http://support.amd.com/us/gpud ... ws/Pages/auto_detect.aspx

If that can't find your driver I don't know what will.
It seems it's not the temperature.
I don't think you need more room on your HDD for "swapping"...

Only thing after VGA drivers is SP3.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/bb794714.aspx

Quote :

We recommend customers use Windows Update to install the service pack, as it will provide the best experience.

Otherwise I'd just format my PC

okay, i need to tell that... i was hiding because as far as i know no one will help to "Pirates"... I can't install SP3 because i have cracked Wins... and all other stuff... only one legal thing in my notebook is Live for Speed...

Quote from lolzol :

http://support.amd.com/us/gpud ... ws/Pages/auto_detect.aspx

If that can't find your driver I don't know what will.
It seems it's not the temperature.
I don't think you need more room on your HDD for "swapping"...

Only thing after VGA drivers is SP3.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/bb794714.aspx


Otherwise I'd just format my PC

We were unable to find your product or OS. Never mind... Maybe i will reinstall my wins again... anyway, thanks for the help

You can't want 100% functionallity with cracked software....
No cdkey on your laptop sticker? As normally every laptop contains an OS from the start.

I think I may not help you through these forums anymore
If you are a student you have the right to any Windows license for free though...
Google -> ma3d
EDIT: Just took a quick look and I see it's only French or Dutch.
Find yourself a French/Dutch/Belgian student (I'm not a student anymore, so sorry.)

And I'm sure no one here never Pirated at least once...
Music, video, game, software, etc....
(youtube = piracy)
This does not make it right of course.

It's an 8 year old laptop, potentially with virus's due to the OS.

My thought would be the video card failing but .........

Go to the manufacturers website and download the video drivers from there, and old laptops can be a challenge.

Or, find a dead pc with xp and use the key from that to make it legit.

Do you use your laptop at a desk with adequate ventilation to all you vents and fans? Exposure to abnormally high temps for long periods of time or repeated overheating degrades the thermal paste on your CPU aswell as the GPU and with this being a laptop it is hard to repaste those items. If you can't get you temperatures under control you will inevitably fry your GPU and/or CPU. When electronics heat up it causes more resistance, which in turn will cause stuttering and freezing. I killed a laptop with a Nvidia 8800GTS last year because it kept overheating while trying to play video games.

Laptops (unless designed specifically for it OR using an external cooler/cooling pad) are bad for gaming.

The 8800GTS is a bit better than his ATI 128mb card. So of course it overheats. since the 7600 series from Nvidia laptops always overheated during gaming. Ati always had the advantage there.

On Topic: -> His temperatures are not the problem. They are mentioned on the previous page. He just needs a windows XP CD key...
I have a spare Windows Vista Home Basic CD key, but I don't advise installing Vista to anyone...
If you PM me your EXACT Windows XP version DeeKay773, I can look into a CD key for it. Press Command + Pause/Break (Command being the Windows Flag)

EDIT: Or if you are impatient, just TPB the SP3 version. It should work without having to reinstall.

Quote from lolzol :

The 8800GTS is a bit better than his ATI 128mb card. So of course it overheats. since the 7600 series from Nvidia laptops always overheated during gaming. Ati always had the advantage there.

It was a gaming laptop was the point and it still had issues. The vents and fans on it were not enough because laptops do not have space in them for the heat to be efficiently and effectively dissipated. Without the free flowing airflow like desktops, you will see shortened life span with your laptop due to gaming and heat.

Quote from lolzol :

On Topic: -> His temperatures are not the problem. They are mentioned on the previous page. He just needs a windows XP CD key...

He would notice issues with everything if it was the fact his windows was not legit. Matter of fact, he would be informed during login that his windows was not genuine as well as possibly being locked out of his computer until he makes it genuine.

My phrasing was a bit off...

He needs a Windows XP CDkey so he can update graphical Drivers and upgrade to SP3 through the official way.
This might not be the solution, but you have to try.
And there are other issues a cracked OS brings besides the genuine Windows screen, which isn't a problem at all.

Off topic: And yes laptops aren't made for gaming, not even gaming laptops.
Unless you put water cooling on there. It was just my point that any laptop starting from 2006 or sooner had overheating issues.

But let's stop speculating and rattling till OP posts back I guess .

problem solved.(i think). Changed laptop to dell D630(for 50€). Horrible thing: this laptop is newer than d610 and barely can run LFS on superlow details thanks, intel with your GMA X3100...