Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Peter" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Error! Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 23:46:00 -0000 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 69 Message-ID: <952ar0$nqh4@www.netyaroze-europe.com> References: <94ul0k$2th1@www.netyaroze-europe.com> <951do0$aaa7@www.netyaroze-europe.com> <951p24$nqh1@www.netyaroze-europe.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: host213-1-150-209.btinternet.com X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Hi Chris, It sounds like you have the wrong video driver installed. Double-check that you have downloaded the latest version from your manufacturer (Don't use the Windows Auto Update feature - it lies!) If you've got the right one then I'm afraid that's when the real work starts. Contact tech support with a description of the problem and read through the FAQ's in case it's a common problem. It could be that your problem is more general and relates to a page fault. (hence the error code OE) Unfortunately these can be caused by all kinds of stuff. It might be worth starting all your systray applications one at a time and seeing if the problem occurs as one of these may be the culprit. Anyway here's a link to some Fatal Exception related information. http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q150/3/14.asp#1 Another issue I have become aware of lately is the WDM/VXD problem. Basically WDM drivers aren't particularly stable under WinME (go figure!) and as such you are often better off using the VXD equivalent. This basically means installing the Win98 driver. I had to do this to solve a 'hanging' modem problem I had recently but I'm not sure its an option for you. Having said all this its all guess-work based on the crap I had go through when upgrading. Hope its some use though Hugz, Pete "Chris Wallace" wrote in message news:951p24$nqh1@www.netyaroze-europe.com... > Ok, here goes. > > 1) What OS are you running and what service release? > WindowsME > > 2) Did this always happen with these games or have they started > recently? > Started resently... > > 3) What was the last major change you made to your system before this > > started to happen? (Guess if you don't know) > > Lots, and my brothers been on my machine too. Urm, new hard drive, firewall > installed... Nothing huge other than the HD tho. > > > 4) Do these games require DirectX support and if so what version? What > > version do you have installed? > The do need DX as far as i know, and i have dX8 > > > 5) What graphics card do you have and what the driver version? > > Nvidia riva TNT2 M64 - the latest drivers from the site. > > > 6) What sound card do you have and whats the driver version? > > SoundBlaster Live (the original . not 5) > > > 7) Are you experiencing any other problems with your machine? > > When i shut down i get a 'windows protection error', but with no code or > anything. > I cant get into some of the options in the advanced display propertys... > > Cheers for help, > Chris. > > >