“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This error can happen because of an outdated video driver, to many programs running at one time or even high CPU activity.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
    2010-07-22T02:21:34+00:00

    I am having the exact same problems with my HP mini 5101 netbook. This happens every 30 mins now and then and have no idea why.

    It's definitely not running hot as a lot of the underneath is cool to the touch.

    I have all the updates! We all need a fix not a "maybe"

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-08-11T06:01:50+00:00

    Hi all,

    same problem for my HP EliteBook 8540w running WIN7 64-bit, NVIDIA QUADRO FX800M.

    It happens 5-6 times per day. Latest driver installed.

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-08-16T12:42:35+00:00

    hey

    this happens to my toshiba  notebook  windows 7/ 32bit

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-08-19T22:40:18+00:00

    Same problem.

    My error says "Display driver NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 190.45 ... etc"

    I'm running Win 7 64bit with NVidia GeForce GT 220, Intel i5 750.

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