In some regards, they did. The crash reports from Windows XP indicated that around 20% of all OS crashes originated in the display driver (1). Vista introduced

In some regards, they did. The crash reports from Windows XP indicated that around 20% of all OS crashes originated in the display driver (1). Vista introduced a new display driver model. One of its features is that the OS will now survive a driver crash. The screen just goes blank for a few seconds. 1) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480220.aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480220.aspx