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Game does not work with NVIDIA DRIVERS 196.75

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Game crashes shortly after lauch.I just updated to these latest drivers. :mad:
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Picard2010 wrote: »
    Game crashes shortly after lauch.I just updated to these latest drivers. :mad:

    Vista 32bit GTX 260 with these latest drivers and it works here.

    I did get one video freeze on first launch (I'm use to that happening) and a simple Ctrl Alt Del to task manager and back into game fixed that.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Having the exact same problem. Had two bluescreens, glitter pixels, crashes, game is pretty much unplayable
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    glitter pixels

    Does it look like a poor antenna reception with an analog TV? (seriously)
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Does it look like a poor antenna reception with an analog TV? (seriously)

    Yes it does, then degrades to the point where it either crashes my computer fully or just crashes the client.

    My Dxdiag

    System Information
    Time of this report: 3/4/2010, 22:01:11
    Machine name:
    Operating System: Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255)
    Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
    System Manufacturer: NVIDIA
    System Model: MCP73
    BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
    Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
    Memory: 4096MB RAM
    Available OS Memory: 4094MB RAM
    Page File: 1414MB used, 6772MB available
    Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
    DX Setup Parameters: Not found
    User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
    System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
    DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode

    DxDiag Notes
    Display Tab 1: No problems found.
    Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
    Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
    Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
    Input Tab: No problems found.

    DirectX Debug Levels
    Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
    DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
    DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
    DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
    DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
    DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
    DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

    Display Devices
    Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
    Manufacturer: NVIDIA
    Chip type: GeForce 9800 GT
    DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
    Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0614&SUBSYS_C9753842&REV_A2
    Display Memory: 2286 MB
    Dedicated Memory: 495 MB
    Shared Memory: 1791 MB
    Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (59Hz)
    Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
    Monitor Model: SyncMaster
    Monitor Id: SAM0255
    Native Mode: 1680 x 1050(p) (59.954Hz)
    Output Type: DVI
    Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
    Driver File Version: 8.17.0011.9675 (English)
    Driver Version: 8.17.11.9675
    DDI Version: 10
    Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
    Driver Attributes: Final Retail
    Driver Date/Size: 2/21/2010 21:18:39, 11906152 bytes
    WHQL Logo'd: n/a
    WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
    Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4554-11CF-397E-7EE91CC2C535}
    Vendor ID: 0x10DE
    Device ID: 0x0614
    SubSys ID: 0xC9753842
    Revision ID: 0x00A2

    Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
    Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_056F&SUBSYS_000010DE&REV_A1\3&2411E6FE&1&68
    Driver: n/a
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Yes it does, then degrades to the point where it either crashes my computer fully or just crashes the client.

    The only recovery I can get from that is to close all programs while I can still see and reboot the computer. Once it's rebooted it's fine. I tried just closing STO but even IE and Firefox would show this, increasing severity the longer I stayed in the application.

    This was happening on my 8800GT, old power supply, old motherboard, case, and XP. I thought it was faulty GPU memory from previous 100c+ temps before I addressed the cooling.

    I still occasionally get this same pixel snow blizzard, for the lack of better words but similar effect, after having swapped out that much hardware. I have not yet looked at power line conditioning, but all other systems seem to be stable and a reboot clears this up. My complete reboot time is under 30 seconds.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    You should change to the old drivers as soon as you can: From Nvidia Homepage:
    196.75 Alert!
    We are aware that some customers have reported fan speed issues with the latest 196.75 WHQL drivers on NVIDIA.com. Until we can verify and root cause this issue, we recommend that customers stay with, or return to 196.21 WHQL drivers. Release 196.75 drivers have been temporarily removed from our website.

    http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index5.aspx?lang=en-us
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