Fixed a blown graphics card, now I constantly BSoD?

I've been without anything to play games on for a solid year, and I finally took the plunge and decided to bake my graphics card. (Using the idea I found here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/gaming-software-graphics-cards/392393-cooked-my-7900gs-graphics-card-back-life.html)

For the first time in nearly a year, I saw some text appear on the screen. I even made it to the login screen and nearly freaked out. I saw my desktop for just a second, then BSoD. Every other try, BSoD. I can get into safe mode easy enough, and it stays stable, but I can't figure out what is wrong with normal mode.

The only thing I can really add to help with the problem is that it is a Dell XPS M1710, the card I baked was a GeForce Go 7950, and I'm running Windows Vista Home Premium SP1. Anything that could possibly solve this problem would be greatly appreciated!

TL;DR Baked video card back to life, now I get constant BSoD in normal mode.

 

First thing to try is to remove all the graphics drivers when you boot into safe mode, and then reinstall them when you get into normal mode.

 

I had an HP with the 7400 GO, and I baked it... it worked fine, until it didn't about 3wks later, and it was un-salvageable. It exhibited the same symptoms that you report, BSOD after BSOD. I just said to hades with it.

 

I'm certainly going to try that tomorrow when I get off of work; seems to make sense to me! Thanks much.

Hopefully it'll at least let me have fun for a bit, at least long enough to save up some money for a new rig. It is the sole reason I will never buy another laptop. Every single one has eventually blown something important. Oh well, live and learn.

Plus, I can still use it for internet purposes in safe mode with networking, so it's not a complete dud.

 

Intel GMA has NEVER let me down. Only Nvidia. I have 1 Acer that is 6yrs old with the GMA900 and still functions fine, and another 4yr old with GMA950 that just will NOT die.

Matter of fact, the one with GMA950 I've used so much, it has gone through 3 LCD CCFL backlights. It's pretty much been on since it was bought.

 

Well, I think it is the graphics card not working anymore. If I remember correctly in safe mode you are not using the graphics card (like some basic video support or some sorts*), explaining why you can work on that mode and not in normal mode.

* = If I am wrong please correct me.

 

I agree.

You should uninstall the graphics driver so your CPU will start doing the work instead of the GPU, that might stop the BSOD.

 

I'm not going to say you're wrong, as I have no idea; but I do know that when the graphics card was completely fried, I couldn't get anything when booting. Nothing at all appeared on the screen. Now, I can at least get to the login screen, and I can actually play around for a while in safe mode. You're probably right and the graphics card just isn't back to 100%, even though it is working to some extent once again.

I'm going to try to uninstall the graphics drivers in safe mode and reinstall them in normal mode. If that fails, I'm going to try a USB drive with Ubuntu and see if I can decide if it's Windows' fault, or the hardware's fault.

Thanks for the input so far guys!