Have you checked your event viewer to get more specific information? From
what you have said, seems likely that the driver is most likely at fault.
Have you checked for updated drivers on the manufacturers site. With video
cards, it is usually best to check the mfg, then the chipset mfg if not
available from the video card.
"Allen Browne" <AllenBrowne@SeeSig.Invalid> wrote in message
news:u4ZAEYiKHHA.1248@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Motherboard is an Intel 965LT, with Core2 Duo (6600) processor.
>
> Graphics card is nVidia GeForce 7600 FS (manufactured by xfxforce), PCIE
> with 256MB RAM. Driver is 7.15.10.9746, and the Digital Signer is
> "microsoft windows hardware compatibility publisher." More details in the
> 2nd screenshot.
>
> The Aero features do work if tell Vista not to use monitor 2 and reboot,
> so it appears to be related to the second (rotated) monitor. It's the
> 32-bit Vista.
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> --
> Allen Browne - Perth, Western Australia
> Reply to group, rather than allenbrowne at mvps dot org.
>
> "Bill Frisbee" <wfrisbee@comcastx.net> wrote in message
> news:1784B5F5-933E-4190-AA1E-E48D3DF2429F@microsoft.com...
>> 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
>> news:%23opbqeVKHHA.2632@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> 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.)
>