What happened to my Windows 7 ??

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by ammarman, Sep 4, 2009.

  1. ammarman

    ammarman MDL Member

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  2. un49iven

    un49iven MDL Novice

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    looks like you have a driver conflict/issue... had the same problem on an acer notebook... u need to do this... uninstall chipset driver and display driver... install chipset driver first, then install display driver... note that the order of install in important if you face this issue
     
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  3. ammarman

    ammarman MDL Member

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    Thank you. but how do I uninstall the chipset driver ?
     
  4. whitehat2009

    whitehat2009 MDL Member

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    I would imagine you just need to visit Control Panel -> Programs and Features.
     
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  5. rhododendron

    rhododendron MDL Novice

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    System restore?
     
  6. sararocs

    sararocs MDL Novice

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    Then you might have to restore to the point just before the chipset installation.
     
  7. ammarman

    ammarman MDL Member

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    I have system restore disabled :(
     
  8. Syngensmyth

    Syngensmyth MDL Novice

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    Re-install the previous chipset driver?
    Or try a different video driver?
     
  9. twiz

    twiz MDL Senior Member

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    Go to Device Manager to uninstall chipset drivers.
    Sometimes it will also find a conflict or other problem there when you view the device in question and can possibly fix it.
    Start -> Run -> compmgmt.msc
     
  10. ammarman

    ammarman MDL Member

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    I tried what you said but no good

    how do you uninstall the chipset drivers from Device Manager ? there is no such option.
     
  11. Pasta88

    Pasta88 MDL Expert

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    Click on display adapter and right click on the driver and select uninstall.
     
  12. twiz

    twiz MDL Senior Member

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    Open Device Manager, then find the device you want to install.
    Right Click -> Uninstall --or--
    Right Click -> Properties -> Driver tab -> Uninstall (button)
    ctrl+shift+esc to bring up Task Manager, make sure dwm.exe (Desktop Window Manager) is running.

    Did you by chance install some UXTheme patch?
    Or install a theme over your default one without patching?
     
  13. KotaXor

    KotaXor MDL Senior Member

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    Check also services.msc to ensure that Desktop Window Manager is set to "Automatic".
     
  14. ammarman

    ammarman MDL Member

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    yes it's running.

    no I didn't

    yes it's automatic
     
  15. digdug

    digdug MDL Novice

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    Sounds like its time for a clean install.