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I should add that one of the main reasons I do not believe it has to do with the GPU itself is because I did have the machine up and stable for 24 hours+ and playing MW2 on high settings with no issues. I would think if the GPU was the issue it would've died under that kind of stress. If I make...

It is a valid question and was my first thought, but after doing some simple searches on "nvlddmkm.sys error" you'll come across hundreds of people and no easy solution or even any consistent specifics on what causes the error and what fixes it. It is generally caused by a Vista / Nvidia...

Anyone? I suppose my priority is to get in the OS in safe mode, any suggestions if all I'm getting are "Normal" and "Run Startup Repair"?

Actually, this slipped my mind... At one point, probably after a startup repair or just random poking around, the system rebooted and ran fine. It was stable for 2 days and I played MW2 for an hour or two with no issues. I thought the problem was solved and windows repaired the issue. The...

General system specs (can get more specific info later if required): Dell e521 desktop (many upgraded components) OS: Vista 32 GPU: eVGA Nvidia 8800 GT Ram: 4 gigs CPU: Athlon 6000+ PSU: 450+ Watts Monitor: 26" Samsung LCD I've done quite a bit of research on this over the course of last night...

Cool, thanks for the help! I'll pick up the creative x-fi gamer card, looks like that will solve my issue. Thanks!

Gamer: I should've read your post more thoroughly. So if I keep the same speakers and pick up a decent soundcard that might allow me to fill the missing channels? I had a dedicated soundcard with the last system that used these speakers, that would explain why I don't remember having issues...

But shouldn't stereo be outputting the audio to at least all of the speakers? Meaning the left side would be playing on the left speaker and left rear? I swear at one point I had all the speakers firing. MW2 gives me the option of Stereo, Quadraphonic or 5.1. What do you suggest I use? To...

Thanks for the response! I have more information, hopefully it will help. I have a Dell e521 system and I'm using the audio inputs on the back of the case. I have set it to 5.1 sound, each speaker except the subwoofer (no sound) tests correctly. BUT, when I play audio (winamp, movies...

This is exactly what I have. http://www.klipsch.com/na-en/products/promedia-4-1-overview/

I'm using Vista. I believe when doing a sound test all speakers fire. Yet when I'm in a game I do not get any sound from the satellite speakers. Any ideas would be appreciated.

I've never quite been able to figure out how my audio setup is currently configured, it's short-comings and where I could improve it. Any help would be great! I have a Klipsch audio system, purchased with my last machine which I no longer use (Alienware, probably purchased 2002). I'd imagine...

I apologize for not poking around a bit more before posting. It looks like this is a very widespread issue! I had no idea. I'm going to first try to disable wireless zero, though I'm not sure if that is on vista or not. Then I'll try to install the Azio drivers from their site. If anyone...

I should add that the machine is running Vista. Thanks!

Grreetings, I have been experiencing some quick connection lapses while gaming online ( CoD4 & CoD5 ). This happens maybe once every few minutes and the game just lags completely for a second or two while showing that there is connection trouble, then resumes and is fine. My ping to the...