Vista problems...

[phper]

I have specs listed in my signature...

I was running Windows Vista Ultimate for quite some time with no problems, then I formatted and I ran into some BSOD so I figured I'd opt for Windows Vista Premium x32 ofc. So I installed that, the BSOD are back... So I had a few people at techspot.com check my minidumps go here if you want to see what they had to say or check the dumps yourself.:
http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic107553.html

They told me downgrading my drivers could help since one of the minidumps claimed a driver issue, so I downgraded all of my drivers to their first Vista compatible release... This seemed to fix or ATLEAST slow down the BSOD occurence... but not long after that I started to get random freezes/reboots, so I said wtf? and installed Windows XP pro SP2 it runs fine and incredible... IMO this MUST be a Vista problem and not soemthing with my PC, but what boggles me is like I siad prior AT ONE TIME my PC ran Vista FINE...

So I installed Vista again, ran Prime95, came out clean. I ran memtest, which also had no errors and I ran a HDD diagnostics tool, which also game out 0 errors. So Ipretty much narrowed it down to a driver issue...

If at all possible would someone help me locate compatible (problem free) drivers for Windows Vista Home Premium X32 for these components:

VisionTek HD3850 256MB PCi-e 16x
MSI K9VGM-V drivers for HD Realtek Audio / VIA 4in1 chipset drivers

thanks in advance, and if anyone has any other input please tell me... I just read a topic 2 posts down about Vista BSOD similar problems, so I'm starting to think it's one big Vista misshap.

- thanks...


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[phper]

btw I used the LATEST chipset/bios/video card drivers....
no ocing
temps are fine...

if you read the hijack this and minidumps you'll see what's going on, I just am not capible of reading minidumps, btw I'm on single OS formatted WIndows XP so I cannot run tests right now, I'm trying to figure out as much as I can before I switch back and try again.

 

[soonerproud]

I suspect you have a hardware issue, like faulty memory or the graphics card is failing. Because both Vista and XP use a completely different driver models, that could account for why the errors happen on Vista and not XP. If a pc runs Vista fine for a long period of time and then starts to blue screen, that is a sign of either a driver problem or a hardware issue. Both are very much related so bad hardware could very well cause good drivers to go bad.

 

[phper]

I told you... I ran prime 95, memtest and a HD diagnostics tool... and games on XP runs flawless even on max settings, temps are fine too... don't see how it could be hardware related?

 

[earthman]

Then maybe you should stick with XP. If you are using the latest Vista drivers and they don't work, then they don't work.

 

[soonerproud]

Originally posted by: phper
I told you... I ran prime 95, memtest and a HD diagnostics tool... and games on XP runs flawless even on max settings, temps are fine too... don't see how it could be hardware related?

And I explained the driver model is different so the difference in the way the drivers work may make all the difference if faulty hardware fails or not. Your issue is most definitely hardware/driver related.

I had the same exact problem with an xp computer I built 5 years ago. It turned out to be a faulty processor causing the problem. Windows 98 ran fine but it would blue screen on XP. I'm telling you this is somehow hardware or driver related. You do not go from running stable for that long of a period to blue screens on the same operating system without a change some where. The most likely candidate is a driver.