8800gtx crashing

[Hohum]

I've just installed the SP1 beta, one of the main fixes is for new graphics cards. So here is hoping

Which particular fix is this? As not so long ago three hotfixes were released specifically for this subject, namely to increase compatability with newer cards, to fix SLI not working correctly, and to change how graphics memory virtualisation operated to avoid the 32-bit address space being exhausted.

[EvilBoris]

Security
Security improvements that will be in Windows Vista SP1 include:

Provides security software vendors a more secure way to communicate with Windows Security Center.
Includes application programming interfaces (APIs) by which third-party security and malicious software detection applications can work with kernel patch protection on x64 versions of Windows Vista. These APIs help ISVs develop software that extends the functionality of the Windows kernel on x64 computers without disabling or weakening the protection offered by kernel patch protection.
Improves the security of running RemoteApp programs and desktops by allowing Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) files to be signed. Customers can differentiate user experiences based on publisher identity.
Adds an Elliptical Curve Cryptography (ECC) pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) to the list of available PRNGs in Windows Vista.
Enhances BitLocker Drive Encryption (BDE) to offer an additional multifactor authentication method that combines a key protected by the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) with a Startup key stored on a USB storage device and a user-generated personal identification number (PIN).
Reliability
Windows Vista SP1 will include improvements that target some of the most common causes of crashes and hangs, giving users a more consistent experience. Many of these improvements will specifically address issues identified from the Windows Error Reporting tool. The following list describes some of the reliability improvements that Windows Vista SP1 will include:

Improved reliability and compatibility of Windows Vista when used with newer graphics cards in several specific scenarios and configurations.
Improved reliability when working with external displays on a laptop.
Improved Windows Vista reliability in networking configuration scenarios.
Improved reliability of systems that were upgraded from Windows XP to Windows Vista.
Increased compatibility with many printer drivers.
Increased reliability and performance of Windows Vista when entering sleep and resuming from sleep.
Performance
The following list describes some of the performance improvements that Windows Vista SP1 will include:

Improves the speed of copying and extracting files.
Improves the time to become active from Hibernate and Resume modes.
Improves the performance of domain-joined PCs when operating off the domain; in the current release version of Windows Vista, users would experience long delays when opening the File dialog box.
Improves performance of Windows® Internet Explorer® 7 in Windows Vista, reducing CPU utilization and speeding JavaScript parsing.
Improves battery life by reducing CPU utilization by not redrawing the screen as frequently, on certain computers.
Improves the logon experience by removing the occasional 10-second delay between pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL and the password prompt displaying.
Addresses an issue in the current version of Windows Vista that makes browsing network file shares consume significant bandwidth and not perform as fast as expected.

[dvdmike]

Adding now, thanks Boris.
Any problems so far Boris ? its installing on mine noww and the first thing it did was re-install my 8800, so its looking good, will load up unreal 3 over night as a stress test

[Hohum]

yeah, those fixes were released on Windows Update about a month ago, so you already had them.

[dvdmike]

Well its working perfectly now over 40 fps in COD4 at 1900 lost planet DX10 89 fps at 720, unreal 3 at 1050 75 fps.
Im happy thanks for the heads up Boris, if there are already downloaded then why did it install SP1 and reinstall my GC ??

[EvilBoris]

Yeah it reinstalled mine too, but it hasn't solved my problem. Mine seems to be network card related