Beware NVidias latest driver

[barndog]

Installed NVidia's 163.69 only because GameShadow recommended it. SH4 then began to crash in the middle of campaign episodes. Uninstalled and reloaded 162.22. Everything is fine now.

Just trying to save others some pain here

[DeepIron]

I'm assuming you have Vista?

[barndog]

And this computer will NOT accept a roll-back to XP

Wish I could but can not

[Rockin Robbins]

Format the hard drive and install a shiny new copy of Windows XP Media edition. When I built my computer in February I bought XP Media Edition, which came with a free upgrade to Vista. I sent for and received Vista, which is occupying a space of honor on my shelf with no plans to install it any time soon.:up: Best place for I say!

[FAdmiral]

How about the newer version: 163.71 ???
I hear it has versions for XP and Vista, 32 & 64 bit (DX9 & DX10)

JIM

[Capt. Shark Bait]

And this computer will NOT accept a roll-back to XP

Wish I could but can not

you can't reformat then install XPSP2?

it's sad, but this is what happens when you buy OEM(apple, dell, et al...), rather than build your own rig. let this be a lesson:p :D

[DeepIron]

How about the newer version: 163.71 ???

It's still a beta, caution is advised.... ;)

[barndog]

No drivers for motherboard, HD controllers, etc

[sqk7744]

Thanks for the heads-up

XP is safe again ;)

[Ripper]

No drivers for motherboard, HD controllers, etc

I'm sure if you find out the actual components you can find drivers for XP, if they're not supported out of the box.

[minsc_tdp]

Two words people:

DUAL BOOT

[SteamWake]

Two words people:

DUAL BOOT

Ill add words of the wise "If it works dont try to fix it".

[Defiance]

Hiya's,
I am using 163.71 and they are solid
Best add previous ones were also and set before those too

Spec ....
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU
Abit IP35 Pro
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.40GHz @ 3.2
Thermalright SI-128 CPU Cooler
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5
Leadtek GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 OC'ed to 600/900 give or take a .
LiteON DH-20A3P-12C 20x DVD±RW x12 Ram Dual Layer DVD-Writer (Black) - OEM
Western Digital WD2500KS (need new one or maybe 2 asap)
Lian-Li PC-G70
Old 19in lcd mon
MS mouse
Logi kb
ohh and a floppy ! lol

Running fine n dandy in Vista Ultimate x86

I had a few probs which i assumed were driver related but actually they were sh4 related so did a clean install etc

Cheers

Happy Divings

Def

[rcjonessnp175]

im getting constant CTD's with the 163.71's. By chance were u running ROW mod?

[leovampire]

im getting constant CTD's with the 163.71's. By chance were u running ROW mod?

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=121584&highlight=Vista

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=121613&highlight=Vista

[tater]

I updated my nvidea drivers and all was kind of well. Since doing so, though, the opening logo movie and poem movies load sound,but not video.

I also had some multi second freezes.

Odd.

XP Pro, BTW, not vista.

tater

[FAdmiral]

Using 163.71 beta with no big mods, game runs very smooth, FRs up
slightly, no more random flashing triangles in the sky, clouds come back
to normal when TC is dropped from 512 to 1 (they would still go quite
fast before)

JIM

[JSF]

Installed NVidia's 163.69 only because GameShadow recommended it. SH4 then began to crash in the middle of campaign episodes. Uninstalled and reloaded 162.22. Everything is fine now.

Just trying to save others some pain here

Same experience here as well. However the problem effected my entire pc. Constant "blue screen" from jump. Shortest lived driver I ever installed. BTW...OS is XP.

[Rockin Robbins]

Just had a little catastrophe. South China sea. Radar contact: 2 ships moving fast in my general direction. @#$@#! Full ahead at 90º to their track moving away, must be destroyers! A few minutes later...No, lets check it out--periscope depth!

Contact! Merchant! Surface, come left 180º. Ahead emergency! Plot, can we intercept? Yeah, barely, you chicken. All hands battle stations! We'll set up for a Dick O'Kane, set speed 17 knots. AoB 70º starboard! All torpedoes 10 feet fast setting!

Lots of twiddling around and setting up and two large old passenger liners lumber my way at 17 knots 1½ miles apart. We'll take out the first, the second will have plenty of time to turn tail. We'll chase with our deck gun and finish him off with a torpedo or 2.

Three shots, three hits on Sorry Maru #1. He's sinking. Second ship shows his better side and runs. We surface and chase, pouring HE into him to slow his arse down. It's getting hot and heavy 30 minutes later. I'm going crazy going back and forth to the radar screen looking for his bomber friends, He's settling noticeabley by the stern but still running like hell. I'm gaining getting ready for the coup de grace and

CRASH!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess I overstressed something and it wasn't on the submarine! What's this? Auto-reboot. Whooey! When we crash, we CRASH. "Windows has recovered from a serious error, blah, blah, blah, press this button." Ok, (press)

Browser says I crashed two nVidia 7600GT cards in an SLI configuration. Oops. Guess it's time to check this out. SUBSIM time and here is the thread. Found out I was running 162.18. Installed 163.71 and turned logging on. If I'm going to have a problem, I sure know how to produce it! Hehehehehehehe.

Thanks guys, you were on the spot with what I needed when I needed it. Hope the AI generates the same two turkeys and I get another shot at em. That was fun.