"mc_nes" <mc_nes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:12FB0450-76A9-4B7E-9E78-CC4A5B8185EB@microsoft.com...
> Hello, I am experiencing crashes in all the games that I own. I am
> running
> a XFX 8800 GTX XXX Edition, for a display adaptor, and using Windows Vista
> Home Premium. Before I installed this video card, I was using a Nvidia
> 7300
> LE. The previous card gave me no problems. Initially, I installed the
> 8800
> GTX XXX on a computer using Windows XP/Media Center as an Operating System
> and I encountered the same problem with game crashes. So I don't think
> this
> problem. specific to Vista Home Premium.
>
> When I decided to build a custom gaming/music producing rig I opted for
> higher performance parts and decided to go with Vista Home Premium. I
> installed the 8800 GTX XXX and all of my new hardware, plus an additional
> GB
> of ram, for a total of 2 GB.
>
> The problem is any game that I play, besides dungeon siege 2, will
> eventually freeze up, during gameplay, the screen will go black for about
> two
> minutes, and then a blue screen with the following error code results:
>
> Technical Information:
>
>
> STOP: 0x00000116 (0x9CBEBBA0, 0x8B6E29A0, 0x00000000, 0x00000002)
>
> nvlddmkm.sys - Address 8B6E29A0 base at 8B6DE000, DataStamp 45e829......
>
>
> Is there a patch or a hotfix that I have missed? I do have all the latest
> drivers from Nvidia and from Asus, as far as bios is concerned. I have a
> 'ticket' with Xfxforce.com's Support Center for this issue and they are
> working with me but I would appreciate the help and other angles. Thank
> you.
>
>
Have you checked in/posted in the NVIDIA forums? As you said, the problem is
not Vista-unique, and the NVIDIA forums are a good place to look for
hardware/driver issues and solutions.
http://forums.nvidia.com/