does fiesta break your computer?

[scottc1994]

i have been banned from fiesta because it (Supposedly) breaks the computer, but does it?

i admit that i installed it and that if it does break the computer then it is my fault.
but i dont think it will, but my mother banned it anyway because she thinks it does :(

to give your answer you have to do the poll

[awestmorelandx3]

It wont necessarily 'Break' your computer or give you viruses. But depending on what type of computer you have, the condition of your computer and the year of it may not be healthy for your computer to add more content to it.

[ilovepink]

Its doesn't "break" it its probably just u xD... Like mine lol i have so much stuff....That i avoid everything else...

[Sockrawteez]

fiesta laggs me soooo much x3 yet other games dun..

[safe_haven]

No fiesta doesn't break my computer,it just lag whenever i use the internet while having the Fiesta Screen page,but i don't do that.Other people use msn,yahoo,etc. then they have lag then it freezes,then you have to restart cause they are pressing to many buttons ,but i don't do that so i don't have any problem.

[devin_nicolai]

Nope...
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[allh0pelost]

if it broke ur computer when u installed fiesta, ur computer was already broken to begin with! @_@

[scottc1994]

fiesta hasn't broken my computer and never will, but my mother doesn't belive me:(

[Hessel]

Tell your mommy from me Fiesta cant break computers, because its completely legal, and so is OutSpark. Its probably something that mother did, and she's trying to cover it with Fiesta. But Fiesta can only make slow and bad computers slower, but it cant break it. (Except when you dowload it from 6th party torrents where viruses are attached in it, around page 16 on google.)
So, tell your mommy from me she can tell the truth that She did something wrong instead of blaming Fiesta, the awesome game, for it. *Cough*

[gigibunny]

Nope, I must have something different for I can run MSN, Yahoo, xfire, 3-5 internet explorer pages, Ventrilo and Fiesta all at once and not have problems.

Naturally, I run my virus checks daily :) and lag bites in the game: but hey, what can I do about that? nothing: so I DC like everyone and hop back on.

Sorry to hear you are having problems -- no fun!!

But Fiesta itself has never damaged my PC in any way shape or form. :D

Best of luck!!

[Sam_Tyler]

If you are worried about programs breaking one's computer, it would be wise to invest in proper tools to monitor against such activity.

Virus Scanner, Spyware sweeper, Keeping your Windows and web browsers up to date, etc.

Be at ease though, Fiesta will not be the program to break your computer. If you find you ARE having such problems (crashes, etc), then please consider looking into the above options. These are all necessary to help keep your computer running well.

[The-Great-Paladin]

urm
actually fiesta does 'break' up my computer in short term
after going on it i cannot do the normal shut down/restart i have to turn it off by forced shut down button on laptop D:
only since patch though
and sometimes got to disable security cos it dont like patches.

[Hessel]

urm
actually fiesta does 'break' up my computer in short term
after going on it i cannot do the normal shut down/restart i have to turn it off by forced shut down button on laptop D:
only since patch though
and sometimes got to disable security cos it dont like patches.

That cant be caused by Fiesta, it just has normal game files.

[laady]

urm
actually fiesta does 'break' up my computer in short term
after going on it i cannot do the normal shut down/restart i have to turn it off by forced shut down button on laptop D:
only since patch though
and sometimes got to disable security cos it dont like patches.

That sounds like something with your computer, not the game. My brother has a lot of issues with Fiesta and I know it's due to his computer being so old. Mine, in comparison, is only a few months old and the only issue I have is the stupid thing taking nearly a minute to shut down and get the heck off my screen.

I'd say the only way it could "break" your computer is if you downloaded it from somewhere you shouldn't have.

[Hessel]

That sounds like something with your computer, not the game. My brother has a lot of issues with Fiesta and I know it's due to his computer being so old. Mine, in comparison, is only a few months old and the only issue I have is the stupid thing taking nearly a minute to shut down and get the heck off my screen.

I'd say the only way it could "break" your computer is if you downloaded it from somewhere you shouldn't have.

Exactly my point.

[omgimninja]

I Dont Think It Will Break Your Comp :s.. But Viruses, I Would Check Your Lets Just Say * Norton Anti * And Run A Scan To Check It Every Other Day Like I Do :s

[The-Great-Paladin]

urgh.. i study computing and programming i know personally its not my computer
ive proved it countless time to customer support, i put fiesta on a fresh install on my partition of my harddrive and still same problem,
i havent tried it since new patch introduced but it happened the second the patch went in, harddrive has been error checked found nothing and ive manually checked files, was downloaded fresh from the website, there is no virus on my computer the fact u mention norton shows you shouldn't advice people on it, norton is one of the worst rated and in my experience to the worst at protection ur computer that ive came across, laptop is newly fitted with the latest updates and hardware, i go on a lot of games including MMOs and nothing happens abnormally on them.

so then why only on fiesta, not any other game and why since the patch, yes i know its strange and abnormal but it happens and no-one i know of can explain it.

p.s if it takes so long to log of game you need more RAM, or less processes actively running on your computer.

[laady]

urgh.. i study computing and programming i know personally its not my computer
ive proved it countless time to customer support, i put fiesta on a fresh install on my partition of my harddrive and still same problem,
i havent tried it since new patch introduced but it happened the second the patch went in, harddrive has been error checked found nothing and ive manually checked files, was downloaded fresh from the website, there is no virus on my computer the fact u mention norton shows you shouldn't advice people on it, norton is one of the worst rated and in my experience to the worst at protection ur computer that ive came across, laptop is newly fitted with the latest updates and hardware, i go on a lot of games including MMOs and nothing happens abnormally on them.

so then why only on fiesta, not any other game and why since the patch, yes i know its strange and abnormal but it happens and no-one i know of can explain it.

p.s if it takes so long to log of game you need more RAM, or less processes actively running on your computer.

And you honestly believe you're the only person here with any sort of technological knowledge? Because you said that as if you were aiming to impress and/or silence. And you know what? Even if I were entirely computer illiterate, all one needs is some common sense.

You say you have issues and blame the game. Okay...so it "temporarily breaks" your computer. Alright.

Millions play this game.

Shouldn't more people have this issue?

I don't have this issue. I'm on a HP Pavilion dv5-1150us Entertainment Notebook. It's only a few months old and I try to keep it cleaned up and updated.

My brother doesn't have this issue. He's on a SONY VAIO VGN-FS640 (I think) and it's three years old. No antivirus software has been updated in about two years, it's crashed multiple times (before the addition of Fiesta), and just...bites big wind, in short.

My boyfriend doesn't have this issue. He's on a Macbook Pro and we weren't even sure he'd be able to play at all let alone well.

Numerous other people have posted here to say it runs fine and they're all probably using different laptops and update their software and hardware to different degrees. Maybe a few are pros. Maybe some of them are behind by weeks or months. Maybe some don't even know what the heck we're talking about. So why is it that people who have crappy computers and great updated computers and everything in between can run it just fine while you have problems? How can you blame the game for something that only a few people seem to have issues with? I don't see how that is anywhere near logical but you're going to think and believe what you want so I suppose there's no point in going any further with this. Good luck with fixing the problem though, whatever is it.

[Kyo_Sama]

no it doesnt, well that is to say ive only seen one issue that could and that its a memory leak but so far thats only happened on my desktop and it has a combined 4 gigs of ram if you include the videocards dedicated ram.

but the memory leak isnt perm, you just have to restart your pc which most people do weekly with the microsoft updates

[jove420]

HERES YOUR SOLUTION KIDDIES!!!

If you downloaded fiesta with something called BTDNA (which is what OS uses to DL fiesta now) through there website it stays on your computer and DESTROYS your net speed.

To remove this program:

Hit ctrl+alt+delete, go to processes tab, end the process that says BTDNA.EXE
Now.. go to the control panel, than add/remove programs and uninstall BTDNA.

This is a torrent program that uploads the fiesta file from your computer to others downloading it, through BTDNA. Kinda Sneaky how it sticks on there and screws your net connection completely.

Any other problems make a post :D

[jove420]

urm
actually fiesta does 'break' up my computer in short term
after going on it i cannot do the normal shut down/restart i have to turn it off by forced shut down button on laptop D:
only since patch though
and sometimes got to disable security cos it dont like patches.

Idk about this, sounds like Fiesta is causing a conflict with something, but shutdown is a windows function so that doesn't make sense.
Eitherway
It is HORRIBLE to shut it off like that, that's called a cold or soft boot. Loses information and can just scramble the poo outta stuff on your computer. If you're still experiencing this make a short cut icon on your desktop and set this as the target box.

C:\WINDOWS\system32\shutdown.exe -s -t 01

This causes a quick and forced shutdown through windows, better than holding that power button though FOR SURE

[The-Great-Paladin]

grr.. i hate people that assume things i wasn't trying to boast about my knowledge i was just saying that i have some knowledge, i obviously am not boasting or i won't of wrote i had a problem


jove i will try that now, thanks for your time.

Updated: messagebox came up saying windows will shut down in less than a minute, then closed down programs then did nothing same as usual.

[elwentindomiel]

If you're going to install this game on your computer, you might as well chuck it out your window first. :D

[grummin]

i have been banned from fiesta because it (Supposedly) breaks the computer, but does it?

I'd swear I already answered this once in another forum area...by the same person, asking the same question...and did so at length. So here I'll say it again in short form: No. Period. It doesn't. Not maybe...not "not likely"...just plain NO.

i admit that i installed it and that if it does break the computer then it is my fault.
but i dont think it will, but my mother banned it anyway because she thinks it does :(

I answered this before as well. Either A, she doesn't know what she's talking about, or B, she does know- and has decided to use that excuse anyway to prevent any complaints over her (entirely unrelated to computer breakage) decision not to let you play.

[grummin]

And you honestly believe you're the only person here with any sort of technological knowledge? Because you said that as if you were aiming to impress and/or silence. And you know what? Even if I were entirely computer illiterate, all one needs is some common sense.

grr.. i hate people that assume things i wasn't trying to boast about my knowledge i was just saying that i have some knowledge, i obviously am not boasting or i won't of wrote i had a problem

So you're obviously not bragging about your extensive know-how...then explain this:


was downloaded fresh from the website, there is no virus on my computer the fact u mention norton shows you shouldn't advice people on it, norton is one of the worst rated and in my experience to the worst at protection ur computer that ive came across,

Looks pretty boastful to me, declaring that anyone who uses Norton's "shouldn't advise anyone else" as if you're the Knowledgeable One come to educate us unwashed masses. Yes, compared to some other AV software, Norton's has a larger memory footprint- which is only an issue if your memory is insufficient to begin with.

It works fine on my admittedly underpowered machine, and never caused the slightest problem (nor let a single virus loose) on the 2-server 25-workstation engineering company's network that I was responsible for up until a couple of years ago. I've used it in various applications, nonstop, for the last 8 years and it has yet to cause a problem of any sort. It's neither the ultimate best, nor the ultimate worst- it's just another AV suite in a long list of them.

You don't like people assuming you think you're The Mighty Educator come to show us how it's done, maybe a good start would be putting a stop to such "You don't know what you're talking about" announcements and taking a climb down off that high horse. You got zinged because it looked like you were doing exactly what you were accused of doing- strutting around ready to put us all in our proper place.

[jove420]

EDIT: To the guy above me, if someones looking for help there is absolutely NO reason to criticize them and put them down for everything they say or do. You are just looking for ways to flame people. Get a life, quit being an a hole and go get laid. It might relieve some of that stress and tension you obviously have stored to lash out at others.

Heya
It's a forced shutdown, that 1 minute box is suppose to pop up ;o
I don't know what antivirus you're using but some don't keep very up to date on spyware, adware, and some malware. If your comp will not shut down something is preventing it from doing so, something malicious. I suggest getting AVG anti virus, it's free and awesome. If it finds something, good :p
There's also Lavasoft's Ad-Aware, and Spybot Search and Destroy.
try avg first tho

[The-Great-Paladin]

EDIT: To the guy above me, if someones looking for help there is absolutely NO reason to criticize them and put them down for everything they say or do. You are just looking for ways to flame people. Get a life, quit being an a hole and go get laid. It might relieve some of that stress and tension you obviously have stored to lash out at others.

Heya
It's a forced shutdown, that 1 minute box is suppose to pop up ;o
I don't know what antivirus you're using but some don't keep very up to date on spyware, adware, and some malware. If your comp will not shut down something is preventing it from doing so, something malicious. I suggest getting AVG anti virus, it's free and awesome. If it finds something, good :p
There's also Lavasoft's Ad-Aware, and Spybot Search and Destroy.
try avg first tho

Sorry i didn't explain it very well
i mean after 1minute nothing happens just closses programs i left it on for 10mins to make sure, i have AVG currently on this computer will virus scan it in a minute and post results when i get them, ill scan with bitdefender after to since it picks up more things, only thing i would say if that i have been having strange problems with laptop, feels like something else is controlling it but nothing picks up anything that shouldn't be on there, i had this problem once before and support said to send laptop of to manufacter to get repaired i did and found nothing wrong with it, the problem went away after a while and now has came back, its strange.

[gleeok]

No computer games can actually break your computer in half lol....... but if you have other large amount of stuffs such as google earth, google sketch, or another MMORPG......I recommand deleting one of them b4 installing Fiesta. It DOES lag, trust me, you'll come across it atleast once a day.

[The-Great-Paladin]

sorry couldn't find trend again last night
AVG found only warning which were all cookies
bitdefender found nothing more

[Asmodejjj]

I'm going to answer the main question............no, no it does not. It does not pick up a virtual hammer and smash your hard-drive to bits, nor does it hijack a plane of viruses and crashes it into your twin towers of anti-virus and Pentagon of anti-Trojans.


That will be all ;)

[jove420]

I'm going to answer the main question............no, no it does not. It does not pick up a virtual hammer and smash your hard-drive to bits, nor does it hijack a plane of viruses and crashes it into your twin towers of anti-virus and Pentagon of anti-Trojans.


That will be all ;)

That Frazzled my brain with the random replacement of inter-terms >_>

Anyways lol
Idk, something taking control huh? There are viruses that are not detected that allow remote access to another computer, rpc or remote procedure protocol service, a built in feature of windows. The only thing left I could suggest is going to start > Run > Type in msconfig > click the startup tab > uncheck everything there > Restart computer. After the restart go back to Msconfig > Startup Tab, if there is Anything that is checked it is starting itself and only malicious programs do this (IE Viruses). Commonly masked as a windows DLL loader like svchost.exe or rundll32.exe.
If nothing checks itself than it's an error in windows somewhere, start > Run > Chkdsk , or reinstall windows, or repair.
If something did check itself you'd have to get a good tech to remove it, like me, a GOOD one, 50 bucks an hour tho usually >_> cause if a virus scanner didn't remove it they have to go in manually and erase every trace of it lol and seriously it can be up to 100's of files and reg keys.
KBAI! GLUCK :X

EDIT: If you are operating in vista run is actually in, Start > Accessories > Run

[leonthelion33]

it hasnt broke my pc as much as frostwire has lol. because of frostwire i did a system restore and now when i try to log in to the game i get a upsidedown ?!_. twice and then it goes back to my desktop. so long story short dont use frostwire or this could happen to u :) im still waiting on csr for a great deal of help. i have a 69 fighter just beggin to hit 70. (cough) strikerblade

[The-Great-Paladin]

Found the problem file was in a fake intel file in my system32 files, thanks for help.

[filipinosincebirth]

No!

This is My First Post V^_^V

Core i7 6GB DDR3 1333 750GB HD4830 512MB Desktop PC

[Momishin]

Nope, never broke my computer. Gave my boyfriends computer a trojan virus though XD

[lowjinyik]

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[turkanator]

I have the same problem as described. My computer wont shut down when im finished playing fiesta.

What was the fake intel file called?

Specs:
Windows Vista 32bit
Intel Core 2 Duo T7250
2gb ram
avast! antivirus

[The-Great-Paladin]

no idea now sorry, cant even see it in list think i got rid of it, just msconfig -> startup -> disable all then run fiesta close fiesta restart, if it doesn't restart we have different problem if it does restart then enable so many of them one at a time run fiesta close fiesta reboot, until u get the problem then you know which file makes the problem, it shouldn't take long 30mins to an hour, it saves a lot of time force shut downing all the time, hope that helps.

go through all files not just intel ones.

[turkanator]

I found the problem. It is with my Touchpad Drivers (Alps Touchpad that came with my Dell Inspiron 1525). When I disable them from startup my touchpad still works and Fiesta will shut down normally.

The downfall is that when my drivers dont startup with the computer my preferences are not kept for my touchpad. Settings that I am used to like high sensitivity and tap to click disabled.

My solution is that I let the drivers startup with the computer but I run Fiesta with a batch file that automatically does the End Task dirtywork for me.

This is what I wrote up in a .txt and then renamed as a .bat so if anyone else has the same trouble as me they can adapt this to their setup and not be angry with Fiesta.


(THIS WILL HELP FIESTA RUN WITHOUT CONFLICT AND YOUR SYSTEM WILL BE ABLE TO SHUT OFF PROPERLY. JUST RUN THIS INSTEAD OF RUNNING THE ORIGINAL FIESTA SHORTCUT)

pause
taskkill /f /IM Apoint.exe
taskkill /f /IM hidfind.exe
taskkill /f /IM ApntEx.exe
pause
cd "C:\Program Files\Outspark\SharpLauncher\"
start OutsparkLauncher.exe fiesta

QUIT

[haydenap]

Ok, I havn't played Fiesta in a long while now (year) and I had to remove it from my computer because of my older brother he complained that it slowed the computer down a lot even when it wasn't open at all. Eventuly it got my mom and she told me to get rid of it. Now I have a new computer (brand new) my old computer was like 3 or 4 years old and I was wondering if Fiesta would slow my new computer down significantly or not?

Can someone please reply, thankyou