Computer hell

[bbgun]

I'm presently working in "safe mode" and have been for the last 24 hours. Got the dreaded "Blue Screen of Death" yesterday when I tried to reach my desktop in normal mode. Error message is "nv4_disp / computer caught in infinite loop." The advice I got was to uninstall my "Geforce6800" videocard's old drivers, reboot, then go to Nvidia's site to download the latest ones. I did so, but no dice. Anyone else ever encounter this problem, and if so, were you able to fix it? Thanks.

 

[Faerluna]

I didn't take loads of time to read the thread, but check this: http://forums.cnet.com/5208-4_102-0.html?threadID=305883

 

[Signals]

Have you tried to go back and restore your PC using a restore point date in safe mode?

 

[Yeagermeister]

Tomson: Buy a mac

nyc: Install linux

 

[tomson75]

Tomson: Buy a mac

nyc: Install linux

:laugh2:

I'm soooo "hip"!

 

[Meat-O-Rama]

I'm presently working in "safe mode" and have been for the last 24 hours. Got the dreaded "Blue Screen of Death" yesterday when I tried to reach my desktop in normal mode. Error message is "nv4_disp / computer caught in infinite loop." The advice I got was to uninstall my "Geforce6800" videocard's old drivers, reboot, then go to Nvidia's site to download the latest ones. I did so, but no dice. Anyone else ever encounter this problem, and if so, were you able to fix it? Thanks.

At what point did it not work out? Were you able to uninstall and reboot? Were you able to download and reinstall?

 

[bbgun]

At what point did it not work out? Were you able to uninstall and reboot? Were you able to download and reinstall?

I was only able to dl the new drivers in safe mode. I did so, unzipped the new drivers, then rebooted as instructed. When I get to the desktop in normal mode, the mouse cursor freezes after a few minutes and the monitor starts blinking on and off every ten seconds or so. Then the computer either 1) gives me the blue screen of death again or 2) reboots without any prompting from me whatsoever.

 

[Kangaroo]

do this go into safe mode delete the drivers reboot let windows come up and detect the new hardware and return back to an older driver

Sonething does not like the newer driver on your system

 

[Kilyin]

Tap F8 repeatedly while booting and at the safe mode menu select "VGA mode". If it does the same thing your card is fried (Or the fan has stopped working). If not, reinstall drivers.

 

[Mash]

Sounds like a heat issue...

Open up the comp....check your fans......Buy a can of air and blow the dust out........make sure all the fans are running.....also....your power supply might be dying and not supplying enough power.

 

[bbgun]

Thanks for all the replies. I'm gonna crack the tower open later today and see if there's any major dust buildup. I posted details of my problem at Nvidia's forum, but no replies yet (strange).

 

[Yeagermeister]

Thanks for all the replies. I'm gonna crack the tower open later today and see if there's any major dust buildup. I posted details of my problem at Nvidia's forum, but no replies yet (strange).

The last time and only time I bought an nvidia card one of the chips cracked. I bought an ati and had no such problems.

 

[bbgun]

The last time and only time I bought an nvidia card one of the chips cracked. I bought an ati and had no such problems.

Yeah, I went to Craigslist and found a guy close to me who's selling his ATI card for $30. Might bite on that.

My brother was trying to help me troubleshoot this problem over the phone, and when I mentioned that people here were doing the same, he said "You have friends at a Cowboys forum??" I laughed.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Yeah, I went to Craigslist and found a guy close to me who's selling his ATI card for $30. Might bite on that.

My brother was trying to help me troubleshoot this problem over the phone, and when I mentioned that people here were doing the same, he said "You have friends at a Cowboys forum??" I laughed.

I would have stopped at friends. :laugh2:

 

[bbgun]

I would have stopped at friends. :laugh2:

Actually, even that's not true. I'm just as unpopular in regular society as I am here. I like to stay consistent.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Actually, even that's not true. I'm just as unpopular in regular society as I am here. I like to stay consistent.

Must be the dog breath.

Try some of these.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I'm just as unpopular in regular society as I am here. I like to stay consistent.

 

[bbgun]

Ok, I exaggerated. I'm much more popular here than in reg society.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Ok, I exaggerated. I'm much more popular here than in reg society.

That's pretty much saying the same thing.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Ok, I exaggerated. I'm much more popular here than in reg society.