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 Jan 3 2007, 10:08 PM
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Whenever I run anything even slightly involving 3d rendering (WoW, nVidia Control Panel Settings, etc.) the computer just freezes up and everything stops and I need to hold down the power button to restart. I can't play any games, I can't edit the graphics card's 3d options, etc., all because of this problem. My monitor is a BenQ FP202W Senseye 20" and my graphics card is a nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX. Also I've noticed that the fonts look kinda blurry, like if cleartext is on, but I can't find out how to turn it off. --------------------  |
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Jan 3 2007, 10:25 PM
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 Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 155 Joined: 9-December 06 From: Somewhere East of Where You Are (think about it) Member No.: 100,323 |
Did you run the Vista Compatibility program first, to test if your programs are compatible? It sounds like a program compatibility problem.
You could try upgrading the graphic card's drivers, or see if the card is compatible with Vista. --------------------  |
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Jan 3 2007, 10:56 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 64 Joined: 4-July 06 From: New Jerseh. Member No.: 74,715 |
QUOTE(RADIUM-V Interactive @ Jan 3 2007, 10:25 PM)  Did you run the Vista Compatibility program first, to test if your programs are compatible? It sounds like a program compatibility problem. You could try upgrading the graphic card's drivers, or see if the card is compatible with Vista. Okay so installing dx9 didn't do it, yes I installed it for the right version etc. I have a 1.0 rating on my gfx card from Vista, so... I really don't see what the problem should be. This post has been edited by nyiddle: Jan 3 2007, 11:09 PM -------------------- |
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Jan 9 2007, 07:41 AM
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The GeForce 8800GTX doesn't have proper Vista drivers yet.
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Jan 9 2007, 08:00 AM
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Have you tried installing the XP drivers in compatibility mode? Just download the drivers, right click on them, select Properties, and then select the Compatibility tab. Tell it to run in XP mode, and to run as an Administrator.
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