Vista - Issues with new drivers...

I recently installed new drivers for my graphics card via Windows update, and
after I installed them my screen went black and then the screen in the
picture showed up. This has happened to me numerous times before, usually
only when running games and it would go away after I pushed Alt-Tab a few
times, but this time it's not going away. Everytime I restart my computer
this screen pops up and I don't know what the problem is. Theres no way for
me to rollback on my previous driver because I can't even get into my
computer to do so. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?i...sc02007mh0.jpg

Since you are using vista you are supposed to be able to do a recover by
using the vista dvd to start it.

"Dan G" <Dan G@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0D5487B3-382F-4DB9-93AC-0E10863017EE@microsoft.com...
>I recently installed new drivers for my graphics card via Windows update,
>and
> after I installed them my screen went black and then the screen in the
> picture showed up. This has happened to me numerous times before, usually
> only when running games and it would go away after I pushed Alt-Tab a few
> times, but this time it's not going away. Everytime I restart my computer
> this screen pops up and I don't know what the problem is. Theres no way
> for
> me to rollback on my previous driver because I can't even get into my
> computer to do so. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
>
> http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?i...sc02007mh0.jpg
>
>

"Dan G" <Dan G@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0D5487B3-382F-4DB9-93AC-0E10863017EE@microsoft.com...
>I recently installed new drivers for my graphics card via Windows update,
>and
> after I installed them my screen went black and then the screen in the
> picture showed up. This has happened to me numerous times before, usually
> only when running games and it would go away after I pushed Alt-Tab a few
> times, but this time it's not going away. Everytime I restart my computer
> this screen pops up and I don't know what the problem is. Theres no way
> for
> me to rollback on my previous driver because I can't even get into my
> computer to do so. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
>
> http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?i...sc02007mh0.jpg

As John said, you can boot the machine from the DVD (you may need to change
the boot order in the BIOS). Once there click the repair option and you'll
be able to access System Restore, which should roll the changes back.

--
Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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Well I just booted my computer in Safe Mode and roll-backed the driver, but
after rebooting the computer the same screen appeared. Might the problem be
that my graphics card is going bad?

"John Lee Brown" wrote:

> Since you are using vista you are supposed to be able to do a recover by
> using the vista dvd to start it.
>
> "Dan G" <Dan G@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0D5487B3-382F-4DB9-93AC-0E10863017EE@microsoft.com...
> >I recently installed new drivers for my graphics card via Windows update,
> >and
> > after I installed them my screen went black and then the screen in the
> > picture showed up. This has happened to me numerous times before, usually
> > only when running games and it would go away after I pushed Alt-Tab a few
> > times, but this time it's not going away. Everytime I restart my computer
> > this screen pops up and I don't know what the problem is. Theres no way
> > for
> > me to rollback on my previous driver because I can't even get into my
> > computer to do so. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?i...sc02007mh0.jpg
> >
> >
>
>

Never Ever install graphic drivers from Windows Update. Microsoft does not include the full driver package. They only include what is needed for some basic functions. Always download the drivers from the video card manufacturer.

There are very few drivers for any devices that will work correctly from Windows Update. There are always some pieces missing, such as the console.

If I let Windows update the drivers for the RAID controller on my motherboard, it does not update the RAID console driver at the same time. If I were to let Vista reboot at that point, I can kiss the file system good bye.