geforce4mx drivers DRIVING ME MAD!

[rave]

ok...ive posted this once and didnt get a good enough respose or solution on what to do. check my signature for system specs.
i have a ALBATRON GeFORCE4 MX440 graphics card. i can install the driver 30.82 on it, but when i go up higher to like 40.72 and the newest 43.45. my graphics card (i think) cant take the pressure. my games hangs only when i use higher driver versions.everything is all well and fine when i start the game until about a minute. whats wrong?

do i:
1. flash the bios of the graphics card.
2. reinstall windows( my friend says when u first load windows, and if you dont load the graphics driver first it will cause problems)
3.smash my computer to a feathery dust
4.replace my graphics card( i noticed one screw is missing on the HSF of the card. so it can kinda jut out a bit. and im scared to see it move when the fan spins fast)

i just want the newest drivers so that my card can play newer games better. the games i play now are Americas Army Operations and C&C Generals.

what i know:
its not a WHQL problem because also driver 40.72 is WHQL certified

NVIDIA doesnt even give tech support and albatron gives very limited tech support

[glc]

Use the driver version that works. There isn't much else you can do with a MX card, I doubt the newer drivers would make a noticeable difference even if they do work right. You are also using a Via chipset for an Intel processor, and the motherboard is ECS - neither of these things are helping stability, and the 5400 rpm hard drive is not the speediest thing in the world. You have a decent general use computer with those components, but not a great gamer.