PlayOnline nv4_disp

[Guest]

This application is used to access Final Fantasy IX. The program is becoming
unresponsive (in game mouse icon not responding) and when trying to exit the
program I get an infinite loop error message for nv4_disp.

nvidia drivers are currently upto date 81.98 and DirectX is 9.0c, program
only needs DirectX 8.1 to be able to run as game is over 3 years old. This
however is new installation.

 

[Thomas Kuck]

You might want to try to roll back your driver, try the old version, and
re-install the new one if you are still having problems. Personally I am
not too hot updating video drivers until I come across some problems (if
it works, don't fix it). My driver is version 77.72 and is 18 months old
- no problems so far.
It might be a good idea to keep the driver installation program: if you
are having problems with new versions you can always go back to the
older versions.
Another option that you might want to try first is to reduce the
hardware acceleration in the troubleshooting section of your display
properties (via control panel\display).

This application is used to access Final Fantasy IX. The program is becoming
unresponsive (in game mouse icon not responding) and when trying to exit the
program I get an infinite loop error message for nv4_disp.

nvidia drivers are currently upto date 81.98 and DirectX is 9.0c, program
only needs DirectX 8.1 to be able to run as game is over 3 years old. This
however is new installation.

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[Jimmy S.]

Hi Fuzzy466,

You should reinstall your Nvidia drivers, as nv4_disp is part of them..

Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download accelerators,
firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing updates;
b. Check for game patches: www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system requirements;
d. Check for known issues with your video card at the game's web site.

1. Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you update DirectX
from: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx

Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver. If you've
never done this before I recommend you also look over the Installation hints
and Release Notes both of which are linked to from their download page.

2. Download the latest drivers from: www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp

3. Save the .exe driver in My Documents\My Drivers\nVidia

4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.

5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.

6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.

7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.

8. If Windows prompts you to install the adapter, click "Cancel".

9. Double click the nVidia driver we saved to My Documents\My
Drivers\nVidia folder in step 3 to install.it. If it complains about
Windows Logo Certification just click "Continue". This is normal.

10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.

TROUBLESHOOTING:

Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as per
my website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11

Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video cards
You can disable the extra video output in your display properties control
panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.

Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
your Video card. These steps are listed at: http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk

Perhaps the old Nvidia drivers did not completely uninstall. If that's the
case, use this utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to step 7:
http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?page=detonatorrip&menu=0

The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
(Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game folder/CD)
If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you still
experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver instead:

BETA Drivers: http://download.guru3d.com/
OMEGA Drivers: http://www.omegadrivers.net

There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them!


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Fuzzy466 Wrote:
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| This application is used to access Final Fantasy IX. The program is becoming
| unresponsive (in game mouse icon not responding) and when trying to exit the
| program I get an infinite loop error message for nv4_disp.
|
| nvidia drivers are currently upto date 81.98 and DirectX is 9.0c, program
| only needs DirectX 8.1 to be able to run as game is over 3 years old. This
| however is new installation.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the quick response Jimmy S.

This seems strange that I need to install drivers again considering it was
clean installation of Windows XP (d/l SP2 update) and 81.98 were the first
and only graphics card drivers I have installed. Wouldn't the default
drivers installed by windows have been overwritten / removed?

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Fuzzy466,

The default drivers installed via Windows Update would be older than the
most recent drivers available from manufacturer's website. I recommend:

1. Rolling back your drivers as Thomas also suggested, or;
2. Using my driver reinstallation / troubleshooter to solve this issue.


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Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

Fuzzy466 Wrote:
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| Thanks for the quick response Jimmy S.
|
| This seems strange that I need to install drivers again considering it was
| clean installation of Windows XP (d/l SP2 update) and 81.98 were the first
| and only graphics card drivers I have installed. Wouldn't the default
| drivers installed by windows have been overwritten / removed?