NVIDIA Version 186.47 has stopped working

[menother]

So my computer will randomly freeze and stutter/pop. Sometimes, it will recover and the error message "Display driver NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version 186.47 stopped responding and has successfully recovered." Any ideas?

 

[pbcopter]

Personally, I would update to a later driver. They are at 296.10 currently.
I have been using 270.61 for months with no issues.

 

[menother]

when I go to device drivers, it says that it is up to date. Should I disregard that?

 

[menother]

I'm going to try this. Sony eSupport - VPCCW17FX - Software & Drivers (Creating a system restore point, JUST IN CASE)

 

[menother]

Tried that. It said it was for 64 bit OS and I was on 32. I definitely have 64. Had to use system restore.

 

[pbcopter]

This is Nvidia's site for drivers.

Drivers - Download NVIDIA Drivers

 

[menother]

it says my laptop isnt supported

 

[stormy13]

it says my laptop isnt supported

That would b because Sony doesn't like to let you use any driver but the one(s) you get from them, regardless of whether there has been an update from the device manufacturer or not. And no Sony doesn't write the drivers at all, what they do is use a custom bios/firmware that uses a device ID that isn't present in the manufacturer's drivers. Other than that there is nothing special about what is in a Sony laptop over one from any other manufacturer.

Now with that all said you can try the one from here,

Drivers | drivers for mobile cards and laptops | laptopvideo2go.com

that has been pre-modded and should have the necessary device ID in it, allowing it to install. I wouldn't go with that new 300 series driver, but the one before it (296.16) and see how it goes.

 

[menother]

Thank you I'll try that as soon as I get home.

 

[menother]

dang. downloaded and installed 295.73 (followed the instructions to insert the modified file) and it gave me nothing but blue screens upon startup. Had to do system restore.

 

[menother]

I'm going to try this. Sony eSupport - VPCCW17FX - Software & Drivers (Creating a system restore point, JUST IN CASE)

I tried that again, and this time it installed properly, so far as I can tell. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have fixed my problem.
Does anyone else have any ideas? It seems to do it more when I'm on Netflix (every few minutes sometimes). I'm at my wits end...

I have also tried uninstalling the driver and then re-installing (the new one). Unfortunately, when I uninstall the graphics driver and then run the .exe for the new one, it doesn't install the new graphics part- just the audio. I can't figure out how to make it recognize that the graphics card still exists/install that part of the driver. So I had to install the new one over the old one.