT.exe, 3/8/2006 12:51:28, 81920 bytes
| Driver: SynISDLL.dll, 3/8/2006 12:50:00, 557056 bytes
| Driver: SynUnst.ini, 3/8/2006 20:35:58, 217399 bytes
| Driver: i8042prt.sys, 7/13/2009 17:11:24, 80896 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 7/13/2009 19:20:44, 41552 bytes
| Driver: SynTPCo2.dll, 3/8/2006 12:51:18, 81920 bytes
|
+ Terminal Server Mouse Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou
| Upper Filters: mouclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: termdd.sys, 11/20/2010 15:29:03, 53120 bytes
| Driver: sermouse.sys, 7/13/2009 17:45:08, 19968 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 7/13/2009 19:20:44, 41552 bytes

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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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      Drive: C:
 Free Space: 55.9 GB
Total Space: 76.2 GB
File System: NTFS
      Model: WDC WD800VE-07HDT0 ATA Device

      Drive: D:
      Model: _NEC DVD+RW ND-6100A ATA Device
     Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.01.7601.17514 (English), 11/20/2010 15:29:03, 108544 bytes

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System Devices
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     Name: Video Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_3582&SUBSYS_018D1028&REV_02\3&2B8E0B4B&0&11
   Driver: n/a

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February 19th, 2015 12:00

Yes I figured. This laptop is a old one I had, and was giving up for sale. It previously had games installed, however I never used them. Anyhow thanks for the response.

Btw I have a new desktop and laptop, so don't worry about a new system. Just had a question about the previously used laptop, anyway its thanks.

Hope everyone has a great day

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February 19th, 2015 02:00

That system is over 11 years old. It barely has minimum system requirements to run Windows XP (0.5 GB of RAM) which has past End of Life for 10 months.

There is zero chance you'll be able to game on such poor hardware.

Its way long past the time for you to get a new system.

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