Win2k woes.....

[HarU 0]

Hey guys, i need your help. Ive recently switched one of my gaming boxes to win2k from windows ME beacause winme really pissed me off. But anyway, win2k hasn't been any better. Ever game i play, it doesn't matter which one, old and new, i will get either a lock-up, a drop to windows, or a bsod (irql_not_less_or_equal). Ive switched out memory, scanned/defragged hard drive, and bought a new sblive (lol, my other one was bad anyway).

 

Now, for win2k, ive installed via 4in1 4.29, sp1, all other windows updates, dx8, updated all drivers for all my cards, and still i get these problems. Now, other people have mentioned an AMD patch...but i doubt that will fix this...will it????

 

Oh, real quick, here are my specs:

 

Tbird 1.2 ghz.

Asus A7v 133a

512 MB PC-133 Micron Ram

Asus V7700 Geforce 2 GTS/PRO 64 meg DDR

SBLive!

 

Okay, now, i am starting to think it is a driver issue with my video card. For some reason i just cant find a stable driver. The detonator 3's (6.50) suck. I tried Asus' new beta 11.01's....they gave much problems. Ive tried the 7.52's....they didn't work.

 

So, does anyone know how to help me here? What drivers to use? AMD patch? Any other patches? You think its hardware related? Thanks in advance guys....

[Brian Frank 0]

Here's the AMD reg patch:

 

http://www.amd.com/products/cpg/athlon-duron/amd_win2k_patch.html

 

That might help, at least I hope it does.

 

You could try a different PCI sound card and see if the problems go away too.

 

The best drivers Ive used are the 10.80's.

I havent used a manufacturer-specific driver because of BSODs after exiting one game.

[HarU 0]

Thanks brian....i applied the patch...

 

Anyone else have any comments on driver situation?

[HarU 0]

*bump*

 

started getting lockups again....it happens a lot in half life and quake 2....

[Bursar 0]

I found the Dets can be at the route of this problem. I had a similar problem briefly when messing about with different versions.

 

However, I have the 6.50, 7.59 and 10.80 drivers be perfectly stable under Win2k. I am running an Intel system though, so YMMV.

[ValkyerieK7 0]

did you install service pack 2?

[HarU 0]

Well, after i posted my last message, i installed it. I was getting a win2k.sys error constantly. I read that it was fixed in SP2, so i installed it. So far so good....i will keep you guys updated

[harlock 0]

ive run the 10.80's for awhile now have'nt had any probs.i tried the 12's but they ran like crap so i went back to the 10.80's,so anyway try the 10.80's

oh btw im running amd athlon 600@663 msi 6195 mainboard, 352megs of ram etc.. with sp2 and no probs except for some reason it takes a little longer to reboot oh well but it is stable and ive never downloaded the amd patch didnt know there was one have to check it out

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