Graphics Nvidia & XP Woes

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  1. GreatOldOne

    GreatOldOne Wannabe Martian

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    Ok - before anyone starts let me say I like XP, and don't wont to get rid of it - so no advice on changing to dos / linux / 98SE / 2000 / BEOS / OS X... :p :)

    Right. Since I've installed my GF4 4400, I get an intermittant BSOD when running games / 3d stuff.

    I've read elseware that XP doesn't particuarly like Nvidia cards at the mo, and that a fix is in the pipeline with SP1.

    What I can't get my head round is the fact my previous card was a GF2 Ti - but XP ran flawlessly with it!

    Has anybody else had these problems? All I can remeber from the BSOD screen is something like

    PFN_LIST_blah blah blah.

    Has anybody found an interim solution? I cant wait for SP1, as I'm in the middle of JKII, Dungeon Seige and GTA3, and these random reboots are driving me nuts!!!!:grr: :sigh:
     
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  2. jamiesurfs

    jamiesurfs Boom Boom, Cha Cha Cha!

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    Up to date DirectX and drivers?
     
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  3. GreatOldOne

    GreatOldOne Wannabe Martian

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    DX 8.1 and 28.34 Detonators. Haven't tried 29.XX yet.
     
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  4. Will

    Will Beware the judderman...

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    Try the 29.20 Dets, they are supposed to be faster and very stable..........

    Also does the error message every say anything like 'Infinite loop' because if so it is a common problem, albeit a tricky one to solve.......search for the error message and see what possible solutions come up

    :)
     
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  5. eyescum

    eyescum What's a Dremel?

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    I'm running a leaked version of 29.60, but even so, I have had nothing but good performance with any drivers and my card. Not one problem..... Good Luck!!! :D
     
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  6. GreatOldOne

    GreatOldOne Wannabe Martian

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    Ta. I'll try downloading the latest detonators once I get my firewall talking to my router again....:rolleyes: ;)
     
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  7. scopEDog

    scopEDog Minimodder

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    GreatOldOne is it possible you can post the full error message?...just curious
     
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  8. GreatOldOne

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    will try once it hapens again.
     
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  9. x24

    x24 What's a Dremel?

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    NVMAX (the last version) has a fix for that Infinite loop thing.
     
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  10. GreatOldOne

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    Installed latest detonators, and did a windows update.

    Touch wood, it seems to have gone away...
     
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  11. Uberclocker

    Uberclocker What's a Dremel?

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    WinXP comes with DirectX8.1 standard
     
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