[help] Windows Crashes During Games

Hey, im getting a IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error whenever i try to play a game. i have a nvidia geforce fx5200 card with all the latest drivers and such. my computer has the latest versions of everything, SP2 and virus defenitions as well. here is a HijackThis! log:

of HijackThis v1.97.7

Scan saved at 8:50:15 PM, on 9/25/2004

Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)

MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)

Running processes:

C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe

C:\Program Files\TGTSoft\StyleXP\StyleXPService.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Stardock\SDMCP.exe

C:\Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\WindowBlinds\wbload.exe

C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE

C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe

C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton Utilities\NPROTECT.EXE

C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe

C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\SPEEDD~1\nopdb.exe

C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\USRmlnkA.exe

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\USRshutA.exe

C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\USRmlnkA.exe

C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE

C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe

C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe

C:\Program Files\CursorXP\CursorXP.exe

C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe

C:\Documents and Settings\HUNTER\Desktop\HijackThis.exe

O2 - BHO: (no name) - {53707962-6F74-2D53-2644-206D7942484F} - C:\PROGRA~1\SPYBOT~1\SDHelper.dll

O2 - BHO: (no name) - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll

O2 - BHO: NAV Helper - {BDF3E430-B101-42AD-A544-FADC6B084872} - C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll

O3 - Toolbar: Norton AntiVirus - {42CDD1BF-3FFB-4238-8AD1-7859DF00B1D6} - C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll

O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar1.dll

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [uSRpdA] C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\USRmlnkA.exe RunServices \Device\3cpipe-USRpdA

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvCpl.dll,NvStartup

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [nwiz] nwiz.exe /install

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvMediaCenter] RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [iTunesHelper] C:\Program Files\iTunes\iTunesHelper.exe

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TkBellExe] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe" -osboot

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MSMSGS] "C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [sTYLEXP] C:\Program Files\TGTSoft\StyleXP\StyleXP.exe -Hide

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [CursorXP] C:\Program Files\CursorXP\CursorXP.exe

O8 - Extra context menu item: &Google Search - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsearch.html

O8 - Extra context menu item: Backward Links - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmbacklinks.html

O8 - Extra context menu item: Cached Snapshot of Page - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmcache.html

O8 - Extra context menu item: Similar Pages - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmsimilar.html

O8 - Extra context menu item: Translate into English - res://C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbar1.dll/cmtrans.html

O9 - Extra button: AIM (HKLM)

O16 - DPF: {1239CC52-59EF-4DFA-8C61-90FFA846DF7E} (Musicnotes Viewer) - http://www.musicnotes.com/download/mnviewer.cab

O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://v5.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/v5co...b?1094165369967

O16 - DPF: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000} (Shockwave Flash Object) - http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwa...ash/swflash.cab

can anyone help?

pops

#216638

Uh, this isn't really the place for posting your HijackThis logs.

I suggest you try computercops.com...A-S isn't the place.

-nightcrawler1089

#216639

Have you been overclocking? If so, Re-install the Video Divers

#218453

do you get a reference when it crashes?

have you checked for irq conflicts?

#218478

hey, thanks for the quick replies. it actually has stopped happening so im kinda happy :)

#218651