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09-13-2004, 09:35 AM | #1 |
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Major error after installation of SP2
I just installed Windows XP SP2 a couple days ago and I just noticed that both the v2.0 and v2.1 show a weird screen. It often freezes while exiting the screen saver.
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09-13-2004, 09:40 AM | #2 |
Smilie Dragon
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WOW. That's a new one.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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09-13-2004, 09:47 AM | #3 |
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Originally posted by ESHIREY Are you being sarcastic?
WOW. That's a new one. |
09-13-2004, 09:49 AM | #4 |
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No, he's serious, we've never seen that before.
Patrick
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09-13-2004, 09:52 AM | #5 |
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No No No, Not at all. I hit the wrong smilie. I ment that it was a new one because I haven't seen that one before.
Anyone that knows me here know Im not like that. I am so sorry if you took it that way. By the way, Welcome to the forum and someone here will help you for sure.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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09-13-2004, 09:54 AM | #6 |
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Originally posted by patscarr Oh okay, lol. No, he's serious, we've never seen that before.
Originally posted by ESHIREY Haha, yeah the smiley kinda threw it off. I searched and everything and no finds. So I felt like a dummie after the " " because I'm not a forum noob or anything.No No No, Not at all. I hit the wrong smilie. I ment that it was a new one because I haven't seen that one before. Anyone that knows me here know Im not like that. I am so sorry if you took it that way. By the way, Welcome to the forum and someone here will help you for sure. Thanks for the welcome, lovin' the atmosphere and the great screen savers! |
09-13-2004, 10:16 AM | #7 |
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It sounds like the screensaver is running in software mode. You may have to reinstall the drivers and DirectX.
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09-13-2004, 10:45 AM | #8 |
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Originally posted by Edgar I have the latest driver for my Nvidia card and I have DirectX 9.0c. I'll go ahead and reinstall both of those and tell you the results.It sounds like the screensaver is running in software mode. You may have to reinstall the drivers and DirectX. Thanks for the help. |
09-13-2004, 10:56 AM | #9 |
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Alright, I re-installed my video card driver (Nvidia 61.77) and everything is back in working order. Running at constant 52 fps.
Thanks everyone for the help! |
09-13-2004, 11:14 AM | #10 |
Smilie Dragon
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See, I knew you would get the help you needed.
Thank you for taking the time to read this.
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09-13-2004, 12:47 PM | #11 |
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Originally posted by ESHIREY You're being sarcastic.See, I knew you would get the help you needed. Hah, just kidding. Thanks a lot! |
09-14-2004, 07:53 AM | #12 |
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Originally posted by maicowchoy Thanks for letting us know what the problem was, that will speed up helping people with similair problems... Alright, I re-installed my video card driver (Nvidia 61.77) and everything is back in working order. Running at constant 52 fps. Some people don't write back telling us what caused the problem, once it's fixed.
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09-14-2004, 10:27 AM | #13 |
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Originally posted by Yodelking Yeah, it always happens in these kind of cases. People will stop by and after they figure out the problem they are long gone. Thanks for letting us know what the problem was, that will speed up helping people with similair problems... Some people don't write back telling us what caused the problem, once it's fixed. I'll be sticking around though, anxious to hear about updates and to chit chat. |
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