NVIDIA Graphics Drivers + Vista = BSOD?

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Hi All,

Having read alot of threads on this forum it has come to my attention that
many of those people reporting blue screen of death (BSOD) crashes on Vista
have an Nvidia graphics card (most likely with Nvidia Drivers installed)...

I am experiencing this problem on my laptop whenever I attempt to run a
program that uses any (even slightly) graphics intensive task (such as
Microsoft Hold'em game, Media Center, playing a Media Player, trying to run
Windows System Assesment Tool etc..).

So I am putting it out there; Are people experiencing these problems while
running a graphics card other than Nvidia??

D
 
I'm not using a graphics card other than Nvidia but I don't have any
problems with the drivers installed by Vista on my 7600 GS.

Dale
 
No BSODs here also (using nVidia GeForce 7300 LE). nVidia has released a new version of ForceWare drivers for Windows Vista RTM (Build 6000). Note that it's still marked as "Beta Driver"

- - -
ForceWare Release 100
Version: 100.59
Release Date: January 31, 2007
Beta Driver
- - -

Windows Vista 32-bit:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_100.59.html

[Driver 100.59] Products Supported:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_100.59_supported.html

FWIW

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Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I'm not using a graphics card other than Nvidia but I don't have any
problems with the drivers installed by Vista on my 7600 GS.

Dale
 
I have a geforce 7600 gt and currently running windows vista home premium. I
have attempted to install the new 97.46 and the 100.something drivers for
vista 32 bit, but when it
starts the install it comes up with an error saying:

"Setup detected that the operating system in use is not Windows Vista. This
setup program and its associated driver are designed to run only on Windows
Vista. The installation will be terminated."

How can I install the new drivers?
 
Ah! I faced that problem not long ago. Check this blog, Alex.

NVIDIA driver installation headache - Resolved!:
http://www.winhelponline.com/blogs/44/NVIDIA-driver-installation-headache---Resolved.html

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I have a geforce 7600 gt and currently running windows vista home premium. I
have attempted to install the new 97.46 and the 100.something drivers for
vista 32 bit, but when it
starts the install it comes up with an error saying:

"Setup detected that the operating system in use is not Windows Vista. This
setup program and its associated driver are designed to run only on Windows
Vista. The installation will be terminated."

How can I install the new drivers?
 
Thanks for your reply. I forgot to mention that I am running a Geforce 7600
Go video card and it appears that there are no "MS certified" drivers that I
can find...
Those that I can install all result in the same problem.

A PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA stop error 50 caused by the nvidia file
nv_mini.sys..


Ramesh said:
No BSODs here also (using nVidia GeForce 7300 LE). nVidia has released a new version of ForceWare drivers for Windows Vista RTM (Build 6000). Note that it's still marked as "Beta Driver"

- - -
ForceWare Release 100
Version: 100.59
Release Date: January 31, 2007
Beta Driver
- - -

Windows Vista 32-bit:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_100.59.html

[Driver 100.59] Products Supported:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_100.59_supported.html

FWIW

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


I'm not using a graphics card other than Nvidia but I don't have any
problems with the drivers installed by Vista on my 7600 GS.

Dale

davior1414 said:
Hi All,

Having read alot of threads on this forum it has come to my attention that
many of those people reporting blue screen of death (BSOD) crashes on
Vista
have an Nvidia graphics card (most likely with Nvidia Drivers
installed)...

I am experiencing this problem on my laptop whenever I attempt to run a
program that uses any (even slightly) graphics intensive task (such as
Microsoft Hold'em game, Media Center, playing a Media Player, trying to
run
Windows System Assesment Tool etc..).

So I am putting it out there; Are people experiencing these problems while
running a graphics card other than Nvidia??

D
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I am too! Glad it's not just me, but it's really annoying. I'm using a general NVIDIA 7600GT and I get blue screens on most generic intensive tasks, as well. Anyone know of a fix to this yet????

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SUj--

I'm using one and it's overclocked, with no problems. Call Tech Support
for whomever made the video card--that's not Nvidia who as you know made the
chipset--ask them which current driver is doing the best among games and
graphics apps. They are knowledgable and usually open all the time.

BTW--

You really skimped on information. The key is what driver are you using.
In my experience several people are having no trouble at all using the
generic driver that MSFT supplies on the Vista DVD that was given to them
from Nvidia. Unless you have a specific graphics app or game that requires
more functionality, it should be working fine.

Also, with all due respect, I don't see any evidence yet that your BSODs
have anything to do with your Nvidia 7600.

You wrote:

"and I get blue screens on most generic intensive tasks" With what evidence
are you linking them to your video card?

What are the errors?

Why not do a Startup Repair? You don't have to be in a no boot situation to
profit from it.


*Repair:

SFC: Windows Key +R>type in cmd>hold down CTRL+SHIFT on your keyboard and
then press Enter>type sfc /scannow at prompt.

Startup Repair, System Restoer and other Win RE Tools:

How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to
troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392/en-us

A Stop error occurs, or the computer stops responding when you try to start
Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925810/en-us

You run the startup repair tool this way:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925810/en-us

How To Run Startup Repair In Vista Ultimate (Multiple Screenshots)
http://www.windowsvista.windowsreinstall.com/vistaultimate/repairstartup/index.htm

Note The computer must be configured to start from a CD or from a DVD. For
information about how to configure the computer to start from a CD or from a
DVD, see the information that came with the computer.
2. Restart the computer. To do this, click Start, click the arrow next to
the Lock button, and then click Restart.

This usually means that you enter bios setup by whatever key or keys
(sometimes there is more than one key that will do it for your model--go to
pc manufacturer site) and configure CD to be first in the boot order.

See for ref:
Access/Enter Motherboard BIOS
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

Note If you cannot restart the computer by using this method, use the power
button to turn off the computer. Then, turn the computer back on.
3. Set your language preference, and then click Next.

Note In most cases, the startup repair process starts automatically, and you
do not have the option to select it in the System Recovery Options menu.
4. Click Repair your computer.
5. In the System Recovery Options dialog box, click the operating system
that you want to repair, and then click Next.
6. In the System Recovery Options menu, click Startup Repair to start the
repair process.
7. When the repair process is complete, click Finish.

Additional References for Startup Repair With Screenshots:

How to Use Startup Repair:

***Accessing Windows RE (Repair Environment):***

1) Insert Media into PC (the DVD you burned)

2) ***You will see on the Vista logo setup screen after lang. options in the
lower left corner, a link called "System Recovery Options."***

Screenshot: System Recovery Options (Lower Left Link)
http://blogs.itecn.net/photos/liuhui/images/2014/500x375.aspx

Screenshot: (Click first option "Startup Repair"
http://www.leedesmond.com/images/img_vista02ctp-installSysRecOpt2.bmp

How To Run Startup Repair In Vista Ultimate (Multiple Screenshots)
http://www.windowsvista.windowsreinstall.com/vistaultimate/repairstartup/index.htm

3) Select your OS for repair.

4) Its been my experience that you can see some causes of the crash from
theWin RE feature:

You'll have a choice there of using:

1) Startup Repair
2) System Restore
3) Complete PC Restore

You could also:

Try to F8 to the Windows Adv Options Menu>try 3 safe modes there (I don't
use WGA) and Last Known Good>then I go to Win RE in Vista. That gives you a
choice of Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking,and Safe Mode with Command
Prompt.

These methods are outlined in

A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP/and Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222/

You will need this reference:

How to start the System Restore tool at a command prompt in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304449/en-us

The command to use for system restore at the safe mode cmd prompt is:

%systemroot%\system32\restore\rstrui.exe

The reason for doing this is one of these choices may work, when the other
doesn't. My experience is that people do not fully try F8 when they think
or have said they have. It is that they can almost always reach Windows
Advanced Options though.

Good luck,

CH
 
i get them too its more of a blue screen then a memory dump i have a geforce 8800gtx and the beta 64bit drivers might be the problem i also have the beta drivers for XFI sound card. i'm looking for answers as well.

-Matt

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Hey guys and gals,

im having a problem when i use Media Center and go to play live TV or
Recorded TV. I end up getting a blue screen and a complete system crash. It
only happens when and only when i use the TV function. I am using a GeForce
5700 any ideas??

thanks
 
Hello all!

Yes I have had several crashes with my 7900 gtx card but I cannot say it is
just from the driver for the card. I did an upgrade from a clean xp install
to WV Premium Home Edetion. As I build my own systems I can rule out any OEM
issues. My Box is new based off of all Vista ready items; AMD 64 X2 3800 dual
Core, 2 gig DDR2 RAM, I updated my MB driver that runs a nvidia chip also;
asus m2n32-sli delux, and a saw a great improvement. I will be updateing the
vid card driver this weekend, I am not sure what I am running currently. I
have been getting lockups and crashes to BSOD with memory dump, even in safe
mode, that seem ot be related to an COM issue and a memory issue. I ran a
diag. on my ram and HD and did a defrag with no help. I tryed to uninstall a
couple of programs in safe mode to see if it would help any but I got a
message the windows installer was not working and had to be reinstalled.
I have reinstalled Vista once already. I get App_Filter Module sotpped
working, Security Stopped working and COM stopped working most often. I saw
this slow down in frequency with doing disk cleanup often in increaseing the
available memory to 5 gig. Oddly my C: dirve seem to grow after each crash.
I'll update here with anything else I find.

Thanks

Citizen
 
I run Vista Home Premium on an
AMD 64 x2 4600+ 939 socket
2 gigs Ram
nVidia 8800 GTS with nVidia Vista Beta drivers
I have not had any problems with graphics intensive programs i.e. FSX
I have noticed a few minor issues, for example when UAC activates and the
pop box appears and the screen
darkens there is a microsecond (barely noticable) when the screen actually
darkens that the screen becomes
pixelated. But it does not stay that way and it is barely noticeable, and
actually the performance of FSX
is much better with Vista than it was on XP with all the same components,
thus the only difference being
Vista. So I guess I am saying that I am not really experiencing any issues
with Vista and an nVidia card.
Not sure if this really helps.
G
 
I installed the 100.69 driver last nite and saw no differance in my BSOD
crashes, but i saw some increase in satbility. I have been able to get some
games to load and play for a little while. BF2142 gives me a PUNK Buster kick
everytime iGet loged onto a server, I will look into any updates from Game
Spy on this, I did not get time to try a non PB server. Medival 2 will paly
for a while befor it locks up, but no BSOD. I still will get random lockups
for no apperent reason. I have checked again at system settings and found no
listed conflicts, nor any problems under devise manager, WV update has no
other items, no IRQ issuse can be forund. The ONLY card i have is the Vid
Card, sound is onboard; I will get new SB card soon.
I have Logitech's Freedom cordless Joystick, G15 Keyboard and a Mx518
mouse, I downloaded new drivers last night, they ran an uninstall automaticly
for some reason. No crash yet. i am going to give it soem time and try
running a few different items also. I have Nero and installed the free
upgrade and came across less problems but I have not been able to succesfully
burn anything. i hope some of these odds and ends might give some guidance.

Citizen
 
Citizen Alpha said:
I installed the 100.69 driver last nite and saw no differance in my BSOD
crashes, but i saw some increase in satbility. I have been able to get
some
games to load and play for a little while. BF2142 gives me a PUNK Buster
kick
everytime iGet loged onto a server, I will look into any updates from Game
Spy on this, I did not get time to try a non PB server. Medival 2 will
paly
for a while befor it locks up, but no BSOD. I still will get random
lockups
for no apperent reason. I have checked again at system settings and found
no
listed conflicts, nor any problems under devise manager, WV update has no
other items, no IRQ issuse can be forund. The ONLY card i have is the Vid
Card, sound is onboard; I will get new SB card soon.
I have Logitech's Freedom cordless Joystick, G15 Keyboard and a Mx518
mouse, I downloaded new drivers last night, they ran an uninstall
automaticly
for some reason. No crash yet. i am going to give it soem time and try
running a few different items also. I have Nero and installed the free
upgrade and came across less problems but I have not been able to
succesfully
burn anything. i hope some of these odds and ends might give some
guidance.

Citizen
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I built a new computer for my son using my old Nvidia 6800GT video card (
using my old copy of Win XP Pro as I bought a retail of Vista Ultimate for
my machine) and he had nothing but trouble running the 3 games he plays,
Vanguard, WOW and Warcraft III. BSOD's every 10 to 15 minutes. I never
played games and never had any problems. After a couple of hours searching
with Google about the error messages and seeing that many people had the
same problem and trying 6 or 7 old and new drivers and all kinds of changed
bios settings, I found no real fix. The only suggestion that I hadn't tried
was to use an ATI video card. I bought one for the machine I built for him
and he hasn't had a BSOD since I installed it and he's extremely happy with
the performance ( bought a 1650 PRO). I've used Nvidia video cards since
Diamond stopped making video cards many years ago ( loved my old Diamond
Stealth) and never thought I would buy an ATI as I had heard that their
drivers were not so good. Problem solved...when I upgrade my video card in a
few months it's going to be an ATI also. Don't know about Vista and ATI but
after the problem with XP I am an ATI convert for now.
Bob
 
Having read alot of threads on this forum it has come to my attention

I can no longer play DVD for more than 5 minuttes without getting BSOD :(
The BSOD screen says something about an nv.... something file, wich makes me
think it is caused by the Nvidia driver. I have 8800GTS and use latest beta
driver.
 
I got the blue screen of death when I install the nVidia drivers directly
from the Vista update thing. My computer was completely unrecoverable after
that. So don't even think about install the recommended nVidia drivers
directly from the Windows Update program. Just download the nVidia drivers
directly from the nVidia website. They work alright and no BSOD.

I have a 7600GS btw. And the BSOD happened as recently as a month ago so
it's a persistent problem it would seem.
 
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