A solution for game lockups

Thanks, John. It seems to have cured my blue screens! Bye, Leo

Glad to be of help, Leo! -- JB In article <8aulno$56k$[email hidden]>, "Leo Landman" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> > Thanks, John. It seems to have cured my blue screens! > > Bye, > Leo > >

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EXCELLENT! I'm glad you found this helpful, Skotty! The lockups I was experiencing were killing me, so when I found a fix, I figured I probably wasn't the only one living in Windows purgatory! <G> ;-) -- JB In article <[email hidden]>, Skotty Flynn <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> I have had numerous invalid vxd calls, mostly when doing simple things > like closing my browser. I have maybe once had the Nascar 3 lockup > where the sound continues looping. After reading the FAQ at the site > below and looking at my hardware driver details, i coudlnt believe > those 7 .vxd files didnt even exist on my system but yet my hardware > was configured to use those .vxd drivers! doh > I downloaded that fix with the missing .vxd files and installed them > using the batch file. No problems so far (still waiting to see if > everything is ok :)> > Thanks for the link JB, i was searching for a BSOD vxd fix not too > long ago but couldnt find much. > > On Fri, 17 Mar 2000 06:56:13 GMT, [email hidden] wrote: > > >If you've ever experienced a game lockup where the video freezes and > >the sound continues in a loop, then you probably have a VXD problem

in > >your Windows operating system. I had similar problems and I found a > >great site that has a VXD fix batch file and instructions -- here'sthe > >scoop: > >What are .VXD's and why does Windows 98 need a fix? > >Windows 95 and 98 both use a compression technique to theoretically > >speed up Windows load time, which combines many system VXD's into one > >monolithic VXD file named VMM32.VXD. However, theory and the realworld

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> >have been proven not to work 100% of the time. > >The results for many users of Windows 98 are: > >System instability > >BSOD's (Blue Screen Of Death) > >Mouse lockups > >Problems during Shut Down. > >Screen suddenly freezes, ALT+CTRL+DEL will not recover. > >If YOU have experienced these problems, this fix alone may eliminate > >them completely!! > >VXD's are Virtual eXtended Device drivers, and Windows uses them to > >control the function of such things as: > >Your mouse. > >The hardware you modem uses. (Comm Port) > >Your Video Display Adaptor (Video Card) > >And others > >Visit their site for a "fix": > >http://www.mcs.net/~revolutn/win98_vxd_fix.htm > >Or go to their FAQ file for more info: > >http://www.mcs.net/~revolutn/vxdfaq.htm > >I didn't use their batch file, but I did read over the FAQ, and then

I > >extracted the "magic 7" VXD files manually, and it really helped my > >lockup problems. It worked GREAT for me. I was having problems with > >constant lockups in D3D games with my Banshee Blaster-equipped AMDK6-2 > >350 machine; Glide games ran fine, but D3D applications caused > >continual lockups. I tried old drivers, new drivers, reference > >drivers, and even a Windows 98 re-install over my existing systemwith > >no effect. Then, I tried the VXD fix, and it worked like a charm, soI

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> >HIGHLY recommend this if you're having lockups -- think of it as a > >system "tuneup." > >-- JB > > > > > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > >Before you buy. > >

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