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    Geforce 6800 Ultra & Antialiasing problem

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    nVidia driver stops XP starting :(

    I have managed to get back into Windows XP by removing my Geforce 6800 from the Device Manager and also uninstalling my VIA 4in1 AGP driver and also removing it from the Device Manager. Then when I got into Windows I installed th VIA 4in1 driver (version 4.53), restarted, installed the 66.93...
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    nVidia driver stops XP starting :(

    mmm sounds similar, except I am fairly sure my card is ok as it has been working fine in this system before. Also I have never had artifacts. Aston
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    nVidia driver stops XP starting :(

    Sorry I took so long to reply, I went to bed. The blue screen info is at the end of this post. This computer was working ok before I reinstalled Windows XP and I have not changed any hardware since then so could it still be a hardware conflict? Also it seemed to work ok after I reinstalled XP...
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    nVidia driver stops XP starting :(

    I have been having some problems running Richard Burns Rally http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=854219 so I decided to install FarCry and try it. When I tried to run it my computer flashed up a blue screen and restarted and then it couldn't load Windows XP anymore. I ran chkdsk /r and it...
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    Reinstalled XP - now Ricahrd Burns Rally won't run

    I have a problem starting Richard Burns Rally. When I double click the shortcut or .exe file I get the first 4 intro screens, Soundblaster, SCI Games, Warthog, RBR intro, and then the screen goes black and stays black. I think this is a far as people get when they get the message about no pixel...
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    Please help! My computer won't run

    Well I just realised that my other computers don't support SATA but the broken computer supports ATA so I managed to get one of the HDDs from another computer and put it into the broken computer thinking that I could boot from the working HDD and at least get Windows running (minus drivers and...
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    Please help! My computer won't run

    I just tried to repair my Windows XP installation and it copied files over etc. but then it said something about cannot setup Windows XP, cannot read from drive C:\ possible disk failure or something. So does this mean the HDD is broken? It is not very old (about 3 months) and some of it can...
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    Please help! My computer won't run

    Thanks for the replys. I checked my BIOS but everything seems to be ok. I started in Safe Mode again and watched the messages, the last line it displays is "\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\gagp30kx.sys". Is this the problem and what is it? If this isn't the problem then I think I will try the...
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    Please help! My computer won't run

    Yeah I know :) , but there is some very important information on my HDD :) . I also need some help and on a lot of forums no one seems to reply unless it sounds important. Everything is still running. What do you mean by a repair reload? Do you mean install again over the top? I am leaving...
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    Please help! My computer won't run

    Hello, I have a problem and I am not sure if this is the right place for it but I really need help. I just got home today and found out that the power in my area had been off and back on a few times today but I thought it wouldn't be a problem because my computer was off and I have a UPS...
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    System freeze help please

    Are there any other thoughts? Can anyone tell me how I should set the BIOS settings for APM and ACPI? It was all fun when it was just a freeze that stopped my downloads but now it wrecked a Dual Layer DVD (they are a bit expensive here in Australia), it is not so funny anymore. Now I would...
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    System freeze help please

    wallijonn: I don't understand about APM and ACPI but here are the settings I am using: BIOS Settings: Suspend Mode: [S1 (POS) & S3 (STR)] Repost Video on S3 Resume: [No] ACPI 2.0 Support: [No] ACPI APIC Support: [Enabled] Power Management/APM: [Enabled] Plug And Play O/S: [No]...
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    System freeze help please

    Hello, I have this system, - AMD Athlon 64 3800+ - ASUS A8V Deluxe (BIOS: 1005.027, VIA Drivers: 4.51) - Corsair 1GB XMS 3200XL - XFX 6800 Ultra (Drivers: 65.73) - Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS - Western Digital 200GB Sata HDD - Windows XP Service Pack 2 - If any other specs are required...
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    Samsung 172x help please!

    Thank you! It is fixed :) . This will mean the frame rates will be capped at the refresh rate though won't it? I suppose I can put up with 75fps :) . Aston
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