Fn on screen display message generator for ThinkPad has stopped working

Hi,
I did a clean install of Windows Vista Enterprise edition and have installed all the drivers for my T400.
What I found was that the Fn on screen display message generator was working fine right before I installed the driver for the Intel GM4500 video controller.
Once I installed this video driver, I get a popup window that says On screen display message generator for Thinkpad has stopped working
The problem details are as follows:
 Problem signature:
  Problem Event Name:    APPCRASH
  Application Name:    TPOSDSVC.exe
  Application Version:    1.1.5.0
  Application Timestamp:    49ba1898
  Fault Module Name:    MMDevApi.dll_unloaded
  Fault Module Version:    0.0.0.0
  Fault Module Timestamp:    4549bd03
  Exception Code:    c0000005
  Exception Offset:    749c19ad
  OS Version:    6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.4
  Locale ID:    1033
  Additional Information 1:    d5a1
  Additional Information 2:    c4214129afe40788e38f0b75c15ad165
  Additional Information 3:    ed09
  Additional Information 4:    309182ce310d7491a448199eccbd6ba1
I know that some of you have experienced this problem too but so far there hasn't been a solution that's worked.
I'm reluctant to install Vista SP1 or SP2 as that may caus other unrelated problems.
Thanks in advance for any advice you may have.

Dear All
Error message on start "on screen display message generator for thinkpad has stopped working"
Event Log "Faulting application TPOSDSVC.exe"
OS Vista Business 32
I have experienced this on a customer's ThinkPad R61e Machine Type 7650-DNG and found that the following solves the problem.
Firstly run Thinkvantage System Update and get everything up to date from Critical, Recommended and Optional Updates tabs.
Next Run Windows Update and view the available updates select all High Priority Microsoft updates and any optional ones that you require and (and this is where it differs from normal Lenovo advice) select the Conexant Audio driver aswell.
Current Vista version available on Windows Update is 4.98 (Date 23 Jun 2009)
Current Vista version available on Thinkvantage System Update is 4.18 (Date 2 Oct 2007)
NB Re-installing 4.18 may have solved the problem also, but I have not tried that and do not plan to.
I hope this helps. 
Jason Bolton - BWCL - Lenovo Premium Business Partner - www.bwcl.co.uk

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