uhm...yeah my computer keeps crashing right at start up after the windows xp loading screen. i think it's my video driver so i went into safe mode and tried to reinstall the driver but it says i need to install directX. I got directX off the internet and when i tried to install it it said I already had the latest directX! so i can't reinstall teh driver
my computer was working fine a week ago so idk what happened. if it helps any i have a VisionTek XTASY 9200 vid card and windows XP with Service Pack 1.
2006-07-11 16:08:15 · 8 answers · asked by maxcreeed 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
where the hell do i get SP2? i went to microsoft's website and when i get to the part where you download it it says an error has occurred and that microsoft's too lazy to help me
where do i go from here? would wiping teh hard drive help?
2006-07-11 16:49:13 · update #1
where the hell do i get SP2? i went to microsoft's website and when i get to the part where you download it it says an error has occurred and that microsoft's too lazy to help me
where do i go from here? would wiping teh hard drive help?
2006-07-11 16:49:15 · update #2
had same thing today. i shut it down for 2 hrs and then restored back day and then it worked and got a windows has recovered from a major crash do you want to send a report.clicked yes and got a notice on how to fix from microsoft.was same thing,had a video driver stuck.
2006-07-11 16:15:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What kind of error are your getting? Also you really should upgrade to SP2, but don't install it until you know you are not infected with any spyware or virus's.
SP2 is safe to download, and soon Microsoft will be dropping support for SP1, meaning no more windows updates unless you have SP2. SP3 is already in the making
2006-07-11 23:13:49 · answer #2 · answered by Linds 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If its crashing during windows logon its probably a problem with the windows partition or MBR. Boot from a disk and rewrite the MBR. If that doesnt work, try Chkdsk. Does the screen go black, blue or just restart.
2006-07-11 23:13:35 · answer #3 · answered by piccleboy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you get the computer up long enough to do a system restore to an earlier date? Truthfully, I'm not sure, and I don't think you can do that in safe mode. Mine whacked out tonight and I rolled it back to yesterday and now it's fine. It's worth a shot.
2006-07-11 23:18:15 · answer #4 · answered by PariahMaterial 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may not be yoiur video driver, but you know your machine better than I do.
Do you havbe a different video card available?
Have you tried a windows repair?
SP2 would cure some security problems, but would in itself probably not fix your crashing problem.
2006-07-11 23:14:50 · answer #5 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to update to XP sp2.... It comes with the most recient version of DirectX. If you got the most recient version (SP2 Version, I will call it to help).. It is not compatable with SP1..
2006-07-11 23:13:13 · answer #6 · answered by ntlgnce 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmm...which version of DirectX did you download??, i remember that one time i was downlaoding directx, i kept downloading 9.0a or something, and i needed 9.0c, so try out the different types of directX, it worked for me
That, and maybe switching to SP2 would help...
2006-07-11 23:12:53 · answer #7 · answered by RandomIdiots 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.computerstuffonline.com
2006-07-11 23:15:28 · answer #8 · answered by jason1029 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋