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Screen Saver Crash?
Name: Mikey Date: October 1, 2001 at 08:59:06 Pacific
Comment:
P3-1000 512mb 40GigHD ATIRageFuryMaxx card system crashes every time ordinary win98 screen saver comes on, even with nothing else running (general protection fault in user.exe) Please help! Thanks!!!!!!!
Name: Dave Date: October 1, 2001 at 09:02:46 Pacific
Reply:
Some of the screen savers use open GL for the graphics. Are you using an open GL screen saver or one of the old ones from the Win 95 days.
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Response Number 2
Name: Mikey Date: October 2, 2001 at 02:15:09 Pacific
Reply:
It's called 3D pipes, 3D text, etc, and came with win98. Actually, I don't even usually bother with a screen saver, but it bothers me that this is happening. I never have a similar problem even when running something like 3DstudioMax. Thanks again.
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Response Number 3
Name: Dave Date: October 2, 2001 at 16:41:53 Pacific
Reply:
The 3D pipes screen saver does use open GL for graphics. This will at least point you to an open gl problem.
you might have a look and see if there are newer drivers for that card. Or try reloading the drivers you have. It could be they just glitched during the install.
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Response Number 4
Name: Mikey Date: October 3, 2001 at 08:50:23 Pacific
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