tigger
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Hey guys, I need a little help and I'm not exactly the most computer savvy guy. I've got a computer running a MSI 945GM3 motherboard, 2.8ghz dual-core Intel processor, 2g of RAM and a NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT graphics card. And Windows Vista. Goddamned Vista.
Anyway, it has been running fine for 2 years. But a couple days ago it crashed (blue screened right in the middle of Fallout 3), and now Vista won't let my graphics card work. It has disabled it, citing "Code 43" and saying it can't access the right drivers. That left me with a 640x480 screen resolution and 4-bit color. Not good.
I tried reinstalling the drivers, I completely uninstalled and reinstalled the graphics card, then I got bored and did a clean install of Vista. That was fun, but it didn't work. The computer works fine without the graphics card installed though.
There's my unneccesarily long post. Any ideas?
Please don't say the cards dead. Please don't say the cards dead. Please don't say the cards dead.
Anyway, it has been running fine for 2 years. But a couple days ago it crashed (blue screened right in the middle of Fallout 3), and now Vista won't let my graphics card work. It has disabled it, citing "Code 43" and saying it can't access the right drivers. That left me with a 640x480 screen resolution and 4-bit color. Not good.
I tried reinstalling the drivers, I completely uninstalled and reinstalled the graphics card, then I got bored and did a clean install of Vista. That was fun, but it didn't work. The computer works fine without the graphics card installed though.
There's my unneccesarily long post. Any ideas?
Please don't say the cards dead. Please don't say the cards dead. Please don't say the cards dead.
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