i have been with xp pro for about a year it has run very well untill 5 weeks ago all kinds of things have went wrong with it i have been able to fix most of them. but there are 2 things i cant seem to find a answer for.My video card i no longer have direct3d. I have tried to use direct x diagnostic tool i tested the direct draw no prob. then i tested direct3d the whole thing locked down. here is the log frome one of the many crashes(Server=watson.microsoft.com
UI LCID=1033
Flags=622896
Brand=WINDOWS
TitleName=Microsoft Windows
DigPidRegPath=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId
ErrorText=The driver for the display device was unable to complete a drawing operation. Please check with the device manufacturer for a driver update.
HeaderText=Computer restarted after an unexpected shutdown. Microsoft Windows detected a possible device failure.
Plea=The display driver for NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro seems to be responsible for the system instability.
Stage1URL=
Stage1URL=/StageOne/Drivers_Display/10DE002D1500000000/nv4_disp_dll/6_14_10_4403/EAA606EA.htm
Stage2URL=
Stage2URL=/dw/StageTwo.asp?szAppName=Drivers.Display&szAppVer=10DE002D1500000000&szModName=nv4_disp.dll&szModVer=6.14.10.4403&Offset=EAA606EA
DataFiles=C:\WINDOWS\LogFiles\Watchdog\031014_0358_01.wdl
ErrorSubPath=\Drivers.Display\10DE002D1500000000\nv4_disp.dll\6.14.10.4403\EAA606EA)
i have updated and uninstalled over and over i cat get any other answer out of microsoft other than update the driver. i get the same thing frome nvidia.i have all windows updates and sp and all updated drivers. i dont know if this has any thing to do with the prob but this has come up in device manger(Name Adaptec AHA-151X/AHA-152X or AIC-6260/AIC-6360 SCSI Host Adapter (non-pnp)
Manufacturer Adaptec
Status Error
PNP Device ID ROOT\SCSIADAPTER\0000
Driver c:\windows\system32\drivers\sparrow.sys (v2.0a (ReleaseBinaries).cant fix.I thank you for any help.
bdlaw