I hate my Vista and is all Intel's fault!

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Evermore27

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Hi all,

I bought a brand new PC, last year with the following configuration:

Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit (installed it myself)
HD 250 GB
2GB RAM DDR2
Intel Core 2 Duo
And the major problem: Intel 82945G Express Chipset Family (video card)

With all that, I got a 2,5 from User Index Experience.

Okay, before to continue I am a BIG fan of Vista and I will not blame the OS, but Intel, who compiled very poorly the 64bit version of this driver.

Simply and completely random, the CPU usage of my PC goes crazy from 40% to 100% turning my usage slow and nearly impossible. The mouse cursor don't even move at this time. So I am forced to restart and everything is back to normal, until this happens again.

This occur when I do something that uses my video card, such as opening a window (the problem starts at the same time of Aero's animation). Tried everything: disabled memory swap, edited BIOS configurations.

After this problem, If I run a invalid registry key scanner from Windows Live One Care Safety Center, the results detect several invalid registry keys in the driver folder of my video card. If I ask to the scanner delete these keys, I never got the freezing again, but my video card get partially destroyed; still shows aero graphics, but in a slower way.

Finally, I can't update my video card. My Desktop is slim, a special designed model, and I can't modify its peripherics.

There is something I can do about this or can I start to think in selling this PC?
 

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What size exactly is your pc case as you can get slimline graphics cards. I use a micro atx case with the following dimensions 200 mm (W) x 360 mm (H) x 312 mm (D) and you can see my system specs below.


Whats the name of your motherboard ? If you dont know for sure download CPUID and post a screenshot here of the Mainboard tab open.
 

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hm..... you might could change the case out...... but..... i would say sell it and get a AMD based system :D and yes you intel fans i am shoving this down your throat :p haha........
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build
    CPU
    AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz
    Motherboard
    Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard
    Memory
    2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" Acer X223 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 X 1050
    Hard Drives
    320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
    500gb Seagate SATA II
    1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium)
    PSU
    ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular
    Case
    NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans
    Cooling
    1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Sidewinder X6
    Mouse
    Microsoft Sidewinder X5
    Internet Speed
    6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up
    Other Info
    AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
    Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
IMO...I would never buy a slime line PC for that reason alone. Problems with the design, special ram, gpu and so on and your limited to hardware upgrade choices. To me it's no better than a laptop. This is not to say they aren't any good. It appeals to a lot of the people for space saving areas, which I under stand fully. Although you get what you pay for.
Now, when did this problem start and how long has it been going on. If it's from when you got the PC I would do a system recovery with the recovery disc's or if your hard drive is partitioned with the factory image on it, then use the f-11 key to format from that.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self built
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64x2 6000+ 3.0ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus M4N78 Pro
    Memory
    3Gb PC2-5300 DDR2 @ 667mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    XFX Radeon HD 4770 512mb GDDR5
    Sound Card
    VIA HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual monitors: HP W1907 LCD 19" and Gateway HD Display 19" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    Barracuda 7200.10 SATA 3.0Gb/s 320 x 2-GB Hard Drive
    PSU
    Antec Earthwatts 80 plus 500 watts
    Case
    Ultra E-Torque ATX Mid tower clear side w/2 120mm fans
    Cooling
    Thermaltake MaxOrb cpu cooler w/120 mm blue led
    Keyboard
    OEM HP
    Mouse
    OEM HP
    Internet Speed
    Download 6885 kb/s upload 367 kb/s
    Other Info
    Optical: Super Muliti DVD burner w/lightscribe, Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1800
What's the make and model of your PC?
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
    Motherboard
    XFX MB-750I-72P9 NF750i
    Memory
    4096MB Corsair XMS2 PC-5400
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS Nvidia Geforce GTX470
    Sound Card
    ASUS Xonar DX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell 24" S2409W & Dell 20" E207WFP
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 & 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    750GB Western Digital Caviar Black & 500GB Samsung
    PSU
    750 watt Thermaltake Toughpower
    Case
    Coolermaster Dominator 690 Nvidia Edition
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT Cooler, 6x 120mm Chassis Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G11 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech G5 Laser Mouse (2007 edition)
    Internet Speed
    100Mbps
    Other Info
    abit airpace 54mbps wireless PCI-E x1 card
First of all, thanks to all for the attention.

What size exactly is your pc case as you can get slimline graphics cards. I use a micro atx case with the following dimensions 200 mm (W) x 360 mm (H) x 312 mm (D) and you can see my system specs below.


Whats the name of your motherboard ? If you dont know for sure download CPUID and post a screenshot here of the Mainboard tab open.
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Here goes the screen shot:
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Now, when did this problem start and how long has it been going on. If it's from when you got the PC I would do a system recovery with the recovery disc's or if your hard drive is partitioned with the factory image on it, then use the f-11 key to format from that.
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The problem start when I do something that uses my graphics card. Playing games. Opening several windows at the same time (the aero will stress the graphic card and the problem generally occurs). I'm having this problem since the first day I bought it. Sometimes, the message "igfx module stopped to responded", but it's rare.

I would like to format it (and maybe try the 32bit version of Vista), only If I couldn't any solution for this. In last case.

What's the make and model of your PC?
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The maker is MEGAWARE. And the model is: Megahome Slim MW Series.
 

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Your case isnt that slim by the looks of it. Take a tape measure and measure its dimensions and post them here. Im pretty sure by just by looking at the pics you'll at least get a slimline graphics card in there but you may even be able to get a regular sized graphics card to fit. :)

You could try updating your bios and drivers first though from this link: PCCHIPS
 

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stew2 said:
Your case isnt that slim by the looks of it. Take a tape measure and measure its dimensions and post them here. Im pretty sure by just by looking at the pics you'll at least get a slimline graphics card in there but you may even be able to get a regular sized graphics card to fit. :)

You could try updating your bios and drivers first though from this link: PCCHIPS
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Could you please tell me the direct link to the driver of my motherboard on this website? I can't find it :(
 
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No problem here it is: PCCHIPS Web Site

Download and install the 4 drivers listed on that page. You should reboot after installing each one and when your finished check to see if the problems you are having are still there.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self
    CPU
    Phenom II X4 810 2.6 GHz AM3 - Oc'd to 2.9 GHz
    Motherboard
    Jetway HA08-LF AM3 790GX + SB750
    Memory
    8 GB OCZ Gold DDR3 1333 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon 4850 HD
    Sound Card
    M-Audio Audiophile 2496
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG-Flatron L226WT 22" Wide screen LCD; MAG-LT776 17" LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1650X1050; 1280X1024
    Hard Drives
    2-SATA Western Digital WD10EACS, 1000 GB
    2-SATA Western Digital WD5000ABYS, 500 GB
    PSU
    BFG 650 Watt
    Case
    El cheapo with pretty lights
    Cooling
    4 X Small, 1 X Large Case fans, stock CPU cooling
    Keyboard
    Saitek Eclipse II (backlit)
    Mouse
    Logitech 3-button Wireless Wheel M/N RAA88
    Internet Speed
    6 MB down, 500 KB up
    Other Info
    Built this system June 02, 2009.
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