dawgfan1098
I am having a problem with VDJ crashing when I am playing and a blue screen which flashes briefly which says something about memory problems. The computer then reboots itself and I have to start over again. This only happens when I minimize the VDJ screen to look at something else on my desktop. I am going to defrag my hardrive but does anyone else have any suggestions.
Thanks,
DJ Doug
Thanks,
DJ Doug
Posté Tue 04 Jul 06 @ 8:00 pm
xeon
Problems with your hardware configuration. Check RAM if works ok and graphic card. Maybe try to update graphic drivers and update windows. VDJ has nothing to do with this problem. Do you have problems when playing games too maybe?
Posté Tue 04 Jul 06 @ 8:09 pm
djderricke
Dawgfan, can we get an idea of what type of hardware you are working with? Also what version of Windows are you using and how long have you been running your machine with that version of Windows? A lot of the time there may be a conflict with another program, drivers need updating, or the whole operating system needs a refresh. VDJ does a lot of things, and requires your system be running in tip top shape (Virus & adware free, plenty of memory and hard drive space.). Let us know and we can help you better.
Posté Tue 04 Jul 06 @ 8:32 pm
dawgfan1098
How do I check the ram on my laptop and what and I am looking for and how would I fix it if it is ram and I do not play games on this computer
Posté Tue 04 Jul 06 @ 8:32 pm
djderricke
Posting @ the same time again. (Im seem to do that a lot.) See above. ------^
Posté Tue 04 Jul 06 @ 8:33 pm
xeon
try ro play some full screen game. If it happen again, reinstall windows, update it and install lastest drivers.
How much ram do you have?
How much ram do you have?
Posté Tue 04 Jul 06 @ 8:36 pm
dawgfan1098
Dell D600
1.40 ghz
512 ram
Windows XP SP2
Intel Processor1400 Mhz
40 gig hardrive
I hope this helps
1.40 ghz
512 ram
Windows XP SP2
Intel Processor1400 Mhz
40 gig hardrive
I hope this helps
Posté Tue 04 Jul 06 @ 8:50 pm
Andrew87
Next time you get the bluescreen take a note of the windows stop error code. Probably a device overheating or a driver conflict, usually the latter.
Posté Tue 04 Jul 06 @ 9:55 pm
xeon
i didn't find the solution at my desktop when this happened :) i just reinstall windows and it was ok, but Andrew87 is correct.
Posté Wed 05 Jul 06 @ 12:31 am
djderricke
Did some research over @ CNET and found that some users complained about this particular laptop overheating. Here is the link:
http://reviews.cnet.com/Dell_Latitude_D600/4852-3121_7-20906166-1.html?tag=nav
Dawgfan, I would suggest trying to raise the latop a little to give it more room the breathe. It is quite possible as another user said earlier that your notebook is just overheating and crashing.
http://reviews.cnet.com/Dell_Latitude_D600/4852-3121_7-20906166-1.html?tag=nav
Dawgfan, I would suggest trying to raise the latop a little to give it more room the breathe. It is quite possible as another user said earlier that your notebook is just overheating and crashing.
Posté Wed 05 Jul 06 @ 1:51 pm
xeon
very possible.. But remember the msg when it happen again.
Posté Wed 05 Jul 06 @ 1:54 pm
frd1963
Dawg,
Until you get your hardware issue worked out, try keeping VDJ windowed, not maximized.
I have found that when maximizing a skin that is not sized for your display, the display will actually switch resolution modes when minimizing or accessing anything outside VDJ. This is memory and CPU intensive, in addition to generating extra heat.
There are ways to resize a skin so that it fills your screen without having to maximize it. See the skins forum for more details if you're interested.
Until you get your hardware issue worked out, try keeping VDJ windowed, not maximized.
I have found that when maximizing a skin that is not sized for your display, the display will actually switch resolution modes when minimizing or accessing anything outside VDJ. This is memory and CPU intensive, in addition to generating extra heat.
There are ways to resize a skin so that it fills your screen without having to maximize it. See the skins forum for more details if you're interested.
Posté Wed 05 Jul 06 @ 5:25 pm
lopez453
personally i was playing with windows and VDJ and 2 days ago I noticed that
task/process manager showed 140 megabytes for vdj. when i minimised it. It dropped to 8. But VM size stayed too high. Maybe you have also bad memory and/or bad settings for pagefile. (anyway I have now disapled pagefile and have 1 gig of memory with only 80 megabytes used when nothing is running)
Optimised minimised XP sp2 for VDJ, mail, and browsing.
task/process manager showed 140 megabytes for vdj. when i minimised it. It dropped to 8. But VM size stayed too high. Maybe you have also bad memory and/or bad settings for pagefile. (anyway I have now disapled pagefile and have 1 gig of memory with only 80 megabytes used when nothing is running)
Optimised minimised XP sp2 for VDJ, mail, and browsing.
Posté Wed 12 Jul 06 @ 8:05 pm
phillydj
u can also get a laptop cooler for about 30 dollars on ebay or a Pc store
Posté Wed 12 Jul 06 @ 9:44 pm
SecretSoul
I had problems with my laptop overheating. Cooler pads are not the solution though, whilst the do blow air on it, it still actually obstructs the fan, resulting in a slightler longer period of use before overheating.
I just got a stand from www.coollaptopstand.co.uk, and it's fantastic. Ok, maybe a little pricey for a bit of aluminium but if it does the job, then it's worth every penny.
I just got a stand from www.coollaptopstand.co.uk, and it's fantastic. Ok, maybe a little pricey for a bit of aluminium but if it does the job, then it's worth every penny.
Posté Thu 13 Jul 06 @ 5:03 am
phillydj
thats just always gonna be a headache with laptops..so small for the amount of air they can circulate internally
Posté Thu 13 Jul 06 @ 9:14 am