video drivers

i have been having bsod problems since i installed windows 7 on my computer. every where i post says that its a different issue. it really has its moments sometimes it goes weeks and months without a bosd and then all then its a every day or multiple times a day. the past 2 days its been acting...

Steam has released an update today and with this update steam can now update your AMD video drivers from with in the steam menu. I found this quite acceptable and easy to use.

I've been having an issue with games lately it didn't happen before...So i went to the HP Chat..I updated BIOS...Re-Installed Video Drivers...and still my problem persists. My problem is that when i play games lets say about 5 minutes or so my computer goes into a black screen and it...

A little background for those who wondering what is Direct2D and DirectWrite Hardware Acceleration Direct2D : Direct2Dis a hardware-accelerated, immediate-mode, 2-D graphics API that provides high performance and high-quality rendering for 2-D geometry, bitmaps, and text. The Direct2D...

I've got a real head scratcher here and I thought I'd register here and see if anyone has any ideas on how to fix it before I either launch the thing at a hard surface or reinstall win7. To put it simply I switched on my AS Rock 300HT dual core atom with ion to settle for an evening of...

Im having an issue, where every time i try to load itunes, autocad or world of warcraft, my laptop completely freezes and i have to just hold the power button for 5 seconds to turn it off. I'm using a Sony VAIO FZ11m if thats any help. I'm using windows 7 professional with all that standard...

I have HP DV7 laptop and until recently no issues but over the last month I have BSOD issues. DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE with umbus.sys. I have attached a copy of the latest dump file. I have updated the drivers for the video card and the webcam and updated the BIOS. It appears to be...

I've been dual-booting for about two months now on two seperate HDs. One HD is XP Pro SP3 - it was my first one - and then I added another HD and installed Win 7 on that. Recently, my 7 was crashing in a BSOD hard when I was playing a video game. I posted the minidump files online, and was...

Hello, So recently I've tried intalling Windows 7 Ultimate x86 on a new freshly made partition just for it. The installation firstly goes smooth, but when it reaches "Finishing the installation" part, it all goes wrong. First of all the screen wents black for couple seconds, then it goes...

Well my problem began with a windows "critical update" which disabled my sound, I had to do a system restore everytime my computer shutdown, very annoying. Even after I told windows not to update it did. Eventually I ran out of restore points that my sound worked on. I decided to re-install the...

After a new windows 7 install I am having video problems. I was using successfully windows xp fine until this point. I have a geforce 9800 gt sc video card which seems to be having problems. When windows restarts my monitor is disconnecting from the pc. The monitor just flashes...

Ok after four failed installations on four different computers I have finally resolved the problem thanks to a little suggestion that had escape me every single attempt. THANKS AGAIN KEMICAL! So here are the steps to solve the problem: (well, is more a walk around than a solution but hey!) IF...

Hey everyone. I hate doing this when I know there are already other similar discussions, but I haven't found any solution to my problem and since it sounds like most others who have experienced this problem have done so after upgrading to Windows 7 from a previous OS, which is no the case with...

I have a Dell Inspiron 1520 I upgraded from Vista Home to Windows 7 Ultimate. Since that I had already 3 or 4 BSOD on tcpip.sys. Before the upgrade Win7 detected 3 incompatibilities: Skype 3.8 Intel ProSet/Wireless Network Monitor 3 I would have solved the problems but when I click OK the...

Well you good folks out there I have a problem with w7 and fsx. I have been running fsx on xp pro 64 for about a couple of years and it has done well concidering with all of the add ons. I like many decided to upgrade to the new and latest system w7, and I heard good results. I went out and...

First 3 downloads of the iso weren't complete...I didn't notice until I tried 2 burns. Then I resorted to downloading elsewhere and after 3 more downloads I got the right file(verified by hash) for 64 bit Windows Pro English. Burned the iso to my thumb drive fine, seemed to install fine and...

I've been fighting this problem now for days. When booting my computer, I get to the loading windows splash screen. Then the screen goes black.. even though I can hear the sounds it makes at the login screen. I first thought this was some issue of windows having my monitor listed as the #2...

Hello, I have been scanning the internet for a while now trying to solve my W7 crashing issue... I have updated all my drivers, BIOS, and whatever else I possibly could. I don't know what to do from here. It crashes at random times, with no rhyme or reason. It does it every few days, or every...

Ok, so my computer information is in my profile so there is no need for me to post that. I have had EVERY part replaced now, so it is not a hardware issue. The only time i get this is when i am using a 3D application (e.g. Borderlands, Need for Speed: SHIFT, and all other games). This is the...

I've been running the windows 7 RC at a 1280 x 1024 ever since I installed and the OS has worked like a dream. Recently I had a PC crash when missing around with a midi controller and on restart I was faced with a black screen (Not with the mouse and my computer) but the OS was still definitely...