What on earth is going on here ??

[moorhen2]

I have been getting this every time i run Vantage,yesterday i re-installed W7,and every time i run vantage it crashes to the desktop with this error,tried uninstalling ccc,re-installing ccc,makes no difference,even re-installed Vantage,still happening.It's doing my head in,any ideas would be much appreciated.

[Ket]

Try updating DirectX.

[moorhen2]

Updated DirectX,still same problem,running out of ideas now,lol!!!!

[Ket]

Hm well I've only ever seen that problem with borked video drivers, screwed 3DM install or when DX has been fubard.

[zedane]

Instead of a reformat, how about doing a secure erase to your OS drive first before reinstallation? Unless the issue is hardware related, the above mention should work as it resets your HDD to factory state.

Just a suggestion since you're intending to reformat anyway

[antiacid]

let's just checklist this.

have you updated your:
-video drivers
-motherboard drivers
-direct x drivers
-windows 7 patches
-PCMV updated to latest?
-are all the PCMark requirements fullfilled? (http://www.futuremark.com/benchmarks...mrequirements/)
-are you running everything at stock for now? Overclock after you know the program works...

That's all the items I can think about right now.