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    NVidia 355.82 driver update problems

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by orancanoren, Aug 31, 2015.

  1. orancanoren

    orancanoren Notebook Consultant

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    I have just updated to the most recent nvidia driver (I used DDU first) and now I'm having a strange issue. When I alt+tab during a game I get an error message saying something about nvidia kernel error. No overclocks applied, custom vBIOS is being used. Everything is stock. Am I the only one having this issue? (I'll add screenshots later).

    EDIT: here is the screenshot:
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    Last edited: Sep 1, 2015
    orancanoren, Aug 31, 2015
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  2. DeeX

    DeeX THz

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    We would need to know exactly what the error is to properly help.

    Question: Do you use Chrome? Is Chrome open at the time this happens?
     
    DeeX, Aug 31, 2015
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  3. orancanoren

    orancanoren Notebook Consultant

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    Screenshot added
     
    orancanoren, Sep 1, 2015
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    Did you try reinstalling the driver with a custom "clean installation"?
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Sep 1, 2015
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  5. orancanoren

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    I didn't do that, I'll give it a shot!

    EDIT: still no luck
     
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    orancanoren, Sep 1, 2015
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