Windows 7 crashes on startup, "Attempt to reset the display driver and recover from timeout failed"

copy dump file a folder

zip it up

"use winrar"

go to

http://www.megaupload.com/

browse upload the file

post  the link they generated for you after the uploading you post that link here!

done!

as far as the codec pack, MS has one for media player. the codec issue was just one of the issues within the complete thread. here is the one for media player from MS:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=06fcaab7-dcc9-466b-b0c4-04db144bb601&displaylang=en

as far as the defective nVidia cards, i have seen them myself. the capacitors are blown off at the top, leaking from the bottom, or in some way in disfunctional state. the only way to diagnose this, is to take the video card out and inspect it. you cant miss the blown parts. as i recall its only nVidia chipsets put on certain manufacturers boards. i dont want to nail down to just one board as what it comes down to is cheap capacitors, in which only save the manufacturer of the board pennies.

you can try to manually install a Standard Video Driver and see if that alleiviates the situation or not. i'll check out the links you have given as well as the ones i have gathered to see if i can find more information on this issue. with so many nVidia boards out there, there are numerous issues that are pretty much unique to the board manaufacturer themselves.

if you keep up with repairing this, you will be glad you did. the many windows 7 systems i see with new nVidia boards look super-nice. excellent indeed. i'll get back when i have information  that is relevant. i have alert on this post, so its easy to get back.

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nvlddmkm.sys            is your video card!!!!!

other two errors are direct x driver i belive!!!!

nvidia display driver is causeing you blue screen!!          so does direct x       " they both go together!"

so

download this file and install it full!!  pleae allow this program to downlod file for the net !!!

it is direct x  driver!

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2DA43D38-DB71-4C1B-BC6A-9B6652CD92A3&displaylang=en

also i a few days there would be new driver  from nvidaia coming out       "they make new drivers every month"!

pleae post the results ...

Thanks for the info, windowsfanny. There's a lot there concerning overclocking which doesn't apply to me, since I've never messed around with that kind of stuff. There's a registry fix in there thats a possible solution, and I'll try that and see what happens, and post here soon. Thanks for the help, again!

EDIT: Also, as far as the codec packs are concerned, its a totally clean install and I have no codecs installed other than the Windows defaults, so that shouldn't be a problem.

I've tried the registry fixes to suspend timeouts, but those arent working either.

On a side note, I'm wondering if anyone could tell me how to diagnose a bad graphics card? Because I've found a few threads describing a known issue with the card that I have on my pc:

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/psg/board/message?board.id=Display&message.id=6271

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/10/all-nvidia-8400m-8600m-chips-faulty/

And I'm wondering if all this may just be the same problem described in the two threads I've linked.

see a 4 page thread on sevenforums concerning this. (you may wish to read the whole thread)

http://www.sevenforums.com/graphic-cards/9297-windows-7-rc-nvlddmkm-sys-bsod.html

please use for information purposes only, i will see if i can find something not to techy for you

seems in the thread on sevenforums the issue comes down to codec, but i cant be sure.

the thread suggest non-microsoft and non-nvidia applications to cure the issue.(page 4)

hope this helps. maybe someone will see it, and be able to help you along.

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