Windows 10: Quick Question Regarding ATIKMPAG.SYS

Hi guys. Just had a bit of a kerfuffle on my PC. Just wanted to double check if its something to be concerned about as normally everything works as it should.

I was running a game in windowed mode (normally works fine) whilst watching a media file via VLC and watching another video in Mozille via Flash and the game in itself went all white (no BSOD) but i saw this in Reliability History:

Source
Windows

Summary
Hardware error

Date
‎13-‎Dec-‎15 7:45 PM

Status
Report sent

Description
A problem with your hardware caused Windows to stop working correctly.

Problem signature
Problem Event Name: LiveKernelEvent
Code: 141
Parameter 1: ffffe000526d2010
Parameter 2: fffff800239bce98
Parameter 3: 0
Parameter 4: 4
OS version: 10_0_10586
Service Pack: 0_0
Product: 256_1
OS Version: 10.0.10586.2.0.0.256.48
Locale ID: 2057

Extra information about the problem
Bucket ID: LKD_0x141_Tdr:6_IMAGE_atikmpag.sys


What is atikmpag.sys?

:)

 

Quick question regarding Win10 upgrade

Good day,

I've read online that even if your copy of Windows is retail not OEM (be it 7, 8 or 8.1) the upgrade to 10 will render it OEM permanently which complicates life quite a bit considering I will probably be building a new rig before 2020. I want to be sure
this is the case before I do any upgrade.

Thank you for any information provided.

 

Quick question regarding Nokia 2630

The 1xxx and 2xxx series are budget phones with little to no external connectivity. The USB port there is needed for operations such as resetting the phone if it needs it. Anything else requires more software in the phone's ROM, stuff for which there may
not be room on a low-spec model such as this.

Some 2xxx series phones do, however, have Bluetooth connectivity, but not the 2630.

 

Just happened again guys and all i was doing was playing a video

 

That is your graphics driver.

Driver Reference Table - atikmpag.sys

 

Ah ok. I am going to revert back to my previous version of driver to see if that changes anything. Unless anyone else knows what issue could be?

 

If it keeps doing it, that's what I would try myself.

 

I have rolled back to 21-Jul-15 driver. Can't understand why now it is playing up though. Been on Windows 10 for a while now and its been fine. Unless a Windows update conflicts with it somehow.

I imagine if its like my GPU is on the way out i'd be getting a lot more issues?

 

It could be something else causing your driver to react or the the driver is getting the blame for something else that is the actual problem.

Troubleshooting different things is part of solving it, if it keeps doing it with this other driver you may want to look at one of the other things you were doing, the game, the browser, VLC.

 

Ah i see. Many thanks for your help *Smile

 

You're welcome. *Smile

Hopefully that's all it takes but it could get deep if things keep freezing on you.

If it keeps happening you may want to run this BSOD tool just to give people some better info to work with.

BSOD - Posting Instructions - Windows 10 Forums

 

Thats great thank you. Are errors like mine normally fixed with a driver rollback?

 

There are so many reasons that could be happening, I can't say there is a normal fix honestly.

What you tried is a good first step and the most obvious with that driver getting mentioned.

Troubleshooting is a lot of trial and error usually.

 

Ah many thanks. Just a quick question. Do chipset drivers and graphics drivers work in cohesion? Just wondering if they rely on each other etc

 

Some do, like some laptops or other boards with integrated graphics.

Chipset drivers are often needed just to be able to recognize other components.

I don't really know a lot about that just stuff I picked up here, I'm sure others can go into more detail.

This will help others know what you have if you fill it out,

System Specs - Fill in at Ten Forums - Windows 10 Forums