In the middle of a game Demigod freezes for about 10 seconds, then with a horribly reduced resolution i can see the top part of an error window saying Windows: Display Driver Stopped Responding, after which the screen goes black. I can still hear things going on such as error bleeps and such, but I can't see anything. I had not completely updated my display drivers the first time this occurred, but I have since updated them and the problem has occurred 2 other times. The first two times before the screen went black I alt-tabbed to find that I had IMs waiting for me, althought I do not know if they had just been sent or if they had been waiting for me for a time. The third time alt-tabbing did not work so it is possible that I may have recieved another IM. It also could be completely unrelated. Here are my system stats from DxDiag:
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.070227-2254)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: ECS
System Model: PT890T-A
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Page File: 665MB used, 3274MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode
And here are the stats for my graphics card:
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 8800 GTS
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0193&SUBSYS_042010DE&REV_A2
Display Memory: 320.0 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor
Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0011.7519 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Has anyone had similar problems?