Can someone please help me!!
ive posted on the virus and hijack logs but owen thinks this problem may be somthing else.
When i start my pc up it boots normally.
When i use IE or word etc. the screen is fine but when i try to use any games it starts to glitch and flicker then the sound loops and the screen freezes i have to power down my pc to get it going again.
Ive also had a dreaded blue screen today saying-
DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE
stop: 0x0000009f (0x000000500, 0x00000002, 0x82b782eb,0x82c069c8)

can someone please help thi sis doing my hed in Arghh

PC spec
athlon 1.9g
512mb ram
60gb hdd
geforce fx5200 grafix card
sound blaster 5.1 live card
all upto date drivers + xp + sp2

If you receive the subject message, a driver does not handle power state transition requests properly. This most often happems during shutdown or during suspending or resuming from standby or hibernate mode.

You must update or remove the offending device driver or file system filter driver, possibly installed by an anti-virus, remote control, or backup program.

The Stop 0x9F message indicates that a driver is in an inconsistent or invalid power state.

Interpreting the Message
Table C.4 describes the information provided by Stop 0x9F messages. The value of the first parameter indicates the type of violation (see the Description column) and determines the meaning of the next three parameters.

Table C.4 Parameter Listing for Stop Message 0x9F

Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Parameter 3 Parameter 4 Description
0x00000001 Pointer to the device object Reserved Reserved The device object being freed still has an incomplete power request pending.
0x00000002 Pointer to the target device object Pointer to the device object Reserved The device object completed the I/O request packet for the system power state request, but failed to call PoStartNextPowerIrp.
0x00000003 Pointer to the target device object Pointer to the device object The I/O request packet The device driver did not properly set the I/O request packetas "pending" or complete the I/O request packet.
0x00000100 Pointer to the nonpaged device object Pointer to the target device object Pointer to the device object to notify The device objects in the devnode were inconsistent in their use of DO_POWER_PAGABLE.
0x00000101 Child device object Child device object Parent device object A parent device object has detected that a child device has not set the DO_POWER_PAGABLE bit.

This Stop message typically occurs during events that involve power state transitions, such as:

Shutting down.
Suspending or resuming from standby mode.
Suspending or resuming from hibernate mode.
Resolving the Problem
The following suggestions are specific to Stop 0x9F errors. For additional troubleshooting suggestions that apply to all Stop errors, see "Stop Message Checklist" later in this appendix.

Stop 0x9F messages can occur after installing faulty applications or drivers or system services. If a file is listed by name and you can associate it with an application, uninstall the application. For drivers, disable, remove, or roll back that driver to to determine if this resolves the error. If it does, contact the hardware manufacturer for a possible update. Using updated software is especially important for backup programs, multimedia applications, antivirus scanners, and CD mastering tools.
For information about troubleshooting standby and hibernate mode issues, see "Troubleshooting Startup" in this book. Also see article 266169, "How to Troubleshoot Problems with Standby Mode, Hibernate Mode, and Shutting Down Your Computer in Windows 2000." To find this article, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base link on the Web Resources page at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/reskits/webresources.
For more information about Stop 0x9F messages, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base link on the Web Resources page at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/reskits/webresources. Search using keywords winnt, 0x0000009F, and 0x9F.

hello all thanks for the reply chou but it was a bit techy for me!
im still having the problem but ive had no more blue screens.
i ran the dxtools and they say all is fine my windows tells i have no problems but the screen still flickers and stops responding at different times.
i also tried new video drivers and thats not worked either.

somone please help i want to play some games.

A slightly less tekky approach...wanders off in search of hammer...

REMOVE S/CARD:
Switch PC off.
Unplug Sound card.
Switch PC back on.

Does error occur now?

SLOT SWAPPING
If 'no' (haven't worked out anything for 'yes' yet):
Plug the soundcard into a different slot, repeat until error goes away.

If error remains, despite above slot swapping:
Unplug sound again.
Uninstall sound drivers etc.
Uninstall graphics card drivers.
Reboot PC
Reset graphics to windows default.
Reboot PC
Re-install Grafx drivers.
Reboot PC (just for the hell of it)
Plug sound card back in (when PC off, of course)

Get back to us if this approach fails.

thanks for the info hippy but it didnt work so ive borrowed a friends graphics card and its still the same
so i swapped moniters aswell but still the same (lots of BAD language at this point!!)
Could it be XP playing up and if so is it possible to repair windows so you dont loose any of the info on your HDD.
Any other ways to sort this would be appreciated

Here is a good guide to a Repair Install

http://michaelstevenstech.com/index.html

A Repair install will leave program & settings intact but you should back up as this page will advise you.

thanks jephree this will probably be my next step.
i will report back with any progress i make.

finally sussed the problem my graphix card just died!
does anyone know a good card for around £60 what will play games like
Battlefront and H/L etc.