hey you guys. i have the same problem (what's new) corrupted display on a
xfx geforce 7300gs and a MSI geforce 6100. i've tried everything. only i
don't get the BSOD. i just get corrupted display after some time.... never
had this problem till i switched to vista home premium.

Yes I too have the same problem. I have a GeForce 7600 GS card and Windows
Vista Home Premium that has been performing trouble free until yesterday. No
microsoft updates have been applied and I haven't done anything to my system.
I have tried all the 'fixes' (safe mode, etc) to no avail. I get the BSOD and
the only way I can stay in Windows was to delete the nvlddmkm.sys file. Is it
hardware or software?. There seems to be a fix but Microsoft wants you to pay
for it. I guess SP1 might fix it??

"gumnam" wrote:
[color=blue]
>
> I have the same problem. I have MSI 7300GS with Win Xp 64 bit. I can
> only run in safe mode or wiht generic VGA drivers. Everytime I boot
> normally I get BSOD. I installed the latest drivers after cleaning etc
> etc. no luck.... this is frustrating...
>
> Anybody has any fresh ideas, please let us know....
>
>
> --
> gumnam
>[/color]

I just started to have this same issue when I got back on sunday. I installed
8gbs of Corsair XMS2 ram, and teh system started to give me the nvlddmkm.sys
error and then BSOD, etc. I did a memory test and everything checked out
fine. What I have found out is that if you have SLI enabled it will crash the
system. But when I disable it I will still get the error until I turn off
Windows Aero theme.

Then the system seems to run fine. Up until now I have had no issues. I have
even reinstalled the display drivers, moved the nvlddmkm.sys file to
different directories that people have said works, but still nothing.

I even updated my BIOS to version "FF"

Is there a fix for this, or have I just blow $2600 on a junk computer?

-Thor

Specs:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6400+ BE
8 GB Corsair xms2 PC2-6400
Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit
Dual EVGA 8800GTS 640 MB Graphic Cards
GIGABYTE M57SLI-S4 Motherboard
Antec 900 case with Antec 850watt

If it is pc6400 back off the dram speed to 667. This is all to common an
issue with a lot of mobos and pc6400 ram. It has to do with the fourth dimm
slot and not so much the amount of ram.

"Thor" <Thor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:163CCB2F-0994-4E0F-BD82-B3C037318C7F@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I just started to have this same issue when I got back on sunday. I
>installed
> 8gbs of Corsair XMS2 ram, and teh system started to give me the
> nvlddmkm.sys
> error and then BSOD, etc. I did a memory test and everything checked out
> fine. What I have found out is that if you have SLI enabled it will crash
> the
> system. But when I disable it I will still get the error until I turn off
> Windows Aero theme.
>
> Then the system seems to run fine. Up until now I have had no issues. I
> have
> even reinstalled the display drivers, moved the nvlddmkm.sys file to
> different directories that people have said works, but still nothing.
>
> I even updated my BIOS to version "FF"
>
> Is there a fix for this, or have I just blow $2600 on a junk computer?
>
> -Thor
>
> Specs:
> AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6400+ BE
> 8 GB Corsair xms2 PC2-6400
> Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit
> Dual EVGA 8800GTS 640 MB Graphic Cards
> GIGABYTE M57SLI-S4 Motherboard
> Antec 900 case with Antec 850watt
>[/color]

I don't think I can change my ram speedon my mobo. But I will look into the
BIOS and see. If I get the system to be stable with all 8gigs I will comment
back.

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
[color=blue]
> If it is pc6400 back off the dram speed to 667. This is all to common an
> issue with a lot of mobos and pc6400 ram. It has to do with the fourth dimm
> slot and not so much the amount of ram.
>
> "Thor" <Thor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:163CCB2F-0994-4E0F-BD82-B3C037318C7F@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> >I just started to have this same issue when I got back on sunday. I
> >installed
> > 8gbs of Corsair XMS2 ram, and teh system started to give me the
> > nvlddmkm.sys
> > error and then BSOD, etc. I did a memory test and everything checked out
> > fine. What I have found out is that if you have SLI enabled it will crash
> > the
> > system. But when I disable it I will still get the error until I turn off
> > Windows Aero theme.
> >
> > Then the system seems to run fine. Up until now I have had no issues. I
> > have
> > even reinstalled the display drivers, moved the nvlddmkm.sys file to
> > different directories that people have said works, but still nothing.
> >
> > I even updated my BIOS to version "FF"
> >
> > Is there a fix for this, or have I just blow $2600 on a junk computer?
> >
> > -Thor
> >
> > Specs:
> > AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6400+ BE
> > 8 GB Corsair xms2 PC2-6400
> > Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit
> > Dual EVGA 8800GTS 640 MB Graphic Cards
> > GIGABYTE M57SLI-S4 Motherboard
> > Antec 900 case with Antec 850watt
> >[/color]
>[/color]

I hope so. I don't think you are going to stabilize it at 800.

"Thor" <Thor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FB72AD91-F493-48A3-BD57-AA33AECD1F1E@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I don't think I can change my ram speedon my mobo. But I will look into the
> BIOS and see. If I get the system to be stable with all 8gigs I will
> comment
> back.
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> If it is pc6400 back off the dram speed to 667. This is all to common an
>> issue with a lot of mobos and pc6400 ram. It has to do with the fourth
>> dimm
>> slot and not so much the amount of ram.
>>
>> "Thor" <Thor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:163CCB2F-0994-4E0F-BD82-B3C037318C7F@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> >I just started to have this same issue when I got back on sunday. I
>> >installed
>> > 8gbs of Corsair XMS2 ram, and teh system started to give me the
>> > nvlddmkm.sys
>> > error and then BSOD, etc. I did a memory test and everything checked
>> > out
>> > fine. What I have found out is that if you have SLI enabled it will
>> > crash
>> > the
>> > system. But when I disable it I will still get the error until I turn
>> > off
>> > Windows Aero theme.
>> >
>> > Then the system seems to run fine. Up until now I have had no issues. I
>> > have
>> > even reinstalled the display drivers, moved the nvlddmkm.sys file to
>> > different directories that people have said works, but still nothing.
>> >
>> > I even updated my BIOS to version "FF"
>> >
>> > Is there a fix for this, or have I just blow $2600 on a junk computer?
>> >
>> > -Thor
>> >
>> > Specs:
>> > AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6400+ BE
>> > 8 GB Corsair xms2 PC2-6400
>> > Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit
>> > Dual EVGA 8800GTS 640 MB Graphic Cards
>> > GIGABYTE M57SLI-S4 Motherboard
>> > Antec 900 case with Antec 850watt
>> >[/color]
>>[/color][/color]

The problem was solved in the interim by disabling the UAC in Vista. A handy
little utility called Vista Manager allows you to do this as well as disable
the message.




"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
[color=blue]
> I hope so. I don't think you are going to stabilize it at 800.
>
> "Thor" <Thor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FB72AD91-F493-48A3-BD57-AA33AECD1F1E@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> >I don't think I can change my ram speedon my mobo. But I will look into the
> > BIOS and see. If I get the system to be stable with all 8gigs I will
> > comment
> > back.
> >
> > "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> >> If it is pc6400 back off the dram speed to 667. This is all to common an
> >> issue with a lot of mobos and pc6400 ram. It has to do with the fourth
> >> dimm
> >> slot and not so much the amount of ram.
> >>
> >> "Thor" <Thor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:163CCB2F-0994-4E0F-BD82-B3C037318C7F@microsoft.com...
> >> >I just started to have this same issue when I got back on sunday. I
> >> >installed
> >> > 8gbs of Corsair XMS2 ram, and teh system started to give me the
> >> > nvlddmkm.sys
> >> > error and then BSOD, etc. I did a memory test and everything checked
> >> > out
> >> > fine. What I have found out is that if you have SLI enabled it will
> >> > crash
> >> > the
> >> > system. But when I disable it I will still get the error until I turn
> >> > off
> >> > Windows Aero theme.
> >> >
> >> > Then the system seems to run fine. Up until now I have had no issues. I
> >> > have
> >> > even reinstalled the display drivers, moved the nvlddmkm.sys file to
> >> > different directories that people have said works, but still nothing.
> >> >
> >> > I even updated my BIOS to version "FF"
> >> >
> >> > Is there a fix for this, or have I just blow $2600 on a junk computer?
> >> >
> >> > -Thor
> >> >
> >> > Specs:
> >> > AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6400+ BE
> >> > 8 GB Corsair xms2 PC2-6400
> >> > Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit
> >> > Dual EVGA 8800GTS 640 MB Graphic Cards
> >> > GIGABYTE M57SLI-S4 Motherboard
> >> > Antec 900 case with Antec 850watt
> >> >
> >>[/color][/color]
>[/color]

Okay scratch that one.Worked like a charm for a day and then out of the blue
(an obvious pun) I got the BSOD. Can anyone tell how I get the hotfix in
question from Microsoft (without using their e-mail method, as all you get is
the answer it is not available.)

Thanks

"Geesey" wrote:
[color=blue]
> The problem was solved in the interim by disabling the UAC in Vista. A handy
> little utility called Vista Manager allows you to do this as well as disable
> the message.
>
>
>
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>[color=green]
> > I hope so. I don't think you are going to stabilize it at 800.
> >
> > "Thor" <Thor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:FB72AD91-F493-48A3-BD57-AA33AECD1F1E@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
> > >I don't think I can change my ram speedon my mobo. But I will look into the
> > > BIOS and see. If I get the system to be stable with all 8gigs I will
> > > comment
> > > back.
> > >
> > > "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
> > >
> > >> If it is pc6400 back off the dram speed to 667. This is all to common an
> > >> issue with a lot of mobos and pc6400 ram. It has to do with the fourth
> > >> dimm
> > >> slot and not so much the amount of ram.
> > >>
> > >> "Thor" <Thor@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:163CCB2F-0994-4E0F-BD82-B3C037318C7F@microsoft.com...
> > >> >I just started to have this same issue when I got back on sunday. I
> > >> >installed
> > >> > 8gbs of Corsair XMS2 ram, and teh system started to give me the
> > >> > nvlddmkm.sys
> > >> > error and then BSOD, etc. I did a memory test and everything checked
> > >> > out
> > >> > fine. What I have found out is that if you have SLI enabled it will
> > >> > crash
> > >> > the
> > >> > system. But when I disable it I will still get the error until I turn
> > >> > off
> > >> > Windows Aero theme.
> > >> >
> > >> > Then the system seems to run fine. Up until now I have had no issues. I
> > >> > have
> > >> > even reinstalled the display drivers, moved the nvlddmkm.sys file to
> > >> > different directories that people have said works, but still nothing.
> > >> >
> > >> > I even updated my BIOS to version "FF"
> > >> >
> > >> > Is there a fix for this, or have I just blow $2600 on a junk computer?
> > >> >
> > >> > -Thor
> > >> >
> > >> > Specs:
> > >> > AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6400+ BE
> > >> > 8 GB Corsair xms2 PC2-6400
> > >> > Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit
> > >> > Dual EVGA 8800GTS 640 MB Graphic Cards
> > >> > GIGABYTE M57SLI-S4 Motherboard
> > >> > Antec 900 case with Antec 850watt
> > >> >
> > >>[/color]
> >[/color][/color]

I Would agree that it is a windows update, therefore a microsoft, problem. I
bought my gateway computer in 2007 and I have had no problems until now
06/29/2009. The facts:
1. my computer ran perfect for 2 years with all of the nvidia drivers
released.

2. I neither knew about or installed the newest nvidia driver 186. * for
vista 32

3. My windows update is set to automatically install

4. The information seen while in the post portion of booting is not
displaying correctly

Conclusion:
The Nvidia corporation is not to blame for the current problems. Microsoft
is the source of the problem. Whatever hotfix was released near the end of
june caused the issues with the nvlddmkm.sys failure.

I see all of these posts with the BSOD, but no one that appears to have seen
the messed up words in the basic post(bios) boot screens. The update has
destroyed the bios in the MOBO or the EEPROM/gpu in the video card or has
destroyed the ram chips. I can now no longer even install windows: the
installation errs out with a memory problem and freezes. Watch your computer
when it boots, and see if the information normally displayed during post is
unreadable like it is on my computer. My observations lead my to conclude
that microsoft has sent a virus and knows that if this is discovered it will
cost them billions. My computer is completely dead at this point. I will most
likely have to replace MOBO, CPU, and/or RAM becuase of microsofts
negligence. Furthermore they likely know the fix. They have internal KB
documents that their employees have to sign non-disclosure agreements not to
reveal.They are not even allowed to tell you how to fix your problem (when
they are looking at the step by step fix) because then microsoft would be
liable for the damage they knowingly caused. The point is microsoft more than
likely knows the fix but would lose billions in law suits if they told you
the answer (thereby admitting there fault).

"Smilerfive" wrote:
[color=blue]
> I can confirm this is not a specific problem with Nvidia cards. I went out
> and bought a new ATI graphics card because I could not afford to wait any
> longer.
>
> I immediately installed this card and my system immediately sprang into
> life. And in the two hours it was working I managed to backup or otherwise
> retrieve all my data.
>
> The next I saw was a 'display driver stopped working' error in Vista, also
> know as a TDR error, where timing between Vista and graphics card is lost
> somehow. Basically this error appeared maybe 4 times then my system crashed
> again with the same error BSOD 116 but with the ATI driver file instaed of
> the nvidia driver.
>
> THIS IS A VISTA UPDATE problem where my system has been corrupted by a
> wayward Vista Update. SOmehow this is killing graphics systems...
>
> I hope they fix it soon.... Vista is becoming unusable
>
>
>
> "JW" wrote:
>[color=green]
> > 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=darkred]
> > > 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:
> > >
> > >> 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...
> > >> > 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.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >>
> > >>[/color]
> >[/color][/color]

Nvidia is not responsible. If anybody is it is the manufacturer of the card
containing the Nvidia chip.
The card vendors almost never release a driver update to replace the one
that they shipped with the card to MS and MS Winupdate therefore does not
provide correct updates.
I have seen a long post from an ex MS employee explaining this problem. The
bottom line of his post was "never install a graphic card driver using
WinUpdate" he stated that the same rule is also a good one for tuner card
drivers.
I do not automatically updates but always look at the different updates that
were downloaded and driver updates are always listed as optional.

"m0nk3y_sp8nk3r" <m0nk3y_sp8nk3r@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C11A80FD-7CBB-4B7A-8870-1ED5D41BA77C@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> I Would agree that it is a windows update, therefore a microsoft, problem.
> I
> bought my gateway computer in 2007 and I have had no problems until now
> 06/29/2009. The facts:
> 1. my computer ran perfect for 2 years with all of the nvidia drivers
> released.
>
> 2. I neither knew about or installed the newest nvidia driver 186. * for
> vista 32
>
> 3. My windows update is set to automatically install
>
> 4. The information seen while in the post portion of booting is not
> displaying correctly
>
> Conclusion:
> The Nvidia corporation is not to blame for the current problems. Microsoft
> is the source of the problem. Whatever hotfix was released near the end of
> june caused the issues with the nvlddmkm.sys failure.
>
> I see all of these posts with the BSOD, but no one that appears to have
> seen
> the messed up words in the basic post(bios) boot screens. The update has
> destroyed the bios in the MOBO or the EEPROM/gpu in the video card or has
> destroyed the ram chips. I can now no longer even install windows: the
> installation errs out with a memory problem and freezes. Watch your
> computer
> when it boots, and see if the information normally displayed during post
> is
> unreadable like it is on my computer. My observations lead my to conclude
> that microsoft has sent a virus and knows that if this is discovered it
> will
> cost them billions. My computer is completely dead at this point. I will
> most
> likely have to replace MOBO, CPU, and/or RAM becuase of microsofts
> negligence. Furthermore they likely know the fix. They have internal KB
> documents that their employees have to sign non-disclosure agreements not
> to
> reveal.They are not even allowed to tell you how to fix your problem (when
> they are looking at the step by step fix) because then microsoft would be
> liable for the damage they knowingly caused. The point is microsoft more
> than
> likely knows the fix but would lose billions in law suits if they told you
> the answer (thereby admitting there fault).
>
> "Smilerfive" wrote:
>[color=green]
>> I can confirm this is not a specific problem with Nvidia cards. I went
>> out
>> and bought a new ATI graphics card because I could not afford to wait any
>> longer.
>>
>> I immediately installed this card and my system immediately sprang into
>> life. And in the two hours it was working I managed to backup or
>> otherwise
>> retrieve all my data.
>>
>> The next I saw was a 'display driver stopped working' error in Vista,
>> also
>> know as a TDR error, where timing between Vista and graphics card is lost
>> somehow. Basically this error appeared maybe 4 times then my system
>> crashed
>> again with the same error BSOD 116 but with the ATI driver file instaed
>> of
>> the nvidia driver.
>>
>> THIS IS A VISTA UPDATE problem where my system has been corrupted by a
>> wayward Vista Update. SOmehow this is killing graphics systems...
>>
>> I hope they fix it soon.... Vista is becoming unusable
>>
>>
>>
>> "JW" wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>> > 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...
>> > > 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:
>> > >
>> > >> 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...
>> > >> > 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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I have the same problem as m0nk3y_sp8nk3r. My notebook worked perfectly
fine till today(26/07/09) and now I can't boot with nvidia driver (i
must use windows default one), and get atrifacts on my bios screen and
logon screen... It really sucks.
I have a GeforceGo 7600.
I guess I just have to try installing XP and pray...


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Boot into F8 SafeMode and download and install the latest Nvidia 190.xx
driver from their Website then try and boot in Normal mode again.

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> I have the same problem as m0nk3y_sp8nk3r. My notebook worked perfectly
> fine till today(26/07/09) and now I can't boot with nvidia driver (i
> must use windows default one), and get atrifacts on my bios screen and
> logon screen... It really sucks.
> I have a GeforceGo 7600.
> I guess I just have to try installing XP and pray...
>
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Installing XP doesn't change anything. I can't install the 190.38
driver, because there is no driver include for my card in it. The
lastest driver I could install was the 179.48. However, the problem show
up again when i reboot (if i install in safe mode). I can't install any
linux system, there is to much artifact. Id don't know why i don't get
any artifact from safe mode or normal mode without driver... Is this a
way for microsoft and laptop constructor to make people changer their
laptop?


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For laptops only use the driver supplied by the laptop manufacturer. The
drivers available at the NVidia site should not be used for laptops. Laptop
manufacturers tend to tweak the chips on the laptops and have specific
drivers for their stuff.
--
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CNE, CNA, MCP, A+, N+


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> Installing XP doesn't change anything. I can't install the 190.38
> driver, because there is no driver include for my card in it. The
> lastest driver I could install was the 179.48. However, the problem show
> up again when i reboot (if i install in safe mode). I can't install any
> linux system, there is to much artifact. Id don't know why i don't get
> any artifact from safe mode or normal mode without driver... Is this a
> way for microsoft and laptop constructor to make people changer their
> laptop?
>
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I tried to install the manufacturer's driver for my model, however it
does not work either... So i use my laptop without any hardware
acceleration for the graphical part and it is a real pain, because even
if my laptop is 3 year old, it should not break like this out of the
blue. It was expansive, so I wanted it to last more than that...

If anyone can tell me what is the problem, I'll give some information
about the laptop, when it crashed and what i tried to fix it.
It is an Asus A6JM with geforcego 7600
I was running on windows 7 RC since this OS show up with asus vista
driver for my graphic card. My laptop is put on a laptop cooling
device.
When the first crash occured, I was on battery and tried to launch
Galaxy online (a free 2D rts). After this crash I got artifact at logon
and then the BSOD. I could boot in safe mode (without any artifact when
the OS was launched, still some at startup)
I wasn't sure if it was because of 7 but to be safe I format the
laptop, then installed XP sp3.
I still had artifact at startup, but the OS launched proprely and I
could use it. I tried to install the nvidia driver from ASUS (xp version
this time), but I go the BSOD when the driver was loaded. So i assumed
this was an hardware fault. I upgrade my bios with the lastest version
found on the ASUS website, it didn't change anything... So I think the
problem comes from my graphical card. I tried asking ASUS but I couldn't
get any help from them because they told me my warranty was outdated.
So I'm asking everybody, is there anyway to fix it without changing an
hardware part? Should I try flashing the graphic card firmware, if yes,
does anyone have a clean firmware of the Nvidia GeforceGo 7600 512mb
that comes in an ASUS A6JM.

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