I have scoured everywhere for anyone that has a similar problem and
failed, so this is my last resort - or else it's back to XP

I can load up Windows Photo Gallery fine, I can scroll through the
pictures, but as soon as I try and maximise the window the whole
computer crashes. Hard. No crash report, no event log, nothing. The
monitor switches itself off, the fans in the computer turn up to high
and if there was any sound it now skips like a broken record. My hard
reset button does nothing so I have to press and hold the power button
to get her working again.

So far, so crap, but the same thing happens when I try and view a video
in full-screen in WMP11. Also when Vista (after every re-install I have
done) 'tests my computer's performance'.

The whole situation is particularly odd because this was all actually
running fine a couple of weeks ago, and then it stopped. I have no idea
what changed because now it won't work, even after a complete Boot &
Nuke and reinstall. Could the hardware be failing, or is something else
awry?

Specs:

AMD Athlon64 3000+
MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum
2GB Corsair RAM
nVidia GeForce 6800
WD 150GB Hard Drive
Dell 2407WFP LCD Monitor


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bobsonthegreat wrote:

> I have scoured everywhere for anyone that has a similar problem and
> failed, so this is my last resort - or else it's back to XP
>
> I can load up Windows Photo Gallery fine, I can scroll through the
> pictures, but as soon as I try and maximise the window the whole
> computer crashes. Hard. No crash report, no event log, nothing. The
> monitor switches itself off, the fans in the computer turn up to high
> and if there was any sound it now skips like a broken record. My hard
> reset button does nothing so I have to press and hold the power button
> to get her working again.
>
> So far, so crap, but the same thing happens when I try and view a
> video in full-screen in WMP11. Also when Vista (after every
> re-install I have done) 'tests my computer's performance'.
>
> The whole situation is particularly odd because this was all actually
> running fine a couple of weeks ago, and then it stopped. I have no
> idea what changed because now it won't work, even after a complete
> Boot & Nuke and reinstall. Could the hardware be failing, or is
> something else awry?
>
> Specs:
>
> AMD Athlon64 3000+
> MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum
> 2GB Corsair RAM
> nVidia GeForce 6800
> WD 150GB Hard Drive
> Dell 2407WFP LCD Monitor

=======================================
Just wondering...are you running the latest driver
for your graphics adapter? The one at the following
link is dated Sept. 18, 2007.

nVidia ForceWare Release 163
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_163.69.html

Driver Installation Hints
http://www.nvidia.com/object/driver_...ion_hints.html

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MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

what your system specs??

"John Inzer" <oobie@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ulQuE90BIHA.2268@xxxxxx

> bobsonthegreat wrote:

>> I have scoured everywhere for anyone that has a similar problem and
>> failed, so this is my last resort - or else it's back to XP
>>
>> I can load up Windows Photo Gallery fine, I can scroll through the
>> pictures, but as soon as I try and maximise the window the whole
>> computer crashes. Hard. No crash report, no event log, nothing. The
>> monitor switches itself off, the fans in the computer turn up to high
>> and if there was any sound it now skips like a broken record. My hard
>> reset button does nothing so I have to press and hold the power button
>> to get her working again.
>>
>> So far, so crap, but the same thing happens when I try and view a
>> video in full-screen in WMP11. Also when Vista (after every
>> re-install I have done) 'tests my computer's performance'.
>>
>> The whole situation is particularly odd because this was all actually
>> running fine a couple of weeks ago, and then it stopped. I have no
>> idea what changed because now it won't work, even after a complete
>> Boot & Nuke and reinstall. Could the hardware be failing, or is
>> something else awry?
>>
>> Specs:
>>
>> AMD Athlon64 3000+
>> MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum
>> 2GB Corsair RAM
>> nVidia GeForce 6800
>> WD 150GB Hard Drive
>> Dell 2407WFP LCD Monitor

> =======================================
> Just wondering...are you running the latest driver
> for your graphics adapter? The one at the following
> link is dated Sept. 18, 2007.
>
> nVidia ForceWare Release 163
> http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_163.69.html
>
> Driver Installation Hints
> http://www.nvidia.com/object/driver_...ion_hints.html
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Picture It! -
> Digital Image MVP
>
> Digital Image
> Highlights and FAQs
> http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>