Vista - Display driver failure

I keep getting a display driver failure when playing wow. All i want to do
now is reinstall the original xp media center.

"Donald" <Donald@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I keep getting a display driver failure when playing wow. All i want to do
> now is reinstall the original xp media center.

Have you tried getting a newer display driver? To point you in the right
direction we'll need to know what soft of video card you have, that can be
found by launching Performance Information and Tools and clicking View and
print details.

To re-install Windows XP, backup any files you want to keep, boot from the
XP disc and install over the Vista partition.

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Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
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i have a sony vaio c140g
Display failure ialm is the error message. and then the vista upgrade cd
from sony totally wipedout the vaio recovery. i cant find my video card info
now grrrrrrrrrrr


"Paul Smith" wrote:

> "Donald" <Donald@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:933669B2-0895-475C-8D05-C38E4501A4A2@microsoft.com...
> >I keep getting a display driver failure when playing wow. All i want to do
> > now is reinstall the original xp media center.
>
> Have you tried getting a newer display driver? To point you in the right
> direction we'll need to know what soft of video card you have, that can be
> found by launching Performance Information and Tools and clicking View and
> print details.
>
> To re-install Windows XP, backup any files you want to keep, boot from the
> XP disc and install over the Vista partition.
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>
> *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*
>
>

You try calling Sony?

http://www.sony.com

Look for support, see if they have the drivers for your video card listed.
You can also run Unknown Devices...

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3908.html

That'll sometimes give you enough info about missing drivers on your system
that you can figure out which driver you need to get WoW working.

Might also go to http://www.microsoft.com/DirectX and install DirectX.

Windows Update (from Vista Control Panel) sometimes fixes missing drivers,
can try that too.

"Donald" <Donald@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CED779DC-26C0-44A9-9AB7-BC17BE943A5A@microsoft.com...
>i have a sony vaio c140g
> Display failure ialm is the error message. and then the vista upgrade cd
> from sony totally wipedout the vaio recovery. i cant find my video card
> info
> now grrrrrrrrrrr
>
>
> "Paul Smith" wrote:
>
>> "Donald" <Donald@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:933669B2-0895-475C-8D05-C38E4501A4A2@microsoft.com...
>> >I keep getting a display driver failure when playing wow. All i want to
>> >do
>> > now is reinstall the original xp media center.
>>
>> Have you tried getting a newer display driver? To point you in the right
>> direction we'll need to know what soft of video card you have, that can
>> be
>> found by launching Performance Information and Tools and clicking View
>> and
>> print details.
>>
>> To re-install Windows XP, backup any files you want to keep, boot from
>> the
>> XP disc and install over the Vista partition.
>>
>> --
>> Paul Smith,
>> Yeovil, UK.
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
>> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>>
>> *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*
>>
>>

I have an HP laptop and my screen will go blank for about 1 second WHILE I am
playing a game. HP says it's a loose connection in my brand new monitor. I
think it's software related, but I have all the newest drivers and even
BIOS.... anyone else?

"Donald" wrote:

> I keep getting a display driver failure when playing wow. All i want to do
> now is reinstall the original xp media center.

if hp says it is a loose connection, then request they replace it.



mikeyhsd@comcast.net



"sandyman10" <sandyman10@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E94DD531-E58C-4BC0-A9DB-FED531EDF8FC@microsoft.com...
I have an HP laptop and my screen will go blank for about 1 second WHILE I am
playing a game. HP says it's a loose connection in my brand new monitor. I
think it's software related, but I have all the newest drivers and even
BIOS.... anyone else?

"Donald" wrote:

> I keep getting a display driver failure when playing wow. All i want to do
> now is reinstall the original xp media center.

I have a HP laptop with the exact same issue. When I play solitaire, mahjong
or inkball the screen goes blank for about a second. It is still under
warranty and I've had it "repaired" by HP twice. The first time they
repaired the "loose cable connection" even though this problem never occurs
when I'm not playing a game. I get it back...same problem. The second time
all they said they did was reset factory settings. I got it back
yesterday...same problem. I'm totally frustrated trying to find a fix. I'm
getting fed up with HP and Vista (if it is Vista that's the problem). Does
anyone have any ideas???

"sandyman10" wrote:

> I have an HP laptop and my screen will go blank for about 1 second WHILE I am
> playing a game. HP says it's a loose connection in my brand new monitor. I
> think it's software related, but I have all the newest drivers and even
> BIOS.... anyone else?
>
> "Donald" wrote:
>
> > I keep getting a display driver failure when playing wow. All i want to do
> > now is reinstall the original xp media center.

i have the same problem on my new advent laptop. I do not think it is to do
with the make of the laptop, but something to do with Vista. Whenever i play
full screen games, the screen will go blank for 1second and then come back
saying the display devie ighx has stopped responding but has recovered and it
keeps doing it. Any idea how to sort this out?

"Ken1948" wrote:

> I have a HP laptop with the exact same issue. When I play solitaire, mahjong
> or inkball the screen goes blank for about a second. It is still under
> warranty and I've had it "repaired" by HP twice. The first time they
> repaired the "loose cable connection" even though this problem never occurs
> when I'm not playing a game. I get it back...same problem. The second time
> all they said they did was reset factory settings. I got it back
> yesterday...same problem. I'm totally frustrated trying to find a fix. I'm
> getting fed up with HP and Vista (if it is Vista that's the problem). Does
> anyone have any ideas???
>
> "sandyman10" wrote:
>
> > I have an HP laptop and my screen will go blank for about 1 second WHILE I am
> > playing a game. HP says it's a loose connection in my brand new monitor. I
> > think it's software related, but I have all the newest drivers and even
> > BIOS.... anyone else?
> >
> > "Donald" wrote:
> >
> > > I keep getting a display driver failure when playing wow. All i want to do
> > > now is reinstall the original xp media center.

I'm on a Gateway and I'm having the same problem. Whenever I play a game, there will be times where my screen will go blank for up to 3 seconds, then come back with a message saying "Display driver stopped responding and has recovered: Display Driver ialm stopped responding and has successfully recovered." This will usually happen when something is loading from the game, and has been happening less often since I turned down the effects on WoW.

To all i have same problem with my vista acer laptop. I am happy to say that i have now fully resolved the problem. Thought i would pass this on to all. I found while playing wow i would get display driver fail messages and brief black screen and then back to the game. After thinking about this problem for while. I downloaded Driver geniuis professional, This engine.. searchs computer my computer and driver that vista search engine said was up to date. After searching with this engine 22 drivers were updated that stopped the flashing, and brief black screens that were happening. Although Driver pro cos little bit of money i found it worth its money. After this all instances of all problems above have stopped.

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