GPU-Z screen distortion bug since 0.8.5

[Pierre990429]

Hello,
I have a DELL XPS M170 laptop with a DELL WUXGA (Samsung ?) "SEC5557 (2004, week 0)" screen.

GPU-Z 0.8.4 is the last working update.

Since 0.8.5, as soon as I launch GPU-Z, the screen is distorted. (M170_GPUZ_bug1 file)
It should look like that. (M170_desktop_normal file)
I have to reboot to fix it.

The graphics card is a Geforce Go 7800 GTX, bios 5.70.02.19.12, G70M, rev.A1, with driver Forceware 84.69 (Dell)

Please note that my Dell XPS M1710 (almost the same) has a LG-Philips "LGD E400 (2007, week 0)" screen (also 1920*1200) and is not affected by this weird bug. (has a Geforce Go 7900 GTX, Dell driver 174.31)

Using WinXP SP2 32bit on both.

 

[RCoon]

Upgrade from Windows XP, it's a security hole in itself

 

[Mr.Scott]

Upgrade from Windows XP, it's a security hole in itself

Good answer.
You know it's not the problem though.
GPUz isn't the problem either. GPUz on all my XP installs works fine.
Try a different driver.

 

[Pierre990429]

Upgrade from Windows XP, it's a security hole in itself

Upgrading a 2005 laptop that runs fine ? I am not even sure Dell ever provided Win7 or further drivers for it.
Nope.
I use Opera and AVG Free, and doublecheck with Malwarebytes software. The best thing is of course to look in key-directories (Root, Windows, System, User, Appdata, Temp, ...) and in key-registry sections (Run, RunOnce, ...), since some BitcoinMiners or Weird trojans (real ones, not the 90% false positives triggered by compacted EXEs) are never caught up by any antivirus...

btw, I still have a running Win98SE rig, where I watch my DVDs with WinDVD 4.11... (too old to have 8P8C connectors : 2001 Pentium III-1000), but I did find an USB-Wifi key for Win98... it even works... at USB1 speed.

 

[Pierre990429]

Good answer.
You know it's not the problem though.
GPUz isn't the problem either. GPUz on all my XP installs works fine.
Try a different driver.

apparently Experimentator had the same problem : http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/gpu-z-and-windows-xp.221409/

So IT IS GPU-Z, BUT only happens with a certain combination of Hardware and Software. 84.69 is the last "official" Dell driver for the XPS M170. GPU-Z 0.8.4 works fine, so I do not need the later builds.

(As I said, this does not happen with another XP laptop, with a more recent driver - but it could be the specific screen)

I just thought I would report a problem that could eventually be harmful for screens. (that's why I included many specs)
This info can be used or not.

I dunno, but a code section must have been changed since 0.8.4, causing these effects.

So, as it is, the latest GPU-Z cannot be used on some computers. Maybe it should be mentioned in the release notes ?

 

[W1zzard]

If you can, add me on Skype w2zzard (text-chat only and file transfers), so we can try a few builds to narrow down the problem.

 

[Naki]

How much RAM do you have?
If you have at least 2 GB, it is strongly recommended to move to Windows 8.1 or 10, and leave the long-dead and useless WinXP behind.

This is unless you use any Windows programs that only work on WinXP. I assume you have none, but I might be wrong.
OR, if you have just 1 GB of RAM, maybe Windows 7 Starter would work.
WinXP was a very good OS, but it is not good for use in 2016 any more.

 

[reeven]

im on gpuz 098 latest, with an gtx690.
when i click on save bios on file, it freeze for an second then artifacts( red) appears on screen.
gtx690 is stable as an rock in any app.
I think that this problem appear with latest 098 version, because maybe 2 weeks ago i save my gtx690 bios from gpuz and all was ok.
I recrreate this bug 3 times....everytime i click on save bios to file artifacts appear.

 

[reeven]

i tested just now gpuz 088, no artifacts appear.

 

[Naki]

Please list your versions properly. No 088 or 098 versions exist.
Current is 0.8.9. No 0.9.x versions exist yet.

Please also state your Windows OS used, is it WinXP, or something else?

 

[reeven]

088 and 089.
089 has artifacts problem.

 

[W1zzard]

Add me on Skype (w2zzard) so I can help you, I'm the author of GPU-Z