Acer Aspire 5334 video driver problem

My kid's Acer Aspire 5443 was working well for years, then she "cleaned things up" or ran Windows update & the problems started with video. I could not resolve Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit crashing. The best I get after system reload to factory default, basic VGA. As soon as updates are detected and applied to the Display adapters, it flashes to black /distorted screen when Windows opens, then locks up, usually with a message that the adapter detected an issue & recovered- everything frozen. Device manager shows two instances of the Mobile Intel (R) 45 express Chipset Family MS Corp- WDDM 1.1.

I have updated the bios to v1.06 & vga bios to v1800, ran Windows Update, tried to find/load Intel GMA 4500M drivers, install intel chipset updates, all to the same effect- it locks. I delete one instance of the device, same thing. The only thing I can do so far is to disable the Display adapters. The latest driver at Acer do not fix it either. Wazzup with that?

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laurent_14

Have you tried to install this driver (Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family):

Intel GMA driver

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laurent_14

Hello,

Have you tried to connect your laptop to an external monitor or a LCD TV in using the VGA or HDMI port?

[Fn]+[F5] - Display toggle: Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both.

laurent_14

Have you tried to install this driver (Mobile Intel 4 Series Express Chipset Family):

Intel GMA driver

LarrryG

I have not used an external, it only detects the primary, but can't identify it in VGA mode (Default Monitor on). I did install the Intel GMA driver- v 8.15.10.2869, no diference, still freezes on initial Windows desktop load.

LarrryG

What the heck, I load the exact same GMA driver I loaded before & it worked! I surmise that there was some sort of conflict with another update. The only difference I made was to disable the Windows Update optional update when running Windows Update util. Smiley Happy