Hi the803,

Some things to try. I notice that your graphics card is overclocked. What
happens when it is clocked at its normal speed? Try booting up into safe mode
and see if the problem persists - safe mode eliminates problems caused by 3rd
party drivers as the system runs using the drivers as supplied on the Vista
installation disk. Also try running msconfig by clicking the start orb, type
'msconfig' into search box and press enter. After providing administrative
credentials, the program appears. Select the 'Boot' tab and under the section
headed 'Boot options' check (ie place a tick) in the check box next to 'Base
video'. Click 'OK' and close the program. The next time you restart your
machine, you will be running with the graphics driver as supplied with Vista.
If you are able to shut down normally with any of the suggestions then try
downloading and installing the latest WHQL driver from Nvidia. It is possible
that your driver is corrupt.
Dwarf

"the803" wrote:
[color=blue]
>
> Hmm...thanks for the reply.
> None of that worked though for some reason.
> I've been told that it could be the NVIDIA drivers for 7300GS because
> it is known to have problems with Vista. But when I go to their site, it
> says that my drivers are up to date. How can I remove the NVIDIA drivers
> to see if it is causing the problem or eliminate it from the problem.
>
>
> --
> the803
>
> Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz | Gigabyte GA-P35-S3G | 2x1GB
> Crucial PC2-6400 | CM 330 Black Case + CM eXtreme Power 460W PSU |
> Arctic Cooler Freezer 7 | Nvidia 7300GS Overclocked |
>[/color]