SL "not responding"

Well when i start up all is good, give it a few mins or so in a mild area..and i completly stop, n go to a black screen with the " not responding" quote on the sl tab with sl running in windowed mode..not sure why this happens..hardware shouldnt be an issue.. but vista my be different..d ebating on downgrading to xp pro 64, but if anyone has an idea plz let me know.. thanks

You can do what you want with Vista or XP. But, SL runs just fine on Vista. You say your hardware shouldn't be an issue......well, it's likely it is anyway.

Tell us what your specs are, how you connect to the internet (DSL, Cable, etc), are you networked, wireless or wired. How recent are your drivers (especially video)? Do you have a firewall? Ram, processor speed........anything that could help someone help you.

perating System: Windows Vista™ Ultimate (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6400+ (2 CPUs), ~3.4GHz
Memory: 8190MB RAM
Page File: 2207MB used, 14353MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 9800 GTX
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0612&SUBSYS_C8723842&REV_A2
Display Memory: 2539 MB
Dedicated Memory: 493 MB
Shared Memory: 2046 MB
Current Mode: 1680 x 1050 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: ACER AL2216W
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2umx.dll, nvwgf2um
Driver Version: 7.15.0011.7516 (English)
DDI Version: 10
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 5/2/2008 22:46:00, 8113664 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:

and on the others.. Wired Broadband, and firewall is shutdown during games

that should answer those,, if any more info is needed plz let me know.

question about that is the display memory at 2539, for some odd reason that just doesnt seem correct...

You should be able to run SL fine. Try an uninstall and before reinstalling search your computer for anything second life and manually delete it. Check nvidia for drivers that are 64 bit..............for some reason Vista 64 and SL have hiccups with drivers. I've heard that some drivers won't work but others won't. I don't use Vista 64 so I can't be much help there. The nVidia drivers I use for my Vista 32 are 1.69.xx..........you might look at that set of drivers. SL is strictly 32 bit so I would think the drivers would work. Don't know for sure though.

heh.. seems as if SL just dont like me period...only game i have that crashes n bugs out..but ill give it a shot and see what happens..ty for the reply

well seemed to have same issues stillf or some odd reason.. not sure on why yet...changed my drivers to 174.74 not many choices for me really, and uninstalled sl completly and reinstalled it fresh.. had a hiccup restarted and then the sim whent down.. will no more later i suppose

Yeah same for me and only started today. after 10-20 minutes i lock up and system hangs.

AMD64 3500+ CPU

2 gig ram

Windows XP

GEFORCE gs7300 Video card.

have updated the drivers to the latest, uninstalled the game and reinstalled it. but still the same issue. I'm starting to think SL has a problem with some of the Geforce cards now (or just today). I dunno but it's driving me insane and killing my system

any help would be very grateful.

You've updated all your drivers, or just the obvious (video)?

You should try updating audio and network as well.

In addition, I would suggest downloading and running Speedfan (Look for it on Google). It will tell you what temperature certain components and zones are running at. If something is overheating, it certainly could cause your computer to lock up.

Well for me the issue is still there...i allready use pc probe, OCCT, and evga percision, and everything is well.. cpu under load is around 55-60 and the GC is around the same under load..all my drivers are up to date, so it just baffles me on what is causing this problem. again when i play for a few mins or up to a hour.. the client will hang, or freeze, and go to a black screen then to a white screen then half the time resume back to normal or crash.. and with the lil quote of sL not responding in the tab.. so any other ideas out there? maybe a amd issue too,, i dont know.

Edit....btw it has nothing to do with my FPS,, im getting around 35 fps on ultra settings which i would love to be better but this is in a crowded area too "very playable"

bump...anyone else having the same issue? possibly a clash with the 64 bit systems and drivers for the 9 series of GC's idk..

Have been in sl now for over an hour and no hanging.

I replace my card with a better 8600 GTS geforce card. the temp went down from the 70's to early 40's. running great. Not sure if it was the case for me of my graphics card over heating...but seems to have done the trick.

will update if i hang at all again

here are my temps at the moment

temp 1: 45C
Temp2: 51c
Temp3: 6C
Local: 61C
Remote: 62C
Temp: 60C
HD0: 52C
HD1: 37C
Core: 45C

All good. no issues at all now since changing the videocard.