PC crashing in Display properties

PC_Arcade

My PC has taken to crashing whenever I click "advanced" in display properties

I've checked the even log and there is nothing indicated, I've re-installed the latest Catalyst drivers, but it STILL does it.
Can anyone shed any light on this?

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Mon Oct 11, 2004 6:36 pm **Post subject:**

My Computer>Manage>System Tools>Event Viewer

Hopefully it will tell you why it crashed.

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Mon Oct 11, 2004 7:19 pm **Post subject:**

Nope, nothing relevant there at all

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Mon Oct 11, 2004 7:44 pm **Post subject:**

thats odd, it should list every single 'crash' (ie. you get a message) you ever get, not only that but errors, and service interruptions.

satan · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2004 1:57 am **Post subject:**

can you run dxdiag?

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:32 am **Post subject:**

When I say crash, the PC just immediately reboots, no message, no nothing

I'll try DXdiag later, the weird thing is though, it doesn't affect games or anything else for that matter, it's only the advanced tab in display properties.

satan · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:40 am **Post subject:**

dxdiag is your friend in cases like these.

See if anything is not liked, and post back.

I have a feeling I know what it is though.
/not going to say until you check.=P

Also, what version of DX are you on?

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:45 am **Post subject:**

I can't check 'till later, But I'm running 9b IIRC

satan · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:47 am **Post subject:**

did you patch your Windows with the latest DX patch?

Or you should have sp2.

either or.

Also check your startup programs, you may find the answer there?

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:48 am **Post subject:**

I can't remember :lol:

satan · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:50 am **Post subject:**

People are hacking DX holes these days for stros.

So make sure.=P

that's why I think it was just a sloppy job on the hacker?

Don't want to make you freak out, but this is a known side effect.

satan · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:51 am **Post subject:**

OR you need to reboot.=P

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:57 am **Post subject:**

I've rebooted (obviously, it reset my PC)
And I'm definately running SP2.

satan · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2004 9:15 am **Post subject:**

so your home?

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:00 am **Post subject:**

no, but I know I'm running XP2.

satan · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:11 am **Post subject:**

cool, I found more hles in sp2 than sp1 to be honest.

But do the dxdiag, that should say somehting?

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:18 am **Post subject:**

Will do and I'll let you know what happens.

satan · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:46 am **Post subject:**

just trying to get some shit out of the way, when I could.=P

Sorry for the flood of posts.

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:37 pm **Post subject:**

Ah right, you mean its BSODing? You need to disable automatic reboot:
2nd button>My Computer>Properties>Advanced>Startup and Recovery>Settings>System Failure

Make sure "Write an event to the system log" is checked, and make sure "Automatically restart" is unchecked

This should stop windows restarting and just revert back to the old BSOD (note to all, this is what M$ mean by less errors, it just doesn't tell you :lol:

)

If it just cuts off still, ie. you have BSOD on (automatically restart off) but it just restarts, maybe a power thing? Check your not overloading the PSU -> GFX with crap, uninstall the gfx card drivers and grab the newer (none of the crap included) plain drivers.

PC_Arcade · **Posted:** Tue Oct 12, 2004 7:58 pm **Post subject:**

Quote:

uninstall the gfx card drivers and grab the newer (none of the crap included) plain drivers.

That fixed it, cheers Spud

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