How to make Riva Tuner overclocks stick in Vista64..

[Legless]

As the title really, how do i make my overclocks in Riva Tuner apply when Vista64 boots up... I keep getting a popup saying Riva Tuner failed to run on bootup (think its blocked), tried setting it to always run in msconfig, but i still have to manually run Riva Tuner every time i boot into Vista64...

Any help much appreciated...

PS... I am trying to overclock a 512Mb 8800GTS...

 

[helmutcheese]

You should not need do anything more than tick the Box thats worded to that effect "Apply Overclocking At Windows Startup".

You should not even need Rivatuner to run at Startup.

Advise you goto Guru3D and read the guide.

 

[Rackerz]

Was actually reading about this earlier today, strange. Here we go:

Is Vista blocking the app at startup? You will have to set a task scheduler to get Riva Tuner to run in Vista. Make sure to write down the file path from msconfig. There is a "S" at the end of the file path that enables it to run silent (you dont see the program pop up).


The once and for all to fix that VISTA tray BLOCKED APP alert that is quite annoying in that you are alerted with every bootup that your app is blocked and you must allow the app to run each time by giving VISTA permission blessing. Boo on that. So here is the fix:

Remove the startup app that is offending by:

Start----Run----and type in msconfig.exe

Go to STARTUP Tab and remove the app that is blocked by Vista noting on a sheet of paper where the program is run from. If the program app is run from the startup menu, then just go to Start---All Program Files---Startup Folder and remove the app there.

After removing the app, create a app Task using the Task Schedule with full VISTA blessed permission by following the instructions below:

1. Launch the Task Scheduler
Example: Start Menu → All Programs → Accessories → System Tools

2. From the Actions panel on the right, select Create Task...
a. Give the app a name of your choice in the "Name Section"

3. Go to the Security Options on the General tab
a. Select an user account with administrative privileges
b. Select the radio button Run only when user is logged on
c. Check the box Run with highest privileges

4.Go to the Triggers tab and click New...
a. In Begin the task, select At log on
b. In the Settings options, select All users
c. In the Advanced Settings options, check the box Enabled
d. Click OK to close the dialog

5. Go to the Actions tab and click New...
a. For Action, select Start a program
b. In the Settings options, browse for the Program/Script you want to execute on
startup
c. Click OK to close the dialog

6. Go to the Settings tab
a. Check the box Run task as soon as possible after a scheduled start is missed
b. Uncheck the box Stop the task if it runs longer than

7. Make any other desired settings

8. Click OK to save and close the task properties