Graphics fun
Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 12:48 pm
Well guys as soime of you may be aware from what I have mentioned that I have been having certain graphics issues off and on. Well yesterday its came to a head. Now never mind if I run games logging into windows makes the graphics go all screwy and then crash. Only way it now works is after running a start up repair and deleting the drivers Im now in windows using the basic VGA graphics driver and theres no graphics glih. Course this means I cant play any games.
So essentially im thinking the graphics card is screwy as the nvidia driver will attempt to use the cards full resources and when it tries it goes belly up. The basic driver is only trying for minimal things so thats why its ok.
And just in case you tech heads have any ideas:
The error that message that pops up is "The nvlddmkm driver has stopped responding and has recovered" Assuming it does recover. My card is an Nvidia Geforce 8600 GTS. And im using windows vista with SP1 which was supposed to fix the problem but ive had it before and after SP1. I used the latest drivers and all that jazz.
Hmm some little glitches have appeared even now with the basic driver. Making me think for sure that the card is screeeeeewed. Stll under DELL warrenty though.
So yes in short. Dunno if or when ill be back on WOW.
So essentially im thinking the graphics card is screwy as the nvidia driver will attempt to use the cards full resources and when it tries it goes belly up. The basic driver is only trying for minimal things so thats why its ok.
And just in case you tech heads have any ideas:
The error that message that pops up is "The nvlddmkm driver has stopped responding and has recovered" Assuming it does recover. My card is an Nvidia Geforce 8600 GTS. And im using windows vista with SP1 which was supposed to fix the problem but ive had it before and after SP1. I used the latest drivers and all that jazz.
Hmm some little glitches have appeared even now with the basic driver. Making me think for sure that the card is screeeeeewed. Stll under DELL warrenty though.
So yes in short. Dunno if or when ill be back on WOW.