Vista screwing up big time.

ct_drummer_boi · 06-26-2008

Well i'm not entirely sure it's Vista screwing up but I believe it is since it can't be anything else.

I have a Gateway P-6860FX

4 gigs of ram
Nvidia 8800m GTX (512)
Vista x64

Right now whenever I play games (x64 compatable ones) my computer will freeze up after a few minutes of gameplay. I noticed it freezes particularly when I open a new screen in-game or click on something that will result in a drastic change on screen (For example opening a menu mid-gameplay) When it freezes I can't even Alt-Tab out of the screen or even open the Task Manager. I have to improperly shutdown, and recently, the computer won't even start up, bringing up the startup repair permanently. I took it to Geek Squad and they ran a Diagnostic only to find all hardware to be running perfectly fine. I restored the computer to factory set up, and am currently installing the game again to try it once more.

What could be causing the freezing?

**johngalt** · 06-27-2008

Any number of things, such as improper drivers, corrupted files, bad sectors, failing RAM, failing video card ram, etc....

06-26-2008	#1 (permalink)
ct_drummer_boi Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Vista 2 posts Rep Power: 3	Vista screwing up big time. Well i'm not entirely sure it's Vista screwing up but I believe it is since it can't be anything else. I have a Gateway P-6860FX 4 gigs of ram Nvidia 8800m GTX (512) Vista x64 Right now whenever I play games (x64 compatable ones) my computer will freeze up after a few minutes of gameplay. I noticed it freezes particularly when I open a new screen in-game or click on something that will result in a drastic change on screen (For example opening a menu mid-gameplay) When it freezes I can't even Alt-Tab out of the screen or even open the Task Manager. I have to improperly shutdown, and recently, the computer won't even start up, bringing up the startup repair permanently. I took it to Geek Squad and they ran a Diagnostic only to find all hardware to be running perfectly fine. I restored the computer to factory set up, and am currently installing the game again to try it once more. What could be causing the freezing?
My System Specs

06-27-2008	#2 (permalink)
johngalt Antidisestablishmentarian Join Date: May 2008 e x86 MAK, XVista Ultimate x64 MAK, Vista UltimatP x64, XP x86, OpenSolaris 5, Gentoo 2008.1.... 3,300 posts 3rd Rock Rep Power: 107	Re: Vista screwing up big time. Any number of things, such as improper drivers, corrupted files, bad sectors, failing RAM, failing video card ram, etc....
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