"Display driver has stopped responding and has recovered."

Goreon - Sanctuary

Hullo, I'm new to Perfect World (I just joined yesterday) and every time I boot up my computor to play the game, I can get about fifteen minutes of game-time before the screen goes black and returns with the error message "Display driver stopped responding and has recovered" or something to that effect. When my screen comes back up I can resume play again, but only for a few seconds as the black screens continue with 1-2 second intervals. Logging off and restarting the game does not help, it just continues to freak out on me. The black screens stop when I alt-tab out of Perfect World. Restarting my computor just brings me back to the fifteen minutes I get before he first black screen. If I need to post information about my computor please tell me what info is needed. Please help!

gattsuru

Please list the following fields from a DXDIAG:
System Tab - System Information box -
Operating System :
Processor :
Memory :

Display Tab - device box -
Name:
Chip Type:
Approx Total Memory:

Display Tab - driver box -
Main Driver :
Version :
Date:

To open a dxdiag :
In Vista, type dxdiag in the Start menu search bar
In other versions of Windows, type dxdiag in the Run command (Start > Run).

Please do not use any symbols other than alphanumerics, commas, and periods.

Goreon - Sanctuary

Operating System : Windows Vista Home Premium 6.0, build 6001
Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo CPU
Memory : 1014 MB RAM

Display Tab - device box -
Name: Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset Family
Chip Type: Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset Family
Approx Total Memory: 250 MB

Display Tab - driver box -
Main Driver :igdumd32.dll
Version : 7.14.0010.1437 English
Date: 2, 11, 2008 6.36.08 PM

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Goreon - Sanctuary wrote: »

Hullo, I'm new to Perfect World (I just joined yesterday) and every time I boot up my computor to play the game, I can get about fifteen minutes of game-time before the screen goes black and returns with the error message "Display driver stopped responding and has recovered" or something to that effect. When my screen comes back up I can resume play again, but only for a few seconds as the black screens continue with 1-2 second intervals. Logging off and restarting the game does not help, it just continues to freak out on me. The black screens stop when I alt-tab out of Perfect World. Restarting my computor just brings me back to the fifteen minutes I get before he first black screen. If I need to post information about my computor please tell me what info is needed. Please help!

Does the same thing to me, and i dont know how to check for all that stuff :P

Aryannaveno - Sanctuary

gattsuro already explained how in his post.

To open a dxdiag :
In Vista, type dxdiag in the Start menu search bar
In other versions of Windows, type dxdiag in the Run command (Start > Run).

Please do not use any symbols other than alphanumerics, commas, and periods.

gattsuru

Goreon, please update your drivers (32-bit-Vista here, 64-bit-Vista here).

Goreon - Sanctuary

Thanks for the help! Just one question, is there any particular reason I should choose the 64 bit over the 32 bit or vice-versa?

gattsuru

Well, the one that does not match the sort of operating system you're running would be a Bad Thing. It shouldn't even allow itself to install, although I wouldn't test it.

If you're not sure which version of Vista you're running, go to the Start Menu, right-click Computer, click Properties, and then look at System Type.

Goreon - Sanctuary

Thanks for all of yor help. I tried to install the 64 bit, but it wouldnt let me. The 32 bit seems to have completely solved the problem. Thank you again!