Hi guysHope you can help.For months I have been flying without any problems until yesterday whenFs9 crashed with a nv4_mini.sys error. Now I load fs9 and within a couple ofminutes it crashes again. I must stress that for a long time I have not had any problemswhat so ever. Could it be that my graphic card has gone bad or what?, beside's running directx progseverythings ok.Only happens with directx applications. Yesterday Fs9 heaven, today Fs9 hell!.Can't live without my flight sim can any one help.Martyn

Hi Martyn,Sounds like you need to try reinstall your graphics drivers first of all before turning your concerns on the card itself. Why not take this opportunity to update to a more recent driver set.Be sure to uninstall your old set first. If you're not clear about the procedure let us know and I'm sure one of us can help.Have you tried doing a System Restore selecting a date close to the start of the problem before the problem arose?Mike

Another thing you may want to try is to re-install DirectX. A video card going bad shouldnt give you an error message such as that.

Hi Martyn,What Drivers are you running, and are you overclocking the driver?I would recommend the following.Download the latest Nvidia driver for your card at either http://nvidia.com or http://Guru3d.comAfter that, uninstall your current driver using the Control panel, and then follow the Installation instructions fo rthe drivers, explicitly, including shutting down virus programs, etc.Also, check your manufacturer's website as well for a newer driver.Hope This Helps,Joehttp://aboutpolitics.net/images/bannerav.gif.About Politics.net - FORUMShttp://pub162.ezboard.com/baboutpolitics.Contribute to the Richard Harvey Scholarship Fund.http://www.avsim.com/pages/scholarship.shtml