I am using XP Home Edition, Build 2600 SP2, fully updated, on an Intel P4
3.2Ghz, with 1Gb of memory. ATI Radeon Xpress 200 graphics. Paging File is
system-managed.
When playing Spider Solitaire from the integral games pack, with an
otherwise blank taskbar, and ONLY when playing Spider, I have been getting
BSOD's, and crashes. Monitoring Task Manager whilst playing, I have found
that at any point while playing the game, CPU usage will suddenly shoot up
from between 0%-20%, up to 40%-55%. Even if at this point I exit the game
completely, CPU usage continues at this level for a while until it climbs
briefly to 100%, at which point Windows shuts down and I get the dreaded
BSOD; DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL. I have also seen this behaviour
commence AFTER exiting Spider. The only escape is to reboot before CPU usage
climbs to 100%. (Or of course to refrain from playing Spider, but I do not
consider that a fair workaround!)
I have tried copying and renaming Spider, configuring it to work in
compatibility mode for Win 2000, with no improvement.
Short of uninstalling Spider, any ideas, anyone?