nvlddmkm stopped responding in Windows Vista, Vista Driver Problem Options

[mackmc]

Using two 6800GT cards with four DVI monitors. Identical issues. Worked perfectly in XP.

[repaid22]

Hi,

I'm having the exact issue.. Geforce 6800OCT running Fable - The Lost Chapters in 1280 x 1024 on my Flat panel. The screen flickers out to black and my monitor says "no signal" then it goes back. And I get that same Not responding error from Vista. I switched back to XP on my dual boot and no problems.

My system:

PIV 2.6HT
1GB PC3200 DDR400 DDR
Geforce 6800OTC
Windows Vista Ultimate Retail

Sucks that we have to be the beta testers of these crazy non-working drivers.

I notice over 2 thousand views of this issue, so LOTS more people seem to have this issue that are not posting. Runs fine in XP so I highly doubt its a hardware issue at hand here.

I have NFS Carbon though have not tried it.

For Shame NVidia, for SHAME

I used to recommend NVIDIA cards to everyone I knew, specifically the ones that wanted ATI cards. Boy Vista just changed my mind.

[petejunior]

I just find it weird that the nvidia website boasts "vista essential" products which are stamped with a "certified for windows vista" when everyone around the world is having problems.

When I was buying my PC, the ATI Graphics card was crashing 3D Mark and they told be to get nvidia because it's oh so stable...

LIES!

[petejunior]

*FIXED*

Crap solution, but it works.

Right click on desktop > display settings > classic theme

Looks ugly (like win2k) but at least the graphics card driver "nvlddmkm"

Let's hope nvidia fixes it soon

Pete

[hayden_pierce]

thankz for the fix but this doesnt fix games - first page says to do same thing

[therdrev]

Same problem here:

7900GT
Athlon X2 4800

[scjp]

Hello,
All in the same for me i tried every solution but no good results.
I think that everybody should go here and tell Nvidia whats wrong so that they can fix the problem as soon as possible.
Sticky for problems with Nvidia drivers

I`ve been there already.

Let`s make some pressure on them!!!!

[therdrev]

Short question...

Does it depend on which version we use? Im using the 64bit version...
Anyone has the problem with 32bit too?

[Vasot]

Hi,

I'm having the folowing problem since I installed Windows Vista RTM x86 6000 on my PC. 

I've a PCI-x Geforce 6600

Using the drivers :
Windows Vista x86 RTM
Version: 97.46

Every time I'm playing a game (f.ex. : Need For Speed Carbon)

After a while the screen becomes black and the game stops for +/- 15 seconds.
Windows tells me : Display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding, but has succesfully recovered.  
After that I can go on and play the game until the same problem happens again.

Philip.
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SOLLUTION
Install Windows XP in a second hard drive

Windows XP runs everything fine
and is still recommended for all gamers right now

So it is a Driver or Vista problem.

Maybe both

[junpit]

SOLLUTION
Install Windows XP in a second hard drive

Windows XP runs everything fine
and is still recommended for all gamers right now
Maybe both
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I'm going to try xp tonight. I have had this error several times now. Sometimes I get a blue screen. My vista machine sometimes won't even run the experience index. I've got a 7600 GT and I've not tried many games as yet.

[kaiwai]

I'm going to try xp tonight. I have had this error several times now. Sometimes I get a blue screen. My vista machine sometimes won't even run the experience index. I've got a 7600 GT and I've not tried many games as yet.
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Why haven't you downloaded and tried the latest beta driver, 100.59.

[Radical]

Why haven't you downloaded and tried the latest beta driver, 100.59.
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Even with the 100.59 I get the nvlddmkm message.
Time for Nvidia to find a sollution !!!

[hayden_pierce]

ok i have 2 monitors but can confirm that an instalation with one still has the error as thats what i did first - to the question does it depend on which verison - answer is no- i tried home premium x86, ultimate x86, ultimate x64 - same problem

[therdrev]

Anyone tried 100.64?

Im at work atm so i cannt test it...

[Ulvin]

Hi,

  I'm having the exact issue..  Geforce 6800OCT running Fable - The Lost Chapters in 1280 x 1024 on my Flat panel.  The screen flickers out to black and my monitor says "no signal" then it goes back.  And I get that same Not responding error from Vista.  I switched back to XP on my dual boot and no problems. 
 
  My system:

    PIV 2.6HT
    1GB PC3200 DDR400 DDR
    Geforce 6800OTC
    Windows Vista Ultimate Retail
   
Sucks that we have to be the beta testers of these crazy non-working drivers.

    I notice over 2 thousand views of this issue,  so LOTS more people seem to have this issue that are not posting.  Runs fine in XP so I highly doubt its a hardware issue at hand here.

    I have NFS Carbon though have not tried it.

    For Shame NVidia, for SHAME

I used to recommend NVIDIA cards to everyone I knew, specifically the ones that wanted ATI cards.  Boy Vista just changed my mind.
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nVidia isn't alone on having this problem - take a look on ati's or matrox site, the situation is the same. Looks more like a microsoft bug than faulty gfx drivers

[Weps]

Well, I found something

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/displ...dm_timeout.mspx

However, i'm not sure what to do, change the key and disable detection?

Also, it speaks about a 2 second timeout on a request. That seems in my case a bit strange, I aint doing crap (so what is windows doing??) and it will still reset.

Enfin, enjoy.

[paradoxni]

Anyone tried 100.64?

Im at work atm so i cannt test it...
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Just tried these..same issue, after a reboot and log back into windows I get the same blue screen. After another reboot this time the screen just flickers on and off and i never get back to windows.

[scjp]

Hello,
i am going to try a crazy idea.

Taking on the link that Weps put here i am going to change this line:

"�TdrDelay: REG_DWORD. The number of seconds that the GPU is allowed to delay the preempt request from the scheduler. This is effectively the timeout threshold. The default value is 2."

i am increasing the value to 5

Later i will let you all know what happened.

[ZK2008]

I have the same issue . My screen also goes black and then after about 15s it goes back to working order and I get that driver stopped working and recovered message from vista.
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Vista Home Premium
ASUS P5N32 SLI Premium 0709 bios
EVGA Geforce 8800GTX 100.59 drivers

Had nvlddmkm crashing every few minutes. If games DO load, they last a few minutes and end up killing the system. Another forum had someone mention turning off Windows Defender because it was having a conflict with the fact the video drivers weren't WHQL. Desperate to actually have my games work and Vista not crash just sitting still every few minutes, i tried it. IT WORKS. I now run all the games I used to play on XP with no more black outs, no mvlddmkm errors. I played Dark Messiah, inparticularly, for hours last night. Only issue I had with that game and HL2:Ep1 is 2 crashes that occured at random during loading from one scene to the other. I can handle that.. So far no BSOD either. Ok, so Nvidia isn't 100% to blame for all our pain and grief, it was Windows Defender being too defensive.. but Nvidia still has a lot of 'splainin to do on getting WHQL stuff out and last night's 2nd beta driver ain't what i was lookin for either!

[Weps]

Turning windows defender off hasnt helped me, but if it works for you : good !

Anxiously awaiting whatever scjp's experiences are :-)