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Hello there!
 
I have AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5470 graphic card installed in HP G62 laptop. Laptop came with windows 7 with everything working.
 
Last year I updated windows 7 to windows 8.1 with that I also updated all my drivers including AMD driver. I installed version 14.4 from AMD website. It all worked fine after that.
 
Few days ago I started facing some graphic problems like distorted pixels on the screen and after that laptop rebooted itself. It used to happen when I was watching video or playing a video game. After few days their number of occurrences increased as it became impossible for me to do any WORK.
 
Then I decided to update driver. I downloaded latest version of driver that is 14.12. When I installed that, between the installation laptop restarts and it booted into blank logon screen.
Somehow then I started safe mode and from device manager I updated the AMD card driver to Microsoft Basic Display Adapter. After that I was able to BOOT into the pc in normal mode but when I open device manager there is a yellow sign on Microsoft Basic Display Adapter. When I try to update the driver it again GOES to blank screen on startup then again I need to change it to Microsoft Basic Display Adapter from safe mode. I have also seen blue screen for several times of error like, SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED and  VIDEO_DRIVER_INIT_FAILURE.
 
I have also tried installing that 14.4 AMD driver software. It installs successfully but nothing changes.
 
On HP website there is only one AMD driver which is for windows 7. I also tried to install it but find no luck.
 
I hope someone can help me in fixing this problem.
Thanks in advance.Sounds like the video card is damaged. I have had damaged video CARDS work before under a basic windows driver but by which the actual video card driver doesnt function because the instruction set is not able to initialize the full abilities of the video card. It sounds like your in the same situation with this card. Do you know if this mobile video card ever RAN too hot?

This model has lots of red flags for overheat and video card problems on google: https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=hp+g62+video+card+problem

I want a SOUND driver for Dell GX270, can anyone help me?
DEPENDING on the OS INSTALLED as this is for XP http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product-support/product/optiplex-gx270/driversLog onto the dell support site and enter your SERVICE tag number.

Hi!

I have a serious problem with my computer. My ASUS laptop with windows 7 does not work properly. When I try to startup I did not get thru the startuproutine - because some startupdrivers are damaged.

When I try I can´t reach the recovery space on the harddrive and I have lost my recovery dvd. ASUS did not provide me with a new recovery DVD with windows 7.

I have lots of important DOCUMENTS on partion D - and I dont want to loose these documents.

Is it POSSIBLE to restore my damage startupdrivers on my computer - without destroying data on D partion?

I am not shure how to do this - MAYBE you can help me save my computer?

Best regards

Christian

Hey(: I don't KNOW if this is the RIGHT spot to put this but ANYWAYS.. I can't connect my HP DM4 laptop to wifi or thru an ethernet cable. WENT to device manager and all my Network Adapters and Other Devices section all have a triangle caution sing with the (!) on it. How do i fix this? Thanks for anyones help in advance(: Travel to the HP site and DLoad and re-install any and all drivers that show that way in CONTROL Panel...

Right out of the box I've been having problems with this USB 2.0 Network Adapter: Realtek RTL8192EU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 network adapter from StarTech.com.

It isn't recognizing that the USB is plugged in. Naturally, I went out in search of a driver update, only to find that the product is not listed on the Realtek manufacturer's website. I know they are not reliable, but I downloaded a few highly rated automatic driver updaters and they all flagged the adapter as outdated, and they all recommended the same 2014 update.

I managed to install it, and it worked like a charm. After a large Windows update earlier today, it seems to have reverted back to the outdated driver that came with the disc, and my computer is failing to detect the USB again. I tried to download it again through the same program, but it keeps failing to download and gives no reason.

I'm puzzled because there seems to be HUNDREDS of websites with these automatic driver updaters with the exact same update for my network adapter, but the Realtek website doesn't list the product at all.

I can't download the actual driver file because I can't find it, Realtek doesn't even acknowledge that the product exists, and the one program I found refuses to install the update again. I'm at a loss right now.

I am using Windows 8.1, and I did check to make sure it is compatible. I also emailed Realtek support, but have yet to receive a reply. Is there any advice anyone can give me on this issue?Windows 8.1 does a good job of FINDING drivers for Realtek devices.
May I suggest you just get another adapter. You can now buy recent Realtek models for less than $20 from many SOURCES. And they come with up to dare driver disc.
Quote from: Geek-9pm on December 22, 2014, 11:33:39 PM

Windows 8.1 does a good job of finding drivers for Realtek devices.
May I suggest you just get another adapter. You can now buy recent Realtek models for less than $20 from many sources. And they come with up to dare driver disc.

Been Here ? ?

Dload is at the bottom of the page...

PS...in general...driver finder apps are all garbage.

Been Here ? ?

Dload is at the bottom of the page...

PS...in general...driver finder apps are all garbage.

Patio is right. I am using an 'unknown' Relltek' USB Wireless right now on Windows 8.1 and a driver finder could not identify the device, but Windows 8.1 did find it. And it works good.
BTW: The link Patio gave also  includes links to sires for the XP and Vista drivers, which are hard to find elsewhere.
EDIT: I imagine your Teltek  USB adapter failed and that is why Windows 8.1 did not identify it. But I  like my Reltek and I ordered a  second one for $5 from eBay. At $5 a pop it is hard to find fault if most of them work most of the time.

hi
i`m using hp pavillion dv-6 tx-1319 laptop (with 64 bit cpu) which had pre configured windows 7 OS 32 bit and all the hp drivers preinstalled
the problem arose when i`d to switch to windows 8.1 64 bit, the finger print driver is not getting installed or i can`t find the proper driver
the hp website says " we don`t provide drivers for different OS
PLEASE HELPA quick search confirms  HP does not support Windows 8.1 for that model
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What if I don't SEE my operating system from HP's software page?
If the operating system you are looking for is not listed on the software download site, HP does not have software or driver downloads available for your computer and operating system. HP provides software and driver updates for the operating system that originally came with your computer as it was designed and tested for the operating system purchased with the PC. CHANGING the operating system on your computer (upgrading or DOWNGRADING), PUTS the system into a configuration that might not work with the hardware design. If you you must change the operating system, get drivers from the manufacturer of the component you need. For example, if a computer has NVIDIA video hardware and was upgraded to a newer version of Windows, someone would go to NVIDIA's web site to download and install an updated driver.

It has been said elsewhere that getting any  32 bit driver to work is a 64 bit OS is not possible. The exception is whee you have the source code.

how to clean install new VIDEO DRIVERS amd? I have a DIAMOND r9 270x, need to clean install without BSOD which is what I GOT after incorrect install.

I am not posting a tutorial UNLESS somebody really needs it. Two options, for advanced users I recommend http://tinyurl.com/W98vBOX! For STARTERS I recommend http://tinyurl.com/ezW98vBOX. I personally use the advanced. But you GUYS can CHOOSE. Wow...the keyboard seems to be fixed...excellent.

I have a Panasonic DV601 that comes with a DISC that is GOOD for a old windows PROGRAM.  The drivers do not work on windows Xp etc.   Does anyone have KNOWLEDGE of a program that will work on XP windows 8 or a mac computer.  I have 30 or some home movies and I want to take them off the TAPE before they go bad.   I have a usb connecter, rca cable, and a firewire.   None of my computers work.  The computer recognizes the camera but it will not download etc.   The error message Mkemusb.sys comes up when I hook up the usb cable.Try using Windows XP compatibility mode, http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301911 no guarantees though.
Online drivers for that model are also available just in case http://shop.panasonic.com/shop/model/PV-DV601?t=downloads&support

I have an old (unknown date of build) computer that once upon a time was a server. It has a Asus SK8N mobo. I dumped a spare hdd into it and proceeded to try to install XP PRO. For some unknown reason at the POINT in the setup to start the install it will not accept input from the keyboard. Hitting Enter at Press any key to boot from cd works, setup starts and proceeds . At the point where it prompts to hit Enter to install Windows it will go no further. Normally the first light (next to Caps Lock) comes on, this is not happening. So, I figured I'd pop the CMOS battery and leave it out for at least 10 minutes. Upon putting the battery back in and firing it up it tells me BIOS is not installed. HMMMMM, K. Fire it back up again, this time hitting the Delete key. Viola .... I can access the BIOS. Make sure nothing (as far as I know) is awry. Still same result from here on out.IMO it is not a BIOS issues. I think you have some hardwarenot working well.
Here are some suggestions. This is more based on experience than on any theoretical ideas. From my own experience Windows XP will fail uninstallation for any number of hardware related issues. It does not always indicate what the problem is. The fact that the keyboard is not responding does not mean the problem is the keyboard. It can be a separate issue.
Need to verify that the keyboard really is okay. The fact that it works in the BIOS does not prove the keyboard is perfect. Also, you need to make certain the hard drive is in good condition and USABLE by XP. If possible, try formatting that hard drive with another computer. Just make sure that it is in good condition. Also check the amount of RAM you have installed. Windows XP may fail if there is anything wrong with  RAM. Again, don't expect it to give you a meaningful error message.
And don't forget, the CD reader also has to be in good condition. It has dust in it,  XP may fail to finish the installation.
Best I can  offer.  Thank you. I have verified that both keyboards work on a known good computer (they are sitting side by side and I switch back and forth, I'm on my good one now). One keyboard is USB the other PS2 It was working, running Windows 7 prior to this. I RAN DBAN on the hard drive and it passed. I have blown out all dust in every nook and cranny and unplugged and reseated all the cables. I wanted to load XP because it just wasn't quite up to par running W7.I forgot to mention. Depending on BIOS,  XP might not instal if it has SATA drives.
That is a BIOS option.I'm using a IDE drive.

Since a couple of weeks I have been experiencing random bsod's. It started a couple of weeks after i got my new razer headset, maybe the headset driver conflicts with other drivers?
Well, I have looked at the MEMORY.DMP file and this is what it gives me:

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DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE (9f)
A driver has failed to complete a power IRP within a specific time (usually 10 minutes).
Arguments:
Arg1: 0000000000000003, A device object has been blocking an Irp for too long a time
Arg2: fffffa800d3122c0, Physical Device Object of the stack
Arg3: fffff880016fa7f0, nt!TRIAGE_9F_POWER on Win7, otherwise the Functional Device Object of the stack
Arg4: fffffa800aacc440, The blocked IRP

Debugging Details:
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Page 2081b9 not PRESENT in the dump file. Type ".hh dbgerr004" for details

OVERLAPPED_MODULE: Address regions for 'e1i63x64' and 'hiber_storport.sys' overlap

DRVPOWERSTATE_SUBCODE:  3

DRIVER_OBJECT: fffffa800b1e3640

IMAGE_NAME:  usbaapl64.sys

DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP:  50b54eda

MODULE_NAME: usbaapl64

FAULTING_MODULE: fffff8800a32a000 usbaapl64

DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  WIN8_DRIVER_FAULT

BUGCHECK_STR:  0x9F

PROCESS_NAME:  System

CURRENT_IRQL:  2

TAG_NOT_DEFINED_c000000f:  FFFFF88001701FB0

The usbaapl.sys is a Apple MOBILE Device USB Driver.

This file is part of Apple Mobile Device USB Driver. usbaapl.sys is developed by Apple, INC.. It’s a system and hidden file. usbaapl.sys is usually located in the C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\ sub-folder and its usual SIZE is 36KB.

Hello I have a problem with my laptop and I would like to ask if you know what can be done with it. So it's a Toshiba laptop and about a week ago I went to reboot it as it wasn't working properly. I rebooted it and then I got a message saying I need to restart it to finish REBOOTING. I restarted it but it SAID restart unsuccessful or something like that. So I tried refreshing it, I tried restoring it but nothing worked at all I couldn't get into my laptop except the reboot menu. So my only option that actually worked was clicking clear HARD drive. I did it and since then I can't turn on my laptop because it said no bootable device - please restart system and I can't do anything at all. I tried taking the disk drive out and putting it back in but it doesn't work. Do you know how I can fix it? Maybe getting a new disk drive? Thanks very much.I've never seen "clearing hard drive" as a Windows COMMAND...
What exactly did you do ? Quote

clicking clear hard drive

I did it and since then I can't turn on my laptop because it said no bootable device

I need to download a W7 driver for a Sound Blaster CT4870 . I SEE a bunch of sites that supposedly have the driver but end up linking to oddball sites. I don't trust the oddball sites . Would a Vista driver work for W7? I highly doubt an XP driver would work.If a legitimate W7 driver exists for that card it will be on the Creative Labs website or the website of your system manufacturer. DO NOT download DRIVERS from any other sources. If the card and system weren't intended to run Windows 7 why are you doing so? And if you want to try a Vista driver, go ahead. It won't hurt anything.Let me  add this. You should  download for the manufactures site.
Because getting a possible virus is not a way to solve the problem.
Windows 7 should work on the older SB cards.
But is there a real good reason to want to USE that old card? The reason I am wanting to use this old card is that I was given an old computer, my budget is $0.00 and I have this old card which fits the socket. I am wanting to BEEF it up a little bit and have it as a spare.

If it doesn't have Win7 drivers then yer outta luck...
A sound card even if you have no money is a lawn job/garage cleanout away...
Get busy. Quote from: RudeDawg on October 17, 2014, 02:44:24 PM

The reason I am wanting to use this old card is that I was given an old computer, my budget is $0.00 and I have this old card which fits the socket. I am wanting to beef it up a little bit and have it as a spare.

Recently my computer has started crashing on me. I have an Alienware m18x r1 with two gtx 460m graphic cards, and intel 2820 qm processor (I think).  Sorry if this is in the wrong sub-forum, if it needs to be moved please do so (new here).

The symptoms:
-happens (so far) only while playing an online fullscreen game
-the computer shuts off INSTANTLY as if I'd held down the power button, sometimes it does reboot, sometimes it doesn't (last few times it has rebooted)

More INFO:
-I recently cleaned out all the dust from my laptop and applied new thermal paste to the CPU (about 1 week ago) but the problems with the sudden shut-downs only started yesterday ago
-SpeedFan reports that all temperatures within my cpu and gpu are within acceptable limits---below 60 degrees Celsius, and the crash OFTEN occurs within several minutes of when I start to play the game, before laptop would have heated up much (before I did the cleaning of the laptop a week ago, the laptop used to feel hot to the touch at times, it never does anymore)
-tried several different versions of NVIDIA drivers ranged from versions 3.35 to 3.30, crash seems to happen either way
-tried updating my BIOS from version a04 to a05, doesn't seem to have stopped the crashes while playing game
-tried clean reinstall of windows 8.1, without success; this severely limits the # of software-related things that could be CAUSING the crash, because there's only half a dozen programs I've installed so far
-avg antivirus picks up no malware that could be causing this

Possibly the cause, but not sure what it means:
-using Event Viewer, I looked through every single event log immediately after a crash. The *ONLY* event that was logged *immediately* before the shut down was this; this error was being spammed, sometimes several times a minute, right up to the time of the crash. However, I have the game open in the background atm, and when I refresh the event viewer, this particular error is still being generated periodically, but the computer isn't shutting down.

- http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
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5858
0
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0x4000000000000000

2214


Microsoft-Windows-WMI-Activity/Operational
c2


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- http://manifests.microsoft.com/win/2006/windows/WMI">
{CA92DAFC-D580-0004-0ADB-92CA80D5CF01}
C2
c2\Cameron
4704
Unknown
Start IWbemServices::ExecQuery - root\WMI : SELECT * FROM MSAcpi_ThermalZoneTemperature
0x8004100c
Unknown




My theory (for what its worth): some driver/software/something is incorrectly believing that my computer is in danger of overheating, and is shutting it down to prevent damage. Problems with this theory, why does it only happen during the play of the game? Theory 2; something related to a display driver; problem, why doesn't changing the display driver version seem to help the problem?

I'm at a bit of a loss. When I last looked in my laptop, the cpu/gpu seemed to be properly SEATED, I checked the tightness of the screws and cables carefully as I reassembled the laptop. Plus, the problems with the shutdowns started yesterday, but the last time I was inside my laptop was about 4 days ago.

Thanks for any help you can provide! Really looking to get this SOLVED asap, because I can't game atm without fixing this first, the shutdown happens too fast.

OS: Windows 8.1 "WNT_6.op_64"
GPU: GeForce 8800 GTX
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo - 2.4, 2,4
64-bit Operating system;  64-bit operated processor


"Asus Striker Extreme" Motherboard (Custom BUILT)
 


creative LABS (sound card #1)-- Model: SB0200

You have COME to the right place.
Well, to begin with, let me have some questions.
Is this your first time doing a home built? Have you had prior experience troubleshooting common problems with the personal computers?
Did you have the system working well, let at one time and then it stopped working?
How did you install the drivers? Did you use the disk that came with the motherboard? Does the rest of the hardware seemed to work okay? When you look at the device manager the you see any indications that something is not quite right?

Also, what kind of external loudspeakers  do you have.
You have come to the right place.
Well, to begin with, let me have some questions.
Is this your first time doing a home built? Have you had prior experience troubleshooting common problems with the personal computers?
Did you have the system working well, let at one time and then it stopped working?
How did you install the drivers? Did you use the disk that came with the motherboard? Does the rest of the hardware seemed to work okay? When you look at the device manager the you see any indications that something is not quite right?

Also, what kind of external loudspeakers  do you have.

Yes. Yes. Yes. I installed it with the disk which came with the hardware. Yes. Yes, there was TWO yellow caution like triangles. Somehow the computer managed to fix itself, i believe. Anyways, I've always had no luck fixing sound drivers on any computer. Have had BETTER luck with other troubleshooting problems. I have now backed up my drivers to my PC and will be moving them to a external disk in case it happens again I will just switch it over. Thank you for your time.

Uh-oh....

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/having-a-hard-time-locating-hp-drivers-for-windows/abd7f542-0fa8-45ef-9067-dbbf90bc4935

HP says they only provide XP drivers for this rig. Apparently their policy is to provide drivers for only the original OS.Windows 7 32-bit should work fine on this computer as long as you have plenty of RAM such as 3GB is best, 1GB bare minimum. GPU drivers are the biggest problem for a system of this age and it can be resolved by installing a low end modern video card that is better than the integrated and has support for Windows 7.

Specs I see for this system are: Pentium 4 2.53Ghz, came originally with 512MB RAM and 80GB HDD

This system wont run 7 fast, but it can run it if you have plenty of RAM ( memory ).

What driver are you trying to hunt down by the way?

I got Windows 7 32-bit to run on a 2002 model year eMachine that was running a 2.0 Ghz Pentium 4 and 1GB of DDR 266Mhz RAM. Biggest issue was that emachines only made XP and older drivers for this system, and Intel only made up to Windows XP drivers for the Intel 845GL chipset ( integrated video ). I was able to force Windows 7 32-bit to run Windows XP 32-bit drivers and get the 1024 x768 back vs the Windows 7 graphics of just 800x600 and 256 color setting.Thanks Dave. This rig was UPGRADED to 1GB RAM and is not capable of more. It has been running ok with 1 GB because they do not demand MUCH performance. Don't know what drivers will be missing...hopefully none but just trying to be prepared. That is why I have been so interestd in learning how to backup drivers. I am not sure all of them are still available.

How did you "force" your machine to use XP drivers on Win 7?Basically you just talk to it nicely...and promise not to spill beverages on the keyboard... Quote from: PATIO on August 15, 2014, 06:13:14 AM

Basically you just talk to it nicely...and promise not to spill beverages on the keyboard...

How did you "force" your machine to use XP drivers on Win 7?

I need help to update my wireless driver "broadcom 802.11n network ADAPTER"

The version installed is 5.60.48.35 - driver PROVIDER: Broadcom

I tried to update it through driver manager it says it's up to date, however my free Driver Toolkit says it's outdated and Version 9 is available.

I am using Toshiba laptop , Win 7 professional x 32 bit , SERVICE pack 1, 2G RAM , processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPUDon't bother with those "driver update" programs - They treat drivers being slightly out of date as a serious issue in order to GET you to buy their software.  I'd recommend you remove this "free Driver Toolkit".

If you really want to update the drivers you could always download them from Toshiba's website but there is no real need to update them unless you are having some sort of issues with your wireless card.Thanks for your reply.

As a matter of fact I need to update this driver for my WiFi hot spot to work. I downloaded the Driver Toolkit to help me find out  the latest available version of the driver.

I tried Toshiba web site and I couldn't find the driver , I am sure it's there but I don't know how to find it.

If you or anyone can help me locate this driver on Toshiba web site or elsewhere I will be so grateful.

ThanksDo you have the driver disc that shipped with it ? ?Please clarify the statement about the "hot Spot" problem.
Has the Toshiba laptop been working until you tried to use a "Hot Spot"?
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patio: Do you have the driver disc that shipped with it ? ?

Geek-9pm: Please clarify the statement about the "hot Spot" problem.
Has the Toshiba laptop been working until you tried to use a "Hot Spot"?

When i insert my pendrive my pc detects it and icon is also displayed in my computer but its size is shown as 0 bytes. Disk management also doesn't show the device and command prompt also can't FIND the deviceTry it on ANOTHER PC...sounds like it's gone SOUTH however if it's not shown in Disk Management

Hello There,
I have some problems with my Ethernet Driver

Recently I reinstalled windows 7 on my latop
and all DRIVERS were deleted, and I downloaded some of them and BROADCOM WIFI driver so The Wifi drivers work good.
But I downloaded Broadcom Netlink Gigabite Ethernet driver too but the Ethernet doesn't work

And when I click device manager I am getting this : http://prntscr.com/4jf20f

I NEED help 

Thanks My Latop Information

Acer Aspire 5736z (Intel)The driver is at the laptop manuf. site...Thanks Bro !!

Is it possible to down LOAD the DRIVER to my printer to a CD or DVD so that I will have if I need it again?  I have limited USAGE with Hughesnet and I believe the driver for my HP printer is quite large and I don't want to download it twice if I don't have to.
 Thank you.....A driver is just a file, like any other. Yes, you can copy or save it to off disc media.

Hi everyone! I have spent many days for FINDING Intel P61/H61 Ethernet driver (for Win SERVER 2003) but i haven't found the similar driver. CURRENTLY, i need it so much. If having a link or FILE, please send me to my gmail:[email protected] Thank you and Thank you so much!


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Any free SPACE on my computer suddenly disappears. I've deleted FILES and cleared up a gig and it was gone in a minute. I have no idea where any of my data is going and I've ran several Adware, and Malware scans. I'm currently in the process of Disk Cleanup, but I'm afraid that any space that clears will disappear LIKE all the other memory.How large of a hard drive does this system have and system specs or make/model?Here is an article tart has some answers:
Where did all my hard drive space go?
Does that help?  1) PLEASE run full system scans with both your anti virus app and with MalwareBytes

2) Download, install and run TreeSize to see where the space is being used (http://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free/)

I picked up a USB wireless adapter from AT&T when they installed my INTERNET service this week. I ran the INCLUDED disk, it said it installed the driver, then asked my to plug in the device. I plugged the device in, then clicked okay and a few moments later, it asked again. It continued to cycle this way.

Restarted my computer and tried again. Continued.

Tried the device and software on ANOTHER computer: the device worked fine.

Tried to hardwire my computer to the internet, and found that my other network adapters all have code 31 issues.

I THINK it is a registry error, but that's as far as I can get. Any help is appreciated.That is an error I have not seen.
Microsoft Community has some information.
Drivers error code 31
The answer given was not definitive. It seems the user and installed drives in some way  that got things mixed up.
In some cases the drives must be installed before the device is CONNECTED.

This causes a black border around my screen, while enlarging the text & IMAGES and denying ACCESS to the "Start" button at the same time. Deletion FIXES things for only a day, then I have to go through the whole stupid procedure YET again. I've deleted it with Add & Remove Programs, AND with Revo Uninstaller: same frustration. I run Windows XP, BTW.

Can someone kindly tell me how to get rid of this curse, and maybe GIVE a link to a driver that WON'T do this? And please give any instructions in a step-by-step way, as if you're dealing with a computer ignoramus - because you are.....)

The USB port on my external hard drive BROKE.  It fell off my computer desk while plugged in.  When you shake the hard drive you can hear it rattling INSIDE.  I found some videos on You tube and took the case off of it to expose the power supply and the the usb connector that was rattling inside.  I tried lining it up and plugging it in and it does work! whoo hoo! but how do I keep it on?  Aside from a temporary hold using tape maybe or something else?.... is there a way to 'glue' it back to the 'green board'?

I've included a photo.

Thanks!

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]Remove the HDD from the enclosure and purchase a new enclosure... Quote from: yvonne02ii on June 25, 2014, 08:40:32 AM

is there a way to 'glue' it back to the 'green board'?

When I hold it together it does link up, but getting it to stay put is the problem.  My niece stepped on the cord and made it fall =\

I'd try a couple of dabs of expoxy to attempt to hold it in place.  If you get it working, backup the data on that drive as a precautionary measure.  If the drive as not powered on and spinning when it dropped there's a good chance the drive is OK.

This is an absolute silly suggestion...
If he can salvage the HDD a new enclosure is minimal cost.

how do i go about installing a DRIVER
Windows 7 64bitWhat is this device exactly ( make/model )?

Some devices are auto detected and DRIVERS austmatically installed and other TIMES you had a DISC that came with it or need to download and install the driver prior to connecting the device.

Most problems happen when attaching device before reading INSTRUCTIONS in which Windows assumes the driver for the device and assumes wrong, as well as when a device is puchased for a system that is running an OS that is not listed as supported by the device purchased such as a Windows XP computer and a device that requires Vista/7/8 and XP is not listed etc. * But your running 7-64 bit so we will see once we get more info about the device.

Hellu everybody,

I used driver sweeper to clean the amd display driver (don't ask why.    or ACTUALLY it was bc ccc wasn't working, and I followded some istructions on tha internet ^ô^), and then I restarted the computer. When I came back, the display was (not surprisingly) weird. I have three monitors, and two of them was displaying the same THING with weird resolution and stuff... So I tried to download NEW driver from amd.com, and when I had done that, i restarted again... But it was still weird, and when I right-clicked the desktop and clicked screen resolution, only one monitor was there, and two of them displayed the same thing (just as before I tried to download the newest driver). The troubleshooter said that it was something wrong with the video CARD driver, and it couldn't fix it. I deleted the amd thing from program files, and tried to install the driver again. After I restarted the computer, thetroubleshooter says this: http://gyazo.com/86ea31c8cf5913ec321209ad95fab40d

Intel® Core™ i5-4430 CPU 3.00GHz  3.00GHz
http://gyazo.com/f39673a1df1d5b81d24b316a9b988f66
http://gyazo.com/43747cea69e6907a75ede75f2ea764f2

Anyway please help me I'm dyingGet the driver from the manuf. site,from amd's website? yes that's exactly what I've done...

I recently bought a HP Envy 15-j105ea and down graded to windows 7. Most of the other drivers installed fine (from hp's website). But the wifi drivers won't install, the PROGRAM just closes after disclaimer and manually installing causes a blue screen. I've also tried the wifi chips manufacturer but I GET a "device couldn't start error".

At this point I'm open to suggestions.Are you sure there are Win7 drivers for it ? ?

Many of those can't be downgraded... Quote from: patio on May 15, 2014, 06:48:11 AM

Are you sure there are Win7 drivers for it ? ?

Many of those can't be downgraded...

Hi team,
after concluding that my motherboard and processor were damaged,  I replaced them with a Intel motherboard and Pentium D 3.0 processor.
I didn't do a clean install to my Windows 8.1 but the PC is running okay for now.

But, the display is not detected to the native resolution. My MONITOR supports to 1080p but at the moment it detects a lower resolution. I cannot find the intel Graphics driver for this..

Help?What motherboard are you using exactly? The integrated chipset could be the 8 or 9 series depending on the age of board with the Pentium D. Chipsets like the Intel 865 and Intel 915 come to mind from years past which had socket 775's.

Knowing the exact motherboard we can assist better. BTW one PROBLEM you could run into is that the chipset drivers may only go to Vista due to the age of the boards. If this is the case then getting a GeForce video card or AMD video card that has support for Windows 8 drivers may be required.

I had an old Pentium 4 2.0 Ghz motherboard from 2002 with the Intel 845 chipset in it and the drivers ended at XP. I installed Windows 7 32-bit to this system to see how well it would work. In order to get the graphics to 1024x768 vs maximum of 640x480, I had to force Windows 7 32-bit to take the Windows XP chipset driver for the display. Windows 8 or 8.1 I dont believe would take a XP or Vista driver unless they are maybe 64-bit drivers. If you are without drivers the best bet is to get a CHEAP video card for this system that supports Windows 8 or 8.1 and use that. Hopefully the motherboard has PCI Express 16x slot available or AGP at minimum to support a better GPU that is compatible with 8.Just wanted to correct for a typo above... Intel 865 and 945 chipsets as for the 915 and the 925 didnt support the Pentium D and only supported Pentium 4I checked with CPU - ID and came to know that my MB is Intel D102GGC2.
I installed Windows 7 and tried the ATI catalyst Driver package but says that it's invalid. Any option that I too could force install the Video driver for Windows 7?

As per the intel site, the VGA driver is for Win XP only.
Your motherboard has a PCI Express 16 x slot. I'd buy a cheap video card that is Windows 7 and 8 ready such as the ATI RADEON HD 5450 with 512MB or 1GB of VRAM.

Otherwise you would have to force the newer OS to run with older driver and this can lead to problems.

Here is a suggested video card that is cheap: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102882&cm_re=hd5450_radeon-_-14-102-882-_-Product

My daughters computer is running this same card with Windows 7 64-bit. It also would work with 8.Thanks a lot for the information.
I will check for  a cheap VGA card for this now

Meshaun. Quote

after concluding that my motherboard and processor were damaged,  I replaced them with a Intel motherboard and Pentium D 3.0 processor.

I have Windows 8 system. My problem is I have two external seagate (2 Tt) expansions connected to my Computer full time (By usb) and one of them has changed its Place from G port (?) to I port. I can Access the data stored but the quick links on my desk dont work anymore. When I try them they SAY insert disc  or searching for program. I opened one program from I instead of desk and it didnt have the memory of previous tasks .  I would like to get  it back to G. What has happened ? Can I fix it ?

Hope that is written clearly enough .
I dont speak Computer fluently. So if anyone has succestions please write like you are talking to a complete idiot. Thanks for reading.This is common when adding other drives such as thumb flash drives or flash cards etc, as well as sometimes Windows on its own decides that one drive comes before the other.

What I would do is shut the comnputer off and unplug these 2 drives. Then boot the system and the drive that you want to be G: plug that one in first, and then the drive that you want to be H or I plug in second, then while the system is running it sticks with the same drive letters.

I find it odd that your drive is skipping H: is there a mapping for H: elsewhere for it not to be G: and H: and instead jumping from G: to I: for both drives?

In the past I had some issues with a CF Card Reader and External Hard Drives moving around on me. To fix this, I told Windows to make the external drives have letters at the opposite side of the alphabet such as Y: and Z: since Windows by default wants to give the next available driver letter in alphabetical order to whatever gets attached next etc. If you are careful you can change the drive letter to be permanently Y: and Z: and this problem should be gone for good.

More info here: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/change-drive-letters-external-hard-drives-windows-8-67525.html

Be sure to be careful not to format the drive or delete the partition as for this will destroy your data. So backup your data to another drive if you can before doing this, although most of the time the external drives data is larger than can be back up copied elsewhere and so you sometimes just need to be careful and take the CHANCE on it.  If you want the drives to retain their drive letter designations then once you have it setup as you like using Dave's method above...go into Disk Management and assign each HDD a Volume Label.
It can be any name you choose and even when flash drives are inserted now the won't re-arrange the drive letters.How do I reboot ? What do I do ? Is there something I should avoid ? Quote

How do I reboot ? What do I do ? Is there something I should avoid ?

I had a problem with my graphics card drivers that made my computer unusable and required a reinstallation of Windows 7. (This is the first time I ATTEMPTED to reinstall the operating system by myself and had no idea what it involved.) After I reinstalled Windows 7 from the disc, I did not have the ability to connect to the internet. It kept asking for a "network adapter" and provided a login screen for my ISP which I have NEVER seen before. After entering the password and account number for my ISP account it continued to ask for a network adapter. I think I need a driver of some kind that allows connection to the internet. I made the mistake of assuming this driver and all other necessary drivers would be included on the operating system disc.

I assume I have to download the drivers from another computer onto a flash drive. I have no idea where to look for these drivers.

Another problem I noticed immediately after reinstalling Windows 7 is the images on my display are larger than usual and APPEAR stretched horizontally. Will the necessary drivers correct this?  Make and model of the computer?Alienware Aurora R3   Find out which MBoard is in that PC...go to that manuf. site...all your drivers except for external devices will be listed there...
Chipset drivers 1st...then re-boot...then install all others.Did you reformat to hard drive before u reinstall the operating system.. if u didn't reformat it...try to reinstall the the driver from the {device manager}...In the Start Search box type device manager and then press enter or  by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Security, and then, under System, clicking Device Manager.‌ u should see network adapter,right click it then update driver software.search auto...I had a similar problem with a friend laptop recently as well. These are the following steps that I did to bring back the wifi.

Start > Right click My computer > Manage > Device Manager
Under Other device it should state what devices are currently missing or unable to find certain drives.

For me it was missing Intel Wifi something 6150, So I googled that w/ driver at the end, and the first link was intel's website with the download page to the drive.

Assuming for you it should state " Qualcomm Atheros Wlan Model" or something similar to it. Google that it should give you a direct link to the download page.

Greetings all!

The DVD RW drive on my HP Pavilion dv9700 series (9920us) is not working. PLEASE find the relevant details below:

1. The drive is Model TS-L632N/HPMH - I think this is Toshiba?
2. It's detected in My Computer as HD-DVD ROM.
3. When I try to play a CD/DVD, the light comes on and spins but then shows "Please insert a disk into HD DVD-ROM Drive (F:).
4. The Device Manager detects it as a CD ROM and obviously the Windows generic driver doesn't work. The Device Manager picks it up as an "Unknown Device" and is shown as "NCB XYB09 QNKX SCSI CdRom Drive".

The driver is not available on the HP site, so tried the regedit option. I believe I deleted all the strings associated with the driver key!! Then tried the Microsoft tool, which must have installed the generic driver which causes the DVD drive to be recognised as a CD ROM instead. I tried the sfc /scannow as well and it shows that there are corrupt files, which could not be fixed. The laptop works well otherwise.

Please help! Where can I find the driver for the drive? How can I go about fixing this issue?Did it work at an earlier time?
How old is the drive? Maybe is is worn out.
You can get a cheap external drive for about $25.
Replacement internal drives VARY a lot in price. For a laptop, about $35. Quote from: Geek-9pm on April 16, 2014, 11:32:17 AM

Did it work at an earlier time?
How old is the drive? Maybe is is worn out.
You can get a cheap external drive for about $25.
Replacement internal drives vary a lot in price. For a laptop, about $35.

You know what? Let's try this first: insert a bootable disc into the drive and reboot (make sure the optical drive is the first device in the bios boot device order). Does the system see the drive at boot?

The other thing to keep in mind is that Windows by it's nature remembers what was in the drive last time it was used...
Therefore if the last disc was a CD it'll report the drive errantly as a CD drive...instead of what it is.

Just one of those quirks.

getting blue screen after video driver update! update to amd video driver 14.4 from amd website, this years release. how to fix?!!!! error code is 0x0000000A . happens when trying to go into sleep mode and error shows, then computer restarts, then show message something cause an unexpected shutdown after booting back to desktop. how to fix? very urgent I need to put my system to sleep so it will cool down. how to fix? no I do not want to rollback or uninstall the driver. its making my GAMES look much better. and anyways I have gigabyte mobo, how to run start up repair, I dont KNO how to do it, please show me how.ROLL back the driver to the previous VERSION Quote from: computerNoob898 on May 25, 2014, 12:52:54 AM

getting blue screen after video driver update!

how to fix?!!!!
...
very urgent I need to put my system to sleep so it will cool down.
...
how to fix? no I do not want to rollback or uninstall the driver. its making my games look much better. and anyways I have gigabyte mobo, how to run start up repair, I dont kno how to do it, please show me how.

So far what happens is that when i boot my computer it goes black after the starting windows part. I have tried to uninstall my DISPLAY drivers and then reinstall them. After unistalling them i was able to boot it however after the reinstall the same problem occurred. I have tried this with the previous, current and latest beta driver.
Thanks for the HELP Saw this is 4/22 POST and here it is 5/7, but if your still looking for assistance. What is make/model of computer, and if its a custom build all specs to assist you with this? Also if its an off the shelf computer and you added a video card, what video card are you running?try turning in to safe mode then go to start->run, type in msconfig, and the system configuration window will come up.

First, try clicking on startup and say disable all, then say apply. Try restarting your computer and loading it normally, and see if it lets you get anywhere. If it does, you can go back into msconfig and start enabling startup items again until you find the one that is messing you up.

If that didn't work, try going back into msconfig, keep all the startup items DISABLED, and click on the services tab. check the box saying hide all microsoft services, then click on disable all, and hit apply. Try restarting into Windows normally again, if it works, then again, you have to FIGURE out which service/startup items are affecting your boot up.

If that didn't work either, then you may have a graphics card issue. Where does it stop when you try to load Windows normally?

Hi, Please could someone help me find where i can download the network/ethernet drivers for Pentium dual-core CPU E5300 2.6 GHz. I reformatted the C drive but forgot to back up the drivers and ca't seem to find them on the Intel website or elsewhere on the internet. thanks in advance -JJ
They will be at the MBoard manuf. site...
Or if it's a laptop then the laptop's manuf. site.Thank you PATIO, i searched the motherboard manufactures website and downloaded the drivers and chipset for my motherboard Gigayte GA-G31M-ES2L, i ran the setup files and restarted the computer but it didn't work, there are still yellow marks in devise manager, i am quite sure it's the correct chipset, the graphics driver did update but not the ethernet controller and others. Could you please help me with the next step … thank you. JJ
What Windows version ? ?Windows XP,

in Device Manager/Ethernet Controller/details it has this:

PCI VEN_10EC&DEV_8168&SUBSYS_E001458&REV_02 4&3A0400F3&0&00E1

i downloaded what i THOUGHT to be the relative driver from Realtek but when i tried to install it i got the MESSAGE:

Installer can't find Atheros AR81Family ethernet controller on your system.

Maybe i downloaded the wrong driver?You should have DLoaded them from the MBoard manufacturers site...
I'd start over...DLoad and install the MBoard chipset driver 1st...then re-boot then install all other drivers.It worked :-)

I had the wrong network driver, there were 2; Athros and Realtek, the Realtek worked. Took me a while to find it on the Gigabyte website. Then i reinstalled the WIFI driver and now it works too.

thank you for your time and help :-)Anytime...
Glad your fixed up...

Is there another WAY to do a backup? all usb  ports disabled , windows will not UPDATE, Microsoft said to backup & uninstall Windows & reinstall.Does you DVD BURNER work?
If so, buy a stack of DVDs and backup to DVD. Read how to do this in the documentation for your backup program.

Another idea. Use a program like Macrium Reflect FREE Edition.
http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx
I think this program can do backup from a Windows PE boot disk.

EDIT: Ignore the MR program. Instead look at Todo Backup by EaseUS.
http://www.todo-backup.com/products/home/free-backup-software.htm

This program does do backup of Windows partitions from a Linux boot CD. If lyou USB ports are not damaged, it will find your external drive. Otherwise you will have to do a backup on a network shared storage   drive with enough capacity. Meaning you have to have another computer on the local network.

OR
Backup your STUFF to a cloud backup service. Costs money.
http://www.thetop10bestonlinebackup.com/cloud-backup
Sorry, I don't know which is the best choice.


try create a partition on that drive use the partition as the backup drive Quote from: hwrddrn on April 22, 2014, 10:39:49 AM

try create a partition on that drive use the partition as the backup drive

The CAMERA & printer have yellow triangles next to them, along with all the FOLDERS F
 thru G. The printer is working fine, the camera wont load.
Will not take Windows UPDATE. Has a CODE 31 PNP device

For some reason, I cannot access the window/cell that will activate a back up.  Nor can I now find the window/cell that shows prior back up history.   The drive is showing as recognized and the blue light indicates the device is working.  You can SEE the device when you go to the "computer" screen and it shows how much memory is left but I can no longer see any back up history or the choice to start a back up.  Can you help?
I now have WINDOWS 7, not Windows XP as indicated on the forumWhat type of Iomega drive is this ? ?

Did you install Win7 drivers (if available) for it ?Its a "Select Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0"
When I BOUGHT the unit three years ago when I bought the computer, I did install the drivers.  It had been working but it just is no longer showing an option to start a backup or the window that shows the prior back ups.   It only shows the backups from 2011Hi

From the description it would seem you are using Iomega backup software, from the text it LOOKS like you used Windows XP backup. Are you looking for the same backup program in Windows 7. If so what version of Windows 7 are you using, in some versions it was included others you need to DOWNLOAD it for free from Microsoft.

Is there a way I COULD locate who is using my modem? I can just CALL the ISP to terminate my subscription but I want to catch the thief first!! Short answer...NO.

And i BELIEVE you worded it PROPERLY...was your modem physically stolen ? ?...or is someone just STEALING your bandwidth ? ?
2 different things.There is no way to locate your modem.

My Wacom Intuos2 tablet randomly stops working, forcing me to restart the computer to re-enable it.

When I say "stops", I mean not only does it not take input, but the device light goes out. Switching to another USB port does nothing.

When I went into the Device Manager, there's what appears to be the issue tucked into the "Human Interface Devices" section. "USB Input Device" appears there, with the 'alert' icon. Going to "Properties", the error code I'm given is as follows:

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Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware because a previous instance of the device driver is still in memory. (Code 38)

OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Service Pack 1, 64 bit
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2370M CPU 2.40GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7
Processor Count: 4
RAM: 4000 Mb
Graphics Card: Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000, 1808 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 279641 MB, Free - 133956 MB;
Motherboard: ASUSTeK Computer Inc., K54C

How old is the tablet?  (Wacom Intuos2 tablet)
Did you try to contact their support?
http://us.wacom.com/en/support
Before making a lot of changes, you should have tried the following:
A. Boot in to safe mode and see if the problems shows.
B. Try the device on another computer for  one hour.

There is the possibility that you need different drivers. Maybe not latest or best, just different. The newest drive may have a esoteric bug. To find out you either do a lot of testing or you get information from their sport people. Wacom is an important maker of input devices and they should give customers needed support.

Have you recently reviewed the documentation?
http://101.wacom.com/productsupport/manual/Intuos2UsersManual.pdf

EDIT: Strong radiation files can make the tablet stop working. Do you have Bluetooth or Wi-Fi devices within two meters of the ttablet?

OK. You have done as much as I could think of.
If the Desktop PC never has this issue, then it must be specific to the laptop.

The Wacom tablets very, very good for professional use. So likely  Wacom would fix any problem with the drivers. 

Sorry I can not think of anything else.

When you do contact Wacom ask them about any power saving settings in the BIOS that can be adjusted...

I realized that my computer does not go to sleep or display does not power down 25% of time . I did a Powercfg -ENERGY in the cmd and it came up with this check file attatched report. how can i fix this issue

[recovering disk space, attachment deleted by admin]Is it a LAPTOP? If yes, return to default the power option settings and use the recommended power plan.Looks from your report like Windows Media PLAYER is preventing your system from sleeping, in power options check your settings under "multimedia settings" as they usually default to "prevent idling to sleep".desktop computer Quote from: jason2074 on April 05, 2014, 10:37:54 PM

Is it a laptop? If yes, return to default the power option settings and use the recommended power plan.

Looks from your report like Windows Media Player is preventing your system from sleeping, in power options check your settings under "multimedia settings" as they usually default to "prevent idling to sleep".

looks like something else is causing my computer not to sleep can you check my updated log file.

Hi, I have 2 USB 3.0 ports on my laptop (specs below). When I start the computer after a hybrid shutdown and connect my Seagate Expansion portable hard drive,  I get a message in PC settings which says "Device can perform faster when connected to USB 3.0 port" However if I restart my computer and reconnect it, it says "Connected to USB 3.0" I checked this a lot of times and the same thing happens every time, which leads me to wonder if some driver doesn't load during normal boot but loads during restart. I re-installed chipset software and EVERYTHING under USB controllers in device manager (Intel USB 3.0 eXtensible host controller etc.) but it doesn't work. Could anyone help me in solving this issue so that I needn't restart every time? Many thanks 

Specs:
Lenovo Z580 laptop
OS: Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit (pre-loaded)
CPU: Intel Core i5-3210M 2.5GHz
RAM: Transcend 8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz
Chipset: Mobile Intel HM76 Express Chipset (2xUSB 2.0, 2xUSB 3.0)
Seagate hard drive (1 TB) supports USB 3.0 and came with a USB 3.0 cableFirst of all., this is the BEST place for help. That is the good news.
Now the bad news. It has been documented that USB3..0 has some bad problems which may never be fully resolved.
In you r case it does work, jut not all the time.
Which is better than hardly ever work.
USB 3.0 pushes the envelope way bey hound what Engineers thought could be done. The central issue is about how much data can you shove down a short wire. The solution is to use  only the very best cable that is for USB 3.0 application.

On course, yu need to tell the maker of your machine about this. Likely they already know and may have a work around already.
Dell:
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/t/19353745.aspx
HP:
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printer-All-in-One-Install-Setup/Handling-Problems-With-USB-3-0/td-p/2001211
Lenovo:
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/T400-T500-and-newer-T-series/USB-3-0-not-working-on-T530-WINDOWS-8/td-p/1143943

Sorry, I do not know if these links can help you. This is the best I can do.
Maybe somebody else can.

What happens if you plug the drive in before you power up ? ?
It still shows the "Device can perform faster" message if I connect before start-up. On the other hand, Intel on their support site mentioned that they won't make USB 3.0 drivers for Windows 8, and that it was being handled by MICROSOFT. The Intel USB 3.0 driver for Win 7 works flawlessly, but it can't be installed on Win 8 (gives an incompatible OS error). So the problem is with Win 8, right?Did you try removing the previously installed USB device then LETTING it reinstall the generic drivers when next connected? You can use USBDeview http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html then just right-click the Seagate product software then select uninstall. Thanks for the reply. I tried uninstalling it, but it still shows the same message.Can you check for any available BIOS updates at Lenovo support site?

my WIFI adapter not working ...I was browsing wirelessly and out of a sudden my wifi started giving problem
my COMPUTER model is Presario CQ61
 HP Compaq....please help MEYOU hit the BUTTON that turns off the Wi-Fi.
Turn it back on.

Was that the problem? 

Hello, I recently downloaded AVG's Driver Update Program, it stated that I had 24 drivers out of date and it started to update them for me. During the update it also asked me to install 'AMD Catalyst Control CENTER', while CCC was installing my screen resolution got smaller (The best way I can describe this is, the screen was no LONGER going to the edges of my monitor, it had a small 2cm black box around the screen separating my screen and monitor)

I assumed that these black boxes WOULD only be here during the installation process of CCC. After CCC had finished installing it asked me to restart my computer and that it would take a bit longer than usual due to the new drivers. Upon restarting and finally getting back to my desktop screen it was apparent that the black boxes were still there. I quickly headed to my screen resolution settings and noticed that nothing had changed as it still stated i was on 1920x1080 (my normal Res) so I decided to lower my resolution to 1776 x 1000 and then revert back to 1920x1080. This fixed the problem and the black boxes were gone and everything seemed normal. I then proceeded to start up my usual games and quickly noticed that upon tabbing out/Minimizing a full screened game, the game would no longer re maximize, the icon of the game is still on the 'Task Bar' but as I CLICK it, nothing happens, it will not reopen even though I am still able to hear game sounds running.

Every-time I restart my computer the black boxes reappear until I go into the resolution settings and scale my resolution down and then revert back.

I had a search online as to why these black boxes are appearing and to why when I minimize games I can no longer maximize them back. a few people online said that this issue is because of the driver updates and there is a quick FIX to this buy going into the catalyst control center and selecting the resolution I am using, But the issue with this is CCC will not open, I click it in my start menu and nothing happened, I've even waited several hours for it to maybe open, but nothing.

Please can anyone help me out here, this issue is seriously bugging me as I don't want to have to always change my resolution upon start up and I need to ability to minimize/maximize games.

Thank you
RyanI despise driver update apps...
Un-install the Catylyst software and reboot...if necessary re-install the original drivers from the CD that the card shipped with.

Hello all, first of all, thank you for taking the time to read my post.  I am not very well versed with this sort of thing, so I apologize for my ignorance.  If I have left out any important information please let me know and I will do my best to provide it. 

A little background on the problem:

I have had my lil' OLD acer ASPIRE m5200 for ~five years now.  Two years ago I upgraded from the built-in vga graphics card to a Geforce GTX 550 TI. I purchased a 600w power supply to go with that, and had it installed professionally, (since I don't trust myself.)  It ran without any major problems until this January, when I upgraded my video driver to one that came bundled with the Nvidia Geforce Experience. The installation of that driver was a bit wonky, since Windows Update decided to run right in the middle of the installation.  At the time, I thought nothing of it, but in hindsight, and after some searching apparently that has been known to cause corrupted driver issues. 
My computer began black screening, only for a second or two, every few minutes.  (I assumed my eight year old monitor was finally giving out.)  A new monitor didn't solve the issue, however, and things started getting worse.  While playing any game more demanding than minesweeper my computer started shutting down, black screen, no warning, as if it had been unplugged.  This didn't leave me with many clues, but luckily a couple of the crashes  allowed for a blue screen (no idea why sometimes it black screens and sometimes it blue screens...), which said that the display adapter had stopped working.  I decided to try rolling back to an older driver, but the problem persisted.  I did some research and began to suspect a corrupted driver, or faulty installation.  With that in mind, I uninstalled everything from Nvidia, booted up in safe mode, and ran driver sweeper. I then rebooted with the intent of re-installing my drivers from scratch. 
That's when things got rather odd.

As it stands right now...
My gtx 550 is no longer being recognized by my computer.  When I go to device manager, the only display adapter it lists is my standard vga graphics adapter which should no longer be functional as I don't even have a vga cable connected to it, (I assume that means I am still running off of my gtx550, with limited functionality due to the lack of drivers.)  I hoped that installing the correct nvidia driver would allow the computer to 'see' the card, but the nvidia installer gets to terms and conditions, and then disappears.  The nvidia installer shows up in my processes tab when I ctrl-alt-delete, but does not show up as an application, nor does anything pop up. 
I have heard legends that perhaps updating my chipset/bios will solve this issue, but these legends come with dire warnings and quite frankly I feel like I'm in over my head here. I am concerned I somehow caused damage, possibly by running the driver sweeper.  I thought I followed the instructions to a tee, but now I'm worried I may have deleted my nvidia chipset as well as the drivers, but when I run dxdiag it lists my chip as Nvidia, so basically, I have no idea what I've done wrong.  I called NCIX (they installed the graphics card for me, so I hoped they might have suggestions.) They suggested updating the bios as well, but I'm not sure how much I trust that advice as he didn't ask for my system specs or anything and I'm worried he did not have the complete picture.  He also did not sound very confident there was anything I could do about it, and said "it's that or it's a hardware issue." Leaving me feeling like he was just as uncertain as I.  Rather than try to dl a bios update that might render my computer a paperweight, I figured I had better get some advice. 

Here is my dxdiag info, not really sure what else is relevant, I also have a report from cpu-z if that is helpful let me know and I'll add it as well.  Before doing all of this I ran malware bytes, (and removed search protect by conduit after some figuring,) I use windows defender and firewall, and as far as I can tell my computer is in decent shape aside from the driver issues. 

Thanks in advance for any help or insight into this situation, I've never really had to tackle this kind of repair before.

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System Information
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Time of this report: 3/19/2014, 15:38:33
       Machine name: ERIN-PC
   Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130828-1532)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Acer
       System Model: Aspire M1200/3200/5200       
               BIOS: Default System BIOS
          Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) 8450 Triple-Core Processor (3 CPUs), ~2.1GHz
             Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3328MB RAM
          Page File: 1182MB used, 5469MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
   User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
 System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
     DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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      Display Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
        Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
          Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
--------------------
Direct3D:    0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw:  0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay:  0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow:  0/6 (retail)

---------------
Display Devices
---------------
          Card name: Standard VGA Graphics Adapter
       Manufacturer: (Standard display types)
          Chip type: NVIDIA
           DAC type: 8 bit
         Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1244&SUBSYS_089C196E&REV_A1
     Display Memory: n/a
   Dedicated Memory: n/a
      Shared Memory: n/a
       Current Mode: 800 x 600 (32 bit) (1Hz)
       Monitor Name: Generic Non-PnP Monitor
      Monitor Model:
         Monitor Id:
        Native Mode:
        Output Type:
        Driver Name: vga
Driver File Version: 6.01.7600.16385 (English)
     Driver Version: 6.1.7600.16385
        DDI Version: unknown
       Driver Model: unknown
  Driver Attributes: Final Retail
   Driver Date/Size: 7/13/2009 16:25:51, 10752 bytes
        WHQL Logo'd: Yes
    WHQL Date Stamp:
  Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-5104-11CF-DF3A-2C350FC2CB35}
          Vendor ID: 0x10DE
          Device ID: 0x1244
          SubSys ID: 0x089C196E
        Revision ID: 0x00A1
 Driver Strong Name: Unknown
     Rank Of Driver: Unknown
        Video Accel:
      Deinterlace Caps: n/a
       D3D9 Overlay: n/a
            DXVA-HD: n/a
       DDraw Status: Not Available
         D3D Status: Not Available
         AGP Status: Not Available

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Sound Devices
-------------
            Description: Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)
 Default Sound Playback: Yes
 Default Voice Playback: Yes
            Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_1025014E&REV_1001
        Manufacturer ID: 1
             Product ID: 65535
                   Type: WDM
            Driver Name: HdAudio.sys
         Driver Version: 6.01.7601.17514 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
            WHQL Logo'd: Yes
          Date and Size: 11/20/2010 03:00:21, 304128 bytes
            Other Files:
        Driver Provider: Microsoft
         HW Accel Level: Basic
              Cap Flags: 0xF1F
    Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
              HW Memory: 0
       Voice Management: No
 EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
   I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

            Description: Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High Definition Audio Device)
 Default Sound Playback: No
 Default Voice Playback: No
            Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_1025014E&REV_1001
        Manufacturer ID: 1
             Product ID: 65535
                   Type: WDM
            Driver Name: HdAudio.sys
         Driver Version: 6.01.7601.17514 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
            WHQL Logo'd: Yes
          Date and Size: 11/20/2010 03:00:21, 304128 bytes
            Other Files:
        Driver Provider: Microsoft
         HW Accel Level: Basic
              Cap Flags: 0xF1F
    Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
              HW Memory: 0
       Voice Management: No
 EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
   I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

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Sound Capture Devices
---------------------
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DirectInput Devices
-------------------
      Device Name: Mouse
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: Keyboard
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: Razer DeathAdder 2013
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x1532, 0x0037
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: Razer DeathAdder 2013
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x1532, 0x0037
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: Razer DeathAdder 2013
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x1532, 0x0037
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: Razer DeathAdder 2013
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x1532, 0x0037
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: Wacom Virtual Hid Driver
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x056A, 0x1001
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: Wacom Virtual Hid Driver
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x056A, 0x1001
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: Wacom Virtual Hid Driver
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x056A, 0x1001
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: Wacom Virtual Hid Driver
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x056A, 0x1001
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: Wacom Virtual Hid Driver
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x056A, 0x1001
        FF Driver: n/a

      Device Name: Wacom Virtual Hid Driver
         Attached: 1
    Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x056A, 0x1001
        FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No

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USB Devices
-----------
+ USB Root Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x1002, 0x4397
| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub
| Service: usbhub
| Driver: usbhub.sys, 11/26/2013 18:14:25, 258560 bytes
| Driver: usbd.sys, 11/26/2013 18:13:33, 6016 bytes

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Gameport Devices
----------------

------------
PS/2 Devices
------------
+ HID Keyboard Device
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x04B3, 0x3025
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_keyboard
| Service: kbdhid
| Driver: kbdhid.sys, 11/20/2010 02:50:10, 28160 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 7/13/2009 18:20:36, 42576 bytes
|
+ HID Keyboard Device
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x1532, 0x0037
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_keyboard
| Service: kbdhid
| Driver: kbdhid.sys, 11/20/2010 02:50:10, 28160 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 7/13/2009 18:20:36, 42576 bytes
|
+ HID Keyboard Device
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x1532, 0x0037
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_keyboard
| Service: kbdhid
| Driver: kbdhid.sys, 11/20/2010 02:50:10, 28160 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 7/13/2009 18:20:36, 42576 bytes
|
+ Terminal Server Keyboard Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd
| Upper Filters: kbdclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: i8042prt.sys, 7/13/2009 16:11:24, 80896 bytes
| Driver: kbdclass.sys, 7/13/2009 18:20:36, 42576 bytes
|
+ HID-compliant mouse
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x1532, 0x0037
| Matching Device ID: hid_device_system_mouse
| Service: mouhid
| Driver: mouhid.sys, 7/13/2009 16:45:08, 26112 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 7/13/2009 18:20:44, 41552 bytes
|
+ Wacom Mouse
| Matching Device ID: hid\wacomvirtualhid&col03
| Upper Filters: wacommousefilter
| Service: mouhid
| Driver: wacommousefilter.sys, 2/16/2007 11:12:36, 11312 bytes
| Driver: mouhid.sys, 7/13/2009 16:45:08, 26112 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 7/13/2009 18:20:44, 41552 bytes
|
+ Wacom Mouse
| Matching Device ID: hid\wacomvirtualhid&col03
| Upper Filters: wacommousefilter
| Service: mouhid
| Driver: wacommousefilter.sys, 2/16/2007 11:12:36, 11312 bytes
| Driver: mouhid.sys, 7/13/2009 16:45:08, 26112 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 7/13/2009 18:20:44, 41552 bytes
|
+ Terminal Server Mouse Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou
| Upper Filters: mouclass
| Service: TermDD
| Driver: termdd.sys, 11/20/2010 05:30:12, 53120 bytes
| Driver: sermouse.sys, 7/13/2009 16:45:08, 19968 bytes
| Driver: mouclass.sys, 7/13/2009 18:20:44, 41552 bytes

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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
------------------------
      Drive: C:
 Free Space: 46.5 GB
Total Space: 476.8 GB
File System: NTFS
      Model: Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 ATA Device

      Drive: J:
      Model: DCPUJ 9Q78LQNW5 SCSI CdRom Device
     Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.01.7601.17514 (English), 11/20/2010 01:38:10, 108544 bytes

      Drive: D:
      Model: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7203S ATA Device
     Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.01.7601.17514 (English), 11/20/2010 01:38:10, 108544 bytes

      Drive: N:
      Model: DCPUJ 9Q78LQNW5 SCSI CdRom Device
     Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.01.7601.17514 (English), 11/20/2010 01:38:10, 108544 bytes

      Drive: E:
      Model: ELBY CLONEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device
     Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.01.7601.17514 (English), 11/20/2010 01:38:10, 108544 bytes

      Drive: K:
      Model: ELBY CLONEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device
     Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.01.7601.17514 (English), 11/20/2010 01:38:10, 108544 bytes

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System Devices
--------------
     Name: Standard VGA Graphics Adapter
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1244&SUBSYS_089C196E&REV_A1\4&25574E2E&0&0010
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\vgapnp.sys, 6.01.7600.16385 (English), 7/13/2009 16:25:49, 26112 bytes

     Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1203&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&C3
   Driver: n/a

     Name: Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4399&SUBSYS_014E1025&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&A5
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbohci.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:13:38, 20480 bytes
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:13:46, 284672 bytes
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:14:25, 258560 bytes

     Name: Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4390&SUBSYS_014E1025&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&88
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pciide.sys, 6.01.7600.16385 (English), 7/13/2009 18:20:45, 12368 bytes
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pciidex.sys, 6.01.7600.16385 (English), 7/13/2009 18:19:03, 42560 bytes
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys, 6.01.7600.16385 (English), 7/13/2009 18:26:15, 21584 bytes
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\ataport.sys, 6.01.7601.18231 (English), 8/4/2013 18:56:47, 133056 bytes

     Name: High Definition Audio Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0BEE&SUBSYS_089C196E&REV_A1\4&25574E2E&0&0110
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\hdaudbus.sys, 6.01.7601.17514 (English), 11/20/2010 02:59:29, 108544 bytes

     Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1202&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&C2
   Driver: n/a

     Name: Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4398&SUBSYS_014E1025&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&99
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbohci.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:13:38, 20480 bytes
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:13:46, 284672 bytes
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:14:25, 258560 bytes

     Name: ATI I/O Communications Processor SMBus Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4385&SUBSYS_014E1025&REV_3A\3&267A616A&0&A0
   Driver: n/a

     Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_9606&SUBSYS_014E1025&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&30
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.01.7601.17514 (English), 11/20/2010 05:30:06, 153984 bytes

     Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1201&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&C1
   Driver: n/a

     Name: Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4398&SUBSYS_014E1025&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&91
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbohci.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:13:38, 20480 bytes
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:13:46, 284672 bytes
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:14:25, 258560 bytes

     Name: ATI I/O Communications Processor PCI Bus Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4384&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&A4
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.01.7601.17514 (English), 11/20/2010 05:30:06, 153984 bytes

     Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_9605&SUBSYS_014E1025&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&28
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.01.7601.17514 (English), 11/20/2010 05:30:06, 153984 bytes

     Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1200&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&C0
   Driver: n/a

     Name: High Definition Audio Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4383&SUBSYS_014E1025&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&A2
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\hdaudbus.sys, 6.01.7601.17514 (English), 11/20/2010 02:59:29, 108544 bytes

     Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_9603&SUBSYS_014E1025&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&10
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pci.sys, 6.01.7601.17514 (English), 11/20/2010 05:30:06, 153984 bytes

     Name: Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4397&SUBSYS_014E1025&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&98
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbohci.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:13:38, 20480 bytes
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:13:46, 284672 bytes
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:14:25, 258560 bytes

     Name: Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4397&SUBSYS_014E1025&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&90
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbohci.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:13:38, 20480 bytes
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:13:46, 284672 bytes
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:14:25, 258560 bytes

     Name: 1394 OHCI Compliant Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_197B&DEV_2380&SUBSYS_2380197B&REV_00\4&2511576F&0&0030
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\1394ohci.sys, 6.01.7601.17514 (English), 11/20/2010 03:01:12, 164864 bytes

     Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_9600&SUBSYS_014E1025&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&00
   Driver: n/a

     Name: PCI standard ISA bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_439D&SUBSYS_014E1025&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&A3
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\msisadrv.sys, 6.01.7600.16385 (English), 7/13/2009 18:20:43, 13888 bytes

     Name: Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4396&SUBSYS_014E1025&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&9A
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbehci.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:13:41, 43520 bytes
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:13:46, 284672 bytes
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:14:25, 258560 bytes

     Name: Marvell Yukon 88E8071 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_11AB&DEV_436B&SUBSYS_014E1025&REV_16\4&1BF16108&0&0028
   Driver: n/a

     Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1204&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&C4
   Driver: n/a

     Name: Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_439C&SUBSYS_014E1025&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&A1
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pciide.sys, 6.01.7600.16385 (English), 7/13/2009 18:20:45, 12368 bytes
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\pciidex.sys, 6.01.7600.16385 (English), 7/13/2009 18:19:03, 42560 bytes
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\atapi.sys, 6.01.7600.16385 (English), 7/13/2009 18:26:15, 21584 bytes
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\ataport.sys, 6.01.7601.18231 (English), 8/4/2013 18:56:47, 133056 bytes

     Name: Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4396&SUBSYS_014E1025&REV_00\3&267A616A&0&92
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbehci.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:13:41, 43520 bytes
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbport.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:13:46, 284672 bytes
   Driver: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\usbhub.sys, 6.01.7601.18328 (English), 11/26/2013 18:14:25, 258560 bytes

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DirectShow Filters
------------------

DirectShow Filters:
QuickTime Audio Decoder Filter,0x00600800,1,1,gzHF330.ddc,1.01.0000.0017
WMAudio Decoder DMO,0x00800800,1,1,WMADMOD.DLL,6.01.7601.17514
WMAPro over S/PDIF DMO,0x00600800,1,1,WMADMOD.DLL,6.01.7601.17514
WMSpeech Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,WMSPDMOD.DLL,6.01.7601.17514
MP3 Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,mp3dmod.dll,6.01.7600.16385
Mpeg4s Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,mp4sdecd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
WMV Screen decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,wmvsdecd.dll,6.01.7601.17514
WMVideo Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,wmvdecod.dll,6.01.7601.18221
QuickTime Video Decoder Filter,0x00600800,1,1,mtw178.ddc,1.01.0000.0017
Mpeg43 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,mp43decd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
Mpeg4 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,mpg4decd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
ffdshow Video Decoder,0xff800001,2,1,ffdshow.ax,1.01.3996.0000
CoreVorbis Audio Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,CoreVorbis.ax,1.01.0000.0079
ffdshow DXVA Video Decoder,0xff800002,2,1,ffdshow.ax,1.01.3996.0000
ffdshow raw video filter,0x00200000,2,1,ffdshow.ax,1.01.3996.0000
ffdshow Audio Decoder,0x3fffffff,1,1,ffdshow.ax,1.01.3996.0000
DV Muxer,0x00400000,0,0,qdv.dll,6.06.7601.17514
MPC - Mpeg Source (Gabest),0x00400000,0,0,MpegSplitter.ax,1.03.1748.0000
Color Space Converter,0x00400001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
LAV Splitter,0x00800004,1,1,LAVSplitter.ax,0.39.0000.0000
WM ASF Reader,0x00400000,0,0,qasf.dll,12.00.7601.17514
Screen Capture filter,0x00200000,0,1,wmpsrcwp.dll,12.00.7601.17514
AVI Splitter,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
VGA 16 Color Ditherer,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
SBE2MediaTypeProfile,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528
Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder,0x005fffff,2,4,msmpeg2vdec.dll,6.01.7140.0000
MONOGRAM AMR Splitter,0x00600000,1,1,mmamr.ax,1.00.0001.0000
AC3 Parser Filter,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.7601.17528
DivX AAC Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,daac.ax,8.08.0000.41966
StreamBufferSink,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528
Microsoft TV Captions Decoder,0x00200001,1,0,MSTVCapn.dll,6.01.7601.17715
MJPEG Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
DivX for Blizzard Decoder Filter,0x00800000,1,1,blizzard.ax,5.00.0002.0000
CBVA DMO wrapper filter,0x00200000,1,1,cbva.dll,6.01.7601.17514
MPEG-I Stream Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
SAMI (CC) Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.7601.17514
MPC - MPEG-2 Video Decoder (Gabest),0x00500001,1,1,Mpeg2DecFilter.ax,1.05.0003.3819
MPEG-2 Splitter,0x005fffff,1,0,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.7601.17528
Closed Captions Analysis Filter,0x00200000,2,5,cca.dll,6.06.7601.17514
SBE2FileScan,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528
Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,6.01.7601.17514
MPC - FLV Splitter (Gabest),0x00600000,1,1,FLVSplitter.ax,1.03.1748.0000
Internal Script Command Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
MPEG Audio Decoder,0x03680001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
WavPack Audio Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,WavPackDSDecoder.ax,1.01.0000.0484
DV Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,qdv.dll,6.06.7601.17514
MONOGRAM AMR Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,mmamr.ax,1.00.0001.0000
Video Mixing Renderer 9,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
MONOGRAM Musepack Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,mmmpcdec.ax,0.09.0002.0000
Haali Media Splitter,0x00800001,0,1,splitter.ax,1.11.0288.0000
Haali Media Splitter (AR),0x00400000,1,1,splitter.ax,1.11.0288.0000
Microsoft MPEG-2 Encoder,0x00200000,2,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,6.01.7601.17514
Xvid MPEG-4 Video Decoder,0x00800002,1,1,,
File Source (Monkey Audio),0x00400000,0,1,MonkeySource.ax,
ACM Wrapper,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
madFlac Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,madFlac.ax,1.08.0000.0000
Video Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
MPEG-2 Video Stream Analyzer,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528
Line 21 Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,qdvd.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Video Port Manager,0x00600000,2,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
DivX H.264 Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,DivXDecH264.ax,9.00.0001.0021
Video Renderer,0x00400000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
DivX Demux Filter,0x00800002,0,1,DirectShowDemuxFilter.dll,1.00.0003.0111
Haali Video Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,dxr.dll,
DivX Decoder Filter,0x00800000,1,1,DivXDec.ax,7.03.0000.0048
VPS Decoder,0x00200000,0,0,WSTPager.ax,6.06.7601.17514
WM ASF Writer,0x00400000,0,0,qasf.dll,12.00.7601.17514
DivX Demux Filter (Unrestricted Edition),0x00600000,0,1,DirectShowDemuxFilter.dll,1.00.0003.0111
VBI Surface Allocator,0x00600000,1,1,vbisurf.ax,6.01.7601.17514
File writer,0x00200000,1,0,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
iTV Data Sink,0x00600000,1,0,itvdata.dll,6.06.7601.17514
iTV Data Capture filter,0x00600000,1,1,itvdata.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Haali Simple Media Splitter,0x00200000,0,1,splitter.ax,1.11.0288.0000
DirectVobSub,0x00200000,2,1,VSFilter.dll,2.40.3819.0003
DirectVobSub (auto-loading version),0x00800002,2,1,VSFilter.dll,2.40.3819.0003
MONOGRAM AMR Encoder,0x00600000,1,1,mmamr.ax,1.00.0001.0000
DVD Navigator,0x00200000,0,3,qdvd.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Microsoft TV Subtitles Decoder,0x00200001,1,0,MSTVCapn.dll,6.01.7601.17715
Overlay Mixer2,0x00200000,1,1,qdvd.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Haali Matroska Muxer,0x00200000,1,0,splitter.ax,1.11.0288.0000
AVI Draw,0x00600064,9,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
MONOGRAM AMR Mux,0x00600000,1,1,mmamr.ax,1.00.0001.0000
RDP DShow Redirection Filter,0xffffffff,1,0,DShowRdpFilter.dll,
DC-Bass Source,0x00400000,0,1,DCBassSource.ax,1.02.0000.0000
Microsoft MPEG-2 Audio Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,6.01.7601.17514
WST Pager,0x00200000,1,1,WSTPager.ax,6.06.7601.17514
MPEG-2 Demultiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.7601.17528
DV Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,qdv.dll,6.06.7601.17514
ffdshow Audio Processor,0x00200000,1,1,ffdshow.ax,1.01.3996.0000
LAV Splitter Source,0x00800004,0,1,LAVSplitter.ax,0.39.0000.0000
SampleGrabber,0x00200000,1,1,qedit.dll,6.06.7601.18386
Null Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,qedit.dll,6.06.7601.18386
VP7 Decompressor,0x00800000,1,1,vp7dec.ax,7.00.0010.0000
MONOGRAM Musepack Splitter,0x00600000,1,1,mmmpcdmx.ax,0.04.0000.0000
madFlac Source,0x00600000,0,1,madFlac.ax,1.08.0000.0000
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x005fffff,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft AC3 Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msac3enc.dll,6.01.7601.17514
MPC - FLV Source (Gabest),0x00600000,0,0,FLVSplitter.ax,1.03.1748.0000
StreamBufferSource,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528
Smart Tee,0x00200000,1,2,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Overlay Mixer,0x00200000,0,0,qdvd.dll,6.06.7601.17713
AVI Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
NetBridge,0x00200000,2,0,netbridge.dll,6.01.7601.17514
AVI/WAV File Source,0x00400000,0,2,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Wave Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
MIDI Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Multi-file Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
File stream renderer,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
WavPack Audio Splitter,0x00600000,1,1,WavPackDSSplitter.ax,1.01.0000.0323
ffdshow subtitles filter,0x00200000,2,1,ffdshow.ax,1.01.3996.0000
MPC - Mpeg Splitter (Gabest),0x00400001,1,1,MpegSplitter.ax,1.03.1748.0000
Microsoft DTV-DVD Audio Decoder,0x005fffff,1,1,msmpeg2adec.dll,6.01.7140.0000
StreamBufferSink2,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528
AVI Mux,0x00200000,1,0,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Line 21 Decoder 2,0x00600002,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
File Source (Async.),0x00400000,0,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
File Source (URL),0x00400000,0,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Media Center Extender Encryption Filter,0x00200000,2,2,Mcx2Filter.dll,6.01.7601.17514
AudioRecorder WAV Dest,0x00200000,0,0,WavDest.dll,
AudioRecorder Wave Form,0x00200000,0,0,WavDest.dll,
SoundRecorder Null Renderer,0x00200000,0,0,WavDest.dll,
LAV Audio Decoder,0x00800003,1,1,LAVAudio.ax,0.39.0000.0000
LAV Video Decoder,0x00800003,1,1,LAVVideo.ax,0.39.0000.0000
Haali Video Sink,0x00200000,1,0,splitter.ax,1.11.0288.0000
AC3File,0x00600000,0,1,ac3file.ax,
Infinite Pin Tee Filter,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Enhanced Video Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,evr.dll,6.01.7601.17514
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00200000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.7601.17669
MPEG Video Decoder,0x40000001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

WDM Streaming Tee/Splitter Devices:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514

Video Compressors:
WMVideo8 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,wmvxencd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
WMVideo9 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,wmvencod.dll,6.01.7600.16385
MSScreen 9 encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,wmvsencd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
DV Video Encoder,0x00200000,0,0,qdv.dll,6.06.7601.17514
ffdshow video encoder,0x00100000,1,1,ffdshow.ax,1.01.3996.0000
MJPEG Compressor,0x00200000,0,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Cinepak Codec by Radius,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
DivX 6.9.2 Codec (3 Logical CPUs),0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
ffdshow Video Codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft RLE,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft Video 1,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
VP60® Simple Profile ,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
VP61® Advanced Profile,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Xvid MPEG-4 Codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
DivX 6.9.2 YV12 Decoder,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514

Audio Compressors:
WM Speech Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,WMSPDMOE.DLL,6.01.7600.16385
WMAudio Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,WMADMOE.DLL,6.01.7600.16385
IMA ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
PCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Microsoft ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
GSM 6.10,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
CCITT A-Law,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
CCITT u-Law,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
AC-3 ACM Codec,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
MPEG Layer-3,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

PBDA CP Filters:
PBDA DTFilter,0x00600000,1,1,CPFilters.dll,6.06.7601.17528
PBDA ETFilter,0x00200000,0,0,CPFilters.dll,6.06.7601.17528
PBDA PTFilter,0x00200000,0,0,CPFilters.dll,6.06.7601.17528

Midi Renderers:
Default MidiOut Device,0x00800000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

WDM Streaming Rendering Devices:
HD Audio Headphone/Speakers,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514
HD Audio SPDIF out,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514

BDA Network Providers:
Microsoft ATSC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft DVBC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft DVBS Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft DVBT Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSNP.ax,6.06.7601.17514

Multi-Instance Capable VBI Codecs:
VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.7601.17514

BDA Transport Information Renderers:
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00600000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.7601.17669
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x00600000,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.7601.17514

BDA CP/CA Filters:
Decrypt/Tag,0x00600000,1,1,EncDec.dll,6.06.7601.17708
Encrypt/Tag,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.7601.17708
PTFilter,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.7601.17708
XDS Codec,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.7601.17708

WDM Streaming Communication Transforms:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514

Audio Renderers:
Speakers (High Definition Audio,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Default DirectSound Device,0x00800000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Default WaveOut Device,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High De,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
DirectSound: Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High Definition Audio Device),0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
DirectSound: Speakers (High Definition Audio Device),0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

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EVR Power Information
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Current Setting: {5C67A112-A4C9-483F-B4A7-1D473BECAFDC} (Quality)
  Quality Flags: 2576
    Enabled:
    Force throttling
    Allow half deinterlace
    Allow scaling
    Decode Power Usage: 100
  Balanced Flags: 1424
    Enabled:
    Force throttling
    Allow batching
    Force half deinterlace
    Force scaling
    Decode Power Usage: 50
  PowerFlags: 1424
    Enabled:
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To any with similar issues: I physically removed the PNY geforce video card and plugged back in the vga cable to my built-in card.  My computer works just fine on the old card, no issues, and I was able to update those drivers no problem.  It SEEMS the issue lies with the card itself, based on advice I received in the chat here.  I will TEST the card in another rig when I get a chance, but it looks like the card has been permanently damaged, don't know if that was from the bad driver install or what, but I'm writing it off unless the test proves it's still functional, (though I doubt it).  To anyone with this issue, DO NOT UPDATE YOUR BIOS before checking to see if the card is functional in another computer, it isn't worth the risk. 
Thanks for reading!IMHO ...i'm not convinced it's the card gone South...
Here's what i would try::

Since the card is out of the PC remove any Nvidia software from Add/Remove programs...
Also check Device Manager for any references to the card...right clik and select Un-install.
2nd Remove Driver Sweeper same as above...it's garbage...
3rd Do a few re-boots.
Then re-install the card...power up...and when it asks insert the Original driver CD that shipped with the card...run setup then
re-boot afterwards....if you're lucky i bet everything will be fine....
BTW ...I'd also take the time to clean out the fan assembly on the card with a can of compressed air...use a Q-Tio to hold the fan blades stationary when doing so...
Bring us good news.HAHAHAHAHAhahaha*laughter turns into uncontrollable weeping*.
Ok.  Let me just update everyone in case some of sad sap it having a similar issue.  Tested v-card in another rig just out of curiosity.  It worked.  I had already written it off at this point and had a new computer custom built because I figured, if the card had gone it was only a matter of time before the motherboard would follow, it was pretty old, afterall. 
I was very confused by the fact the card worked in my bf's computer, I mean, I had tested different monitors, and all signs seemed to point to a software issue.   Suddenly a light bulb went off in my head.  The black screening/crashing happens only when a using dvi cable.  It occurred to me I had never tried a different cable!  My cable was only a few months old and I didn't fathom it would fail so soon let alone fail so spectacularly that I would be getting blue screens because of it, but low and behold, tried a new chord and the stupid thing works fine.  REALLY!?  HOW... OMG... I can't even...
I already accepted that my old computer was going to be for word processing (I am a writer so I like to have one 'work computer' and one for gaming, so I am happy to retire the old Acer to the office.) since the new hotness arrived today. 
I tested the old chord with the new rig and monitor, and yup, that was the cause of the black screen issue all along.  So it was never the driver's fault, and I suspect that the driver sweeper was the cause of all the problems after that, with not being able to recognize the card.  I took patio's advice and completely reinstalled using the original driver disks and whatdya know, it works fine too with a new dvi. 
I feel like a fool, but it served as the catalyst for finally upgrading so I suppose it wasn't such a bad thing after all.  Just in time for ESO!  Thanks for all the help, can't believe it was something so simple!

I had contracted a virus on this machine.  Its running win xp sp2.  After reloading the operating system and the drivers from the toshiba site,  I found out that the computer does not connect wirelessly to my netgear router, which is a wireless router.  I downloaded all the wifi drivers from that site (there are 4) but none of them seem to work.  My computer can see the router, but when I try to connect by putting in the password, I get a message 'The network password needs to be 40bits or 104bits depending on your network configuration....'  how can i fix this
You MAY need to install XP SP3 in order to be able to use the security protocol your ROUTE is using.Strollin, 
Ya that was my initial guess.  But this laptop had windows xp sp2 before I reloaded the OS and it was CONNECTING to the internet just FINE. 

Anyways, just to see if the sp3 fix would solve this internet connectivity issue, I installed sp3 but still no go

Any other tips?
Look for a WLAN driver at the Toshiba site...if there is one DLoad and re-install it...
Also while there look and see if the laptop has an on/off switch for the wireless...many models do.Did you try rebooting the router?  You'd be surprised at how often that fixes connection issues.  Even if other devices can connect fine.patio: I did go to the toshiba website, and I tried all the wifi drivers listed for my model laptop, but nothing seems to connect the laptop wirelessly. 

strollin: I have rebooted the modem and router thinking that that would solve the issue , but I still dont get connectivity. 


How do I find out what driver I need so I can download it from pcidatabse?  Theres something like going to device manager, clicking on the device and then looking at some details but i dont remember all the steps.  Also, would device manger list a device even if a driver for it is not present, or does it just list all the devices regardless of whether a driver is installed or not?
Why insist on going to pcidatabase for drivers ? ?
Laptop drivers should always come direct from the laptop manuf. site...
Post the complete Model # and we can assist in the search...patio:

its a toshiba satellite m45-s165.
Let me know what to do
I GOT it to work.  The computer was looking for the wrong encryption type when trying to connect.

Title.

I get both freezes where the screen turns black, my monitor goes on standby and there's a couple of seconds of buzzing coming through my headphones and freezes where the screen turns still. In both cases I get no error messages WHATSOEVER and my only option is to manually shut down my PC with the power button or reboot it with the reboot button. Finally, I sometimes also but much less frequently get the message that the AMD display driver has stopped responding and has recovered, where I get a few seconds of unresponsiveness but it comes back up after a while.

I previously thought the issue was lying in certain Microsoft/Windows services, specifically  Superfetch and Windows Image Acquisition, as I didn't get the freezes for a couple of days with them disabled on startup, but the freezes came back after a while nonetheless.

I tried to remove the drivers in the DEVICE Manager and I haven't had a freeze until now, but as I like to game and use Netflix and the likes, I feel like using my actual graphic card's drivers would be optimal for displaying performances, so I'd like to find the root of my issue. I don't seem to get the freezes when using the standard VGA graphics/monitor.

It might have something to do with the voltage of some of my HARDWARE, but I'm not at all accustomed to making changes with stuff like that, so I might need some guidance if that's a possible solution.

I think I've downloaded every driver and driver update for the rest of my hardware using drivers supplied by the manufacturers and their websites respectively, so I doubt it's related to out of date drivers, although it could be some sort of hardware/driver conflict between my graphics card and any other device, who knows.

Here's my specs:
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
- AMD FX-6300, Vishera 32nm Technology
- 4,00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 799MHz
- MSI 970A-G43 (MS-7693) (CPU 1)
- Standard Monitor (otherwise Club3D Radeon R7 260X royalKing Vapor with drivers installed)
- 931GB Seagate ST1000DM003-1CH162 ATA Device (SATA)
- HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH24NSB0 ATA Device
- Realtek High Definition Audio

Thanks in advance.Was this a working system you added the card to, or is it a new build?It's a new build.

I should note that I've ran Memtest86+ a couple of times, so I think RAM is also excludable as a cause. I'd put this in the first post but I can't find the edit function.Edit is disabled after the post has been up a while, so putting the info in a new post is fine

Which AMD driver versions have you tried so far?  Is there any pattern to the freezes, for example do they happen only when (or are they more frequent when) running Flash video or web browsers, or anything like that?  It could be worth disabling hardware acceleration in Flash and your browser(s) to see if this helps at all.So far it can generally happen at any time I'm actively using my PC for around 20 minutes, but most frequently when I'm running things in full screen, like videos, be it in Chrome or in VLC, or video games, but I've also had it happen when I was just writing a post or looking around the services.

I've tried a couple of different ones, but none of them to even install for me except the most recent 13.11 Beta 9.4 version.

I turned on OC Genie II in my BIOS purely out of curiosity, and I haven't had any of the irrecoverable freezes for a few hours now, but I did still get the AMD display driver crash which recovers after about half a minute, but FORCES me to reboot anything utilizing my GPU for rendering which is annoying.Yeah, that figures with it being almost a brand new card (well, in name & device ID anyway).
I don't see a PSU listed in your specs, what make & model of PSU are you using?
Could also be worth trying the card in a different physical PCI-E slot, shouldn't make any difference but it's worth a quick try.My PSU is a Sharkoon WPM 500W.

I could try that out over the weekend when I have access to all of my tools (I live on campus and my strap and screwdrivers, etc. are all back home).Is there anything else I could try out in the meantime?If you have a different PCI-E connector on that unit, try that - again, it shouldn't make a difference, but it's worth a try.
In a case like this where you have a brand new card malfunctioning, on a brand new system, with the crashes seemingly related to the card alone - you have LIMITED options really.  Different drivers aren't an option as the 260X is new (as I said, in terms of its name and device ID although it's basically a 7790), so other than trying a different slot or PSU conenctor, I can't really suggest much else other than returning the card.Even though I have an additional PCIe slot on my motherboard, I can't switch it since the connectors for my hard drive are in the way and my wireless network card is occupying the slot.

I also checked the event manager and when I got screen resets, it showed error ID 4101 and that "amdkmdap had stopped responding and has recovered", and when I got complete freezes it showed error ID 41, which was kernel-power related. Could it be a combination of the AMD driver malfunctioning in combination with an error with my kernel, or just an AMD driver issue?Kernel power event 41 just indicates the machine hasn't shut down properly, you'll often see the same event after a power cut or if you pull the plug.  It doesn't refer to the OS kernel in this case.
You're basically dealing with a graphics card not functioning correctly, as I said this can be down to the card itself, the PCI-E slot, PSU or connectors, or the driver.  There's very little you can rule out with there being no other drivers available, and the slot and power cables are outside chances at best, so I do suspect your card needs replacing.Alright. Would you suggest I replace my current card with the same model or a different one?It's entirely up to you, if that card matches your requirements then by all means just RMA it for a replacement, if you'd prefer something different then RMA it for a refund or credit and get something else.
I can't comment on the overall reliability of the 260X as it's too new for any meaningful stats, so if you were asking due to reliability nobody can really answer that yet.Alright, thanks. I'll just get a replacement for the same GPU then.I tried reseating everything and got one regular AMD display driver crash into a recovery, then an hour later I got an actual BSoD for the first time that created a mini dump. Does this change my situation at all? Are there solutions for this?