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    DV6T 6100 QE Constantly Freezes Up (Windows 8)

    Discussion in 'HP' started by BeaverRat, Jan 11, 2013.

  1. BeaverRat

    BeaverRat Notebook Consultant

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    Hello,
    I recently decided to upgrade to windows 8 and I like it a lot, but there is one major problem. I installed all of the proper drivers from this page:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-...dv7-6xxx-envy-14-2xxx-envy-17-2xxx-intel.html

    Whenever I run any microsoft applications such as Internet Explorer or Flight, every 5 minutes or so they freeze and display this message:

    ie8-2_thumb.jpg

    Strangely enough, non Microsoft applications such as Google Chrome appear to work fine - no crashing at all...
    Any ideas?

    Thanks
     
    BeaverRat, Jan 11, 2013
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  2. prebuss

    prebuss Notebook Consultant

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    I have the same problem with Win 7. I strongly believe that the problems are with GPU (both Intel and AMD) drivers. I was using default drivers from HP for win 7 and I hadn't had any problems, when I've upgraded to the newest drivers (12.11 Leshcat), I've got the same problem as you, but most of the time it appears when I want to start the program, especially Windows Live Mail, MS Word, and other software created by MS.

    I will downgrade my GPU drivers when I'll have more free time. I'd advise you to try other drivers as well. It might be a problem with newer Intel GPU drivers.
     
    prebuss, Jan 12, 2013
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