A7N8X-X: shut down error in Win2k due to nv_agp.sys

[phil]

When I try to shut down, there is a blue screen with an error message that
refers to the driver nv_agp.sys.

It seems to me that this driver is used for the "NVIDIA AGP Host to PCI
Bridge" system device. I am using an old PCI video card. My guess is that
the driver was poorly written and does not know how to cope with this.

If I uninstall the driver, the computer shuts down properly, but it asks for
my disk containing the driver the next time that I log in.

Help!!

Regard,
Phil

 

[Paul]

When I try to shut down, there is a blue screen with an error message that
refers to the driver nv_agp.sys.

It seems to me that this driver is used for the "NVIDIA AGP Host to PCI
Bridge" system device. I am using an old PCI video card. My guess is that
the driver was poorly written and does not know how to cope with this.

If I uninstall the driver, the computer shuts down properly, but it asks for
my disk containing the driver the next time that I log in.

Help!!

Regard,
Phil

Just a guess, but can you go into Device Manager and disable the
"AGP Host to PCI Bridge" device (disable, not delete) ? Perhaps
with that device disabled, nv_agp.sys will have no reason to load ?
And, being disabled, maybe it won't ask for a driver on the next
reboot.

Just remember to re-enable the device before installing an AGP
card.

HTH,
Paul

 

[phil]

Just a guess, but can you go into Device Manager and disable the
"AGP Host to PCI Bridge" device (disable, not delete) ? Perhaps
with that device disabled, nv_agp.sys will have no reason to load ?
And, being disabled, maybe it won't ask for a driver on the next
reboot.

Just remember to re-enable the device before installing an AGP
card.

HTH,
Paul

Thanks. I thought of trying that last night, but I was too tired by that
point and never got around to it. I'll post later this evening whether it
works or not.

Regards,
Phil

 

[Phil]

Thanks. I thought of trying that last night, but I was too tired by that
point and never got around to it. I'll post later this evening whether it
works or not.

Regards,
Phil

Disabling the driver seems to have worked. Thanks.

Phil