[luther01]

hi mate i have had this problem many times. in xp this problem still occurs, but instead of the computer saying that the display driver has failed, the computer just crashes. it can be caused by incorrectly set up memory, settings in the nvidia control panel, over heating. in my case, the problem was caused by my memory timings. once i adjusted them the problem went, so the problem isn't necessarily caused by the driver. if you have overclocked your memory, set it to the recommended settings. do a clean install of the graphics card drivers. to do this

1. download driver sweeper (google it) and install it
2.go to device manager and uninstall the graphics card and select the box to delete driver software
3. reboot into safe mode (press f8 on start-up)
4. run driver sweeper to delete nvidia drivers
5. empty recycle bin
6. restart computer and install new drivers from nvidia site
7. use default settings for nvidia control panel

also use the nvidia temp monitor or such to check your graphics card temperatures, and post them back. if these dont solve the problem, i will try to help with more solutions because i know how annoiyng it is