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Monbackey   07-26-2007 at 07:50:00 AM

I just installed vista 32 bit on my new system. It has an abit ip35 pro motherboard and an evga 8800 gts superclocked. In both BF2142 and Call of Duty 2, after several minutes of playing, it will freeze and make that jarring repeating noise. I cannot alt tab or ctr alt dlt out of it and it must be manually reset. What could be the problem? Drivers?

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dsharp9000   07-26-2007 at 08:02:08 AM
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disable UAC might be something to try (wasnt there a link or post on this site on tweeking or disabling certain functions in vista to up performance). Personnally, i just went back to xp as it was easier for me (lot less hardware and software conflicts).


Message edited by dsharp9000 on 07-26-2007 at 08:03:04 AM
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Monbackey   07-26-2007 at 08:33:57 AM
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i have disabled UAC, but the problem is still going...

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pkellmey   07-26-2007 at 12:30:22 PM
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Have you tried running in compatibility mode?

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Monbackey   07-26-2007 at 08:45:50 PM
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CoD 2 will let me play in compatability mode, i have yet to see if it freezes, but bf 2142 says im missingthe CD everytime i try it in that mode.

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rsetter1   07-26-2007 at 10:06:09 PM
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After Vista crashed 3 times I said....well, I wont post what I said because it was not nice. After three crashes I went back to XP. I have better things to do.

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Monbackey   07-26-2007 at 11:20:59 PM
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that doesnt help...

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emp   07-28-2007 at 07:07:17 PM
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Well we need more info, what nvidia drivers are you using? Complete system specs? (Including PSU)

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Monbackey   07-29-2007 at 06:39:31 AM
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I think i fixed the problem. Ran memtest, and one of my sticks has an error on it...

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