video driver stopped responding

[mikee]

lately my games have been crashing then a message bubble pops up saying video driver stopped responding but has recovered, I have looked everywhere for a fix to this but cannot seem to find one.
My driver version is forceware 163

 

[KSoD]

You have the latest drivers. Guess they still have bugs to work out. Roll them back to a older version see if that helps. If not will avhe to wait for nVidia to release new ones.

 

[mikee]

are these beta drivers safe for everyday use?

ForceWare Release 169

 

[KSoD]

Beta drivers are never for everday use. They are for testing. That is why they are beta. They are known to have bugs in them.

 

[mikee]

just got the 169 version drivers that came out a few days ago, no freeze ups yet

 

[SpikedCola]

Ive been using the 169.25 beta drivers and was getting the freeze up. Turning Aero off fixed that. However, Im looking into a few hotfixes put out by nVidia / M$ that are meant to fix that specific error

Hotfixes

 

[SpikedCola]

I retract my previous statement. They help for sh't. Dont bother.

 

[mikee]

is this just an issue with the vista drivers? how are xps?

 

[KSoD]

Well if they are using Vista how can they test XP?

 

[EricB]

any version of nvidia past 100 just flat out suck and is buggy. if you are saavy enuff you can use the old driver with the new control panel. the new control panel kicks arse