Hi Securiton,
Do you get the same results if you use an Administrator account?
Now you've already mentioned in your post that you've checked
for overheating, ample power supply and overclocking, so please
try steps 1 and 4 from my list first. :-)
Hardware issues can cause freezing, black screens and other
errors. Also, your drivers should always be kept up to date.
Try the following steps one at a time to try and resolve the issue.
I hope this helps. Please post back if you have any questions! :-)
1. Update DirectX and your Chipset, Sound, &Video Drivers:
For all Video / DirectX / Game and Hardware Issues, I have a
Checklist of Solutions at:
http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
2. Dust your fans, vents and components using a 1/4" paintbrush
and a hose vacuum. Use compressed air for hard to reach places.
Set a housefan to blow cold air into your case to expose an over-
heating issue.. If it works add more fans or replace defective ones.
Use this Motherboard Monitor Utility:
http://mbm.livewiredev.com
3. A faulty power supply can cause STOP errors, random reboots,
and black screen lockups. One way to test for that is to check the
wattage sticker on your power supply and then calculate your need
http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/ (Min. 350 for gaming)
4. Test your RAM using:
http://www.memtest86.com/memt30.zip
after you extract that zip file, click on the README.txt file for the
instructions on how to create the boot floppy to test your RAM.
If you don't have a floppy drive use Microsoft's new Ramtest CD:
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp
--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
Game FAQs:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
MS Support at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...d=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
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"Securition" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:1174c01c416c3$5a345770$(E-Mail Removed)...
| Any game I play will freeze within 20mins, no crash dump
| cannot do anything other than pull the plug.
|
| I've tried everything, clean installs, formats,
| bootsector wipes, fat32/ntfs, drivers & bios up-to-date,
| no overheating issues, no clocking.
|
| I've done nigh on everything so far my pc is using the
| following:
|
| xp2400
| 512ddr pc2100
| msiFX5600 128mb Nvidia card
| sb live 5.1
| and ample power supply
|
| The only thing I can find that may possibly be causing
| the issue is a refference to a failed driver load in
| event viewer::
|
| Application popup: : Machine Check: Regs
|
| For more information, see Help and Support Center at
|
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
|
| Then when submitting I get:::
|
| Details
| Product: Windows Operating System
| ID: 26
| Source: Application Popup
| Version: 5.2
| Symbolic Name: STATUS_LOG_HARD_ERROR
| Message: Application popup: %1 : %2
|
| Explanation
| The program could not load a driver because the program
| user doesn't have sufficient privileges to access the
| driver or because the drive is missing or corrupt.
|
|
| User Action
| To correct this problem:
|
| Ensure that the program user has sufficient privileges to
| access the directory in which the driver is installed.
| Reinstall the program to restore the driver to the
| correct location.
| If these solutions do not work, contact Product Support
| Services.
|
|
|
| Version: 5.0
| Symbolic Name: status_log_hard_error
| Message: Unable to Load Device Driver : device driver
| could not be loaded.
|
| Explanation
| The program could not load a driver because the program
| user doesn't have sufficient privileges to access the
| driver or because the drive is missing or corrupt.
|
|
| User Action
| To correct this problem:
|
| Reinstall the program to restore the driver to the
| correct location.
|
| No idea what this driver is so cant work out what is
| going wrong...really really need help, thanks in advance.
|
| Sec
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