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I have an Elitebook 8540p where I have installed Windows 7 x64. It has 4 GB ram and the NVIDIA NVS 5100M graphics card.

When playing games like L4D2 or Monday Night Combat the screen flashes and freezes and it ends with the drivers stops responding and windows recovers it.

How can I play games without this happening?

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Make sure your computer is fully up to date. Download all critical updates and device driver updates from Windows Update, then go to your vendor's website and download the latest drivers for each device, particularly the video card.

If the crash is caused by a buggy driver, updating it may correct the problem.

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I'd have to agree. The situation you're describing definitely sounds like a driver. NVidia usually has updaes you can check out. Also, make sure your laptop is getting enough cooling as I've seen overheated cards act strangely.

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Okay, so I should be able to play those games on that hardware? – Michael Feb 9 '11 at 13:21
Also, should I use the manufacturers driver (NVIDIA) or Vendors driver (HP)? – Michael Feb 9 '11 at 13:26
@Michael Try the nVidia drivers first, those are usually updated more often and 99% of the time will work just as well as the laptop manufacturer's drivers. Your laptop should be able to play both games. – Indrek Apr 15 at 16:13
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