BSoD with Vertex Shaders on, Game - Everquest1

[Mjt3rd]

Brand new system, including hard drive, fresh install of windows. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

WinEQ 2 System Information
System:
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Windows Version: Microsoft Windows XP/Service Pack 2/2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158
System Physical RAM: 213/1023MB
Page File: 1708/2460MB
Virtual Memory: 1946/2047MB (Extended: 0MB)
CPU 1: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+ @ 2211MHz
Video 1: \\.\DISPLAY1/NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT
Video 2: \\.\DISPLAYV1/NetMeeting driver
Video 3: \\.\DISPLAYV2/RDPDD Chained DD
Monitor 1: \\.\DISPLAY1 (0,0,1280,1024) (1280x1024) PRIMARY
Sound: ¨
DirectX: 4.09.00.0904
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180
WinEQ: 2.07

Loaded Modules:
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Module 0: c:\program files\everquest\eqgame.exe
Module 1: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll
Module 2: C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll
Module 3: c:\program files\everquest\mss32.dll
Module 4: C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll
Module 5: C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.dll
Module 6: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINMM.dll
Module 7: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll
Module 8: C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll
Module 9: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WSOCK32.dll
Module 10: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2_32.dll
Module 11: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll
Module 12: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WS2HELP.dll
Module 13: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DINPUT8.dll
Module 14: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMM32.dll
Module 15: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll
Module 16: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHLWAPI.dll
Module 17: C:\WINDOWS\system32\ole32.dll
Module 18: C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\x86_Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.2600.2180_x-ww_a84f1ff9\comctl32.dll
Module 19: C:\WINDOWS\system32\comctl32.dll
Module 20: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2.dll
Module 21: C:\WINDOWS\Lavish.dll
Module 22: C:\WINDOWS\system32\PSAPI.DLL
Module 23: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-EQ.dll
Module 24: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSIMG32.dll
Module 25: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-D3D9.dll
Module 26: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-D3D8.dll
Module 27: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\WinEQ2-DI8.dll
Module 28: C:\WINDOWS\system32\mswsock.dll
Module 29: C:\WINDOWS\system32\hnetcfg.dll
Module 30: C:\WINDOWS\System32\wshtcpip.dll
Module 31: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DNSAPI.dll
Module 32: C:\WINDOWS\System32\winrnr.dll
Module 33: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WLDAP32.dll
Module 34: C:\WINDOWS\system32\rasadhlp.dll
Module 35: C:\WINDOWS\system32\uxtheme.dll
Module 36: C:\Program Files\WinEQ2\EQPlayNice.dll
Module 37: C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\SYMANT~1\ANTISPAM\asOEHook.dll
Module 38: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSVCR71.dll
Module 39: C:\WINDOWS\system32\NTMARTA.DLL
Module 40: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SAMLIB.dll
Module 41: c:\program files\everquest\EQGraphicsDX9.DLL
Module 42: C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d9.dll
Module 43: C:\WINDOWS\system32\d3d8thk.dll
Module 44: C:\WINDOWS\system32\VERSION.dll
Module 45: c:\program files\everquest\dpvs.dll
Module 46: C:\WINDOWS\system32\HID.DLL
Module 47: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SETUPAPI.DLL
Module 48: C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINTRUST.dll
Module 49: C:\WINDOWS\system32\CRYPT32.dll
Module 50: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSASN1.dll
Module 51: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IMAGEHLP.dll
Module 52: c:\program files\everquest\mssmp3.asi
Module 53: c:\program files\everquest\mssvoice.asi
Module 54: c:\program files\everquest\mssa3d.m3d
Module 55: c:\program files\everquest\mssds3d.m3d
Module 56: c:\program files\everquest\mssdx7.m3d
Module 57: c:\program files\everquest\msseax.m3d
Module 58: c:\program files\everquest\mssrsx.m3d
Module 59: C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSACM32.dll
Module 60: c:\program files\everquest\msssoft.m3d
Module 61: c:\program files\everquest\mssdsp.flt
Module 62: C:\WINDOWS\system32\wdmaud.drv
Module 63: C:\WINDOWS\system32\msacm32.drv
Module 64: C:\WINDOWS\system32\midimap.dll
Module 65: C:\WINDOWS\system32\DSOUND.DLL
Module 66: C:\WINDOWS\system32\KsUser.dll

Direct3D9:
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Driver: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT/nv4_disp.dll/6/14/10/6693
Adapter Display Mode: 1280x1024 D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8
Game Display Mode: 1280x1024 D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8
Current Adapter: 0
Available Texture Memory: 262MB
Direct3D8:
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Adapter Display Mode: 0x0 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Game Display Mode: 0x0 D3DFMT_UNKNOWN
Current Adapter: 0
Available Texture Memory: (not currently available)
DirectInput8:
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EverQuest:
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Profile 1: WinEQ 2.0 Default Profile
EQ Path: c:\program files\everquest
EQClient.ini: .\eqclient.ini
Patch: OFF Test Server: OFF Locale: us
Video Adapter: Application Controlled
Luclin models: 29 (+145 min RAM)
Texture Compression: ON (+0 min RAM)
Sound: ON (+22 min RAM)
Texture Caching: ON (+0 min RAM)
Texture Quality: MEDIUM (+30 min RAM)
Sky: COMPLEX (+10 min RAM)
Calculated minimum RAM: 490MB (BASE+207MB)
Level of Detail: 1
MaxFPS: 100
Additional setting: VertexShaders=TRUE
Additional setting: 20PixelShaders=TRUE
Additional setting: 1xPixelShaders=TRUE

EQPlayNice:
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EQ Version: eqgame.exe Feb 7 2005 21:31:40
Foreground
Mode: FPS Limiter
Max FPS: 40
Rendering: 1/1
Background
Mode: CPU Limiter
Max FPS: 30
Rendering: 1/30

[Mjt3rd]

Also forgot to add, have upgrade MB Bios and latest Vid Drivers.

[Lax]

Yep I see you have the 66.93 nvidia drivers. When you see the blue screen and/or the system error message after rebooting, does it say what module the blue screen was in? For example, nv4_disp.dll would indicate video drivers.

Does this system use SATA drives? If so, make sure to grab the latest drivers -- on a fresh install of Windows I experience blue screens due to file system drivers until updating them.

Also check for any other drivers directly related to the motherboard and/or CPU.

[Mjt3rd]

Yes, its the nV4.disp.dll. I upgraded the motherboard bios and am not sure if that took care of the SATA drive update or not. I'll look for an update on it.

Thanks

[Mjt3rd]

Hehe I keep forgetting things to tell, this is also an SLI graphics card, although I'm using it singly at the moment.

[Lax]

Hmmm if it says nv4_disp.dll is the problem, then SATA drivers probably wont help, unfortunately. You CAN look for motherboard chipset drivers, however. The AGP chipset, for example, is important if the card is AGP. If it's PCI-E there may be yet another driver for that. The manufacuter's website should have all of the latest drivers for the motherboard

[Mjt3rd]

Unfortunately I've upgraded every driver on my system that had an available update and still no luck. Any other suggestions?

Thanks

[Lax]

Sadly, that's all possible causes I can give you It's entirely possible that some hardware on your system is conflicting. My last idea would be to try beta drivers for your video card, since the blue screen is from the video driver. Guru3d seems to have a big list of them; I would try the "ForceWare 71.81 Win2000/XP WHQL" link here http://download.guru3d.com/detonator/

[Mjt3rd]

I used the updated drivers and so far no crashes. I've havent played with two accounts yet though. I've only had the 2nd account logged in while I play on the first. I'll give you an update when I've tested it some more.

Thanks