SL hard-locks my OS every 15min...

Okay, here's the deal. Every now and then, I get this problem...SL will lock, and lock up my entire system.

When it goes through a rough spot like this, the lockups are every 10-15 minutes.

Here's a bit of background....

I have tried all releases. 1.19 and 1.20 both have this issue, as well as other older clients in the past.

I have completely changed computers, save for a Netgear 311T wireless card. I have even tried disabling the wireless card and going hardwired.

I have completely changed my Operating system. When this first started to happen, I was running Windows XP SP2 32-bit, now I am running Windows Vista 64-bit.

My roommate does not have these lockups. They run the OSX client.

I have changed physical locations - we're talking moved to a new city, but same ISP.

I have had three different routers give me this issue.

I have tried 3rd party clients. Rex, CoolSL or whatever...same issue.

I have changed brands of video cards when I changed computers.

I have used MSCONFIG to disable every non-MS service.

I have had this happen on both established and fresh installs of any OS.

I have cranked the fans in my computer.

I have run with the case completely open and fan pointing at it.

I have tried about everything I can think of. In Vista, it reports that an issue with my video hardware caused the error. Yet, this error occurred before on different hardware. Also, when it happens, I sometimes have mouse control and can alt-tab. Sometimes it is a hard lockup, but I can hear my MP3 player still. (And yes, I've tried running NOTHING but SL...)

I honestly am completely out of ideas. I know others get lockups, but even my friends are baffled by this. Anyone have any advice?

I'm starting to think cosmic rays, here.....

Blah.

You didn't mention if, when you changed computers, if you installed the same RAM memory cards. I'm trying to think of anything serious enough to bring your computer completely down. Is there something that is common to both the old and the new computer? Maybe same hard drive. Memory cards. Audio cards. And, as far fetched as it may sound, are you using the same printer or scanner? Anything that was connected or installed to the old computer that is also on the new.

Just tossing out ideas.......maybe it will give a direction to look into.

Which video cards have had this problem? Make and model if you will.

Also, which drivers? Same revision?

You might try taking it to a friend's place with a different ISP.

When you changed computers, did you just by a whole new machine and swap only the netgear card, or did you do something like replace the motherboard and install the operating system yourself?

System specs would probably be useful.

What happens if you log in using your friend's OSX machines?

You say "every now and then", how often does that mean?

How long do the periods of locking up every 10 or 15 minutes last?

defiantly need system specs for the PC, then we can better help you.

In response:

Peggy: All hardware changed out. Save for Netgear WN311T wireless card. WHich I've disabled and tried via hardlink. (No change.)

Robot: ATI Radeon 9800 Pro AGP 128 in old system, NVidia 8800GTS PCI-E 320MB in new system. All driver levels have the same issue.

Saiki: See below.

Suzanne:
Built whole new computer from scratch, only swap was the netgear card. Brand new OS load and vew version of OS. (XP to Vista.)

The OSX machine doesn't have this issue.

The frequency of the issue is from 5 mins after logging in up to 15 minutes or so.

The lockups last until I restart the computer. It's a hard lock, and will generally freeze my computer, then blank the screen after some time.

Also, I have found that the video card is not detected correctly. Thus, texture memory is set to 2GB. O_o I set that to 256MB (Being conservative here), and things are better, but I will still get lockups that are preceeded by a major slowdown that lasts about five seconds, then it locks.

DXDiag passes.

DXDiag output:

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System Information
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Time of this report: 8/15/2008, 22:22:28
Machine name: XXXXXXXXX
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.080425-1930)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: P5K
BIOS: BIOS Date: 06/18/08 21:14:06 Ver: 08.00.12
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 8190MB RAM
Page File: 3399MB used, 13032MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
---------------
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 8800 GTS
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0193&SUBSYS_042010DE&REV_A2
Display Memory: 2334 MB
Dedicated Memory: 288 MB
Shared Memory: 2046 MB
Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: SyncMaster 225BW/225BWG,SyncMaster Magic CX223BW/CX225BW(Digital)
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2umx.dll, nvwgf2um
Driver Version: 7.15.0011.7519 (English)
DDI Version: 10
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 5/16/2008 14:01:00, 8115712 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-42D3-11CF-316E-2B2402C2CA35}
Vendor ID: 0x10DE
Device ID: 0x0193
SubSys ID: 0x042010DE
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Revision ID: 0x00A2
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_B ModeWMV9_B ModeVC1_A ModeWMV9_A
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DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

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Sound Devices
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Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0883&SUBSYS_1043829F&REV_1000
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5390 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
Date and Size: 3/23/2007 22:22:28, 1062048 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

Description: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0883&SUBSYS_1043829F&REV_1000
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5390 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: n/a
Date and Size: 3/23/2007 22:22:28, 1062048 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

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Sound Capture Devices
---------------------
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DirectInput Devices
-------------------
Device Name: Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Wacom Virtual Hid Driver
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x056A, 0x1001
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Wacom Virtual Hid Driver
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x056A, 0x1001
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Wacom Virtual Hid Driver
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x056A, 0x1001
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Virtual Keyboard Driver
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x056A, 0x2001
FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No

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USB Devices
-----------
+ USB Root Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x8086, 0x2937
| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub
| Service: usbhub


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Gameport Devices
----------------

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PS/2 Devices
------------
+ Standard PS/2 Keyboard
| Matching Device ID: *pnp0303
| Service: i8042prt
|
+ HID Keyboard Device
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_keyboard
| Service: kbdhid
|
+ Terminal Server Keyboard Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd
| Upper Filters: kbdclass
| Service: TermDD
|
+ Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Optical
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x045E, 0x0039
| Matching Device ID: hid\vid_045e&pid_0039
| Service: mouhid
|
+ Wacom Mouse
| Matching Device ID: hid\wacomvirtualhid&col03
| Upper Filters: wacommousefilter
| Service: mouhid
|
+ Terminal Server Mouse Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou
| Upper Filters: mouclass
| Service: TermDD

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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
------------------------
Drive: C:
Free Space: 649.8 GB
Total Space: 953.9 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: WDC WD10EACS-00ZJB0 ATA Device

Drive: F:
Free Space: 796.8 GB
Total Space: 953.9 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: WD My Book IEEE 1394 SBP2 Device

Drive: D:
Model: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S203B ATA Device
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.00.6001.18000 (English), , 0 bytes

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System Devices
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Name: Intel(R) G33/G31/P35 Express Chipset PCI Express Root Port - 29C1
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_29C1&SUBSYS_82761043&REV_02\3&11583659&0&08
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) G33/G31/P35 Express Chipset Processor to I/O Controller - 29C0
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_29C0&SUBSYS_82761043&REV_02\3&11583659&0&00
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family PCI Express Root Port 6 - 294A
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_294A&SUBSYS_82771043&REV_02\3&11583659&0&E5
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family PCI Express Root Port 5 - 2948
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2948&SUBSYS_82771043&REV_02\3&11583659&0&E4
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family PCI Express Root Port 1 - 2940
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2940&SUBSYS_82771043&REV_02\3&11583659&0&E0
Driver: n/a

Name: High Definition Audio Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_293E&SUBSYS_829F1043&REV_02\3&11583659&0&D8
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 293C
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_293C&SUBSYS_82771043&REV_02\3&11583659&0&D7
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB2 Enhanced Host Controller - 293A
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_293A&SUBSYS_82771043&REV_02\3&11583659&0&EF
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2939
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2939&SUBSYS_82771043&REV_02\3&11583659&0&D2
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2938
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2938&SUBSYS_82771043&REV_02\3&11583659&0&D1
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2937
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2937&SUBSYS_82771043&REV_02\3&11583659&0&D0
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2936
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2936&SUBSYS_82771043&REV_02\3&11583659&0&EA
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2935
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2935&SUBSYS_82771043&REV_02\3&11583659&0&E9
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family USB Universal Host Controller - 2934
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2934&SUBSYS_82771043&REV_02\3&11583659&0&E8
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 Family SMBus Controller - 2930
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2930&SUBSYS_82771043&REV_02\3&11583659&0&FB
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 2 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 2 - 2926
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2926&SUBSYS_82771043&REV_02\3&11583659&0&FD
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 2 port Serial ATA Storage Controller 1 - 2921
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2921&SUBSYS_82771043&REV_02\3&11583659&0&FA
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) ICH9 LPC Interface Controller - 2918
Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2918&SUBSYS_82771043&REV_02\3&11583659&0&F8
Driver: n/a

Name: Intel(R) 82801 PCI Bridge - 244E

Device ID: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_244E&SUBSYS_82771043&REV_92\3&11583659&0&F0
Driver: n/a

Name: JMicron JMB36X Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_197B&DEV_2363&SUBSYS_824F1043&REV_03\4&1AD356C7&0&00E4
Driver: n/a

Name: Attansic L1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1969&DEV_1048&SUBSYS_82261043&REV_B0\4&18BA0AA4&0&00E5
Driver: n/a

Name: RangeMax Next Wireless-N Notebook Adapter
Device ID: PCI\VEN_11AB&DEV_2A02&SUBSYS_7E001385&REV_03\4&1542FBD&0&10F0
Driver: n/a

Name: VIA OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1106&DEV_3044&SUBSYS_81FE1043&REV_C0\4&1542FBD&0&18F0
Driver: n/a

Name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0193&SUBSYS_042010DE&REV_A2\4&21D451D8&0&0008
Driver: n/a

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DirectShow Filters
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DirectShow Filters:
WMAudio Decoder DMO,0x00800800,1,1,,
WMAPro over S/PDIF DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMSpeech Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
Canon G.726 DMO Decoder,0x00000000,1,1,,
MP3 Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
Mpeg4s Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
WMV Screen decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Mpeg43 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Mpeg4 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,,
Full Screen Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
DV Muxer,0x00400000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
Color Space Converter,0x00400001,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
WM ASF Reader,0x00400000,0,0,,11.00.6001.7000
Screen Capture filter,0x00200000,0,1,wmpsrcwp.dll,11.00.6001.7000
AVI Splitter,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
VGA 16 Color Ditherer,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Decoder,0x005fffff,2,4,msmpeg2vdec.dll,11.00.6001.7000
AC3 Parser Filter,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.6001.18000
StreamBufferSink,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.6001.18000
MJPEG Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
MPEG-I Stream Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,,6.06.6001.18063
SAMI (CC) Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.6001.18000
MPEG-2 Splitter,0x005fffff,1,0,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Encoder,0x00200000,2,0,msmpeg2enc.dll,11.00.6001.7000
Canon MDP Motion-JPEG Decoder,0x00200001,1,1,CanonMDPMJPEGDecoder.ax,2.05.0000.0005
Internal Script Command Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
MPEG Audio Decoder,0x03680001,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
DV Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,,6.06.6001.18000
Canon Actual Data Length Setter,0x00200000,1,1,CanonActualDataLengthSetter.ax,2.04.0000.0005
Video Mixing Renderer 9,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
Canon Custom Resizer SaveMode,0x00200000,1,1,CanonDESResizer.ax,2.05.0000.0006
Canon Resizer,0x00200000,1,1,CanonResizer.ax,2.04.0000.0006
Microsoft MPEG-2 Encoder,0x00200000,2,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,11.00.6001.7000
ACM Wrapper,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
Video Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
MPEG-2 Video Stream Analyzer,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.6001.18000
Line 21 Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Video Port Manager,0x00600000,2,1,,6.06.6001.18063
Video Renderer,0x00400000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
WM ASF Writer,0x00400000,0,0,,11.00.6001.7000
VBI Surface Allocator,0x00600000,1,1,vbisurf.ax,6.00.6001.18000
File writer,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18000
Canon Image Rotation Filter 1.1,0x00200000,1,1,CanonRotateFilter.dll,1.01.0001.0005
Canon G.726 Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,CanonG726Decoder.ax,1.00.0000.0003
DVD Navigator,0x00200000,0,3,,6.06.6001.18000
Overlay Mixer2,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Canon Motion-JPEG Decoder,0x00200001,1,1,CanonMJPEGDecoder.ax,2.05.0000.0005
AVI Draw,0x00600064,9,1,,6.06.6001.18063
Canon Text Source Filter,0x00200000,0,1,CanonTextSourceFilter.ax,2.05.0001.0013
Microsoft MPEG-2 Audio Encoder,0x00200000,2,0,msmpeg2enc.dll,11.00.6001.7000
WST Pager,0x00800000,1,1,WSTPager.ax,6.06.6001.18000
MPEG-2 Demultiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.6001.18000
DV Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
SampleGrabber,0x00200000,1,1,qedit.dll,6.06.6001.18000
Null Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,qedit.dll,6.06.6001.18000
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x005fffff,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft AC3 Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msac3enc.dll,11.00.6001.7000
StreamBufferSource,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.6001.18000
Smart Tee,0x00200000,1,2,,6.06.6001.18000
Overlay Mixer,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
AVI Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
AVI/WAV File Source,0x00400000,0,2,,6.06.6001.18063
Wave Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
MIDI Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
Multi-file Parser,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
File stream renderer,0x00400000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
Canon WAV Dest,0x00200000,0,0,CanonWavDest.ax,2.04.0000.0004
Microsoft MPEG-1/DD Audio Decoder,0x005fffff,1,1,msmpeg2adec.dll,11.00.6001.7000
AVI Mux,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18000
Line 21 Decoder 2,0x00600002,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
File Source (Async.),0x00400000,0,1,,6.06.6001.18063
File Source (URL),0x00400000,0,1,,6.06.6001.18063
Canon Motion-JPEG Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,CanonMJPEGEncoder.ax,2.04.0000.0004
Infinite Pin Tee Filter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Enhanced Video Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,evr.dll,6.00.6001.18000
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00200000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.6001.18061
MPEG Video Decoder,0x40000001,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
psWav Dest,0x00200000,0,0,psWavDes.ax,1.01.0000.0002

WDM Streaming Tee/Splitter Devices:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000

Video Compressors:
WMVideo8 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMVideo9 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
MSScreen 9 encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
DV Video Encoder,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18000
MJPEG Compressor,0x00200000,0,0,,6.06.6001.18063
Cinepak Codec by Radius,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft RLE,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000
Microsoft Video 1,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18000

Audio Compressors:
WM Speech Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
WMAudio Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,,
IMA ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
PCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
Microsoft ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
GSM 6.10,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
CCITT A-Law,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
CCITT u-Law,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063
MPEG Layer-3,0x00200000,1,1,,6.06.6001.18063

Midi Renderers:
Default MidiOut Device,0x00800000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063

WDM Streaming Capture Devices:
,0x00000000,0,0,,
,0x00000000,0,0,,
,0x00000000,0,0,,
,0x00000000,0,0,,

WDM Streaming Rendering Devices:
Realtek HD Audio output,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000
Realtek HDA SPDIF Out,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000

BDA Network Providers:
Microsoft ATSC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6001.18061
Microsoft DVBC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6001.18061
Microsoft DVBS Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6001.18061
Microsoft DVBT Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.6001.18061
Microsoft Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSNP.ax,6.06.6001.18000

Multi-Instance Capable VBI Codecs:
VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.6001.18000

BDA Transport Information Renderers:
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00600000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.6001.18061
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x00600000,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.6001.18000

BDA CP/CA Filters:
Decrypt/Tag,0x00600000,1,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6001.18061
Encrypt/Tag,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6001.18061
XDS Codec,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.6001.18061

WDM Streaming Communication Transforms:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,,6.00.6001.18000

Audio Renderers:
Speakers (Realtek High Definiti,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
Default DirectSound Device,0x00800000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
Default WaveOut Device,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
DirectSound: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
DirectSound: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio),0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063
Realtek Digital Output (Realtek,0x00200000,1,0,,6.06.6001.18063

Have you checked the leads between the monitor and the GC? Same with the Router leads.

I didn't see any reference to drivers for the MB components.

I did see a reference to AGP port being enabled, have you checked the BIOS settings to make sure that PCI is used first?

Did the MB come with an onboard GC? (see above) to make sure there is no conflict.

As you are using Vista, make sure when you download the GC drivers, your save them, once done, right hand click the file and choose 'Run as Administrator', this will make sure the OS allows the setup, to overwrite some of the system DLL's etc.

Check you are running the correct refresh rates for your monitor.

Ive seen this issue caused by some 3rd party software. Did you try, after doing the new install of the OS, running SL before installing anything else... of course you'd need to install drivers, but just the drivers, not the software install packages that came with the devices... I had some sound software that installed and ran for mixing and stuff that came with my sound card that caused crashes in a few things including SL a long time ago... just running the dirvers without the software fixed all my problems.

Missy: Yeah, I ran it once with just a fresh Vista load, the gfx drivers, the default vista sound drivers and a profile for the monitor. No soap.

AWM: I've taken the PC out and blown it out with air, reseated all the cars, etc. Also, have used both wireless and wired between my PC and the internet. (Two different physical locations as well...)

I also turn UAC off, so I run as administrator by default.

The board has no AGP slots on it, as it uses PCI-E for gfx. I'll check and make sure there is no option in the BIOS.

Turning off UAC isnt the end of the issue and doesn't mean you are running in Administrator by default. DEP lurks in the background, this cannot be turned off, otherwise I would and get my Quick Time player back and get Java appletes to run, despite going under the hood and asigning permissions for every single element of both.

15 minutes could suggest power supply failure, or a component on the MB. It's about the right time for the PC to reach temprature. Check your GC fan is working.

As said before, make sure you load the latest drivers for the MB. Vistas alternatives aren't that great.

as in you dxdiag:

"Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 8800 GTS
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0193&SUBSYS_042010DE&REV_A2
Display Memory: 2334 MB
Dedicated Memory: 288 MB
Shared Memory: 2046 MB"

it has 2gb accessible to windows, 288mb of which is dedicated. setting 288 is optimal to sl. the fact Sl took 2gb says it reads shared, not dedicated. something IMO that needs to be fixed. your system will hard lock due to the leaks in SL, and graphics is what causes it.

I've gone through a driver refresh, but I can also try out the GC drivers as Admin.

Note, I've had this issue on another PC, wholly different, that was running WinXP instead of Vista, tho. (And that had a third party Zalman cooler installed on the GPU.)

That I think you will find is a GC Bios report, which can be overriden.

In the SL client, go to Edit, Preferences, Graphics and click the Hardware button, drag the slider for VBO Texture Memory to 256. Uncheck Anisotropic Filtering, if checked.

I would also suggest that you use the nVidia control programme to set the options to Let Application Decide wherever applicable.