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    Vista crashing while browsing internet under bootcamp

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by StrongerThanAll, Oct 31, 2008.

  1. StrongerThanAll

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    Hi,

    i am having this annoying problem where my system crashes whenever i am browsing the internet.. ive tried IE, FF and Chrome and it happened to the 3 of them.. and t only happens when i open the browser or while navegating it

    does anyone know what is causing it? should i reinstall vista? should i use XP?
     
    StrongerThanAll, Oct 31, 2008
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  2. Budding

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    What do you mean by crash? Does Explorer.exe crash, or does the whole OS freeze up?
     
    Budding, Nov 1, 2008
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  3. StrongerThanAll

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    the entire OS freezes

    :(
     
    StrongerThanAll, Nov 1, 2008
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    Driver issue for sure. Any special none bootcamp standard driver?
     
    never2fast, Nov 1, 2008
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  5. StrongerThanAll

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    dont think so, unless it was from automatic download... i did reinstall bvista and the problem perssisted
     
    StrongerThanAll, Nov 1, 2008
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    I think it might be a driver issue. Nvidia 9400 chipset is brand new so I suspect thats the problem.
     
    fastrandstrongr, Nov 1, 2008
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    is anyone having these issues as well?
     
    StrongerThanAll, Nov 1, 2008
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    I had the same problem.

    I just returned it.
     
    imtriggerhappy, Nov 1, 2008
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  9. StrongerThanAll

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    why did you return it? what did you say? did they charge restocking fees? right now i am running XP :(
     
    StrongerThanAll, Nov 2, 2008
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    Returned it because Vista freezes at least twice a day. They did not charge me restocking fee.
     
    imtriggerhappy, Nov 2, 2008
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    Please let us know how the late 2008 MBP work with WinXP....
     
    imtriggerhappy, Nov 2, 2008
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  12. StrongerThanAll

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    so far, no crashes at all using firefox
     
    StrongerThanAll, Nov 2, 2008
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    , just installed vista, after formatting the HD and the problem still persists.. does anyone know a solution? :(
     
    StrongerThanAll, Dec 10, 2008
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    Have you tried new video drivers directly from Nvidia.com? (Just force installing the newest regular reference drivers?)

    I'd guess it's either a video or chipset drivers issue.

    Issues with Windows on that non-Intel chipset is exactly why I should probably avoid the new Macbook Pros :(
     
    Wolfpup, Dec 10, 2008
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    You returned a Mac because VISTA crashes on it??? I don't think it was the computer. :p
    What the heck did you buy a Mac for?
     
    HLdan, Dec 10, 2008
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    Yes, it was. It may have been the drivers though.
     
    Wolfpup, Dec 10, 2008
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  17. StrongerThanAll

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    but why would it be the video drivers if it only happens when im browsing the internet? (IE, FF, Safari, Chrome)
     
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    Could be it's using a feature on the GPU that's causing it to crash. That's certainly happened before.


    Personally I'd just try forcing the regular Nvidia drivers to install. Nvidia can't post drivers for most mobile GPUs, but they're all the same thing. It'll claim there's no compatible hardware there, but there actually is. When I've done it, it even still knows it's a mobile GPU. The only thing missing from the drivers AFAIK is a line in the INF file that tells it it's okay to install.

    You could use modded inf files, but personally I'm more comfortable just force installing the regular drivers.
     
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    like,i just updated the firmware for my macbook, hopefully it will fix this problem..

    but if it crashes again, ill try updating the video driver.
    so should i just use the ones on laptopvideo2go?
    thanks for the help
     
    StrongerThanAll, Dec 10, 2008
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    Do you have any peripheral USB devices connected to your Macbook? Try removing any unnecessary devices (if applicable).

    Are you using Apple supplied memory or third party memory? Try switching back to Apple memory if you are using third party memory.
     
    pacmandelight, Dec 10, 2008
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  22. StrongerThanAll

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    i have no usb devices and i am using the apple memory
     
    StrongerThanAll, Dec 10, 2008
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    RAM dhould make no difference anyway-I mean if it's defective it's defective, but it could be whether you got it from Apple or someone else.
     
    Wolfpup, Dec 10, 2008
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  24. StrongerThanAll

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    yeah, but wouldnt i have the same problems under OS X?

    and it doesnt crash all the time.. but for long periods browsing it crashes
     
    StrongerThanAll, Dec 10, 2008
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    Are you getting a memory leak? Check to see if you memory usage continues to rise and rise. It could be a conflict between applications and/or drivers.
     
    pacmandelight, Dec 12, 2008
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    I had this problem after installing vista 64 bit. My system would freeze randomly while pages were being loaded. I went to apples support site and downloaded the 64 bit vista boot camp package and my computer has not frozen since installing (2 days). I don't know what's different compared to the drivers on the Leopard disc...but it seems to be working...so far.
     
    Ljay, Dec 15, 2008
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