nv4_disp.dll problems and DirectX problems

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Just a WAG, but reset your monitor refresh rate to
something a couple of steps BELOW what you have now. I
was at 85 Hz and had all kinds of wrrors on two cards I
know to be good. So far, when set to 72 Hz, I have no
problems with either.

Of course, not everybody can us a lower refresh rate
effectively, but this might help diagnose your problem.

David
>-----Original Message-----
>I think I am losing what little sanity that I have left.
I am having a couple
>of problems and they seem to be linked. Let's see if I
can explain this so
>that it makes sense. I downloaded directx 9.oc last week
don't know where it
>went because when I try to run "dxdiag" it says that I
have vers 8.1 then
>everything crashes and all that I can do is push the
reset button. Then when
>everything comes back I get an error message about the
nv4_disp.dll here is
>what the log files says about this error:
>
>Server=watson.microsoft.com
>UI LCID=1033
>Flags=622898
>Brand=WINDOWS
>TitleName=Microsoft Windows
>DigPidRegPath=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows
>NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId
>ErrorText=The driver for the display device was unable
to complete a drawing
>operation. Please check with the device manufacturer for
a driver update.
>HeaderText=Computer restarted after an unexpected
shutdown. Microsoft
>Windows detected a possible device failure.
>Plea=The display driver for NVIDIA Vanta/Vanta LT
(Microsoft Corporation)
>seems to be responsible for the system instability.
>Stage1URL=
>Stage1URL=/StageOne/Drivers_Display/10DE002C1500000000/nv
4_disp_dll/6_13_10_2958/EA8706EA.htm
>Stage2URL=
>Stage2URL=/dw/StageTwo.asp?
szAppName=Drivers.Display&szAppVer=10DE002C1500000000&szMo
dName=nv4_disp.dll&szModVer=6.13.10.2958&Offset=EA8706EA
>DataFiles=C:\WINDOWS\LogFiles\Watchdog\040819_1407_01.wdl
>ErrorSubPath=\Drivers.Display\10DE002C1500000000
\nv4_disp.dll\6.13.10.2958\EA8706EA
>
>I understand that this is telling me that something is
wrong with the Nvidia
>driver, but it doesn't explain what is going on with
DirectX.
>
>
>
>.
>

I was working just fine ever since installing the NIDIA GEFORCE FX 5500 on my XP system a year ago. In-fact all worked perfectly until yesterday when I made a boneheaded decision to answer yes to installing Internet Explorer 8.0. So after running IE8.0 for awhile and noticing that my video subsystem was running very slow, I uninstalled IE8.0. Then whenever I run any Java, even stuff that has worked perfectly for a year, I get flickering displays, locked computer (5-10 seconds) and Blue screen Stop errors for NV4_DISP. So, I am convinced that there is something in the IE 8.0 update and uninstall that changed my system.