I think I am losing what little sanity that I have left. I am having a couple
of problems and they seem to be linked. Let's see if I can explain this so
that it makes sense. I downloaded directx 9.oc last week don't know where it
went because when I try to run "dxdiag" it says that I have vers 8.1 then
everything crashes and all that I can do is push the reset button. Then when
everything comes back I get an error message about the nv4_disp.dll here is
what the log files says about this error:

Server=watson.microsoft.com
UI LCID=1033
Flags=622898
Brand=WINDOWS
TitleName=Microsoft Windows
DigPidRegPath=HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId
ErrorText=The driver for the display device was unable to complete a drawing
operation. Please check with the device manufacturer for a driver update.
HeaderText=Computer restarted after an unexpected shutdown. Microsoft
Windows detected a possible device failure.
Plea=The display driver for NVIDIA Vanta/Vanta LT (Microsoft Corporation)
seems to be responsible for the system instability.
Stage1URL=
Stage1URL=/StageOne/Drivers_Display/10DE002C1500000000/nv4_disp_dll/6_13_10_2958/EA8706EA.htm
Stage2URL=
Stage2URL=/dw/StageTwo.asp?szAppName=Drivers.Display&szAppVer=10 DE002C1500000000&szModName=nv4_disp.dll&szModVer=6 .13.10.2958&Offset=EA8706EA
DataFiles=C:\WINDOWS\LogFiles\Watchdog\040819_1407 _01.wdl
ErrorSubPath=\Drivers.Display\10DE002C1500000000\n v4_disp.dll\6.13.10.2958\EA8706EA

I understand that this is telling me that something is wrong with the Nvidia
driver, but it doesn't explain what is going on with DirectX.