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Awesome T Man! Glad that worked!!
🙂
Cheers,
Jimmy.
"The T Man" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1ff1301c45851$51f32120$a001280a@phx.gbl...
| Got it! It was the audio drivers. Thanks for all the help.
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi T Man,
| >
| >Sounds like you need to download and install a newer
| >driver for your soundcard. I hope that nails it!
🙂
| >
| >--
| >Cheers, Windows XP MVP
| Shell / User
| >Jimmy S.
|
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >
| >
| >Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=FH;[LN];gms
| >Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
|
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
| >MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| scid=sz;en-us;top
| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I
| confer any rights.
| >_________________________________________________________
| >
| >"The T Man" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
| in message news:1efb801c45705$f68ceba0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
| >|I did all those things you suggested, and while it did
| >| not solve the problem completely I think it helped.
| When
| >| Vice City crashed (again) the error report said this
| was
| >| the problem:
| >|
| >| Analog Devices Incorporated audio driver (smwdm.sys)
| >|
| >| If it is a driver, I would like to know what I can do
| to
| >| update or get rid of it. The blue screen also froze
| >| during another crash for True Crime and the error was
| >| this:
| >|
| >| DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
| >|
| >| Thank you so much for your help so far, I hope we can
| >| finally nail this thing with these specifics.
| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >Hi T Man,
| >| >
| >| >Let's try some basic troubleshooting. If the problem
| >| still persists
| >| >please post back and we'll try some more steps. Good
| >| luck!
🙂
| >| >
| >| >1. To see if it's a software conflict: Temporarily
| >| disable Startup
| >| >programs one at a time, starting with Firewall,
| >| Antivirus, and ad
| >| >blockers using:
| >|
http://new.jtsoft2001.com/windows/startup.php
| >| >
| >| >You can lookup what a program does before you disable
| it
| >| here:
| >| >http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
| >| >
| >| >2. Run a virus scan at:
|
http://housecall.antivirus.com
| >| Afterwards
| >| >Download & Run Spybot from:
http://security.kolla.de
| to
| >| find any
| >| >Trojans, Adware, or Spyware which could clog up your
| >| system.
| >| >
| >| >3. Click My Computer / Rightclick the Drive & Choose
| >| Properties
| >| >/ Run the "Disk Cleanup..." / Next Click the "Tools"
| Tab
| >| and run
| >| >the "Error-Checking" and "Defragmentation" utilities.
| >| >
| >| >4. Go to the Windows Update site for everything under
| >| Critical and
| >| >Recommended:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com Some
| >| games
| >| >require a patch:
| >|
http://www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
| >| >
| >| >5. Update DirectX and your Chipset, Sound, &Video
| >| Drivers:
| >| >For all Video / DirectX / Game and Hardware Issues, I
| >| have a
| >| >Checklist of Solutions at:
| >|
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html
| >| >
| >| >--
| >| >Cheers, Windows XP MVP
| >| Shell / User
| >| >Jimmy S.
| >|
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >| >
| >| >Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| >| scid=FH;[LN];gms
| >| >Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
| >|
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
| >| >MS Support at:
| http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
| >| scid=sz;en-us;top
| >| >My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor
| do I
| >| confer any rights.
| >|
| >_________________________________________________________
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >"The T Man" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
| wrote
| >| in message news:1de1c01c454f5$5e3440e0
| $a301280a@phx.gbl...
| >| >| Here is the other gobbledeegook that the error
| report
| >| >| contained. Somebody please help me, this could
| really
| >| be
| >| >| hurting my computer.
| >| >|
| >| >| BCCode : d1 BCP1 : FF765000 BCP2 : 00000002
| >| >| BCP3 : 00000001
| >| >| BCP4 : F6E4D68D OSVer : 5_1_2600 SP : 1_0
| >| >| Product : 768_1
| >| >|
| >| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >| >GTA Vice City, Splinter Cell, and True Crime
| Streets
| >| of
| >| >| >LA always crash during gameplay. I see the blue
| screen
| >| >| of
| >| >| >death flicker for a second and then my computer
| >| reboots.
| >| >| >The automatic error report thingy has nailed these
| two
| >| >| >files as the problem:
| >| >| >
| >| >| >C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini061704-03.dmp
| >| >| >C:\DOCUME~1\David\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER8.tmp.dir00
| >| >| \sysdata.xml
| >| >| >
| >| >| >What do I do?
| >| >| >.
| >| >| >
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >.
| >| >
| >
| >
| >.
| >
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