my computer freezes after a few minutes

shamway · 04-03-2002, 01:50 PM

hello, i just downloaded the demo of this screensavr and i must say WOW. it is the best screensaver i ever saw, only after a few minutes my screen freezes and i have to restart the computer.
i tried downloading the GeForce 2 win 98 driver you recomended in the help section, but it didn't do the trick.
any suggestions?
thank's

Jav400 · 04-03-2002, 03:24 PM

Run your DXdiag utility and make sure that everything is working properly as far as rendering goes. To do this go to Start-->Run--> and type dxdiag in the space and hit ok. Go through the tests and make sure everything functions.

feldon34 · 04-03-2002, 03:51 PM

When you installed the Windows 98 driver for the GeForce 2, did it ask if you wanted to replace NEWER files with OLDER files? If so, make sure you answer "I want to replace newer files with older files." Otherwise you end up with a hodgepodge of driver pieces.

If 12.41 does not work, try the 6.47 driver under "GeForce 1".

flipper · 04-03-2002, 05:22 PM

I also had this problem when I started running the screen saver. The problem turned out to be the cpu was locking up due to overheating. A techie from work installed some kind of heat-sink/fan combo directly onto the cpu and the problem was solved.

04-03-2002, 01:50 PM	#1
shamway Registered Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1	my computer freezes after a few minutes hello, i just downloaded the demo of this screensavr and i must say WOW. it is the best screensaver i ever saw, only after a few minutes my screen freezes and i have to restart the computer. i tried downloading the GeForce 2 win 98 driver you recomended in the help section, but it didn't do the trick. any suggestions? thank's

04-03-2002, 03:24 PM	#2
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Run your DXdiag utility and make sure that everything is working properly as far as rendering goes. To do this go to Start-->Run--> and type dxdiag in the space and hit ok. Go through the tests and make sure everything functions. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

04-03-2002, 03:51 PM	#3
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	When you installed the Windows 98 driver for the GeForce 2, did it ask if you wanted to replace NEWER files with OLDER files? If so, make sure you answer "I want to replace newer files with older files." Otherwise you end up with a hodgepodge of driver pieces. If 12.41 does not work, try the 6.47 driver under "GeForce 1". "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

04-03-2002, 05:22 PM	#4
flipper Registered Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 60	I also had this problem when I started running the screen saver. The problem turned out to be the cpu was locking up due to overheating. A techie from work installed some kind of heat-sink/fan combo directly onto the cpu and the problem was solved.