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Comp freezing after 10-20 mins gaming :(

Discussion in 'Windows OS' started by Topcut, Jun 27, 2007.

  1. resu Newcomer, in training Posts: 218

    have you tried safe mode?
    once there go in to
    control panel>system>Advanced>startup and recovery
    make sure the box taht says automatic restart isnt checked.

    when you next get a BSOD you can read what it says ...
    it will prolly mention something about the gfx card.

    if you cant get into safe mode then you should try getting hold of a different video adapter or maybe if your mobo has onboard gfx then use that
    with your old disconnected

    then uninstall all the drivers for teh faulty card and then turn off
    insert new card and hope windows "likes" it

    just out of interest, how did you clean your card?
    if you used a hoover then you'll need to get a new card coz chances are youve ruined it
  2. Topcut Newcomer, in training Posts: 30

    i picked the dust out of the fan with a stick lol, i made sure i didnt knock anything + it wont let me go into safe mode, let me go look at what it says.
  3. Topcut Newcomer, in training Posts: 30

    when i try safemode, it reads the list of system32/drivers/blablabla then at the bottom of the screen in bold white it says:

    press escape to cancle loading SPTD.SYS
  4. raybay TechSpot Evangelist Posts: 10,720   +6

    "SPTD.sys is the driver for Daemon tools. Try updating daemon tools or uninstall the programme." from elsewhere on this TechSpot forum. There are others here with a search

    This is a most common error, and there is a huge amoung of information you can find with a Google search for "SPDT.Sys error"

    Most recommend uninstalling software of certain types, but we don't know what you have. Try the Google search first.
  5. Topcut Newcomer, in training Posts: 30

    How can I uninstall it if I cant log on my comp? : (
  6. Topcut Newcomer, in training Posts: 30

    YEAAA!! i inserted my windows xp disk, selected repair then rebooted, now im logged onto my comp. Now the question is, what do i have to delete/rename for this problem to be removed? Should i just uninstall deamon tools with YourUninstaller to remove the software + reg keys?
     
  7. raybay TechSpot Evangelist Posts: 10,720   +6

    The removal of Daemon Tools seems to be the key to fixing the problem, but I would run a Hijack This and post here for the experts like Momok to look over. The evils stuff is often more complex than a simple removal... I am no expert here.