Display driver stopped responding and has recovered Display driver NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver». Cant play videos.
Original Title: Display driver stopped responding and has recovered Display driver NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 258.96 stopped responding and has successfully recovered.
Display driver stopped responding and has recovered Display driver NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 258.96 stopped responding and has successfully recovered. My system is a dual boot O/S. The PC orginally was an XP Pro, I recently added a second Hard drive and installed Windows 7 on that second harddrive. The orginal XP Pro is still working and DOES play video files with out problems. However, the Win 7 OS will NOT platy the video files (screener, YouTube videos, AVI, WMF’s, or even if a video file is embedded in a Web page I get the error message — Display driver stopped responding and has recovered Display driver NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 258.96 stopped responding and has successfully recovered.
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· Did you update the computer with the latest drivers?
It seems that nVidia drivers are corrupt. You may have to uninstall the current drivers and install the latest ones. Try the following steps and check if they help.
Step 1: From Device Manager.
a. Click Start and type “devmgmt.msc” (without quotes) and press Enter.
b. Find Display Adapters and expand it. Right click on the adapter select Uninstall.
c. Restart the computer. Windows should install the drivers required.
Step 2: You may also uninstall the drivers from Control Panel.
a. Open Programs and Features by clicking the Start button, Control Panel , Programs and then Programs and Features .
b. Find the drivers from the list and then click Uninstall .
Step 3: Log on to the manufacturer website and download the latest drivers for the model installed on your computer.
Step 4: If the videos still don’t play fine then check to see if you have the latest Java and Adobe Flash updates installed. Visit the links below.
Download Java for Windows Internet Explorer
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I had exactly this problem after downloading a Windows service pack and spent 20+ hours trying to sort it before submitting a question to the forum.
I recieved the following advice (back in May 2011) which finally sorted the issue out: —
Use Driver cleaner Pro to get rid of the vestiges of 258.96
and then install the latest driver from the nVidia website..
After completely uninstalling NVIDIA (again) I ran the Driver Cleaner (which removed a further half dozen bits of INVIDIA still on the hard drive), then re-installed the latest driver direct from INVIDIA onto my now clean hard drive.
It would appear the problem stems from the uninstall before update not completely removing all vestiges of the old driver from your hard drive. Download the Driver cleaner pro then follow the instructions (particularly about disconnecting from the internet when it says so — otherwise your PC automatically downloads the same problem again). It’s not particularly straightforward for the uniniated (being a product of the factory fodder education system in the 1960s & 70s I was at the edge of my abilities!) but it does work.
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I’ve been plagued with this same driver error for a couple of weeks now. I’m running Win7 64 bit and an NVidia N460GTX.
I was going to run the Driver Cleaner Pro in your link but it’s dated 2006 and doesn’t say it’s compatible with Win7 so I decided against it. Instead I just went into Device Manager and removed the graphic card. Obviously that’s a bit scary because everything suddenly reverts to basic screen resolution and the desktop becomes massive!
Ignoring that, I simply rebooted the PC and Win 7 installed the up to date drivers on restart, although a further reboot was required.
Most importantly I then entered «258.96», the driver number in my error message, into the search bar above the Start button and it found the old 32bit NVidia driver, which I then deleted manually.
I only did this today, and the driver error hasn’t happened in the 4 hours since I did it, but that’s not unusual as it only happened 3 or 4 times a day.
I’ll report back if the error recurrs . . .
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Virtually 1 year after I initially had this problem and managed to finally resolve it using a driver cleaner, the exact same problem has resurfaced — my display/machine freezing up — at best after a few minutes use, accompanied by «Nvidia Kernel Mode Driver has stopped responding but has recovered» error messages along the way. Again this followed an update to my Nvidia driver contained in a routine Windows Update from Microsoft. Given all the effort I previously expended I consider myself a bit of an expert at troubleshooting this problem now.
However, despite my prior knowledge, the download of more up to date driver cleaners, and trying many other possible solutions suggested on the net (literally for days) — uninstalling,reinstalling, trying older versions of the software, installing purely the Nvidia graphics driver (not the other software that installs with it), changing BIOS/timer settings, etc I’ve been unable to resolve this issue.
My final solution? — disconnected from the net, uninstalled the Nvidia drivers, deleted all Nvidia files I could find on my machine, then used Phyxion Driver Sweeper to clean off any last vestiges of Nvidia. (This left my machine display running on the very basic VGA driver on the motherboard).
Shutting down and unplugging power, I then opened up my machine (Packard Bell ixtreme X6620), physically removed the Nvidia GT220 graphics card, went to PC World (sorry but this was an emergency), bought a basic AMD/Radeon ASUS EAH5450 HD graphics card, plugged it into my machine, fastened everything up, installed the software, and hey-presto everything’s wonderful again, no problems to report after several days.
I don’t do gaming so didn’t buy an expensive graphics card, and this lower spec card is less demanding on my machine’s PSU etc., so don’t know if the lower demands of my new card is the reason for clearing the problem. But I do strongly suspect it’s a problem with the Nvidia software (or card itself). The utter silence from Nvidia on the issue only serves to reinforce this suspicion.
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Control Panel/Power Options
on your left : Choose when to turn off the display
Change advanced power settings
PCI EXPRESS : set it to OFF (previously on Maximum power saving probably)
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It seems that you are facing issues with the display driver. It would be great if you can answer the following questions:
1. Were there any changes made on the computer prior to the issue?
2. When exactly do you get the error message?
3. Have you installed any graphics card on the computer?
Follow these methods to resolve the issue:
First, I would suggest you to follow these steps and run the Hardware and Devices troubleshooter:
b. Click on Troubleshooting.
c. Click View all on the left pane of the screen.
d. In the list of options, click on Hardware and Devices.
e. Click Next and follow the on-screen instructions.
I would suggest you to restart the computer in clean boot mode and check if it helps:
Note: After troubleshooting, see the section “Reset the computer to start as usual” to return the computer to a Normal startup mode.
You may follow these steps to update the display driver and check if it helps:
a. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search.
(If you’re using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, and then click Search.)
b. Enter “Device manger” without quotes in the search box, tap or click Settings.
c. Tap on Device manager.
d. Press and hold on the Video card and tap on Update driver software.
Hope this helps. Let us know if you need further assistance. If you have any further issues on the computer, please post your question regarding Windows and we will be happy to help you.
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I constantly get this error mesages half a dozen time a day. even without doing any thing but logging onto internet to check mail.
Display driver igfx stopped responding and has successfully recovered
Running Win7 64bit, Intel core 2duo, 4G Ram, Intel express 43 chipset.
I have updated the bios and have installed the latest drivers from intel several times ending with this version.
So far every version has this same problem (about 4 versions so far)
Driver Revision: 15.17.4.64.2119 April 23, 2010
Can someone give me an idea of how to make this go away.
Well it could be a continuing problem with the Intel Drivers so you definitely want to check with
Intel Support as well as your System maker’s Support and any forums for known issues.
Other major suspects are disk/file corruption, other major drivers, BIOS, low level chipset drivers
and even startup programs/services including antivirus/antispyware/security programs.
Also check IE using no-addons mode — Start — All Programs — Accessories — System Tools — IE with
no-addons. Does it do it there, and where/when else does it happen?
References to Vista also apply to Windows 7.
What antivirus/antispyware/security products do you have on machine? Include any you have EVER
had on this machine including those you uninstalled (they leave remnants behind which can cause
strange issues).
Do these :
Try these to clear corruption and repair/replace damaged/missing system files.
Start — type this in Search Box -> COMMAND find at top and RIGHT CLICK — RUN AS ADMIN
Enter this at the prompt — sfc /scannow
How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program
generates in Windows Vista cbs.log
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928228
Also run CheckDisk so we can rule out corruption as much as possible.
How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or
Windows 7
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135
Optimizing Microsoft Windows Vista Performance
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959062
To see all that is loading bootup — wait a few minutes without doing anything — then Right Click
TaskBar — Task Manager — take a look at Appplications — Processes — Services — this is a quick
reference (if you have a little box on Lower Left — Show for All Users then check that).
How to Change, Add, or Remove Startup Programs in Windows 7
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1401-startup-programs-change.html
A quick check to see which are loading is Method 2 there — using MSCONFIG then post a list of
those here.
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Tools that should help :
Process Explorer — Free — Find out what files, registry keys and other objects processes have open,
which DLLs they have loaded, and more. This uniquely powerful utility will even show you who owns
each process.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx
Autoruns — Free — See what programs are configured to startup automatically when your system boots
and you login. Autoruns also shows you the full list of Registry and file locations where applications can
configure auto-start settings.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx
Process Monitor — Free — Monitor file system, Registry, process, thread and DLL activity in real-time.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx
WhatsInStartUP — Free — This utility displays the list of all applications that are loaded automatically
when Windows starts up. For each application, the following information is displayed: Startup Type (Registry/Startup Folder), Command -Line String, Product Name, File Version, Company Name,
Location in the Registry or file system, and more. It allows you to easily disable or delete unwanted
programs that runs in your Windows startup.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/what_run_in_startup.html
There are many excellent free tools at NirSoft
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/index.html
Window Watcher — Free — Do you know what’s running on your computer? Maybe not. The Window
Watcher tells all, reporting every window created by every running program, whether the window
is visible or not.
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptwinwatch.asp
Many excellent free tools and an excellent newsletter at Karenware
http://www.karenware.com/
Consider this an absolute must — manually updating your drivers.
Vista and Windows 7 love updated drivers so here is how to update the major ones.
This is my generic how to for proper driver updates :
This utility makes it easy to see which versions are loaded :
DriverView — Free — utility displays the list of all device drivers currently loaded on your system.
For each driver in the list, additional useful information is displayed: load address of the driver,
description, version, product name, company that created the driver, and more.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/driverview.html
For Drivers check System Maker as fallbacks and Device Maker’s which are the most current.
Control Panel — Device Manager — Display Adapter — write down the make and complete model
of your video adapter — double click — Driver’s tab — write down the version info. Now click UPdate
Driver (this may not do anything as MS is far behind certifying drivers) — then Right Click —
Uninstall — REBOOT this will refresh the driver stack.
Repeat that for Network — Network Card (NIC), Wifi, Sound, Mouse and Keyboard if 3rd party
with their own software and drivers and any other major device drivers you have.
Now go to System Maker’s site (Dell, HP, Toshiba as examples) (as rollback) and then Device
Maker’s site (Realtek, Intel, Nvidia, ATI as examples) and get their latest versions. (Look for
BIOS, Chipset and software updates at System Maker’s site while there.)
Download — SAVE — go to where you put them — Right Click — RUN AD ADMIN — REBOOT after
each installation.
Always check in Device Manager — Drivers tab to be sure the version you are installing actually
shows up. This is because some drivers rollback before the latest is installed (sound drivers
particularly do this) so install a driver — reboot — check to be sure it is installed and repeat as
needed.
Repeat at Device Makers — BTW at Device Makers DO NOT RUN THEIR SCANNER — check
manually by model.
Manually look at manufacturer’s sites for drivers — and Device Maker’s sites.
http://pcsupport.about.com/od/driverssupport/ht/driverdlmfgr.htm
Installing and updating drivers in 7 (updating drivers manually using the methods above is preferred
to ensure the latest drivers from System maker and Device makers are found)
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/43216-installing-updating-drivers-7-a.html
If you update drivers manually then it is a good idea to disable Driver Installations in Windows
Updates, this leaves Windows Updates ON however it will not install drivers which will usually be
older and cause issues. If Updates suggests a new driver then HIDE it (Right Click on it) and then
go look for new ones manually if you wish.
Refer to this thread for many more excellent tips however be sure to check your antivirus
programs, update major drivers and BIOS, and also troubleshoot with the cleanboot method
first.
Rob Brown — MS MVP — Windows Desktop Experience : Bicycle — Mark Twain said it right.