Vista - Bluescreens galore - media playback related

I'm testing Vista Ultimate edition RTM and am encountering massive
blue screen problem within seconds or minutes of running any media
related application.

I am using the built-in audio of my NF4 motherboard (NVIDIA nForce
Audio Codec Interface in Device Manager) and I suspect there's a
problem with the audio support as sometimes the computer will blue
screen just as the standard sound begins playing at Windows login
screen. I can also expect blue screens within seconds or minutes of
playing MP3s in WMP or watching videos in Media Center or any other
media application. Usually a few seconds of stuttering sound
accompanies the crash.

If I don't run any media files, Vista seems stable as it has run
overnight without crashing. This is a dual boot Vista/XP configuration
and the same hardware is completely stable under XP. Are there any
known driver problems with the RTM version as regards NF4 audio
support?

I'd say driver problem


How do you "test" an RTM...


On 12/13/06 9:40 AM, in article m070o2ha73bal45h4lhl8moto745f4sjeh@4ax.com,
"Angelfood MacSpade" <angelfood_macspade@hotmailNOSPAM.com> wrote:

> I'm testing Vista Ultimate edition RTM and am encountering massive
> blue screen problem within seconds or minutes of running any media
> related application.
>
> I am using the built-in audio of my NF4 motherboard (NVIDIA nForce
> Audio Codec Interface in Device Manager) and I suspect there's a
> problem with the audio support as sometimes the computer will blue
> screen just as the standard sound begins playing at Windows login
> screen. I can also expect blue screens within seconds or minutes of
> playing MP3s in WMP or watching videos in Media Center or any other
> media application. Usually a few seconds of stuttering sound
> accompanies the crash.
>
> If I don't run any media files, Vista seems stable as it has run
> overnight without crashing. This is a dual boot Vista/XP configuration
> and the same hardware is completely stable under XP. Are there any
> known driver problems with the RTM version as regards NF4 audio
> support?

Sent using the Microsoft Entourage 2004 for Mac Test Drive.

A company might set up some computers with Vista and the software the
company uses to see how it goes, if there are any compatibilty problems etc.
Vista RTM is available now through Technet and MSDN explicitly for testing,
try-outs and development ..


"Office 2004 Test Drive User" <cphillips@budgetext.com> wrote in message
news:C1A57D42.A77%cphillips@budgetext.com...
> I'd say driver problem
>
>
> How do you "test" an RTM...
>
>
> On 12/13/06 9:40 AM, in article
> m070o2ha73bal45h4lhl8moto745f4sjeh@4ax.com,
> "Angelfood MacSpade" <angelfood_macspade@hotmailNOSPAM.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm testing Vista Ultimate edition RTM and am encountering massive
>> blue screen problem within seconds or minutes of running any media
>> related application.
>>
>> I am using the built-in audio of my NF4 motherboard (NVIDIA nForce
>> Audio Codec Interface in Device Manager) and I suspect there's a
>> problem with the audio support as sometimes the computer will blue
>> screen just as the standard sound begins playing at Windows login
>> screen. I can also expect blue screens within seconds or minutes of
>> playing MP3s in WMP or watching videos in Media Center or any other
>> media application. Usually a few seconds of stuttering sound
>> accompanies the crash.
>>
>> If I don't run any media files, Vista seems stable as it has run
>> overnight without crashing. This is a dual boot Vista/XP configuration
>> and the same hardware is completely stable under XP. Are there any
>> known driver problems with the RTM version as regards NF4 audio
>> support?
>
> Sent using the Microsoft Entourage 2004 for Mac Test Drive.
>