[solved]Smash's new Error

[Smash]

Ok now my graphics driver keeps shutting down anything i can do to fix that?

[gec]

u need to give us more info about the problem.

[B16Enk]

Start by providing us with a Dxdiag:

Start > Run

Type in:

dxdiag then hit enter

Let it complete all tests (you can tell it not to do the WHQL bit) then..

Click 'Save All Information' - this defaults to saving a file called dxdiag.txt on your desktop, open that in notepad and select all and copy, then post that data in a post here.

I suspect that you have been walloped with an known Intel grahics driver issue, but need to see the dxdiag results first.

[Smash]

I dont have run on my Start Panel Thats odd now What?

[B16Enk]

Do you have start > accessories > command prompt?

If so fire it up, and enter dxdiag in there.

[Smash]

Yeah

[Smash]

I hope this is what you need

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System Information

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Time of this report: 5/3/2009, 13:08:59

[B16Enk]

Try downloading the drivers again from here:

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/T8Clearance.aspx?url=/17353/a08/win2k_xp14371.exe&agr=Y&ProductID=2800&DwnldID=17353&lang=eng

The bit in your Dxdiag:

AGP Status: Not Available

Is concerning.

[Smash]

OK downloading now.

[delta7]

@ B16enk would it have any agp drivers as its a mobile chipset ?

from your posts with the error message and with graphics crashing , it might be a graphics an overheat problem or a memory problem - an extra gig of memory might help if possible.

when does your machine crash?

[B16Enk]

@ Delta I believe it would, as the GPU is effectively a PCI-Express device and as such would have AGP (I know it's nuts but that's the way it is!).

Delta made a good post, I wanted to see if re-loading your drivers fixed the AGP issue and possibly the crash too, as IL2 may not display the same symptoms with teh newer driver if it is installed OK.

Re-post your Dxdiag Smash and let us see if it helped.

If that didn't I would suggest un-installing the drivers from add/remove programs and trying an older driver.

[Smash]

okiez il take a screen shot next time the error thing pops up.

[Smash]

OK heres what im getting. My game will just stop in the middle of a coop.

[Snacko]

Google shows other people with your same laptop getting this same error.

[Smash]

So what should i do?

[delta7]

do you have a disc with drivers on it that came with your laptop?

[Smash]

Yup have the disk rite here

[Smash]

(O_o) I have no Clue How to use this disk. Help

[Snacko]

I think this is just a recovery disk.

[Smash]

ok

[gec]

here is the direct link to the lenovo site with drivers for your notebook: Thinkpad R61i

[delta7]

Your driver is

[Smash]

I ended up using the recovery disks