“Display driver stopped responding and has recovered” error.

Anonymous
2009-10-13T16:38:34+00:00
  • Running Windows 7, 32-bi,t on a Lenovo W500. Display Driver: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650.
  • The error message (“display driver stopped responding & has recovered”) follows a system freeze, a short blackout. Then everything works fine.
  • Downloaded the most current driver from the company's Web site.
  • Seeemd to work for a day, but now I'm getting the same behavior.

Crabby Office Lady

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Devices and drivers

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Anonymous
2012-01-27T00:10:30+00:00

Hello Crabby Office Lady,

This error can happen because of an outdated video driver, to many programs running at one time or even high CPU activity. There is a link to a KB article on the following post that gives more info on the issue and helps to fix it, see:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/error-display-driver-stopped-responding-and-has/1b6c2b8b-b0a7-49d9-bc3b-e9cc98d51004

L.D.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-09-19T13:22:32+00:00

    “Display driver stopped responding and has recovered” error.

    hello sir,

    Generally, why this problem comming & what is the solution? give me some solutions

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-09-19T08:37:29+00:00

    hi,

    i have a home built pc 8 core amd 16gb ram nothing running hot but get where my mouse freezes and so does screen, moving mouse back and forth frantically lol will sometimes unfreeze it but other times not and i have to reboot.

    the message has been coming out for a week or so and was just updated its an evga nvidia geforce 550 ti i think lol

    any info or advice on this one?

    thanks,

    southern belle

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-08-28T16:34:17+00:00

    Its simple all you have to do is uninstall the current version and install the driver that you are given in the original case a Disc . I was having really trouble with 320.49 version same thing thing was occuring always then I tried this method it works perfect now i am current using 220.18 version I guess. I hope it really works for all of you

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