even after recently reformatting my HD and starting fresh,
i am having an old problem. the problem is this:

it seems to be only when playing video games that require
more intense 3D accelleration, that my computer will
sometimes randomly restart. upon reentering windows, the
error reporting website would tell me it seems to be a
conflict with drivers. nothing more specific is offered.

after it first happened, i found out i had a virus. i since
got rid of the virus. but the problem is happening again.

another important note: a few times, the problem has been
accompanied by briefly displaying a blue screen with white
text that starts out something like, "the system has
encountered a serious problem." the screen displays for
such a short period of time, that i've never been able to
read the full text.

has anybody else encountered this, and do you know where i
might solve this problem?

technical notes:
-my video drivers are WHQL certified, and this problem
happened before i had these specific drivers, yet the
problem still seems only to occur while playing games.

please help. this is most frustrating. feel free to send
replies to (E-Mail Removed) as well. thanks.

seth

If your system is clear of viruses, open Control Panel, open System, go to
the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and Recovery, remove the
check from "Automatically Restart" under System Failure. This will cause
the system to blue screen instead of restarting on errors and the
information on the blue screen may give a clue as to the source of the
issue.

Open Control Panel, open Administrative Tools, open Event Viewer, look for
errors corresponding to the crash, double click the error, the information
contained within may give a clue as to the
source of the problem.

Assuming you have an XP CD and not a recovery CD, place the XP CD in the
drive, when the setup screen appears, select "Check System Compatibility,"
the report it generates may point to problem hardware or software on your
system. If you do not have an XP CD, you can download this application
known as the Upgrade Advisor from the following site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...ng/advisor.asp
Note: If you have access to a broadband connection it might be best to
download using that as this is a rather large download.

Check for the latest drivers for your hardware, especially your graphics
card and soundcard and all peripherals connected to your system. No not use
Windows Update for this, go to the device manufacturer's web sites and if
you install updated drivers, ignore the message about drivers being unsigned
by Microsoft.


--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"seth thomas rasmussen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:054a01c3badc$1092e660$(E-Mail Removed)...
> even after recently reformatting my HD and starting fresh,
> i am having an old problem. the problem is this:
>
> it seems to be only when playing video games that require
> more intense 3D accelleration, that my computer will
> sometimes randomly restart. upon reentering windows, the
> error reporting website would tell me it seems to be a
> conflict with drivers. nothing more specific is offered.
>
> after it first happened, i found out i had a virus. i since
> got rid of the virus. but the problem is happening again.
>
> another important note: a few times, the problem has been
> accompanied by briefly displaying a blue screen with white
> text that starts out something like, "the system has
> encountered a serious problem." the screen displays for
> such a short period of time, that i've never been able to
> read the full text.
>
> has anybody else encountered this, and do you know where i
> might solve this problem?
>
> technical notes:
> -my video drivers are WHQL certified, and this problem
> happened before i had these specific drivers, yet the
> problem still seems only to occur while playing games.
>
> please help. this is most frustrating. feel free to send
> replies to (E-Mail Removed) as well. thanks.
>
> seth

thank you very much for your help. i will post back once
i've tried all this.

seth

>-----Original Message-----
>If your system is clear of viruses, open Control Panel,
open System, go to
>the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and
Recovery, remove the
>check from "Automatically Restart" under System Failure.
This will cause
>the system to blue screen instead of restarting on errors
and the
>information on the blue screen may give a clue as to the
source of the
>issue.
>
>Open Control Panel, open Administrative Tools, open Event
Viewer, look for
>errors corresponding to the crash, double click the error,
the information
>contained within may give a clue as to the
>source of the problem.
>
>Assuming you have an XP CD and not a recovery CD, place
the XP CD in the
>drive, when the setup screen appears, select "Check System
Compatibility,"
>the report it generates may point to problem hardware or
software on your
>system. If you do not have an XP CD, you can download
this application
>known as the Upgrade Advisor from the following site:
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...ng/advisor.asp
>Note: If you have access to a broadband connection it
might be best to
>download using that as this is a rather large download.
>
>Check for the latest drivers for your hardware, especially
your graphics
>card and soundcard and all peripherals connected to your
system. No not use
>Windows Update for this, go to the device manufacturer's
web sites and if
>you install updated drivers, ignore the message about
drivers being unsigned
>by Microsoft.
>
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
>"seth thomas rasmussen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
in message
>news:054a01c3badc$1092e660$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> even after recently reformatting my HD and starting fresh,
>> i am having an old problem. the problem is this:
>>
>> it seems to be only when playing video games that require
>> more intense 3D accelleration, that my computer will
>> sometimes randomly restart. upon reentering windows, the
>> error reporting website would tell me it seems to be a
>> conflict with drivers. nothing more specific is offered.
>>
>> after it first happened, i found out i had a virus. i since
>> got rid of the virus. but the problem is happening again.
>>
>> another important note: a few times, the problem has been
>> accompanied by briefly displaying a blue screen with white
>> text that starts out something like, "the system has
>> encountered a serious problem." the screen displays for
>> such a short period of time, that i've never been able to
>> read the full text.
>>
>> has anybody else encountered this, and do you know where i
>> might solve this problem?
>>
>> technical notes:
>> -my video drivers are WHQL certified, and this problem
>> happened before i had these specific drivers, yet the
>> problem still seems only to occur while playing games.
>>
>> please help. this is most frustrating. feel free to send
>> replies to (E-Mail Removed) as well. thanks.
>>
>> seth
>
>
>.
>

You're welcome, good luck.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"seth thomas rasmussen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:09e801c3bb1a$00b7b890$(E-Mail Removed)...
> thank you very much for your help. i will post back once
> i've tried all this.
>
> seth
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >If your system is clear of viruses, open Control Panel,
> open System, go to
> >the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and
> Recovery, remove the
> >check from "Automatically Restart" under System Failure.
> This will cause
> >the system to blue screen instead of restarting on errors
> and the
> >information on the blue screen may give a clue as to the
> source of the
> >issue.
> >
> >Open Control Panel, open Administrative Tools, open Event
> Viewer, look for
> >errors corresponding to the crash, double click the error,
> the information
> >contained within may give a clue as to the
> >source of the problem.
> >
> >Assuming you have an XP CD and not a recovery CD, place
> the XP CD in the
> >drive, when the setup screen appears, select "Check System
> Compatibility,"
> >the report it generates may point to problem hardware or
> software on your
> >system. If you do not have an XP CD, you can download
> this application
> >known as the Upgrade Advisor from the following site:
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...ng/advisor.asp
> >Note: If you have access to a broadband connection it
> might be best to
> >download using that as this is a rather large download.
> >
> >Check for the latest drivers for your hardware, especially
> your graphics
> >card and soundcard and all peripherals connected to your
> system. No not use
> >Windows Update for this, go to the device manufacturer's
> web sites and if
> >you install updated drivers, ignore the message about
> drivers being unsigned
> >by Microsoft.
> >
> >
> >--
> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >Windows Shell/User
> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >
> >"seth thomas rasmussen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> in message
> >news:054a01c3badc$1092e660$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> even after recently reformatting my HD and starting fresh,
> >> i am having an old problem. the problem is this:
> >>
> >> it seems to be only when playing video games that require
> >> more intense 3D accelleration, that my computer will
> >> sometimes randomly restart. upon reentering windows, the
> >> error reporting website would tell me it seems to be a
> >> conflict with drivers. nothing more specific is offered.
> >>
> >> after it first happened, i found out i had a virus. i since
> >> got rid of the virus. but the problem is happening again.
> >>
> >> another important note: a few times, the problem has been
> >> accompanied by briefly displaying a blue screen with white
> >> text that starts out something like, "the system has
> >> encountered a serious problem." the screen displays for
> >> such a short period of time, that i've never been able to
> >> read the full text.
> >>
> >> has anybody else encountered this, and do you know where i
> >> might solve this problem?
> >>
> >> technical notes:
> >> -my video drivers are WHQL certified, and this problem
> >> happened before i had these specific drivers, yet the
> >> problem still seems only to occur while playing games.
> >>
> >> please help. this is most frustrating. feel free to send
> >> replies to (E-Mail Removed) as well. thanks.
> >>
> >> seth
> >
> >
> >.
> >

i got the blue screen with the message again, and thanks to
your tip, i was able to read it. it appears the conflict is
with "nv4disp.dll" which i would presume is one of the
nvidia drivers. upon returning to windows, the error report
analysis couldn't offer anything other than saying "this
error is being investigated at this time."

these drivers are supposedly WHQL certified..

>-----Original Message-----
>You're welcome, good luck.
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
>"seth thomas rasmussen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
in message
>news:09e801c3bb1a$00b7b890$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> thank you very much for your help. i will post back once
>> i've tried all this.
>>
>> seth
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >If your system is clear of viruses, open Control Panel,
>> open System, go to
>> >the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and
>> Recovery, remove the
>> >check from "Automatically Restart" under System Failure.
>> This will cause
>> >the system to blue screen instead of restarting on errors
>> and the
>> >information on the blue screen may give a clue as to the
>> source of the
>> >issue.
>> >
>> >Open Control Panel, open Administrative Tools, open Event
>> Viewer, look for
>> >errors corresponding to the crash, double click the error,
>> the information
>> >contained within may give a clue as to the
>> >source of the problem.
>> >
>> >Assuming you have an XP CD and not a recovery CD, place
>> the XP CD in the
>> >drive, when the setup screen appears, select "Check System
>> Compatibility,"
>> >the report it generates may point to problem hardware or
>> software on your
>> >system. If you do not have an XP CD, you can download
>> this application
>> >known as the Upgrade Advisor from the following site:
>>
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...ng/advisor.asp
>> >Note: If you have access to a broadband connection it
>> might be best to
>> >download using that as this is a rather large download.
>> >
>> >Check for the latest drivers for your hardware, especially
>> your graphics
>> >card and soundcard and all peripherals connected to your
>> system. No not use
>> >Windows Update for this, go to the device manufacturer's
>> web sites and if
>> >you install updated drivers, ignore the message about
>> drivers being unsigned
>> >by Microsoft.
>> >
>> >
>> >--
>> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> >Windows Shell/User
>> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>> >
>> >"seth thomas rasmussen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>> in message
>> >news:054a01c3badc$1092e660$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> even after recently reformatting my HD and starting
fresh,
>> >> i am having an old problem. the problem is this:
>> >>
>> >> it seems to be only when playing video games that require
>> >> more intense 3D accelleration, that my computer will
>> >> sometimes randomly restart. upon reentering windows, the
>> >> error reporting website would tell me it seems to be a
>> >> conflict with drivers. nothing more specific is offered.
>> >>
>> >> after it first happened, i found out i had a virus. i
since
>> >> got rid of the virus. but the problem is happening again.
>> >>
>> >> another important note: a few times, the problem has been
>> >> accompanied by briefly displaying a blue screen with
white
>> >> text that starts out something like, "the system has
>> >> encountered a serious problem." the screen displays for
>> >> such a short period of time, that i've never been able to
>> >> read the full text.
>> >>
>> >> has anybody else encountered this, and do you know
where i
>> >> might solve this problem?
>> >>
>> >> technical notes:
>> >> -my video drivers are WHQL certified, and this problem
>> >> happened before i had these specific drivers, yet the
>> >> problem still seems only to occur while playing games.
>> >>
>> >> please help. this is most frustrating. feel free to send
>> >> replies to (E-Mail Removed) as well. thanks.
>> >>
>> >> seth
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

I have recently installed XP Pro clean on a new system.
The random restarts began even during Windows installation
with the same STOP: <message>. After some research it
appears that I needed to install the chipset drivers for
the motherboard. But doing that caused the system to be
unable to boot. So I started over and installed the
chipset drivers one at a time. The one that made the
system burp was the SMBus driver. I have been unable to go
forward or backward from this point. The drivers are
correct for the chipset and the latest version. I am
stumped at this point.

Hope this helps.
Lars

Yes, this is an nVidia driver. If you've recently updated the drivers for
your graphics card, I suggest you rollback the previous version. If you
haven't updated lately, I suggest you check the nVidia site for recent
updates.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:051d01c3bcb8$fa5c1950$(E-Mail Removed)...
> i got the blue screen with the message again, and thanks to
> your tip, i was able to read it. it appears the conflict is
> with "nv4disp.dll" which i would presume is one of the
> nvidia drivers. upon returning to windows, the error report
> analysis couldn't offer anything other than saying "this
> error is being investigated at this time."
>
> these drivers are supposedly WHQL certified..
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >You're welcome, good luck.
> >
> >--
> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >Windows Shell/User
> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >
> >"seth thomas rasmussen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> in message
> >news:09e801c3bb1a$00b7b890$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> thank you very much for your help. i will post back once
> >> i've tried all this.
> >>
> >> seth
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >If your system is clear of viruses, open Control Panel,
> >> open System, go to
> >> >the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and
> >> Recovery, remove the
> >> >check from "Automatically Restart" under System Failure.
> >> This will cause
> >> >the system to blue screen instead of restarting on errors
> >> and the
> >> >information on the blue screen may give a clue as to the
> >> source of the
> >> >issue.
> >> >
> >> >Open Control Panel, open Administrative Tools, open Event
> >> Viewer, look for
> >> >errors corresponding to the crash, double click the error,
> >> the information
> >> >contained within may give a clue as to the
> >> >source of the problem.
> >> >
> >> >Assuming you have an XP CD and not a recovery CD, place
> >> the XP CD in the
> >> >drive, when the setup screen appears, select "Check System
> >> Compatibility,"
> >> >the report it generates may point to problem hardware or
> >> software on your
> >> >system. If you do not have an XP CD, you can download
> >> this application
> >> >known as the Upgrade Advisor from the following site:
> >>
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...ng/advisor.asp
> >> >Note: If you have access to a broadband connection it
> >> might be best to
> >> >download using that as this is a rather large download.
> >> >
> >> >Check for the latest drivers for your hardware, especially
> >> your graphics
> >> >card and soundcard and all peripherals connected to your
> >> system. No not use
> >> >Windows Update for this, go to the device manufacturer's
> >> web sites and if
> >> >you install updated drivers, ignore the message about
> >> drivers being unsigned
> >> >by Microsoft.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >> >Windows Shell/User
> >> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >> >
> >> >"seth thomas rasmussen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> >> in message
> >> >news:054a01c3badc$1092e660$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> even after recently reformatting my HD and starting
> fresh,
> >> >> i am having an old problem. the problem is this:
> >> >>
> >> >> it seems to be only when playing video games that require
> >> >> more intense 3D accelleration, that my computer will
> >> >> sometimes randomly restart. upon reentering windows, the
> >> >> error reporting website would tell me it seems to be a
> >> >> conflict with drivers. nothing more specific is offered.
> >> >>
> >> >> after it first happened, i found out i had a virus. i
> since
> >> >> got rid of the virus. but the problem is happening again.
> >> >>
> >> >> another important note: a few times, the problem has been
> >> >> accompanied by briefly displaying a blue screen with
> white
> >> >> text that starts out something like, "the system has
> >> >> encountered a serious problem." the screen displays for
> >> >> such a short period of time, that i've never been able to
> >> >> read the full text.
> >> >>
> >> >> has anybody else encountered this, and do you know
> where i
> >> >> might solve this problem?
> >> >>
> >> >> technical notes:
> >> >> -my video drivers are WHQL certified, and this problem
> >> >> happened before i had these specific drivers, yet the
> >> >> problem still seems only to occur while playing games.
> >> >>
> >> >> please help. this is most frustrating. feel free to send
> >> >> replies to (E-Mail Removed) as well. thanks.
> >> >>
> >> >> seth
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Contact the motherboard manufacturer tech support.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Lars" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:03f901c3bcf4$f8b80f00$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have recently installed XP Pro clean on a new system.
> The random restarts began even during Windows installation
> with the same STOP: <message>. After some research it
> appears that I needed to install the chipset drivers for
> the motherboard. But doing that caused the system to be
> unable to boot. So I started over and installed the
> chipset drivers one at a time. The one that made the
> system burp was the SMBus driver. I have been unable to go
> forward or backward from this point. The drivers are
> correct for the chipset and the latest version. I am
> stumped at this point.
>
> Hope this helps.
> Lars

i believe the old drivers caused other video issues as well. :\
>-----Original Message-----
>Yes, this is an nVidia driver. If you've recently updated
the drivers for
>your graphics card, I suggest you rollback the previous
version. If you
>haven't updated lately, I suggest you check the nVidia
site for recent
>updates.
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:051d01c3bcb8$fa5c1950$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> i got the blue screen with the message again, and thanks to
>> your tip, i was able to read it. it appears the conflict is
>> with "nv4disp.dll" which i would presume is one of the
>> nvidia drivers. upon returning to windows, the error report
>> analysis couldn't offer anything other than saying "this
>> error is being investigated at this time."
>>
>> these drivers are supposedly WHQL certified..
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >You're welcome, good luck.
>> >
>> >--
>> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> >Windows Shell/User
>> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>> >
>> >"seth thomas rasmussen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>> in message
>> >news:09e801c3bb1a$00b7b890$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> thank you very much for your help. i will post back once
>> >> i've tried all this.
>> >>
>> >> seth
>> >>
>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >If your system is clear of viruses, open Control Panel,
>> >> open System, go to
>> >> >the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and
>> >> Recovery, remove the
>> >> >check from "Automatically Restart" under System Failure.
>> >> This will cause
>> >> >the system to blue screen instead of restarting on
errors
>> >> and the
>> >> >information on the blue screen may give a clue as to the
>> >> source of the
>> >> >issue.
>> >> >
>> >> >Open Control Panel, open Administrative Tools, open
Event
>> >> Viewer, look for
>> >> >errors corresponding to the crash, double click the
error,
>> >> the information
>> >> >contained within may give a clue as to the
>> >> >source of the problem.
>> >> >
>> >> >Assuming you have an XP CD and not a recovery CD, place
>> >> the XP CD in the
>> >> >drive, when the setup screen appears, select "Check
System
>> >> Compatibility,"
>> >> >the report it generates may point to problem hardware or
>> >> software on your
>> >> >system. If you do not have an XP CD, you can download
>> >> this application
>> >> >known as the Upgrade Advisor from the following site:
>> >>
>>
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...ng/advisor.asp
>> >> >Note: If you have access to a broadband connection it
>> >> might be best to
>> >> >download using that as this is a rather large download.
>> >> >
>> >> >Check for the latest drivers for your hardware,
especially
>> >> your graphics
>> >> >card and soundcard and all peripherals connected to your
>> >> system. No not use
>> >> >Windows Update for this, go to the device manufacturer's
>> >> web sites and if
>> >> >you install updated drivers, ignore the message about
>> >> drivers being unsigned
>> >> >by Microsoft.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >--
>> >> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>> >> >Windows Shell/User
>> >> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>> >> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>> >> >
>> >> >"seth thomas rasmussen" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote
>> >> in message
>> >> >news:054a01c3badc$1092e660$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >> even after recently reformatting my HD and starting
>> fresh,
>> >> >> i am having an old problem. the problem is this:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> it seems to be only when playing video games that
require
>> >> >> more intense 3D accelleration, that my computer will
>> >> >> sometimes randomly restart. upon reentering
windows, the
>> >> >> error reporting website would tell me it seems to be a
>> >> >> conflict with drivers. nothing more specific is
offered.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> after it first happened, i found out i had a virus. i
>> since
>> >> >> got rid of the virus. but the problem is happening
again.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> another important note: a few times, the problem
has been
>> >> >> accompanied by briefly displaying a blue screen with
>> white
>> >> >> text that starts out something like, "the system has
>> >> >> encountered a serious problem." the screen
displays for
>> >> >> such a short period of time, that i've never been
able to
>> >> >> read the full text.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> has anybody else encountered this, and do you know
>> where i
>> >> >> might solve this problem?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> technical notes:
>> >> >> -my video drivers are WHQL certified, and this problem
>> >> >> happened before i had these specific drivers, yet the
>> >> >> problem still seems only to occur while playing games.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> please help. this is most frustrating. feel free
to send
>> >> >> replies to (E-Mail Removed) as well. thanks.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> seth
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >.
>> >> >
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

Then you either need to change the card or contact nVidia for help with this
issue.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:063501c3bd64$bc4eb580$(E-Mail Removed)...
> i believe the old drivers caused other video issues as well. :\
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Yes, this is an nVidia driver. If you've recently updated
> the drivers for
> >your graphics card, I suggest you rollback the previous
> version. If you
> >haven't updated lately, I suggest you check the nVidia
> site for recent
> >updates.
> >
> >--
> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >Windows Shell/User
> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >
> ><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:051d01c3bcb8$fa5c1950$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> i got the blue screen with the message again, and thanks to
> >> your tip, i was able to read it. it appears the conflict is
> >> with "nv4disp.dll" which i would presume is one of the
> >> nvidia drivers. upon returning to windows, the error report
> >> analysis couldn't offer anything other than saying "this
> >> error is being investigated at this time."
> >>
> >> these drivers are supposedly WHQL certified..
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >You're welcome, good luck.
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >> >Windows Shell/User
> >> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >> >
> >> >"seth thomas rasmussen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> >> in message
> >> >news:09e801c3bb1a$00b7b890$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> thank you very much for your help. i will post back once
> >> >> i've tried all this.
> >> >>
> >> >> seth
> >> >>
> >> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >> >If your system is clear of viruses, open Control Panel,
> >> >> open System, go to
> >> >> >the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and
> >> >> Recovery, remove the
> >> >> >check from "Automatically Restart" under System Failure.
> >> >> This will cause
> >> >> >the system to blue screen instead of restarting on
> errors
> >> >> and the
> >> >> >information on the blue screen may give a clue as to the
> >> >> source of the
> >> >> >issue.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Open Control Panel, open Administrative Tools, open
> Event
> >> >> Viewer, look for
> >> >> >errors corresponding to the crash, double click the
> error,
> >> >> the information
> >> >> >contained within may give a clue as to the
> >> >> >source of the problem.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Assuming you have an XP CD and not a recovery CD, place
> >> >> the XP CD in the
> >> >> >drive, when the setup screen appears, select "Check
> System
> >> >> Compatibility,"
> >> >> >the report it generates may point to problem hardware or
> >> >> software on your
> >> >> >system. If you do not have an XP CD, you can download
> >> >> this application
> >> >> >known as the Upgrade Advisor from the following site:
> >> >>
> >>
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...ng/advisor.asp
> >> >> >Note: If you have access to a broadband connection it
> >> >> might be best to
> >> >> >download using that as this is a rather large download.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Check for the latest drivers for your hardware,
> especially
> >> >> your graphics
> >> >> >card and soundcard and all peripherals connected to your
> >> >> system. No not use
> >> >> >Windows Update for this, go to the device manufacturer's
> >> >> web sites and if
> >> >> >you install updated drivers, ignore the message about
> >> >> drivers being unsigned
> >> >> >by Microsoft.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >--
> >> >> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >> >> >Windows Shell/User
> >> >> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >> >> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >> >> >
> >> >> >"seth thomas rasmussen" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote
> >> >> in message
> >> >> >news:054a01c3badc$1092e660$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> >> even after recently reformatting my HD and starting
> >> fresh,
> >> >> >> i am having an old problem. the problem is this:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> it seems to be only when playing video games that
> require
> >> >> >> more intense 3D accelleration, that my computer will
> >> >> >> sometimes randomly restart. upon reentering
> windows, the
> >> >> >> error reporting website would tell me it seems to be a
> >> >> >> conflict with drivers. nothing more specific is
> offered.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> after it first happened, i found out i had a virus. i
> >> since
> >> >> >> got rid of the virus. but the problem is happening
> again.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> another important note: a few times, the problem
> has been
> >> >> >> accompanied by briefly displaying a blue screen with
> >> white
> >> >> >> text that starts out something like, "the system has
> >> >> >> encountered a serious problem." the screen
> displays for
> >> >> >> such a short period of time, that i've never been
> able to
> >> >> >> read the full text.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> has anybody else encountered this, and do you know
> >> where i
> >> >> >> might solve this problem?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> technical notes:
> >> >> >> -my video drivers are WHQL certified, and this problem
> >> >> >> happened before i had these specific drivers, yet the
> >> >> >> problem still seems only to occur while playing games.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> please help. this is most frustrating. feel free
> to send
> >> >> >> replies to (E-Mail Removed) as well. thanks.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> seth
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >.
> >> >> >
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> >> >.
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