Far Cry crashing

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In news:4D405A32-4E4D-443C-8D88-C2004A26917F@microsoft.com,
Dippedy <Dippedy@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Hi
> I am having trouble playing Far Cry. It seems to randomly crash to
> blue screen and gives the error: DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL.
> I have installed the game patch and changed the graphic card drivers
> but it still crashes! Can someone please help me as it is driving me
> nuts and if it goes on much longer I will end up being
> institutionalised!!
> Denise

Well, seeing as you've already changed the drivers and installed any
patches...

Okay... The drivers are the absolute latest from the manufacturer? Go right
to your video card manufacturer's site and see if they're using new ones. If
they have beta drivers you can try those to.

Did the game work without the patch? If so then see if you can remove it.

Is Windows updated all the way? Do you have each major update installed from
the Windows update site? Go there manually to check and see.

Finally, this one doesn't sound logical really but it's worth a shot, (I'm
not a gamer really but I understand that gamers are pretty much all about
speed). Open your display properties from the control panel, click on the
settings tab, advanced tab, and on troubleshoot... Now try to turn the
acceleration down a notch or two to see if that helps.

Here's an interesting link I came across while checking to see what I might
offer for additional help:

http://forums.winxpcentral.com/sho [...] #post21317

Note the part about lowering their AGP in their BIOS. That's not a step I'd
start with but it's an option that you can keep in mind.

Galen
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