It is a system file so be sure you have Show system files enabled.
Mine is in C:\Users\JW {591eae36-caf9-4999-be96-827b1bc00499}
and I found it using Windows Explorer Search
It was created on 5/10/2007 and modified on 4/272007 so it was not part of
my original install


"Smilerfive" <Smilerfive@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B1D54E64-C5C2-4ACE-B4DD-7DEF2DE79868@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Which program file are you referring to? Can you be specific?
>
> I tried a few more things:
>
> Disabled UAC to see if driver was having problems with rights - no
> success,
> same BSOD on boot
>
> Downloaded and ran 'Driver Cleaner' from Guru3d which appeared to clean up
> a
> few stray Nvidia registry entries (I REALLY thought that was it fixed)
> however, upon reinstalling Nvidia driver it crashed again on boot with
> same
> error.
>
> Downloaded and ran 'Nvidia - nasty file remover' again removed some known
> nvidia files but again no success.
>
> Each time I am booting into safe mode, uninstalling nvidia driver
> (deleting
> files), rebooting to safe mode, scrubbing driver files and registry
> entries,
> rebooting to Vista normal and cancelling auto attempt to install driver
> for
> 7600GT (never install driver for this device). Then rebooting again to
> windows normal and attempting to install latest official Nvidia drivers.
> Same
> BSOD nvlddmkm.sys at boot...
>
> I must have tried almost every driver/fault finding/troubleshooting
> combination...
>
> This is driving (ha) me nuts!
>
>
>
>
> "JW" wrote:
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>> I have one copy of the problem file in one of my system folders and it
>> appears that it came with the original install of Vista. Have you tried
>> renaming or deleting any copies of it on your system?
>> Have you run check disk?
>>
>> "Smilerfive" <Smilerfive@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0718F7F5-9DA3-40CB-B1F7-F4A5A79C8F8A@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> > Hi. THanks for your input. I have tried these various ideas for
>> > resolving
>> > this issue but I am still int he same situation.
>> >
>> > Right now I have my machine running but it is without ANY installed
>> > driver
>> > for my NVidia card. Therefore I only have very basic display
>> > functionality.
>> > Whih at least allows me some more tools to troubleshoot the problem.
>> >
>> > If I try to install any driver whatsoever then I get the same
>> > nvlddmkm.sys
>> > error on boot. I've tried about 7 different drivers. Each time same
>> > thing.
>> >
>> > ANy more ideas people?
>> >
>> >
>> > "JW" wrote:
>> >
>> >> From safe mode can you uninstall the update using Control
>> >> Panel/Program
>> >> and
>> >> features/show all updates?
>> >>
>> >> "Smilerfive" <Smilerfive@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:D1C84BB5-170B-42B6-B774-46F89C20AEB6@microsoft.com...
>> >> > August 27th, Vista Ultimate 32bit, Nvidia 7600GT, 4Gb Ram
>> >> >
>> >> > My Vista Ultimate system has an XFX NVidia 7600GT card in it. It has
>> >> > been
>> >> > working fine since the day I put it in. My system is always on and I
>> >> > usually
>> >> > let it update automatically via Windows Update as required.
>> >> >
>> >> > The other day I came home from work and began to notice a
>> >> > degradation
>> >> > in
>> >> > graphics quality. There were artefacts on the desktop and things
>> >> > were,
>> >> > well,
>> >> > twitching… I became concerned and then I noticed that Vista was
>> >> > recovering
>> >> > a
>> >> > crashed Display Driver repeatedly (first I had ever seen that) and
>> >> > then
>> >> > I
>> >> > was
>> >> > really concerned. I had not updated or changed anything myself so I
>> >> > started
>> >> > to check Windows Vista Update to see what it had updated in my
>> >> > absence.
>> >> > I
>> >> > only managed to begin to see that Update had downloaded or started
>> >> > to
>> >> > download, among other things, an updated NVidia driver..
>> >> >
>> >> > I never got a chance to fault find any further since my system then
>> >> > became
>> >> > so unstable the graphics went for a loop and I could not make
>> >> > anything
>> >> > out
>> >> > on
>> >> > screen. Next thing it somersaulted into a BSOD blaming nvlddmkm.sys
>> >> >
>> >> > Now my system will not boot up and immediately crashes with a BSOD
>> >> > every
>> >> > time blaming nvlddmkm.sys – an nvidia display driver. The only way I
>> >> > can
>> >> > get
>> >> > into my system is via safe mode and it has limited tools,
>> >> > particularly,
>> >> > it
>> >> > does not allow access to Windows Update for me to check what Update
>> >> > did,
>> >> > what
>> >> > it installed etc etc
>> >> >
>> >> > I don’t know the version of the driver that was working fine
>> >> > previously. I
>> >> > had never updated it since the card went in and it has worked fine
>> >> > ever
>> >> > since, that is until this recent event. I don’t know what version
>> >> > Windows
>> >> > Update tried to install because I can’t check it out.
>> >> >
>> >> > What I’ve tried:
>> >> > Installing a variety of updated drivers from NVidia Website
>> >> > including a
>> >> > beta, from Safe Mode in Vista: no result, same BSOD
>> >> > Rolling back driver to previous: no result, same BSOD
>> >> > Using Sys Restore in Safe Mode to jump back to a previous known good
>> >> > position: no result, same BSOD
>> >> >
>> >> > Basically my system is trashed because Update downloaded some
>> >> > monster
>> >> > driver
>> >> > that screwed up my system. Usually I’m pretty good troubleshooting
>> >> > and
>> >> > fixing
>> >> > these kinds of things, I work in IT, but this one has me stumped. I
>> >> > have
>> >> > no
>> >> > idea what Update did and feel I have exhausted my troubleshooting
>> >> > options.
>> >> > Can anyone help me? Thanks.
>> >> >
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