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**Original Title**nvlddmkm.sys causes BSOD
Hi,
I can't start Vista since a week or so. Just before the login screen should apear, it crashes into a BSOD, reporting that the problem is the nvlddmkm.sys driver.
I've been checking the Internet for days now (a lot of forums), and it seems to be a "common" problem, occuring with all kinds hardware and software configurations. I've tried just about everything to fix it, but nothing seems to work.
Is there a solution for this problem?
Maarten
Compaq Presario SR1909, gForce 7600GS, Vista Home Premium.
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Hi Maarte61,
Sorry to your having so much trouble. Since your having the same issue even when the driver was rolled back, it leads me to believe even more so, that it could be card itself. You might try contacting the cards manufacturer. We could rule this out though, if you have another video card we can try. Do you have one you could test?
Thanks again,
Jason
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Hi Maarte61,
Unfortunately, my guess would be the driver or the card itself. Since it worked fine for while, then just stopped. My best guess would be the card's the issue. Can you cancel the driver install when you get to normal mode? If so, I would try canceling it and downloading the new driver. Or if your in "Safe mode with networking" I'd go ahead and download them them and have them ready. So if you can cancel, you wouldn't have to go download them. Let us know and thanks again for posting.
Thanks,
Jason
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nVidia may be able to supply better drivers than the set you just atttempted to install. Also, going farther back in the System Recovery points may unscramble whatever is hitting your display drivers. My first approach would be System Restore, then 'roll back driver' to see if there is a set of nVidia drivers still saved in the 'shadow copies' of that restore point.
To roll back your video driver:
*Note: To complete the following steps you must have Control Panel Home selected within Control Panel.
1. Click the Start orb, and then click Control Panel
2. Click System and Maintenance
3. Underneath Device Manager, click View hardware and devices
If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type your password or click Continue
4. Expand Display adapters
5. Right-click your adapter, and click Properties
6. Select the Driver tab
7. Click the Roll Back Driver button
Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
Hi,
Thx for the reply, Mark. I've just tried this.
Result: fond 1 error:
Root cause: Bugcheck 116
Params: 0x9600e008, 0x8a415e80, 0x0, 0x2
Repair action: System restore
Succesfull.
Then my PC booted "normaly", but without any display-drivers. Maybe as a reslt of the system restore, or something I did earlier.
I installed the latest nVidia driver, rebooted, and again: the BSOD :'(
I'm getting a little desperate, I'm afraid...
Maybe you have any other thoughts on this?
Maarten
Put the setup CD in the drive, and start the system (bypass starting from CD) . You should see the "Windows RE" recovery menu, and the first item will be the 'Startup Repair" option.
See this Help article on your recovery options.
Windows Vista Help What are the system recovery options in Windows Vista:
Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
