I have really strange error. I don't know how and when but DirectX on my PC can "crash" even when no game or any other DX application is running. Even screensaver I am using doesn't utilize DX.
It is very strange because DX games otherwise works before this mysterious crash, after that DX games reports either that they cannot initialize directX device (as if DirectX is not installed) or more usual system error: [application] has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Someone also told me, that can happen if DX application is terminated in unusual way (by killing the process in Task Manager or if DX application hangs or crashes). I have no clue what is happening. There is no indication of any DX application running in the background with Task Manager
And there is another situation with that. When DX games works, Windows Media Player is unable to play subtitles (through DirectVobSub) with any Divx, Xvid movies and reports an error with quartz.dll. When DX (games) don't work WMP can play these subtitles with DirectVobSub.
And with DX "disabled" I can't even watch TV with TV tuner. CPU utilizations in full screen mode is almost 100%. With DX working CPU (and GPU) can handle TV signal under 10%. in full screen.
The only thing that helps is restart. After that everything works as it should. Until error happens again.
I am using XP-M 3200+, 1GB ram (200 MHz DDR), 6800GT with 81.98, Abit NF-7 v2.0 with latest forceware drivers.
It is very strange because DX games otherwise works before this mysterious crash, after that DX games reports either that they cannot initialize directX device (as if DirectX is not installed) or more usual system error: [application] has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Someone also told me, that can happen if DX application is terminated in unusual way (by killing the process in Task Manager or if DX application hangs or crashes). I have no clue what is happening. There is no indication of any DX application running in the background with Task Manager
And there is another situation with that. When DX games works, Windows Media Player is unable to play subtitles (through DirectVobSub) with any Divx, Xvid movies and reports an error with quartz.dll. When DX (games) don't work WMP can play these subtitles with DirectVobSub.
And with DX "disabled" I can't even watch TV with TV tuner. CPU utilizations in full screen mode is almost 100%. With DX working CPU (and GPU) can handle TV signal under 10%. in full screen.
The only thing that helps is restart. After that everything works as it should. Until error happens again.
I am using XP-M 3200+, 1GB ram (200 MHz DDR), 6800GT with 81.98, Abit NF-7 v2.0 with latest forceware drivers.
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