-----Original Message-----
You're welcome Gavin, and thanks for the response!
Cheers,
Jimmy.
| hey thanks for the reply.
| I did check using dxdiag and everything seems to check
| ok. I've had problems using the nvidia driver in the past
| so I've used the one direct from ASUS.
| I haven't tried that nvidia removal tool. I guess that's
| next. Thanks.
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi Gavin,
| >--
| >Your system is most likely restarting as a result of a
| STOP error.
| >To stop this behavior and to analyse the error, try the
| steps in
| >this article:
|
http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/windowsxp/bsod.htm
| >
| >You can also get the Recommended "Windows Error Reporting"
| >Update from Windows Update site to get error solutions
| from the
| >MS Knowledgebase automatically. Just double click any
| red X's
| >that you see in Administrative Tools / Event Viewer.
| Download
| >the 32 bit version:
http://support.microsoft.com/?
| kbid=821558
| >
| >HOWEVER The reboot is probably caused by a out of date
| driver...
| >
| >Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming
| issues. Here's some
| >rules of thumb though to always keep in mind. Shut DL
| accelerators, fire-
| >walls and antivirus programs off while downloading or
| installing drivers and
| >updates. Also check the game's website (or
| Fileplanet.com) for patches.
| >
| >Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you
| install DirectX 9.0b:
| >
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/9/c/c9c8a1d4-
| 7690-4c98-baf3-0c67e7f3751f/dx90b_redist.exe
| >
| >Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your
| driver:
| >
| >1. To identify the make and model of your card, right
| click your
| > Desktop, choose Properties / Settings / Advanced /
| Adapter.
| >
| >2. Download the latest video driver for your card online,
| using
| >
|
http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#drivers
| > to find the website to download from. I also have
| advanced
| > video driver and direct X troubleshooting steps on
| that page.
| >
| >3. Save the .exe driver (or uncompress the zip file) to a
| folder
| > in My Documents named after the driver version number.
| >
| >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 the driver is a (exe)program file, GO DIRECTLY TO
| step 10.
| >
| >9. When Windows prompts you to install the video
| adapter, click
| > "Install from a list or specific location", click
| the "Browse" button,
| > browse to the My documents folder where you saved the
| driver,
| > and finally click on one of the driver files to begin
| installation.
| > Skip step 10 and go directly to
| step 11.
| >
| >10. When Windows prompts you to install the video
| adapter, click
| > "Cancel" and Double click the driver program to begin
| installation.
| >
| >11. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display /
| Settings and
| > choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 1024x768 Screen
| 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:
| >
http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
| >
| >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.omegacorner.com/
| >
| >There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to
| post them!
| >
| >--
| >Cheers,
| >Jimmy S.
| >
| >Additional Support Resources: My Zone.com Helpsite:
|
http://nibblesnbits.tk
| >Microsoft Online Tech Support:
|
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=376
| >Game FAQ's:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=FH;[LN];gms
| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I
| confer any rights.
|
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| >
| | >| I just got this game called ghostmaster. When I open
| the
| >| game it seems to run fine, but as soon as I get into the
| >| playable part it just reboots my machine.
| >| xp pro sp1
| >| asus geforce 3
| >| maddog sound
| >| asus a7a266 mobo
| >| 768 megs ram
| >| anyone else have this problem?
| >|
| >
| >
| >.
| >
.
