Vista - Constant Black screens

Am expieriencing random and constant black screens with vista, anyone else
having this problem? It never gives error messages, etc, just the screen
goes completely black for no apparent reason, does this alot, and always
sporatically. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanx

"Daniel Lapointe" <danimator@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:E6A295FD-911B-4631-A096-DAE28F39308B@microsoft.com...
> Am expieriencing random and constant black screens with vista, anyone else
> having this problem? It never gives error messages, etc, just the screen
> goes completely black for no apparent reason, does this alot, and always
> sporatically. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanx

Does the screen stay black or does it come back? Does the system still
respond?

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/
Get ready for Windows Vista: http://www.windowsvista.com/getready/

*Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*

Nope, it stays gone, I can still see the mouse cursor, hd lights, etc still
going, and it sporatically moves around, Im totally lost as to why, I tried
uninstalling different programs, drivers, etc. And it still does it, and
always randomly, so can't find a cause. And no errors reported in error
reporting.Thanx

"Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
news:5D54587C-F358-428E-9779-F1AABCFBF5B9@microsoft.com...
> "Daniel Lapointe" <danimator@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:E6A295FD-911B-4631-A096-DAE28F39308B@microsoft.com...
>> Am expieriencing random and constant black screens with vista, anyone
>> else having this problem? It never gives error messages, etc, just the
>> screen goes completely black for no apparent reason, does this alot, and
>> always sporatically. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanx
>
> Does the screen stay black or does it come back? Does the system still
> respond?
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
> http://www.windowsresource.net/
> Get ready for Windows Vista: http://www.windowsvista.com/getready/
>
> *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*
>
>

Just a guess but it may have something to do with uac and glass. Does it
happen when you do something that might trigger uac? Have you changed any
settings to do with uac? Are you using Aero Glass?

--
Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/



Daniel Lapointe wrote:
> Am expieriencing random and constant black screens with vista, anyone
> else having this problem? It never gives error messages, etc, just
> the screen goes completely black for no apparent reason, does this
> alot, and always sporatically. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanx

Tried turning uac on and off, does the same thing regardless. It's not
hardware i dont think, as everything ran flawlessly on xp. I tried vista with
only its default built in drivers for everything, still the same thing, then
downloaded teh vista ati, x-fi drivers, etc..still same thing. And still
happens with no new software installed after installation. So I'm at a total
loss here. It happens both when pc is idle, and when it's busy doing
things,and I don't notice any weird cpu spikes or anything before it does the
black screen of death. Using aero glass too yes. Also, my parts are:

ATI x1800xl
Soundblaster X-Fi platinum
Asus a8ve-deluxe mobo
1gig of infinium ram
1gig of ocz ram
diamond multimedia tv-tuner




"Kerry Brown" wrote:

> Just a guess but it may have something to do with uac and glass. Does it
> happen when you do something that might trigger uac? Have you changed any
> settings to do with uac? Are you using Aero Glass?
>
> --
> Kerry
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
> http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
>
>
>
> Daniel Lapointe wrote:
> > Am expieriencing random and constant black screens with vista, anyone
> > else having this problem? It never gives error messages, etc, just
> > the screen goes completely black for no apparent reason, does this
> > alot, and always sporatically. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> > Thanx
>
>
>

Daniel:
It sounds like a driver issue but you've changed drivers. Things
that are easily overlooked are power supply voltages, CPU overheating or
ram. "http://www.memtest86.com/" works or thoroughly testing ram and it's
available as an CD image so you don't need a floppy drive. Vista as well as
Windows x64 use ram differently than XP, which means that a flaw may not
show up when using XP.


"Daniel" <Daniel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5EDFCE15-EE11-4C2D-8B91-4CE244A02BDE@microsoft.com...
> Tried turning uac on and off, does the same thing regardless. It's not
> hardware i dont think, as everything ran flawlessly on xp. I tried vista
> with
> only its default built in drivers for everything, still the same thing,
> then
> downloaded teh vista ati, x-fi drivers, etc..still same thing. And still
> happens with no new software installed after installation. So I'm at a
> total
> loss here. It happens both when pc is idle, and when it's busy doing
> things,and I don't notice any weird cpu spikes or anything before it does
> the
> black screen of death. Using aero glass too yes. Also, my parts are:
>
> ATI x1800xl
> Soundblaster X-Fi platinum
> Asus a8ve-deluxe mobo
> 1gig of infinium ram
> 1gig of ocz ram
> diamond multimedia tv-tuner
>
>
>
>
> "Kerry Brown" wrote:
>
>> Just a guess but it may have something to do with uac and glass. Does it
>> happen when you do something that might trigger uac? Have you changed any
>> settings to do with uac? Are you using Aero Glass?
>>
>> --
>> Kerry
>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>> http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
>>
>>
>>
>> Daniel Lapointe wrote:
>> > Am expieriencing random and constant black screens with vista, anyone
>> > else having this problem? It never gives error messages, etc, just
>> > the screen goes completely black for no apparent reason, does this
>> > alot, and always sporatically. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>> > Thanx
>>
>>
>>

It sounds like my guess is wrong then. I'd suspect a driver.

--
Kerry
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/



Daniel wrote:
> Tried turning uac on and off, does the same thing regardless. It's not
> hardware i dont think, as everything ran flawlessly on xp. I tried
> vista with only its default built in drivers for everything, still
> the same thing, then downloaded teh vista ati, x-fi drivers,
> etc..still same thing. And still happens with no new software
> installed after installation. So I'm at a total loss here. It happens
> both when pc is idle, and when it's busy doing things,and I don't
> notice any weird cpu spikes or anything before it does the black
> screen of death. Using aero glass too yes. Also, my parts are:
>
> ATI x1800xl
> Soundblaster X-Fi platinum
> Asus a8ve-deluxe mobo
> 1gig of infinium ram
> 1gig of ocz ram
> diamond multimedia tv-tuner
>
>
>
>
> "Kerry Brown" wrote:
>
>> Just a guess but it may have something to do with uac and glass.
>> Does it happen when you do something that might trigger uac? Have
>> you changed any settings to do with uac? Are you using Aero Glass?
>>
>> --
>> Kerry
>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>> http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
>>
>>
>>
>> Daniel Lapointe wrote:
>>> Am expieriencing random and constant black screens with vista,
>>> anyone else having this problem? It never gives error messages,
>>> etc, just the screen goes completely black for no apparent reason,
>>> does this alot, and always sporatically. Any help would be greatly
>>> appreciated. Thanx

Hi Daniel,

Try disabling the hibernate/sleep function.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Daniel Lapointe" <danimator@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:68EA9126-F4CF-4FD3-B025-F95DF87D5312@microsoft.com...
> Nope, it stays gone, I can still see the mouse cursor, hd lights, etc
> still
> going, and it sporatically moves around, Im totally lost as to why, I
> tried
> uninstalling different programs, drivers, etc. And it still does it, and
> always randomly, so can't find a cause. And no errors reported in error
> reporting.Thanx
>
> "Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
> news:5D54587C-F358-428E-9779-F1AABCFBF5B9@microsoft.com...
>> "Daniel Lapointe" <danimator@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:E6A295FD-911B-4631-A096-DAE28F39308B@microsoft.com...
>>> Am expieriencing random and constant black screens with vista, anyone
>>> else having this problem? It never gives error messages, etc, just the
>>> screen goes completely black for no apparent reason, does this alot, and
>>> always sporatically. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanx
>>
>> Does the screen stay black or does it come back? Does the system still
>> respond?
>>
>> --
>> Paul Smith,
>> Yeovil, UK.
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
>> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>> Get ready for Windows Vista: http://www.windowsvista.com/getready/
>>
>> *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*
>>
>>
>

Will try the memtest and see what happens, I'm sooo lost

"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
news:etEmitoBHHA.3604@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> It sounds like my guess is wrong then. I'd suspect a driver.
>
> --
> Kerry
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
> http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
>
>
>
> Daniel wrote:
>> Tried turning uac on and off, does the same thing regardless. It's not
>> hardware i dont think, as everything ran flawlessly on xp. I tried
>> vista with only its default built in drivers for everything, still
>> the same thing, then downloaded teh vista ati, x-fi drivers,
>> etc..still same thing. And still happens with no new software
>> installed after installation. So I'm at a total loss here. It happens
>> both when pc is idle, and when it's busy doing things,and I don't
>> notice any weird cpu spikes or anything before it does the black
>> screen of death. Using aero glass too yes. Also, my parts are:
>>
>> ATI x1800xl
>> Soundblaster X-Fi platinum
>> Asus a8ve-deluxe mobo
>> 1gig of infinium ram
>> 1gig of ocz ram
>> diamond multimedia tv-tuner
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Kerry Brown" wrote:
>>
>>> Just a guess but it may have something to do with uac and glass.
>>> Does it happen when you do something that might trigger uac? Have
>>> you changed any settings to do with uac? Are you using Aero Glass?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Kerry
>>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>>> http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Daniel Lapointe wrote:
>>>> Am expieriencing random and constant black screens with vista,
>>>> anyone else having this problem? It never gives error messages,
>>>> etc, just the screen goes completely black for no apparent reason,
>>>> does this alot, and always sporatically. Any help would be greatly
>>>> appreciated. Thanx
>
>

Did memtest. Nope, reported no errors at all, did another fresh vista
ultimate rtm install, didn't install anything at all, no drivers, no
software, etc. And it STILL does the random black screen of deaths.

"Daniel Lapointe" <danimator@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:47BF64F9-8B7E-4811-9A7A-1D5580A66939@microsoft.com...
> Will try the memtest and see what happens, I'm sooo lost
>
> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
> news:etEmitoBHHA.3604@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> It sounds like my guess is wrong then. I'd suspect a driver.
>>
>> --
>> Kerry
>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>> http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
>>
>>
>>
>> Daniel wrote:
>>> Tried turning uac on and off, does the same thing regardless. It's not
>>> hardware i dont think, as everything ran flawlessly on xp. I tried
>>> vista with only its default built in drivers for everything, still
>>> the same thing, then downloaded teh vista ati, x-fi drivers,
>>> etc..still same thing. And still happens with no new software
>>> installed after installation. So I'm at a total loss here. It happens
>>> both when pc is idle, and when it's busy doing things,and I don't
>>> notice any weird cpu spikes or anything before it does the black
>>> screen of death. Using aero glass too yes. Also, my parts are:
>>>
>>> ATI x1800xl
>>> Soundblaster X-Fi platinum
>>> Asus a8ve-deluxe mobo
>>> 1gig of infinium ram
>>> 1gig of ocz ram
>>> diamond multimedia tv-tuner
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Kerry Brown" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just a guess but it may have something to do with uac and glass.
>>>> Does it happen when you do something that might trigger uac? Have
>>>> you changed any settings to do with uac? Are you using Aero Glass?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Kerry
>>>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>>>> http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Daniel Lapointe wrote:
>>>>> Am expieriencing random and constant black screens with vista,
>>>>> anyone else having this problem? It never gives error messages,
>>>>> etc, just the screen goes completely black for no apparent reason,
>>>>> does this alot, and always sporatically. Any help would be greatly
>>>>> appreciated. Thanx
>>
>>
>