Massive error on Samsung Rc520

So, I bought this laptop about six months ago. And after installing my first game I got an error. This error read:

"The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close the application."

So I was confused to start with, Googled it for awhile, the only things people were saying was to do with a virus and registry errors. My computer was not subject to any of these. Eventually about three weeks later I bought a new laptop, my Rc520. I installed the game which previously didn't work (Homefront). Again I got the same error. I came to the conclusion it was a dodgy copy. So I decided to install some of my other games which I enjoyed. A few of which had this error. This is the list of games that do not work due to the one error:

Homefront
Unreal tournament 3
Singularity

And now more recently, supreme commander 2, which I bought after playing the first one. This obviously didn't work, which confused me further as the first three games were using the unreal engine. I assumed again that it was the unreal engine which didn't like my computer, but this game also didn't work. Here are my specs:

Windows 7 Home premium 64 Sp1
Intel Core i5-2140M @ 2.3 GHz
4.00 Gb Ram
Nvidia Gt 520m video card

I'm extremely confused as my first laptop got the same errors when it had completely different hardware. But somehow I believe it is the hardware. Can someone please try to help me find out how to fix my relatively new laptop, this is getting out of control. If you can suggest any way to try and fix it or even any way to contact someone who can help it would be greatly appreciated. Even something like helping me find a crash report or something! I really need help D:

It has been suggested to me to update my drivers, unfortunately, I can only update them from the "manufacturers website". I couldn't seem to get it working. Please help me!

 

I would also suspect a driver problem.

Help yourself from the selection here.

John

 

Any idea of which drivers I should specifically update? Or just the video card?

 

Since your problem occurs during gaming, I would update the Nvidia driver. 3D games often push the graphics to the limit.

There is the possibility that the driver on the Samsung site, although it has a new date, isn't so new. Samsung have the bad habit of routinely going round and putting new dates on old drivers. Anyway, give it a try.

John

 

Im afraid this had no effect on my issue, I downloaded the nvidia drivers, should I also download the intel one? Any other alternives that may help?

 

Anyone? I could really use the help.

 

I'm sure it's the GPU. I would start Googling for the names of the problem games + BSOD + Nvidia. Or are there support sites for those games (solitaire is my limit in gaming)?

You could also try doing your own research by fidding with settings both within the games and the Nvidia control panel.

John

 

I don't blue screen though, this is all I get:

Capture-1.jpg picture by Ploke25 - Photobucket

Any way to generate an error log or something?

 

Try looking in Administrative Tools > Event Viewer > System log.

Google found this.

John

 

That link looks interesting...

I don't undetstand this


"I have created a brand new x64 console C++ project with only these lines

========

#include <iostream>

void main(int argc, char** argv)

{

std::cout << "Hello world." << std::endl;

}

========

The application is compiled with /MDd and /MD flags. It runs absolutely fine.



My troubled project uses Qt 4.6.3 x64 built from source as shared libraries. The bundled "qtdemo.exe" also has 0xc000007b error whereas other bundled non-graphical applications run fine. Any other idea?

Thanks so much."

Can you quickly run me through it?

 

That link is explaining that changing a compiler setting when creating the program can avoid the problem. This is something you would need to take up with the support people for the games. Somewhere, I think, the games are trying to push the graphics driver to hard. It may also be possible to change a setting in the graphics control panel but you would have to find this by testing different settings.

John

 

I have intergrated graphics, would not running it on the nvidia side and purely on the intel side change anything?

 

Performance of those games using the Intel GPU is likely to be reduced. There some test results here. Nonetheless, it may help pin down the problem. Is there an option in the BIOS to set the GPU? Trying Nvidia only may also help in case the problem is with the switching process.

John