website, that will determine if it’s a driver problem. What brand is the
video card?
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"j lunis" <> wrote in message
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> Vista Home Addition
> HP PC
> A while back I began getting a BSOD about a nVidia graphics card driver.
> Finally (kinda) resolved that by going to the nVidia web page and
> Dling/installing the latest driver. However, two problems persist.
>
> minor – I can not use any Direct3D screensaver – keep getting "The screen
> saver can’t run because it requires a newer video card or one
> that’s compatible with Direct3D."
>
> major – my PC is MUCH slower – that is, for example, when I open Explorer,
> it takes ~ 45 sec. to a minute to open as opposed to nearly instantly
> before the BSOD. on startup, icons on the desktop show up as white
> objects and slowly change to the actual icon image a few at a time.
> Before this, icons initially (instantly) appeared as the actual icon.
>
> HP had me reomve the video card and wait for a beep – none – and remove
> the RAM cards and wait for a beep – one short, one long.
> Now they want me to do a System Restore. I am not at all interested in
> this. Previous attempts have resulted in reinstalling programs/settings
> over several days – time I do not have.
> Any ideas on troubleshooting/resolving this? Can I confirm a good nVidia
> card? Could it be a driver problem?
