Runtime error for atibtmon.exe when disconnecting AC power cord

Anonymous
2012-11-25T13:02:58+00:00

Everytime I disconnect my AC power cord Windows 8 shows a Erro Dialog:

Runtime Error!

Program: C:\WINDOWS\system32\atibtmon.exe

This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.

Please contact the application's support team for more information.

Anyone having the same problem?

Any hotfix for this?

Computer: DELL XPS Studio 16

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Anonymous
2012-12-19T02:32:10+00:00

Vari bright option:

Power -> Power Play -> uncheck Enable Vari-Bright

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Anonymous
2012-12-03T03:29:25+00:00

Unchecking the "Vari Bright" option in the ATI Catalyst Control Center resolved the issue for me as well.  It seems this option dims the brightness of the display when unplugged; however, I believe Windows also does this (or, at least it does on my Dell XPS 16).  Perhaps two programs attempting to essentially do the same thing are the cause of the atibtmon issue?

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Anonymous
2012-12-01T22:56:43+00:00

I encountered this problem with my Pavilion DV6 after upgrading to W8 64bit as well and it's more irritating than it ought to be.  For what it's worth though, I opened  the AMD Vision Engine Control Center and disabled the "Vari Bright" option under the Power tab and that seemed to fix getting the error message every time my laptop is unplugged.  Doesn't fix the underlying problem and will will decrease my unplugged-time a bit, but I can live with that.

Thanks for the legwork though, Amiarage.  Looks like we;ll need to content ourselves with waiting for ATI to fix it.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-08-26T17:29:46+00:00

    Vari bright option:

    Power -> Power Play -> uncheck Enable Vari-Bright

    I could not find the Vari-Bright option, so hunted around and found this solve.....worked for me.  I didn't have Catalyst Control, so did the second part re "maximize Performance".

    Simply disable powerplay in catalyst control center. Windows have the same option inside.

    On Windows 7 (or if you don't have Catalyst Control Center), go to Control Panel>>Power Options>>Change Plan Settings (whatever power play you have selected)>>Change Advanced Power Settings.

    Page down to the 'ATI Graphics Power Settings' and expand that out. Under 'ATI Graphics Power Settings', there is an area for 'ATI Powerplay Settings'. Set both to 'maximize performance' from 'Maximize Battery Life'. The exception is being thrown by a conflict from ATI trying to maximize battery life vs the Operating System, so just letting the OS handle it eliminates the error when you unplug. :)

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-09-01T17:52:13+00:00

    Try this:

    Go to C:\Windows\System32\ and move atibtmon.exe to Any Other Folder on the C:\ Drive.

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