A Windows Vista Problem- HELP PLEASE!!!!

Yawnie · Mar 16, 2008

Yes, all you mac lovers can laugh all you want against the people that have Windows, but not everyone can afford a Mac, sooooooooo, I have a problem with Vista, (MY ONLY PROBLEM WITH IT). It seems when ever I run anything in full screen, my screen will go black and the computer will stop responding. For example, I would watch a youtube video in full screen for like 30 seconds then the computer goes black, but I can still hear audio. I press the Escape button tro get out of full screen and a little box will pop up out of my event window and say this.

If my tiny bit of nerdyness is corect the ati part of the atikmdag must mean my ATI Graphics Card, right

Oh what to do? :dunno: :sad:

Please help! :wallbash: :damnpc:

Mink · Mar 16, 2008

have you tried updating your cards drivers?

mm3 · Mar 16, 2008

Try fully uninstalling / reinstalling your driver for your graphics card. If you don't know how, let us know.

BluTack · Mar 16, 2008

Reinstalling the drivers dosen't always help. I have had the same problem on my old computer and reinstalling didn't help.

Yawnie · Mar 16, 2008

I have done that Fallen, it didn't work. ANd mm3, I have unistalled the drivers for my graphics card and nada happened.

But I have found a patch, but not a fix to the problem. I just turned of Windows Areo theme off and turned on Windows Vista Basic theme. But I also hear that it is just not ATI card users that are affected, Nvidia card users are reporting the same thing......

BluTack · Mar 17, 2008

Your Worst Nightmare said:
Nvidia card users are reporting the same thing......

Which was my card. 6600GT APG.

Yawnie · Mar 17, 2008

Mine is a ATI RADEON EXPRESS 200 Series....

Vladimir · Mar 18, 2008

Can't help you since my graphics card is another brand, but it happened to me once. I don't remember what caused it, but I think it happened while I was updating the driver, and I haven't had any other problem concerning that since then.

baby_mike · Mar 18, 2008

How much memory(RAM) is you computer running on.

Jakethefox · Mar 18, 2008

cant really help ya ywn, I ran vista and it gave me a similar graphix problem, I just went back to 2000, I will read up on it for ya

Yawnie · Mar 19, 2008

mlippertTB said:
How much memory(RAM) is you computer running on.

959 MB, but I'm getting more RAM anyways....

mm3 · Mar 19, 2008

How much RAM you are using shouldn't matter. Even if it is an integrated chip, it shares anywhere from 8MB to 128MB or sometimes just a little more. You are running plenty.

TBH, I believe that it is just Vista's lack of full compatibility for that chipset. It is just happening randomly, and from what I can tell, the driver you are using is the correct one.

Yawnie · Mar 19, 2008

mm3 said:
How much RAM you are using shouldn't matter. Even if it is an integrated chip, it shares anywhere from 8MB to 128MB or sometimes just a little more. You are running plenty.

TBH, I believe that it is just Vista's lack of full compatibility for that chipset. It is just happening randomly, and from what I can tell, the driver you are using is the correct one.

Ya, it stopped as soon as I turned of the Windows Areo feature to the Windows Vista Basic theme, so I think your guess is correct...

Mr Alex · Mar 21, 2008

Warning, Windows has stop working, Upload error report? Yes, Problem was caused by Windows ( Or a 3rd party program not saying anything about what actually caused the crash). Restart computer or install Linux to continue.

mm3 · Mar 21, 2008

Mr Alex said:
Warning, Windows has stop working, Upload error report? Yes, Problem was caused by Windows ( Or a 3rd party program not saying anything about what actually caused the crash). Restart computer or install Linux to continue.

Or use your computer the right way:blowup:

Vladimir · Mar 22, 2008

mm3 said:
Or use your computer the right way:blowup:

Yeah, Windows isn't the problem, it's the way people are using it, just like some people are saying Vista sucks.

diapeybabyrobby · Mar 22, 2008

I've had many problems with Windows Vista. I've received that error several times, done nothing about it and nothing else happened. As soon as the software warranty is up on this computer I'm going back to Windows XP or possibly even Linux. I've had startup driver errors 5 times so far and the only way to fix that is to reformat. Vista sucks.

I don't think you really need to worry about it, its just the OS being stupid.

Vladimir · Mar 22, 2008

diapeybabyrobby said:
I've had many problems with Windows Vista. I've received that error several times, done nothing about it and nothing else happened. As soon as the software warranty is up on this computer I'm going back to Windows XP or possibly even Linux. I've had startup driver errors 5 times so far and the only way to fix that is to reformat. Vista sucks.

I don't think you really need to worry about it, its just the OS being stupid.

Works absolutely perfectly with me, I'm glad I purchased Vista instead of XP.

abcd · Mar 23, 2008

your graphics card might be too old

baby_mike · Mar 23, 2008

mm3 said:
How much RAM you are using shouldn't matter. Even if it is an integrated chip, it shares anywhere from 8MB to 128MB or sometimes just a little more. You are running plenty.

TBH, I believe that it is just Vista's lack of full compatibility for that chipset. It is just happening randomly, and from what I can tell, the driver you are using is the correct one.

It was just a thought. I think that the vista display themes cause problems with the computer..so I alway use windows classic.