smitty1983

To all of you who are getting this "atikmdag stopped responding and has successfully recovered" error, listen carefully. Before I get to the solution, let me tell you my configuration. ATI Radeon HD3850, 4 gigs of Corsair Ram, Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHz CPU, Windows Vista Ultimate SP2 (32 bit), that's enough for now. I've been getting this error while running my lattice screensaver, and on my Grand Theft Auto games. I've spent 3+ days researching the net and reading thousands of forums on this issue. I tried EVERYTHING software wise such as disabling Windows "AERO", removing that KB952287 hot fix, disabling all anti-virus software, installing that new hotfix from Microsoft, uninstalling / updating video driver, and disabling this and that in Windows. None of these solutions have worked! The problem is the ATI driver, not the video card itself. I went out and bought an NVIDIA 9800 GT made by PNY. ALL PROBLEMS SOLVED!! No Lockups, freezes, error messages. This video card is a good middle of the road card that is somewhat comparable to the ATI HD3850. I didn't want to spend $350+ for high end, so for $119.00 this replaces what I had. ATI needs to get their act together on their driver issue, they've been having this problem for quite some time. Other than that, ATI builds a better quality video card (hardware wise), and produces better image quality. NVIDIA on the other hand, is the opposite. NVIDIA's build / image quality isn't quite as good, however their DRIVERS are far more compatible and stable over a wider range of games and apps OVERALL. If it weren't for this, I would have stayed with ATI, as I have been with them for many years. For those of you who are having this problem with NVIDIA, I'm surprised! Try updating your drivers & make sure that your video card is compatible with whatever game(s) you're having the issue on. One more thing, I've been running Vista Ultimate for 14 months now, and I've had very few problems, if that, very stable & reliable.