Windows XP Freezes up when I play games

[theace18]

Hey Everyone,

I have been having this problem with Windows XP Pro locking up in games, when I watch MPEG's, audio, and Flash Movies. Its go fine for a little bit, then lock up all of a sudden. When it locks up, it makes like a low volume high pitch noise out of my speakers.

My computer:

P3 800, 448 MB of RAM, CD-R, CD-RW, GeForce II MX 64 MB.

I have heard that GeForce 2 cards don't really work stable in Windows XP. I have uninstalled the video drivers, put the default MS Drivers on there. Uninstalled Norton System Works. Tried older drivers. No effect. My BIOS has the latest and greatest firmware on it. Any thoughts? Any help would be GREATLY appreciated it.


Philippe

 

[Toejam31]

It's possible that you may have a conflict between the sound card and the video card, or another device. Try uninstalling the sound card from the Device Manager, moving it to a different PCI slot, and reloading it with the latest drivers.

Afterwards, I'd suggest installing a newer set of drivers for the video card. The default drivers in WinXP have no support for OpenGL.

You might find more information on the problem in the Event Viewer logs, which are located under Manage in the right-click menu under the My Computer icon. Items marked in red and yellow can be right-clicked, and under Properties, you find more information on the error.

Whoever told you that GeForce 2 cards aren't stable in WinXP needs his/her head examined, IMHO. That's a complete fabrication. I've installed several GF2 and GF2 Ti cards in WinXP that are running exceptionally well. Normally, I use the reference 28.32 drivers and add the NVRefresh Rate Tool to adjust the default 60Hz refresh rate in games. Then I use RivaTuner to tweak the card. Both the latest drivers and the utilities can be found at this website: <A HREF="http://www.guru3d.com/files/" target="_new">Guru3D.com</A>

In any case, from your description, this appears to be more of a problem with audio and the sound card than the video card. Other possibilities ... an underpowered PSU, or a bad stick of memory.

Toejam31

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