Vista Home Addition
HP PC
A while back I began getting a BSOD about a nVidia graphics card driver.
Finally (kinda) resolved that by going to the nVidia web page and
Dling/installing the latest driver. However, two problems persist.

minor - I can not use any Direct3D screensaver - keep getting "The
screen saver can't run because it requires a newer video card or one
that's compatible with Direct3D."

major - my PC is MUCH slower - that is, for example, when I open
Explorer, it takes ~ 45 sec. to a minute to open as opposed to nearly
instantly before the BSOD. on startup, icons on the desktop show up as
white objects and slowly change to the actual icon image a few at a
time. Before this, icons initially (instantly) appeared as the actual icon.

HP had me reomve the video card and wait for a beep - none - and remove
the RAM cards and wait for a beep - one short, one long.
Now they want me to do a System Restore. I am not at all interested in
this. Previous attempts have resulted in reinstalling programs/settings
over several days - time I do not have.
Any ideas on troubleshooting/resolving this? Can I confirm a good nVidia
card? Could it be a driver problem?

Uninstall the current driver and install the latest one from Nvidias
website, that will determine if it's a driver problem. What brand is the
video card?

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"j lunis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Vista Home Addition
> HP PC
> A while back I began getting a BSOD about a nVidia graphics card driver.
> Finally (kinda) resolved that by going to the nVidia web page and
> Dling/installing the latest driver. However, two problems persist.
>
> minor - I can not use any Direct3D screensaver - keep getting "The screen
> saver can't run because it requires a newer video card or one
> that's compatible with Direct3D."
>
> major - my PC is MUCH slower - that is, for example, when I open Explorer,
> it takes ~ 45 sec. to a minute to open as opposed to nearly instantly
> before the BSOD. on startup, icons on the desktop show up as white
> objects and slowly change to the actual icon image a few at a time.
> Before this, icons initially (instantly) appeared as the actual icon.
>
> HP had me reomve the video card and wait for a beep - none - and remove
> the RAM cards and wait for a beep - one short, one long.
> Now they want me to do a System Restore. I am not at all interested in
> this. Previous attempts have resulted in reinstalling programs/settings
> over several days - time I do not have.
> Any ideas on troubleshooting/resolving this? Can I confirm a good nVidia
> card? Could it be a driver problem?

j lunis <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Vista Home Addition
>HP PC
>A while back I began getting a BSOD about a nVidia graphics card driver.
> Finally (kinda) resolved that by going to the nVidia web page and
>Dling/installing the latest driver. However, two problems persist.

Is your video card different than what originally came with the
computer? If not, then you should have gotten your driver from the HP
website.

>minor - I can not use any Direct3D screensaver - keep getting "The
>screen saver can't run because it requires a newer video card or one
>that's compatible with Direct3D."
>
>major - my PC is MUCH slower - that is, for example, when I open
>Explorer, it takes ~ 45 sec. to a minute to open as opposed to nearly
>instantly before the BSOD. on startup, icons on the desktop show up as
>white objects and slowly change to the actual icon image a few at a
>time. Before this, icons initially (instantly) appeared as the actual icon.
>
>HP had me reomve the video card and wait for a beep - none - and remove
>the RAM cards and wait for a beep - one short, one long.
>Now they want me to do a System Restore. I am not at all interested in
>this. Previous attempts have resulted in reinstalling programs/settings
>over several days - time I do not have.
>Any ideas on troubleshooting/resolving this? Can I confirm a good nVidia
>card? Could it be a driver problem?

John Galt wrote:
> j lunis <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Vista Home Addition
>> HP PC
>> A while back I began getting a BSOD about a nVidia graphics card driver.
>> Finally (kinda) resolved that by going to the nVidia web page and
>> Dling/installing the latest driver. However, two problems persist.
>
> Is your video card different than what originally came with the
> computer? If not, then you should have gotten your driver from the HP
> website.
>
Yup. OEM. I did get a driver but it allegedly corrupted which is what
sent me to the nVidia web site.





>> minor - I can not use any Direct3D screensaver - keep getting "The
>> screen saver can't run because it requires a newer video card or one
>> that's compatible with Direct3D."
>>
>> major - my PC is MUCH slower - that is, for example, when I open
>> Explorer, it takes ~ 45 sec. to a minute to open as opposed to nearly
>> instantly before the BSOD. on startup, icons on the desktop show up as
>> white objects and slowly change to the actual icon image a few at a
>> time. Before this, icons initially (instantly) appeared as the actual icon.
>>
>> HP had me reomve the video card and wait for a beep - none - and remove
>> the RAM cards and wait for a beep - one short, one long.
>> Now they want me to do a System Restore. I am not at all interested in
>> this. Previous attempts have resulted in reinstalling programs/settings
>> over several days - time I do not have.
>> Any ideas on troubleshooting/resolving this? Can I confirm a good nVidia
>> card? Could it be a driver problem?

David B. wrote:
> Uninstall the current driver and install the latest one from Nvidias
> website, that will determine if it's a driver problem. What brand is the
> video card?
>
I thought nVidia was a brand.

j lunis <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>> Is your video card different than what originally came with the
>> computer? If not, then you should have gotten your driver from the HP
>> website.
>>
>Yup. OEM. I did get a driver but it allegedly corrupted which is what
>sent me to the nVidia web site.

Go to the HP site, find your computer, get the video driver for it.

nVidia is a chipset manufacturer. Other companies buy nVidia's chipset and
make the actual graphic cards.
--
Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging
http://www.coribright.com/windows


"j lunis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> David B. wrote:
>> Uninstall the current driver and install the latest one from Nvidias
>> website, that will determine if it's a driver problem. What brand is the
>> video card?
>>
> I thought nVidia was a brand.

"j lunis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> John Galt wrote:
>> j lunis <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> Vista Home Addition
>>> HP PC
>>> A while back I began getting a BSOD about a nVidia graphics card driver.
>>> Finally (kinda) resolved that by going to the nVidia web page and
>>> Dling/installing the latest driver. However, two problems persist.
>>
>> Is your video card different than what originally came with the
>> computer? If not, then you should have gotten your driver from the HP
>> website.
>>
> Yup. OEM. I did get a driver but it allegedly corrupted which is what
> sent me to the nVidia web site.
>
>
>
>
>
>>> minor - I can not use any Direct3D screensaver - keep getting "The
>>> screen saver can't run because it requires a newer video card or one
>>> that's compatible with Direct3D."
>>>
>>> major - my PC is MUCH slower - that is, for example, when I open
>>> Explorer, it takes ~ 45 sec. to a minute to open as opposed to nearly
>>> instantly before the BSOD. on startup, icons on the desktop show up as
>>> white objects and slowly change to the actual icon image a few at a
>>> time. Before this, icons initially (instantly) appeared as the actual
>>> icon.
>>>
>>> HP had me reomve the video card and wait for a beep - none - and remove
>>> the RAM cards and wait for a beep - one short, one long.
>>> Now they want me to do a System Restore. I am not at all interested in
>>> this. Previous attempts have resulted in reinstalling programs/settings
>>> over several days - time I do not have.
>>> Any ideas on troubleshooting/resolving this? Can I confirm a good nVidia
>>> card? Could it be a driver problem?

Uninstall the nVidia drivers.. shut down the machine.. remove the video
card.. reboot the machine.. shut down again.. re-install the video card..
install the latest video drivers


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Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

By brand I meant the mfg of the card, it uses an Nvidia chipset but Nvidia
doesn't mfg graphics cards, only the chipset.

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"j lunis" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> David B. wrote:
>> Uninstall the current driver and install the latest one from Nvidias
>> website, that will determine if it's a driver problem. What brand is the
>> video card?
>>
> I thought nVidia was a brand.

David B. wrote:
> By brand I meant the mfg of the card, it uses an Nvidia chipset but
> Nvidia doesn't mfg graphics cards, only the chipset.
>
Don't know. How do I tell?