nv4_disp.dll problems and DirectX problems

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=10DE002C1500000 000&szMo
dName=nv4_disp.dll&szModVer=6.13.10.2958&Offset=EA 8706EA

>DataFiles=C:\WINDOWS\LogFiles\Watchdog\040819_140 7_01.wdl
>ErrorSubPath=\Drivers.Display\10DE002C150000000 0

\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.

>
>
>
>.
>

A standard refresh rate is 65Hz (which is what Safe Mode uses) so I don't
know anyone who cannot use it. Of course they may not like the horrible
'flickering' but the solution in that case is to get a better CRT.
--
Cari (MS-MVP Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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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