Detonator 3.0.8.7 causes freqent crashes
My hardware: Athlon XP 1800+ Abit KX7-333 MSI Geforce 4 Ti4200 (64MB) (yes, I have the latest xp drivers, 3. 0. 8. 7) Soundblaster Live Value (ditto) Etc. The problem: WMP crashes if I try to play *anything* with it.
My hardware:
Athlon XP 1800+
Abit KX7-333
MSI Geforce 4 Ti4200 (64MB) (yes, I have the latest xp drivers, 3.0.8.7)
Soundblaster Live Value (ditto)
Etc.
The problem:
WMP crashes if I try to play *anything* with it. It's not an audio problem, because winamp 2.x has no problem playing back anything I throw at it. Dvd playback has also caused a few crashes, but it seems to work now.
Also, inexplicable crashes are frequent, and the reported cause is always the vid card driver.
What I've tried:
I've gotten all critical and all driver updates from windows update.
I've tried every xp compatible version of the detonator drivers, with the exception of the 40.xx beta, which I am getting now.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled WMP.
I have upgraded to WMP 9 beta.
I have installed the Via 4-in-one drivers that shipped with my mobo, but have yet to d/l the latest version and install them, since I don't suspect my mobo is the cause of the problem.
EDIT: I forgot to mention that I also tried Global DivX player and DivX Player 2.0 Alpha, of which the former has an error regarding a missing or unregistered ocx file and the latter causes a total lockup.
Any suggestions for fixes? Or should I just dump the vid card and get an alternative? Thanks for any replies.
Athlon XP 1800+
Abit KX7-333
MSI Geforce 4 Ti4200 (64MB) (yes, I have the latest xp drivers, 3.0.8.7)
Soundblaster Live Value (ditto)
Etc.
The problem:
WMP crashes if I try to play *anything* with it. It's not an audio problem, because winamp 2.x has no problem playing back anything I throw at it. Dvd playback has also caused a few crashes, but it seems to work now.
Also, inexplicable crashes are frequent, and the reported cause is always the vid card driver.
What I've tried:
I've gotten all critical and all driver updates from windows update.
I've tried every xp compatible version of the detonator drivers, with the exception of the 40.xx beta, which I am getting now.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled WMP.
I have upgraded to WMP 9 beta.
I have installed the Via 4-in-one drivers that shipped with my mobo, but have yet to d/l the latest version and install them, since I don't suspect my mobo is the cause of the problem.
EDIT: I forgot to mention that I also tried Global DivX player and DivX Player 2.0 Alpha, of which the former has an error regarding a missing or unregistered ocx file and the latter causes a total lockup.
Any suggestions for fixes? Or should I just dump the vid card and get an alternative? Thanks for any replies.
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I'd try the latest 4-in-1's as well. You may not *think* your mobo is at fault but with Via chipsets you never know.
edit: The above goes double seeing as you have an SBLive.
edit: The above goes double seeing as you have an SBLive.
Also latest bios updates seem to help with via/sb live, too.
i had a goofy little prob with my leadtek 4200 where the det drivers only saw it as a 4400 and wouldnt start. no crashes though
the det drivers would only instal with a clean version of xp.
maybe try d/l the msi drivers?
the det drivers would only instal with a clean version of xp.
maybe try d/l the msi drivers?
try an 28.*** driver.
i had some what the same prob, on 2 diff, mobo's, alwasy said the nvdis something .dll in the blue screen, so i went back to a 28.* driver and never had the problem again.
but also recently i formated my comp, and put back in the 30.87's and it has not crashed.
i had some what the same prob, on 2 diff, mobo's, alwasy said the nvdis something .dll in the blue screen, so i went back to a 28.* driver and never had the problem again.
but also recently i formated my comp, and put back in the 30.87's and it has not crashed.
