I'm having very similar problems to what someone else is having in another forum [after Googling around] - here:
http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=319452 so I thought someone here might know something more about this problem?
It all started after I upgraded my graphics driver to the latest driver version: v. 163.69 WHQL. I went on Bridge Commander, and set the game up. As soon as I clicked 'ok' to run the 'skirmish' mode, this is what happened.....
- the computer suddenly restarted itself with no warning;
- the monitor was on, but after the first loading screen it's
completely black/blank [and stays black/blank];
- while the monitor is blank, there was a slow ticking sound inside my PC;
- it lasted for possibly several minutes
So the only way to solve this was to go into safe-mode, and try a System Restore... *BUT* - and this is possibly very important!* once I was able to get back onto Windows, I found out that somehow
it had literally removed ALL of my System Restore points!! Thankfully I still had my previous graphics driver installation on my computer.
Here is the exact behavior that is does now, every so often:
- The entire UI freezes completely. No greyed out windows - it stays like that for possibly 5-20 seconds;
- When it does, mouse moves intermittently;
- I also again hear a slow 'ticking' sound inside my PC when it's doing this;
- sometimes my computer just very briefly gives me a black screen and a short paragraph of text appears [too quickly for me to read], before it suddenly restarts/reboots itself.
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
System model: MSI MS-7325
HDD model: SAMSUNG HD401LJ
Vista Home Premium, 32bit
2GB RAM
2 GeForce 8800 GTS graphics cards via SLi - v. 162.22 WHQL
700Watt power supply