“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This error can happen because of an outdated video driver, to many programs running at one time or even high CPU activity.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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  1. Anonymous
    2011-09-17T15:39:31+00:00

    Hi.

    This happens to me too, on my new Fujitsu Amilo - Win 7 - 32 bit (made in Germany please..lol).

    It happens when I scroll down an Internet page, or have several internet pages open. I found on the net that it would happen less, if your Temporary Internet Files is empty (i.e. not cookies etc.)

    I tried it and it does not happen when it's empty.

    But reading all the issues here since 2009, I do think that Windows is the culprit.

    Try the old good defragmenting, cleanup or even restore. And use a software to check your registry.

    As I said, I don't get this problem so often (thank God), but performing the classic system maintenance can help.

    So to resume... empty the Tempory Internet Files, fix Registry errors, perform cleanup and defragment, or try a System Restore (it's always my last weapon).

    This problem has got nothing to do with heat.

    If someone has other easy solutions, please let me know.

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-09-16T16:15:00+00:00

    I installed all updates for my graphics card I did a scan for what drivers were missing and since updating my graphics card its showing display driver fault.....

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  3. Anonymous
    2011-09-12T18:13:28+00:00

    Sorry, bad news.

    I unclicked enable AMD Overdrive as described above ... and I even moved the power plugs for the 3 monitors to a separate power box (different from the PC).

    ... no luck, still getting crashes.

    Any other advice, please post.

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  4. Anonymous
    2011-09-12T16:53:47+00:00

    Same problem here.

    (I'm italian so sorry for the bad english)

    Every time I start a Windows Live program (Mail, Messenger, IE9) after a few seconds the screen freezes and then the message "display driver stopped working and has recovered" appears. It happens ONLY with these programs, so I assume it is not the hardware. I contacted HP (I have a HP Elite 410-it) and they said it's a known issue and made me uninstall IE9 to keep IE8 and made me update video drivers, and run a hardware control with their software, everything is normal. The video card is an ATI Radeon HD 5450. Please release a patch or something for this because I (and a lot of other people, I see) have to struggle to check mail or use IM. My only solution is to use the Live web-based client for now.

    Thanks,

    Andrea

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