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Nvidia's Vista driver problems aren't limited to their graphic products. My notebook uses an nForce chipset with integrated wired Ethernet controller (nForce Networking Controller). This was a rock solid device driver under XP. Under Vista it is my least stable device.

Using DHCP to obtain an IP address, if I change a system setting in Vista that requires a reboot, the device driver for the above will not load, and therefore I have no network connection. Further there is no way to get it to load other than uninstalling/re-installing the driver (and rebooting); or by plugging the notebook into a different Ethernet jack (where the DHCP server will assign a different IP address)and re-booting. Disabling/enabling the device doesn't work, nor will re-booting with the network cable disconnected. It must be a different DHCP supplied IP address.

nVidia's user forum has multiple messages of others with the same problem. Some desktop users have simply disabled the integrated NIC and supplied their own. Tough to do with a notebook.

Jim Johnson
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not just video...  Jim Johnson | 07/30/07
not just video... Part 2  JoseTorr | 07/30/07
Good thing I didn't update my driver...  MWPollard | 07/30/07
Those numbers don't sound right  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/30/07
Confirmed test score several times  MWPollard | 07/30/07
Ah, dual GPUs...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/30/07
I'll avoid Nvidia for a while I think  voska | 07/30/07
Avoid Vista  hgh9mrp@... | 07/31/07
I agree  mg156 | 07/31/07
Sorry to hear that...  fr0thy2. | 07/31/07
Vista runs...  jasonp@... | 07/31/07
guy, sleep mode has NEVER worked properly and has always caused problems  Valis Keogh | 07/30/07
sleep has never worked  joedokes | 07/30/07
Re: Sleep mode never worked  Thought1 | 07/30/07
TWO minutes..?  Wolfie2K3 | 07/31/07
I've been using suspend just fine since Win2k, WinXP, and Vista  georgeou | 07/30/07
Onboard sound disappears after sleep mode  aep528 | 07/30/07
That's also a driver issue  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/30/07
re:  kRogue | 08/08/07
I'm guessing hardware, not drivers  CobraA1 | 07/30/07
But aren't drivers matched to the hardware?  Wolfie2K3 | 07/31/07
its impractical to reinstall a windows system everytime  balsover | 07/31/07
Works great for me  Yagotta B. Kidding | 07/30/07
Yeah, but good is sleep mode  xuniL_z | 07/31/07
like the average end user could fix a driver?  balsover | 07/31/07
Who says average user has to?  macoafi | 08/08/07
Source code is not available  macoafi | 08/08/07
About Sleep mode not working proper???  d,duffer@... | 01/11/08
Gee, seems to work on all my machines.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/30/07
Because you're a biased sample?  CobraA1 | 07/30/07
But...  rapson | 07/31/07
Not Really  DirtyDingus | 07/31/07
Gee, seems to work on all my machines.  aussieblnd@... | 07/31/07
One might wonder why anyone has problems...  jasonp@... | 07/31/07
works well here  jacec | 07/30/07
hehehe, yeah, perhaps i should have been more specific(nt)  Valis Keogh | 07/30/07
switch to Linux!  Linux Geek | 07/30/07
GREAT! Problem is...  GuyAlanDye | 07/30/07
Not hardly. Nivida on Linux  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/30/07
The driver may work but  tonymcs@... | 07/30/07
The driver may work but  aussieblnd@... | 07/31/07
The driver may work but  bmore_bro69@... | 08/01/07
When...10 years ago  mackerel | 07/31/07
When...10 years ago  aussieblnd@... | 07/31/07
Beryl is buggy it's nice but it's nothing but a 3d box  SO.CAL Guy | 07/31/07
Beryl is buggy  aussieblnd@... | 07/31/07
There's more  macoafi | 08/08/07
RAH RAH SIS BOOM BAH  LWEM | 07/30/07
BOOM BAH  aussieblnd@... | 07/31/07
Mature..? eh..  Wolfie2K3 | 07/31/07
Would love to swith to linux  Snarfiorix | 07/31/07
I bet all that works fine in XP  Maxscunion@... | 07/31/07
ugly person will still be ugly.  aussieblnd@... | 07/31/07
Skin's elastic, it shrinks back  macoafi | 08/08/07
sick of "Switch to Linux!"  willyu | 07/31/07
Yes, I'd really like to see those same off topic messages blocked  balsover | 07/31/07
Best way to resolve Windows problems  Ole Man | 07/31/07
Out of the frying pan... Into the fire...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/31/07
Getting rid of abuse  Ole Man | 07/31/07
Shut up, OleFool!  M.R. Kennedy | 08/01/07
Keep your foot out of your mouth!  Ole Man | 08/01/07
You don't?  macoafi | 08/08/07
Laptops with Vista  Thought1 | 07/30/07
I solved ALL my hardware and software compatibility issues...  BitTwiddler | 07/30/07
I bought a Mac  rseiler | 07/30/07
Great for you but  soonerproud | 08/23/07
I have this issue too... in Windows XP  ace_logan@... | 07/30/07
I don't use sleep mode and my PC is a desktop. I love Nvidia, which  HypnoToad72 | 07/30/07
Costs  Harry Bardal | 07/30/07
Costs  aussieblnd@... | 07/31/07
Slack  Harry Bardal | 07/31/07
re: Harry  M.R. Kennedy | 08/01/07
Harry Bardal what you fail to understand is we  SO.CAL Guy | 07/31/07
Cost - Again  Harry Bardal | 07/31/07
Writing Vista Drivers Difficult?  trentreviso | 07/30/07
Yes and no, the problem is  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/30/07
no, not from scratch  balsover | 07/31/07
Vista completely overhauled graphics  CobraA1 | 07/30/07
LOL, certified.  mg156 | 07/31/07
didn't you jump to a conclusion there?  xuniL_z | 07/31/07
Are you saying the 8 series cards that support directX 10  xuniL_z | 07/31/07
On the other hand..........  Ole Man | 07/30/07
John E isn't around, so...  M.R. Kennedy | 07/30/07
John E isn't around, so...  aussieblnd@... | 07/31/07
Maturity  M.R. Kennedy | 08/01/07
John E isn't around  Ole Man | 07/31/07
Idiots  M.R. Kennedy | 08/01/07
Yeah, you're just like Alfred E Neuman  Ole Man | 08/01/07
Idiots Redux  M.R. Kennedy | 08/02/07
Use your ladder and binoculars  Ole Man | 08/05/07
Nvidia 10x buggier than ATI?  rseiler | 07/30/07
I'll have to agree  CobraA1 | 07/30/07
Perhaps, but...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/31/07
Of the two forum friends I know of with Vista,  D. W. Bierbaum | 07/31/07
Non-gamers use high-end cards too  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/31/07
works well here  jacec | 07/30/07
We're still on XP, no vista for us.  kraterz | 07/30/07
amen  mackerel | 07/31/07
Vista not happening here  wolf421@... | 07/31/07
amen  aussieblnd@... | 07/31/07
It seems to work fine otherwise  CobraA1 | 07/30/07
Possible solution from Microsoft  goretsky | 07/31/07
I also think its a MS problem.  Been_Done_Before | 07/31/07
Need More of This  marketmaven | 07/31/07
Works Great For Me  PinnacomX | 07/31/07
Vista 8 Months Old  ParrotHeadFL | 07/31/07
8 months to totally rewrite their drivers...  D. W. Bierbaum | 07/31/07
They've had 12 months  ParrotHeadFL | 08/03/07
Vista 8 Months Old  aussieblnd@... | 07/31/07
Works Great For Me  dennisgornall@... | 07/31/07
You have to work hard NOT to be able to increase those  D. W. Bierbaum | 07/31/07
Same goes for the NVIDIA 8800 GTS  jhowell@... | 07/31/07
Same goes for the NVIDIA  aussieblnd@... | 07/31/07
NVidea GeForce 6200 WinXP drivers fail  erlewis@... | 07/31/07
HotFix on request/Paid Incident/Refund  NoCubes4Me | 07/31/07
I'll dump Vista before nVidia any day.  3dtodd | 07/31/07
driver problem Nvidia for Dell Lap  dr_ajayan@... | 07/31/07
Stick the boot in!  johnfenjackson@... | 07/31/07
Sleep mode  mustang_z | 07/31/07
You nailed it  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 07/31/07
Oh No! Ed Bott having a HARDWARE  Old Timer 8080 | 07/31/07
No mention  KrazyGuy | 07/31/07
NVidia and ATI  Arkyn1 | 07/31/07
You misspelled...  glassangel | 08/03/07
Just another reason why Vista sucks ...  SirCatlord | 08/01/07
2 + 2 = Typical Business Practices  dbisse@... | 08/02/07
Re: Hasta la Vista, NVidia  jpmcq@... | 08/03/07
Rutkowska on nVidia nTune at BlackHat2k7...  wti | 08/03/07
A suggestion for efficiency  zdnet88@... | 08/05/07
I blamed the "Purple Pill Virus" for my Nvidia Driver_158 I was using DNFd  RobeTirm@... | 08/28/07

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