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    NV4_DISPLAY DRIVER ERROR

    in Computer Discussions

    Posted · Edited by Roach

    Hi Spartans

     

    Background:

    Last month I was playing Arma2 in Sparta Big Dom and my video card (Nvidia 9800GTX) started 'crashing' ..flicker screen / black screen

    and 2, count em 2 Blue screens of death.

    Fun stuff indeed.

    Today the same thing happened again.

     

    Turns out NV4_DISPLAY DRIVER ERROR is common and known to both microshit and Nvidia.

    As per usual nothings been done.

     

    So Here's the FIX that works for me.

     

    1. Remove Video Drivers using Device Manager

     

    2. Before rebooting run a DRIVER CLEANER to delete any remaining files.

    *Driver Cleaner Pro is free and can be found here:

    http://drivers.softpedia.com/get/Other-DRI...sional-15.shtml

     

    3. Reboot System into safe mode ( Start pressing F8 during reboot )

     

    4. Log in as ADMIN

     

    5. Right click START go to EXPLORE

     

    6. Go To C:/Windows/System32

    *make sure folder settings are set to SHOW Hidden and SHOW Protected files. The reason you do this is because the NV4 files are protected by windows. Why I have no f*cking clue .

    DELETE ANY FILES STARTING WITH NV ( 2-4 files usually)

     

    7.Go To C:/Windows/System32/DLLCache

    Again delete ALL folders starting with NV

     

    8.Go To C:/Windows/System32/Drivers

    Again delete ALL folders starting with NV

     

    9. Reboot normal mode and reinstall drivers.

     

    10. Reboot and ya should be good to go. * REINSTALL DIRECT X Too!

    (You will need to reset your video options both in and out of game)

     

    Ok .....That did not solve it?

    I Formated windows....i hate microshit..

    I used this Driver and SO far it works

     

    http://www.nvidia.co.uk/object/winxp_175.19_whql_uk.html

     

    Rollback driver.

    196.21

     

    Hope this helps anyone who has run into this problem

     

    System specs:

    Microsoft Windows XP Pro SP3

    Intel Core 2 Quad CPU @ 2.40 GHz

    4 GB of RAM

    Nvidia 9800 GTX

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