Someone please help me with this Nvidia Quadro card, weird screen blackout

hans007

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Feb 1, 2000
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My system uses an Nvidia Quadro NVS285 (basically is a 6200 turbocache). I havent been playing games for most of the year and its ok enough for basic gaming so I figured it would be a decent card (it was like $40 too which is the main reason i got it). I also use it for dual monitors.

so its great except for one thing. If i click on a video file (any file, like .mpg, .avi etc) and push the Delete button, the screen blacks out and then comes back to normal.


I have no idea what is going on, but it is quite annoying . It doesnt happen on any other types of file either. I think it might have to do with the Nvidia NVIEW stuff that is in the context menu, as it does it when i right click on a video file also. Since I have 2 monitors you can right click on the video file and choose which monitor for it to play on. with the newest detonators this just crashes.

if i used the 77.56 (which is the highest official quadro driver) the video play thing works, b ut i still get a weird blackout right clicking video files.

btw this worked fine when I tried it with a Geforce 6600. But with the Quadro it doesnt work. and strangely if i have the Nvidia part of the advanced display settings on screen everything works perfect. but only when that panel is on the screen. wtf nvidia, i thought you made good drivers.

Does anyone know how to fix this? I might just buy a different card eventually as this is well it should happen.
 

SagaLore

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Dec 18, 2001
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What is the significance of the Delete button - why would you push that?
 

NYLatenite

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I've had this problem time and time again - it seems to occur every once in awhile after watching specific video files. (It seems to only be certain files - perhaps it's caused by something done on the PC the file first originated on)

According to things I've read, it's caused by your Nvidia drivers. The drivers add lines to the registry that cause it to look if a tv is connected to the computer every time a video file is right clicked.

There's a much better explanation that I could give at the link, as well as a program that will remove those entries from your registry if you're either not the technical type or just don't want to be bothered going through the registry. I've used the program before on my PC (I have a 6800GT) and it works every time.

http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=44677

Hope it helps