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Old 12-27-2006   #2 (permalink)
Bill Frisbee


 
 

Re: Error: Desktop Window Manager has stopped working

Allen,

What motherboard are you using?

What driver are you using for the video card?


Bill F.

"Allen Browne" <AllenBrowne@SeeSig.Invalid> wrote in message
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> After installing Vista, I have an AppCrash in Dwm.exe every time I start
> the computer. Vista runs, but the translucency is not working.
>
> Screenshot:
> http://allenbrowne.com/temp/CrashDwm.png
>
> The faulting module is nvd3dum.dll, from nVidia. Updating the display
> driver did not solve the problem. I updated it using the Optional download
> in Windows Update, so its properties are as shown here:
> http://allenbrowne.com/temp/nvd3dumProps.png
>
> Any suggestions for solving this? The graphics card is a GeForce 7600 GS
> (256MB RAM, PCIE), with dual monitors (secondary one rotated to Portrait
> mode.)
>
> --
> Allen Browne - Perth, Western Australia
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