I was just forced to download sp2 due to windows intelligence...and now my graphics card is going crazy...i get random lines in games but they run its jus messing up. I do have latest drivers. Any ideas
That is an odd problem. I would do a google for an application called 'driver cleaner'. It is designed to completely remove all traces of nvidia/ati display drivers. Once completely removed, you can give the latest nvidia drivers a try again.
You may also want to reinstall Directx9.
The timing in which this occured leads me to believe it is not a hardware issue, but it is still possible. A full windows may be a worst case scenario, but that is never fun.
Ok i ran the Driver Cleaner program and i followed all the steps of removing nvidia drivers and completely got rid of them then reinstalled the newest nvidia drivers. Still had a problem. Ran the Direct X 9 program and it jus searches for updates and says nothing needed. Any new ideas, lol.
Do these odd lines etc occur in all games or just in some games? If you have a second PC, you may wish to throw your vidcard in there to ensure it's not a hardware issue (although the timing of the issue indicated a software issue).
Also, what are your system specs? If you have an nForce based mainboard, you may also want to try to install the latest chipset/platform drivers.
Worst case scenario, I would format and reinstall windows. But definatly try your card out in another PC to determine if it is a hardware issue before you start reinstalling windows.
Well this has happened the past three times i have upgraded to sp2...each time before i would just restore to before i put on sp2, and then i would continue and i would try this again when nvidia had new drivers. I just could never get sp2 and my vid card to like each other....sp1 was workin fine until windows decided for me that i needed their amazing sp2. I had been told something about flashing bios on my card for some update...any ideas on that one. My board is a soyo kt880 i have a amd 3000+ 512 crucial ram,
This problem ONLY occurs in games. Every other instance i have no problem with vid card
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You may also want to reinstall Directx9.
The timing in which this occured leads me to believe it is not a hardware issue, but it is still possible. A full windows may be a worst case scenario, but that is never fun.
Also, what are your system specs? If you have an nForce based mainboard, you may also want to try to install the latest chipset/platform drivers.
Worst case scenario, I would format and reinstall windows. But definatly try your card out in another PC to determine if it is a hardware issue before you start reinstalling windows.
This problem ONLY occurs in games. Every other instance i have no problem with vid card