Hi bmabam -
> The graphics drivers are the latest from Dell for this computer.
Often times those drivers will not be as up to date as the ones directly from the manufacturer of the video card itself.
So try going to the video hardware manufacturer's web site and getting their driver to see if they have a more recent one than what Dell has posted.
It looks like your laptop has Intel 945GM graphics, which unfortunately is really quite poor at 3D stuff, it has way, way less 3D horsepower than a deciated nVidia or ATI graphics system. But it still should work for basic stuff if you can get a driver installed that will work properly.
Checking at Dell, the latest drivers they seem to have posted there are Release Date: 5/14/2007 , which is not particularly updated (note year = 200 7).
Try going direct to the Intel web site and see if a newer driver from them will work better. It looks like the place to go is here:
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Chipsets&ProductLine=Laptop+Chipsets&ProductProduct=Mobile+Intel%C2%AE+945+Express+Chipset+Family&ProdId=2300&LineId=1088&FamilyId=40
> I will go ahead and send the dump file to you.
Thanks for sending it - it indicates that the blue screen is happening in igxpdx32.DLL which seems to be part of the Intel video driver.
If you do a Google search for igxpdx32.DLL you can see a lot of people asking about blue screens of death in various games and stuff like that, so it does not seem to be uncommon.
A couple of things you can try are to install the latest drivers from Intel, or to install an older version either from Dell or from the Intel web site.
- Michael
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