I have Vista Ultimate. I exchanged my Matrox 550 Milennium PCIe for a NVidia
8600 GT. I first removed all programs and drivers involving Matrox, shut down
the PC and exchanged the cards. At the first start, there was a boot problem
that was miraculously solved, I don'r know what exactly happened. Then the
drivers would not install because allegedly I did not have Vista. After some
restarts the drivers did install. OK. Then I wanted to use Aero, but it is
not available on the list of colour scheme possibilities. The I wanted to
check my PC Score and it said only 1,0, indicated a graphics weakness and
still mentioned the Matrox. I wanted to to a score update and BANG! a blue
screen. Repeatedly. Then I wanted to use the Vista upgrade advisor and again,
a blue screen. So apparently there is something wrong :-( and the
installation of a new graphics card is not as easy as everyone said. I would
have used professional help, but nobody seems to answer the phone or emails,
so I was forced to do it myself.
Who can help?? Thank you!

I get blue screens all the time now, when I try to open a music file, try to
download a scanner driver, the system is exremely unstable! In fact, now I
rememebr having had some blue screens before I changed the cards. I was so
happy with XP, but I am very unhappy with Vista.

"bitla50" wrote:

I have Vista Ultimate. I exchanged my Matrox 550 Milennium PCIe for a NVidia
8600 GT. I first removed all programs and drivers involving Matrox, shut down
the PC and exchanged the cards. At the first start, there was a boot problem
that was miraculously solved, I don'r know what exactly happened. Then the
drivers would not install because allegedly I did not have Vista. After some
restarts the drivers did install. OK. Then I wanted to use Aero, but it is
not available on the list of colour scheme possibilities. The I wanted to
check my PC Score and it said only 1,0, indicated a graphics weakness and
still mentioned the Matrox. I wanted to to a score update and BANG! a blue
screen. Repeatedly. Then I wanted to use the Vista upgrade advisor and again,
a blue screen. So apparently there is something wrong :-( and the
installation of a new graphics card is not as easy as everyone said. I would
have used professional help, but nobody seems to answer the phone or emails,
so I was forced to do it myself.
Who can help?? Thank you!

I suggest the following:

1..Download the latest Beta driver to your system;

http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_do...etadriver.html

2. shutdown the system and do a F8 safe mode boot and install the driver.

3. restart the system.


"bitla50" wrote in message
...
I get blue screens all the time now, when I try to open a music file, try
to
download a scanner driver, the system is exremely unstable! In fact, now I
rememebr having had some blue screens before I changed the cards. I was so
happy with XP, but I am very unhappy with Vista.

"bitla50" wrote:

I have Vista Ultimate. I exchanged my Matrox 550 Milennium PCIe for a
NVidia
8600 GT. I first removed all programs and drivers involving Matrox, shut
down
the PC and exchanged the cards. At the first start, there was a boot
problem
that was miraculously solved, I don'r know what exactly happened. Then
the
drivers would not install because allegedly I did not have Vista. After
some
restarts the drivers did install. OK. Then I wanted to use Aero, but it
is
not available on the list of colour scheme possibilities. The I wanted to
check my PC Score and it said only 1,0, indicated a graphics weakness and
still mentioned the Matrox. I wanted to to a score update and BANG! a
blue
screen. Repeatedly. Then I wanted to use the Vista upgrade advisor and
again,
a blue screen. So apparently there is something wrong :-( and the
installation of a new graphics card is not as easy as everyone said. I
would
have used professional help, but nobody seems to answer the phone or
emails,
so I was forced to do it myself.
Who can help?? Thank you!

There is a chance you have a memory problem, im not 100% sure on this as I
cant physically check your machine. But if you have a bad memory stick and
its causing BSOD's when trying to access other programs then I would get it
checked out.

You could do yourself by removing the power connector to your PSU (power
supply unit) and removing one stick of ram if you have 2, and try with one if
it crashes, try with the other stick, if it does not crash you have a memory
problem.

If they crash on both, there is a unique chance both sticks are having a
problem but thats a slight chance, if both then I would suggest getting it
checked as it could be more a hardware fault than software.

If you can reinstall Vista from scratch with the new card installed.

Also make sure your PSU is powerful enough for your Nvidia card, under
450Watts will not do the job.

"bitla50" wrote:

I get blue screens all the time now, when I try to open a music file, try to
download a scanner driver, the system is exremely unstable! In fact, now I
rememebr having had some blue screens before I changed the cards. I was so
happy with XP, but I am very unhappy with Vista.

"bitla50" wrote:

I have Vista Ultimate. I exchanged my Matrox 550 Milennium PCIe for a NVidia
8600 GT. I first removed all programs and drivers involving Matrox, shut down
the PC and exchanged the cards. At the first start, there was a boot problem
that was miraculously solved, I don'r know what exactly happened. Then the
drivers would not install because allegedly I did not have Vista. After some
restarts the drivers did install. OK. Then I wanted to use Aero, but it is
not available on the list of colour scheme possibilities. The I wanted to
check my PC Score and it said only 1,0, indicated a graphics weakness and
still mentioned the Matrox. I wanted to to a score update and BANG! a blue
screen. Repeatedly. Then I wanted to use the Vista upgrade advisor and again,
a blue screen. So apparently there is something wrong :-( and the
installation of a new graphics card is not as easy as everyone said. I would
have used professional help, but nobody seems to answer the phone or emails,
so I was forced to do it myself.
Who can help?? Thank you!

Thank you, I'll try out your tips. I have looked into the problems history
and found that there seems to be a compatibility problem with the program
when I have a crash. For many programs then apparently, also the POV.exe that
goes with my graphics card. I have been thinking of reinstalling Vista, too.
That is definitely an option as I have a brandnew computer, but the guy who
made it for me does not (want to) know me anymore. The first time I called
him with a minor probem, they did not remember me (as if this was a cheap
machine!), then they gave an idiotic advice (buy a new monitor instead of
raise the frequency!!!). I have tried three other professional "helpers", but
they do not answer the phone or react to emails. Service? Never heard of.
BTW, I have a 470 Watt power thing in it, so that should be enough, I think?
"bitla50" wrote:

I have Vista Ultimate. I exchanged my Matrox 550 Milennium PCIe for a NVidia
8600 GT. I first removed all programs and drivers involving Matrox, shut down
the PC and exchanged the cards. At the first start, there was a boot problem
that was miraculously solved, I don'r know what exactly happened. Then the
drivers would not install because allegedly I did not have Vista. After some
restarts the drivers did install. OK. Then I wanted to use Aero, but it is
not available on the list of colour scheme possibilities. The I wanted to
check my PC Score and it said only 1,0, indicated a graphics weakness and
still mentioned the Matrox. I wanted to to a score update and BANG! a blue
screen. Repeatedly. Then I wanted to use the Vista upgrade advisor and again,
a blue screen. So apparently there is something wrong :-( and the
installation of a new graphics card is not as easy as everyone said. I would
have used professional help, but nobody seems to answer the phone or emails,
so I was forced to do it myself.
Who can help?? Thank you!

O, I see the betadrivers are for 8800 cards? Does that work for my 8600GT?

"DABhand" wrote:

There is a chance you have a memory problem, im not 100% sure on this as I
cant physically check your machine. But if you have a bad memory stick and
its causing BSOD's when trying to access other programs then I would get it
checked out.

You could do yourself by removing the power connector to your PSU (power
supply unit) and removing one stick of ram if you have 2, and try with one if
it crashes, try with the other stick, if it does not crash you have a memory
problem.

If they crash on both, there is a unique chance both sticks are having a
problem but thats a slight chance, if both then I would suggest getting it
checked as it could be more a hardware fault than software.

If you can reinstall Vista from scratch with the new card installed.

Also make sure your PSU is powerful enough for your Nvidia card, under
450Watts will not do the job.

"bitla50" wrote:

I get blue screens all the time now, when I try to open a music file, try to
download a scanner driver, the system is exremely unstable! In fact, now I
rememebr having had some blue screens before I changed the cards. I was so
happy with XP, but I am very unhappy with Vista.

"bitla50" wrote:

I have Vista Ultimate. I exchanged my Matrox 550 Milennium PCIe for a NVidia
8600 GT. I first removed all programs and drivers involving Matrox, shut down
the PC and exchanged the cards. At the first start, there was a boot problem
that was miraculously solved, I don'r know what exactly happened. Then the
drivers would not install because allegedly I did not have Vista. After some
restarts the drivers did install. OK. Then I wanted to use Aero, but it is
not available on the list of colour scheme possibilities. The I wanted to
check my PC Score and it said only 1,0, indicated a graphics weakness and
still mentioned the Matrox. I wanted to to a score update and BANG! a blue
screen. Repeatedly. Then I wanted to use the Vista upgrade advisor and again,
a blue screen. So apparently there is something wrong :-( and the
installation of a new graphics card is not as easy as everyone said. I would
have used professional help, but nobody seems to answer the phone or emails,
so I was forced to do it myself.
Who can help?? Thank you!

Check for BIOS updates for your motherboard.

Did you connect the graphics card directly to a suitable power connector?
Newer cards need their own power supply - the motherboard graphics slot
doesn't provide enough..



"bitla50" wrote in message
...
Thank you, I'll try out your tips. I have looked into the problems history
and found that there seems to be a compatibility problem with the program
when I have a crash. For many programs then apparently, also the POV.exe
that
goes with my graphics card. I have been thinking of reinstalling Vista,
too.
That is definitely an option as I have a brandnew computer, but the guy
who
made it for me does not (want to) know me anymore. The first time I called
him with a minor probem, they did not remember me (as if this was a cheap
machine!), then they gave an idiotic advice (buy a new monitor instead of
raise the frequency!!!). I have tried three other professional "helpers",
but
they do not answer the phone or react to emails. Service? Never heard of.
BTW, I have a 470 Watt power thing in it, so that should be enough, I
think?
"bitla50" wrote:

I have Vista Ultimate. I exchanged my Matrox 550 Milennium PCIe for a
NVidia
8600 GT. I first removed all programs and drivers involving Matrox, shut
down
the PC and exchanged the cards. At the first start, there was a boot
problem
that was miraculously solved, I don'r know what exactly happened. Then
the
drivers would not install because allegedly I did not have Vista. After
some
restarts the drivers did install. OK. Then I wanted to use Aero, but it
is
not available on the list of colour scheme possibilities. The I wanted to
check my PC Score and it said only 1,0, indicated a graphics weakness and
still mentioned the Matrox. I wanted to to a score update and BANG! a
blue
screen. Repeatedly. Then I wanted to use the Vista upgrade advisor and
again,
a blue screen. So apparently there is something wrong :-( and the
installation of a new graphics card is not as easy as everyone said. I
would
have used professional help, but nobody seems to answer the phone or
emails,
so I was forced to do it myself.
Who can help?? Thank you!

Thanks, I'll check. Do I do that on the Asus homepage?
The 8600GT has no own power supply. Unless I overlooked something, but I
don't think so. It fit into the MB slot witout a hitch, so I think it sits
well. In principle, it is working, too, only I get bluescreens when I e.g.
try to open Media Center or something. And I don't seem to be able to get
Aero? So perhaps it is running in some "lower" mode? According to my scorwe,
I still have Matrox, so there is something wrong there. But when I try to
update my score, I crash.
However, I fainally found someone who will call me back to make an
appointment for a visit to my PC. I hope he'll be able to help, because I am
completely fed up with the situation. I spent a good deal of money on a
system that should be working and be future-proof and I trusted a small shop
for giving me service, but I am so disappointed ( not to use a different
word)! I am very near throwing away the whole thing and buy myself a complete
system at some big store. They have very interesting offers nowaday.

"Dominic Payer" wrote:

Check for BIOS updates for your motherboard.

Did you connect the graphics card directly to a suitable power connector?
Newer cards need their own power supply - the motherboard graphics slot
doesn't provide enough..



"bitla50" wrote in message
...
Thank you, I'll try out your tips. I have looked into the problems history
and found that there seems to be a compatibility problem with the program
when I have a crash. For many programs then apparently, also the POV.exe
that
goes with my graphics card. I have been thinking of reinstalling Vista,
too.
That is definitely an option as I have a brandnew computer, but the guy
who
made it for me does not (want to) know me anymore. The first time I called
him with a minor probem, they did not remember me (as if this was a cheap
machine!), then they gave an idiotic advice (buy a new monitor instead of
raise the frequency!!!). I have tried three other professional "helpers",
but
they do not answer the phone or react to emails. Service? Never heard of.
BTW, I have a 470 Watt power thing in it, so that should be enough, I
think?
"bitla50" wrote:

I have Vista Ultimate. I exchanged my Matrox 550 Milennium PCIe for a
NVidia
8600 GT. I first removed all programs and drivers involving Matrox, shut
down
the PC and exchanged the cards. At the first start, there was a boot
problem
that was miraculously solved, I don'r know what exactly happened. Then
the
drivers would not install because allegedly I did not have Vista. After
some
restarts the drivers did install. OK. Then I wanted to use Aero, but it
is
not available on the list of colour scheme possibilities. The I wanted to
check my PC Score and it said only 1,0, indicated a graphics weakness and
still mentioned the Matrox. I wanted to to a score update and BANG! a
blue
screen. Repeatedly. Then I wanted to use the Vista upgrade advisor and
again,
a blue screen. So apparently there is something wrong :-( and the
installation of a new graphics card is not as easy as everyone said. I
would
have used professional help, but nobody seems to answer the phone or
emails,
so I was forced to do it myself.
Who can help?? Thank you!

If you have an ASUS motherboard, that's where you should check.

Read the installation instructions for your card carefully. The card will
fit in the slot but there may well be a molex or other connector on the card
or an additional connector on the motherboard which needs a power connection
to supply enough power for an 8600GT. The Matrox 550 would have needed much
less power.



"bitla50" wrote in message
...
Thanks, I'll check. Do I do that on the Asus homepage?
The 8600GT has no own power supply. Unless I overlooked something, but I
don't think so. It fit into the MB slot witout a hitch, so I think it
sits
well. In principle, it is working, too, only I get bluescreens when I e.g.
try to open Media Center or something. And I don't seem to be able to get
Aero? So perhaps it is running in some "lower" mode? According to my
scorwe,
I still have Matrox, so there is something wrong there. But when I try to
update my score, I crash.
However, I fainally found someone who will call me back to make an
appointment for a visit to my PC. I hope he'll be able to help, because I
am
completely fed up with the situation. I spent a good deal of money on a
system that should be working and be future-proof and I trusted a small
shop
for giving me service, but I am so disappointed ( not to use a different
word)! I am very near throwing away the whole thing and buy myself a
complete
system at some big store. They have very interesting offers nowaday.

"Dominic Payer" wrote:

Check for BIOS updates for your motherboard.

Did you connect the graphics card directly to a suitable power connector?
Newer cards need their own power supply - the motherboard graphics slot
doesn't provide enough..



"bitla50" wrote in message
...
Thank you, I'll try out your tips. I have looked into the problems
history
and found that there seems to be a compatibility problem with the
program
when I have a crash. For many programs then apparently, also the
POV.exe
that
goes with my graphics card. I have been thinking of reinstalling Vista,
too.
That is definitely an option as I have a brandnew computer, but the guy
who
made it for me does not (want to) know me anymore. The first time I
called
him with a minor probem, they did not remember me (as if this was a
cheap
machine!), then they gave an idiotic advice (buy a new monitor instead
of
raise the frequency!!!). I have tried three other professional
"helpers",
but
they do not answer the phone or react to emails. Service? Never heard
of.
BTW, I have a 470 Watt power thing in it, so that should be enough, I
think?
"bitla50" wrote:

I have Vista Ultimate. I exchanged my Matrox 550 Milennium PCIe for a
NVidia
8600 GT. I first removed all programs and drivers involving Matrox,
shut
down
the PC and exchanged the cards. At the first start, there was a boot
problem
that was miraculously solved, I don'r know what exactly happened. Then
the
drivers would not install because allegedly I did not have Vista.
After
some
restarts the drivers did install. OK. Then I wanted to use Aero, but
it
is
not available on the list of colour scheme possibilities. The I wanted
to
check my PC Score and it said only 1,0, indicated a graphics weakness
and
still mentioned the Matrox. I wanted to to a score update and BANG! a
blue
screen. Repeatedly. Then I wanted to use the Vista upgrade advisor and
again,
a blue screen. So apparently there is something wrong :-( and the
installation of a new graphics card is not as easy as everyone said. I
would
have used professional help, but nobody seems to answer the phone or
emails,
so I was forced to do it myself.
Who can help?? Thank you!

Yes it is on the list of supported cards. I am using it for a 8500GT card.

"bitla50" wrote in message
news
O, I see the betadrivers are for 8800 cards? Does that work for my 8600GT?

"DABhand" wrote:

There is a chance you have a memory problem, im not 100% sure on this as
I
cant physically check your machine. But if you have a bad memory stick
and
its causing BSOD's when trying to access other programs then I would get
it
checked out.

You could do yourself by removing the power connector to your PSU (power
supply unit) and removing one stick of ram if you have 2, and try with
one if
it crashes, try with the other stick, if it does not crash you have a
memory
problem.

If they crash on both, there is a unique chance both sticks are having a
problem but thats a slight chance, if both then I would suggest getting
it
checked as it could be more a hardware fault than software.

If you can reinstall Vista from scratch with the new card installed.

Also make sure your PSU is powerful enough for your Nvidia card, under
450Watts will not do the job.

"bitla50" wrote:

I get blue screens all the time now, when I try to open a music file,
try to
download a scanner driver, the system is exremely unstable! In fact,
now I
rememebr having had some blue screens before I changed the cards. I was
so
happy with XP, but I am very unhappy with Vista.

"bitla50" wrote:

I have Vista Ultimate. I exchanged my Matrox 550 Milennium PCIe for a
NVidia
8600 GT. I first removed all programs and drivers involving Matrox,
shut down
the PC and exchanged the cards. At the first start, there was a boot
problem
that was miraculously solved, I don'r know what exactly happened.
Then the
drivers would not install because allegedly I did not have Vista.
After some
restarts the drivers did install. OK. Then I wanted to use Aero, but
it is
not available on the list of colour scheme possibilities. The I
wanted to
check my PC Score and it said only 1,0, indicated a graphics weakness
and
still mentioned the Matrox. I wanted to to a score update and BANG! a
blue
screen. Repeatedly. Then I wanted to use the Vista upgrade advisor
and again,
a blue screen. So apparently there is something wrong :-( and the
installation of a new graphics card is not as easy as everyone said.
I would
have used professional help, but nobody seems to answer the phone or
emails,
so I was forced to do it myself.
Who can help?? Thank you!