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Issue with SFFT 1.0-1.5
04.06.09 at 03:06:14
 
I've tried running SFFT on windows XP SP3 + DX 9.0c and V5 5500 AGP. It works perfectly. At least up until I reset the computer. Then windows loads up at resolution of 640x480 with 4(!) colors.

The solution is easy enough though - I return the windows default V5 driver, restart windows, re-install SFFT, restart and everything is fine. Up until next restart, then its all over again.

Did anyone have this issue so far? Any ideas? As I said, I might even live with this, but it gets boring reinstalling the driver after a while.

P.S. The thing I like most about this driver is that full 64MB are reported to dxdiag, so a hardware acceleration for Adobe Flash is possible!
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Re: Issue with SFFT 1.0-1.5
Reply #1 - 04.06.09 at 16:27:20
 
I had this issue once,I had to reformat and reinstall windows to fix it..
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Reply #2 - 05.06.09 at 22:45:18
 
ps47 wrote on 04.06.09 at 16:27:20:
I had this issue once,I had to reformat and reinstall windows to fix it..


Thats not really encouraging Sad I installed SFFT 1.5 after a clean install of WinXP. Oh well... I'll just keep on reinstalling the driver  Roll Eyes
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Reply #3 - 06.06.09 at 10:42:52
 
Yes, reinstalling must solve the problem.
It's happent to me also.
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Reply #4 - 06.06.09 at 21:38:13
 
hmmm,maybe that dumb xp file protection system is kicking in for reasons unknown,messing up files on every reboot..but I doubt it.

you say all drivers newer than 1.0 behave this way?
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Reply #5 - 09.06.09 at 17:30:47
 
ps47 wrote on 06.06.09 at 21:38:13:
hmmm,maybe that dumb xp file protection system is kicking in for reasons unknown,messing up files on every reboot..but I doubt it.

you say all drivers newer than 1.0 behave this way?

Yes. But I noticed that windows doesnt drop the driver after every reset. Well, sometimes it does, but sometimes I get a few restarts extra (lets say about 3-5) before the driver is dropped.

I'm currently on 1.4, which allows me 2-3 restarts before dropping... or its just my imagination. Reinstall is out of the question as I already over-did my online activation and I have no love for calling and talking to M$ support Tongue
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