I have the same problem with Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP1 and my 8500GT
card when watching TV or DVDs with Media Center. I had to go back to 169.25
from either 174.74 or from 175.12. I never heard back from NVIDIA when I
reported it. I however, do not have a problem with other PC applications or
with Web browsing.
"steve h." <ugandasteve2470@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9D6C7A0D-60FD-43BF-A063-BD294D0A654D@xxxxxx
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> Hi all,
> I've already submitted a support ticket on this to Nvidia, who is
> currently
> saying it is not their fault. I am using Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit
> SP1,
> on a Intel 9770 chip, 4 gigabytes of Patriot RAM, 4 Raptors in RAID0 mode,
> and my video card is the EVGA Nvidia 9800 GX2 (here:
> http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814130338 ).
>
> The problem: When using my computer for browsing the net with Opera 9.27
> or
> Firefox 2.0.0.14 or using Second Life (http://secondlife.com), the screen
> will either 1) flicker in a strobe-like fashion for a few seconds and then
> freeze up; or 2) do exactly like #1 and then go black. It does this with
> Windows XP SP3 too, by the way.
>
> They have told me to make sure to uninstall the 174.74 driver completely
> and
> cleanly (http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvist...4.74_whql.html) and
> to
> use the Guru3d.com driver cleaner. I have done this with this driver, as
> well
> as the 174.53 driver. Both drivers do not work with my rig.
>
> The ONLY driver that works for maybe an hour or so, before freezing up, is
> the Guru3d.com 174.93 driver. I've even tried the latest beta 175.12, and
> it
> freezes up also.
>
> What do I do now ? I will continue to pursue my Nvidia support ticket.
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Steve