“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This error can happen because of an outdated video driver, to many programs running at one time or even high CPU activity.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
    2016-01-09T22:30:54+00:00

    I have same problem & have most recent nvidia driver? I have windows 10 & 64 mbit pc with Nvidia Geforce 360m V. card

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-01-10T11:56:48+00:00

    In the end, and after a lot of attempts at fixes, Dell accepted that there was a hardware fault with my video card.  The card was replaced, and there hasn't been a problem since.

    So, I am afraid that , if you are having the same fault, do not rule out the possibility of a hardware fault.

    MarkMFR

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-01-16T01:02:56+00:00

    I have a brand new Dell windows 10 and I am getting the same error message.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-04-15T11:25:42+00:00

    I am on HP desktop windows 8.1.  It just happened to me few minutes ago.  Got this computer for Christmas 2014.  Do I need to update the driver?

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