Just Cause 2 freezing/crashing within minutes of launch

[Jetman]

Hi there,
I recently got Just Cause 2 in a steam sale, and I really love it.
I had no trouble with it for a long time, until one day when it crashed a few minutes after startup.

The trigger seems to be random i.e. I could be flying a plane or running around and it could freeze, however I have noticed if it does not crash within the first 10 minutes, it will not crash at all. ( I have had sessions where it does not crash)

Nothing seems to fix it, however when i validate files on steam, it seems to download something (No idea what).

Any help is much appreciated

DxDiag:


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System Information
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Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.100608-0458)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Advent
System Model: PQD4003
BIOS: BIOS Date: 10/17/08 14:48:20 Ver: 08.00.14
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) 9550 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
Memory: 4094MB RAM
Page File: 2393MB used, 6005MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Sound Tab 3: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce 8800 GTS
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0193&SUBSYS_22521682&REV_A2
Display Memory: 2084 MB
Dedicated Memory: 293 MB
Shared Memory: 1791 MB
Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor
Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver Version: 8.17.0011.9562 (English)
DDI Version: 10
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 11/21/2009 02:34:54, 11775080 bytes

[Groovus]

Join the club...Im getting just about the same thing....can maybe play it for 2-15 minutes....screen freezes...goes black....but then you can still hear the game and what your doing...I tried everything I found when I googled the problem...I cant figure this out...Im doing no OC'ing at all....replaced a PS, replaced brand new memory, lowered the command rate on the memory form 1T to 2T, refresh rate command to 60hz in the launch options, I finally uninstalled it, and re-downloaded it on Steam. Ill let you know if it helped...I still think its something on the driver side of the video card.

[Jetman]

I have read lots of people with that problem (Where the game sound plays in the background)
However, after testing if this was the case, I cannot hear the sound play in the background. It simply plays the last sound (Like the wind in a parachute) or plays nothing at all.

Thanks for the help though