Display driver keeps crashing on the computer and receive error message "Display driver NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver Version 306.97 has stopped working and recovered".

Anonymous
2012-10-29T09:27:10+00:00

Original Title: Display driver NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver Version 306.97 has stopped working and recovered.

Hiya,

I recently installed Windows 8 Pro, installed all my usual apps etc.

The problem I've encountered is the display driver keeps crashing. Or having time outs. The exact error message reads;

"Display driver NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver Version 306.97 has stopped working and recovered."

So far it randomly times out even when the computer is idle, and more frequently when I'm watching videos online. Also, viewing videos fullscreen on certain sites like YouTube is ok, but on others it's very laggy (image updates maybe once a second) and the audio is out of sync.

I can't find a way to properly uninstall the graphics driver.

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Anonymous
2012-10-31T17:40:51+00:00

At least yours is semi working.. I have the GTS 450 ( uses the same drivers ) and mine doesn't work at all.. Stuck with the regular on-board driver atm and cant play any games... Microsoft tells me to wait a couple of weeks and to call back and Nvida says 10 ways to uninstall and re-install the same drivers. Hopefully someone with get a fix for this soon.

Hi guys,

Seems like it's not just me.

Just an update, I can't confirm it as a fix, but I haven't run into any problems (apart from a little screenlag) since installing the beta drivers. For me, the beta driver version is 310.33, R130. The only other change made to my system is updating the Adobe Flash version packaged with Google Chrome from 11.4.31X to 11.4.402 to eliminate severe problems when watching video in fullscreen.

System Info;

**Operating System:**Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 64-bit, Build 9200

CPU: AMD FX-8150 Eight physical cores

GPU: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 TI

Primary hard disk: OCZ Vertex 3 120GB

Hope it helps

Edit: Still no crashes, 02/11/12, 4 days

Further edit;

If you still receive the error message, try the following steps;

A. Try performing a clean install of the driver.

Download the latest drivers for your graphics card. Run the downloaded file and select 'Custom Installation'. On the next screen you'll see a tick box or similar labelled 'Clean Install'.

You can do this by visiting nVidia Driver Downloads (www.nvidia.com/Drivers). Either automatically detect the correct driver or download using the form. The best way in my opinion is to use GeForce Experience, which will do everything for you with two clicks and a restart.

B. Close all other programs

It's possible that the error was caused by too many programs needing to use the resources provided by the graphics card/chip. It is also possible that a certain program caused a conflict which crashed the drivers.

You can either try closing some currently open programs one by one and see if the error persists or reboot your system with startup programs disabled and enable them one by one to find the culprit. If the error is too persistent to do the above, an easier option would be to boot into safe mode.

More information can be found below

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2665946/en-us

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-02-21T19:08:17+00:00

    Have you tried performing a clean install, when updating drivers?

    Run installer > Custom install > Tick Clean install.

    The latest non-beta nVidia driver is 314.07.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-02-21T18:49:03+00:00

    Same problem here, latest 3 drivers from NVidia did not solve the problem. It's very annoying. Problem seen in Chrome and IE.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-02-04T17:17:29+00:00

    Try using OPERA as your web browser,worked for me.

    or

    Untick the "use software rendering instead of GPU rendering" box in INTERNET EXPLORER/TOOLS/INTERNET OPTIONS/ADVANCED.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-02-01T16:55:04+00:00

    listen here micro soft i have a lap top that since brand new it has done the same thing and it is just about pissed me off some one has to take responseablity for this problem i paid $2,500 for a problem microsoft or nvidia need to pull there finger out of there **** and fix it mine has been doing it for 2 year now and it doesnt matter what driver you put on it or how you install and uninstall it it is the same it need to be fix you contact nvidia and they say it is a windows problem you contact microsoft and they say it is the manufatures problem you ring the manufature and the say take it to a place where you have to pay to fix something that has been there from the start come on microsoft instead of bring out a new operating system every 2 years fix the ones that are out there first all you think of is money well i have had a gut full there are hundreds of people with the same problem so **** fix it

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