Nvidia 7300gs video card causing Vista to freeze

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When I have my display adapter (nvidia 7300 gs) enabled as normal, Vitsa
freezes at a random time. It occurs more frequently when running video files,
but can happen with no applications open. When I disable this display adapter
and run on the on-board one, the problem does not occur, but then I cannot
run anything that needs direct x. I think the issue is due to the driver for
the nvidia 7300 gs. I have rolled back the driver, but this has not helped.
And I downlaoded the latest driver from nvidia's website, but this has not
helped. Through device manager, I have unistalled and re-installed the nvidia
7300 gs. Can anyone suggest anything course of action? Is there a specific
driver I could try (and where to find it)?
 
Hi AJ,
I have the nVidia 7300 GS and works well with my Vista. You may want to try
and remove the card itself than put it back in the slot securely and see if
that works.
nVidia has a new Beta driver now and soon it will become (whql).
Good luck!

"AJ" wrote:

> When I have my display adapter (nvidia 7300 gs) enabled as normal, Vitsa
> freezes at a random time. It occurs more frequently when running video files,
> but can happen with no applications open. When I disable this display adapter
> and run on the on-board one, the problem does not occur, but then I cannot
> run anything that needs direct x. I think the issue is due to the driver for
> the nvidia 7300 gs. I have rolled back the driver, but this has not helped.
> And I downlaoded the latest driver from nvidia's website, but this has not
> helped. Through device manager, I have unistalled and re-installed the nvidia
> 7300 gs. Can anyone suggest anything course of action? Is there a specific
> driver I could try (and where to find it)?
 
What firewall, anti-virus application or security suite is installed? There
are some that cause problems which do not appear immediately.
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*Report back, please*
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[How to ask a question]
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

"AJ" <AJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3126449F-3355-4EFC-8A7C-349A182E556C@microsoft.com...
> When I have my display adapter (nvidia 7300 gs) enabled as normal, Vitsa
> freezes at a random time. It occurs more frequently when running video
> files,
> but can happen with no applications open. When I disable this display
> adapter
> and run on the on-board one, the problem does not occur, but then I cannot
> run anything that needs direct x. I think the issue is due to the driver
> for
> the nvidia 7300 gs. I have rolled back the driver, but this has not
> helped.
> And I downlaoded the latest driver from nvidia's website, but this has not
> helped. Through device manager, I have unistalled and re-installed the
> nvidia
> 7300 gs. Can anyone suggest anything course of action? Is there a specific
> driver I could try (and where to find it)?
 
I have Grisoft AVG for anti-virus and Windows Defender for anti-spyware. The
Firewall is just the standard Windows.

"Bob" wrote:

> What firewall, anti-virus application or security suite is installed? There
> are some that cause problems which do not appear immediately.
> -------
> *Report back, please*
> [When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to so
> that others may learn and benefit from the issue]
>
> [How to ask a question]
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>
> "AJ" <AJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3126449F-3355-4EFC-8A7C-349A182E556C@microsoft.com...
> > When I have my display adapter (nvidia 7300 gs) enabled as normal, Vitsa
> > freezes at a random time. It occurs more frequently when running video
> > files,
> > but can happen with no applications open. When I disable this display
> > adapter
> > and run on the on-board one, the problem does not occur, but then I cannot
> > run anything that needs direct x. I think the issue is due to the driver
> > for
> > the nvidia 7300 gs. I have rolled back the driver, but this has not
> > helped.
> > And I downlaoded the latest driver from nvidia's website, but this has not
> > helped. Through device manager, I have unistalled and re-installed the
> > nvidia
> > 7300 gs. Can anyone suggest anything course of action? Is there a specific
> > driver I could try (and where to find it)?
>
>
 
Your current security programs would not be causing the problem.
Do you have Norton or McAfee security preinstalled on your computer?
If not I suggest you do a thorough check for malware, following all of the
steps at one of these Web pages.
Help with malware:
All MS-MVP Sites.
Consider this: Whenever a new error condition appears on your computer, it
is almost certain that there was some change to the computer soon before the
problem began.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus,
whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince
you that you owe it to the author. See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971

Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is
being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure of.

"AJ" <AJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:53592280-8CF6-4585-B066-62D625622BFB@microsoft.com...
>I have Grisoft AVG for anti-virus and Windows Defender for anti-spyware.
>The
> Firewall is just the standard Windows.
>
> "Bob" wrote:
>
>> What firewall, anti-virus application or security suite is installed?
>> There
>> are some that cause problems which do not appear immediately.
>> -------
>> *Report back, please*
>> [When responding to posts, please include the post(s) you are replying to
>> so
>> that others may learn and benefit from the issue]
>>
>> [How to ask a question]
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>>
>> "AJ" <AJ@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3126449F-3355-4EFC-8A7C-349A182E556C@microsoft.com...
>> > When I have my display adapter (nvidia 7300 gs) enabled as normal,
>> > Vitsa
>> > freezes at a random time. It occurs more frequently when running video
>> > files,
>> > but can happen with no applications open. When I disable this display
>> > adapter
>> > and run on the on-board one, the problem does not occur, but then I
>> > cannot
>> > run anything that needs direct x. I think the issue is due to the
>> > driver
>> > for
>> > the nvidia 7300 gs. I have rolled back the driver, but this has not
>> > helped.
>> > And I downlaoded the latest driver from nvidia's website, but this has
>> > not
>> > helped. Through device manager, I have unistalled and re-installed the
>> > nvidia
>> > 7300 gs. Can anyone suggest anything course of action? Is there a
>> > specific
>> > driver I could try (and where to find it)?
>>
>>
 
try unplugging your second monitor, mine was hanging during the install, and
once i unplugged the second monitor it started working fine again.

"AJ" wrote:

> When I have my display adapter (nvidia 7300 gs) enabled as normal, Vitsa
> freezes at a random time. It occurs more frequently when running video files,
> but can happen with no applications open. When I disable this display adapter
> and run on the on-board one, the problem does not occur, but then I cannot
> run anything that needs direct x. I think the issue is due to the driver for
> the nvidia 7300 gs. I have rolled back the driver, but this has not helped.
> And I downlaoded the latest driver from nvidia's website, but this has not
> helped. Through device manager, I have unistalled and re-installed the nvidia
> 7300 gs. Can anyone suggest anything course of action? Is there a specific
> driver I could try (and where to find it)?
 
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