Thank Neil.
Chris has been a good example to follow in these NG's.
He sincerely cares about the people who post their
problems here and goes above and beyond to help them.
It's good to have your OSA team here for support as well.
Cheers,
Jimmy.
| Thank you too. The support of people like yourself and Chris makes helping
| out in the public folders a lot more manageable. I like the way you've
| organized your responses into templates.
|
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| This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no rights.
| Please do not send email directly to my alias. This alias is for newsgroup
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| "Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message
| | > Thanks Neil. It's nice when that happens. ;-)
| >
| > Cheers!
| > Jimmy.
| >
| | > | Jimmy is right. Here's the note from Microsoft's KB article:
| > |
| > |
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=331605
| > |
| > | GeForce4 MX
| > | RalliSport may become unstable when used with older or beta GeForce4 MX
| > | video drivers. To resolve this issue, download and install the latest
| > | drivers from nVidia.
| > |
| > |
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| > | This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no
| rights.
| > | Please do not send email directly to my alias. This alias is for
| newsgroup
| > | posting only.
| > | "Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message
| > | | > | > Hi Jason,
| > | >
| > | | > | > | Please help!
| > | > |
| > | > | I have Ralli Sport challenge that keeps getting strange
| > | > | gray and white geometric shapes on the screen. The
| > | > | performace seems ok, I just can't see where the car is
| > | > | going.
| > | > |
| > | > | I have a 1.7 ghz, nvidia GF4 mx440 graphics and 728 mb
| > | > | ram. I figure I have the power, something must be set
| > | > | funny.
| > | > |
| > | > | Thanks
| > | >
| > | > Updating video card drivers can solve most gaming issues. Here's some
| > | > simple abc's to always keep in mind. a. Shut off download
| accelerators,
| > | > firewalls and antivirus programs when downloading or installing
| updates;
| > | > b. Check for game patches:
|
www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
| > | > c. Make sure you meet the game's minimum video and system
| requirements;
| > | > d. Check for known issues with your video card at the game's web site.
| > |
| > | >
| > | > 1. Before you update your drivers, I recommend that you install
| DirectX
| > | 9.0b*:
| > | >
| > |
|
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/9/c/c9c8a1d4-7690-4c98-baf3-0c67e7f3751f/dx90b_redist.exe
| > | >
| > | > Here are the steps I recommend you use to update your driver. If
| you've
| > | > never done this before I recommend you also look over the Installation
| > | hints
| > | > and Release Notes both of which are linked to from their download
| page.
| > | >
| > | > 2. Download the latest driver v. 53.03 for your Nvidia Card Win
| XP/2000:
| > | >
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_53.03
| > | >
| > | > Win98/Me:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/win9x_53.04 (yes, it's .04 not
| > | .03)
| > | >
| > | > 3. Save the .exe driver in My Documents\My Drivers\Nvidia 5303
| > | >
| > | > 4. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
| > | > about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
| > | >
| > | > 5. Click Start / (settings) Control Panel / System / Hardware
| > | > Device Manager / expand +Display Adapters / right click on
| > | > the adapter, pick "Uninstall", and click No if asked to reboot.
| > | >
| > | > 6. Use Control Panel / Add-Remove programs to uninstall the
| > | > previous driver (exe)software which may have been installed.
| > | >
| > | > 7. Restart the computer in Safe Mode by pressing the F8 key
| > | > about once every second as it's rebooting to pick Safe Mode.
| > | >
| > | > 8. If Windows prompts you to install the adapter, click "Cancel".
| > | >
| > | > 9. Double click the 53.03 driver we saved to My Documents\
| > | > Drivers\Geforce folder in step 3 to install.it. If it complains
| > | about
| > | > Windows Logo Certification just click "Continue". This is
| normal.
| > | >
| > | > 10. After you reboot, go to Control Panel / Display / Settings and
| > | > choose 32 bit Color Quality, and 800x600 or higher Resolution.
| > | >
| > | > TROUBLESHOOTING:
| > | >
| > | > Test your drivers using DXDiag: Click Start / Run / type: DXDIAG
| > | > Click the "Test" buttons in the Display, Sound, Music & Network Tabs;
| > | > If any of the Display options are Disabled and you cannot Enable them,
| > | > your most likely solution would be to update your Chipset Drivers as
| per
| > | > my website:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/nibblesnbits/Video.html#v11
| > | >
| > | > Your program might not support dual monitors, or "dual head" video
| cards
| > | > You can disable the extra video output in your display properties
| control
| > | > panel. Click Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced.
| > | >
| > | > Along with your Video card, Sound Cards, Motherboard Chipsets,
| > | > and Video Monitors may also require updated drivers. Even your
| > | > motherboard's BIOS may need to be updated for compatibility with
| > | > your Video card. These steps are listed at:
|
http://NibblesNbitsVideo.tk
| > | >
| > | > Perhaps the old Nvidia drivers did not completely uninstall. If
| that's
| > | the
| > | > case, use this utility to completely uninstall the drivers and go to
| step
| > | 7:
| > | >
http://content.guru3d.com/index.php?page=detonatorrip&menu=0
| > | >
| > | > The latest video drivers sometime don't work with a particular game.
| > | > (Check the Video suggestions in the readme.txt file in your game
| > | folder/CD)
| > | > If there's no suggestions, try an older (WHQL) driver, and/or if you
| still
| > | > experience problems try a Beta driver, or even an Omega driver
| instead:
| > | >
| > | > BETA Drivers:
http://download.guru3d.com/
| > | > OMEGA Drivers:
http://www.omegacorner.com/
| > | >
| > | > There you have it, if you have any questions feel free to post them!
|
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > Cheers,
| > | > Jimmy S.
| > | >
| > | > Additional Support Resources: My Zone.com Helpsite:
| > |
http://nibblesnbits.tk
| > | > Microsoft Online Tech Support:
|
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=376
| > | > Game FAQ's:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
| > | > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any
| > | rights.
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