Nvidia Problem

Rango · #1 01-31-2009, 03:17 PM

Many thanks so far.
I will follow your hints and hope to get rid of the problem this way.

Will post the results here after finishing the tests.

Rango

|ZUTI| · #2 02-01-2009, 01:16 PM

Well, this is what i did (and it works like a charm).

Check "C:\Windows\System32\drivers" location for the file "nvlddmkm.sys". If it is NOT there that's why you have this problem. What you need to do is this: go to the location where Nvidia setup extracts driver files (most cases its c:\NVIDIA) and search for file nvlddmkm.sy_.

Copy this file somewhere that is easily navigated on your hard drive (i just put mine on c:\) and go start-run-cmd. This will show you command prompt window. Navigate to c:\ (root) and execute this command: extract nvlddmkm.sy_ nvlddmkm.sys. This should create file "nvlddmkm.sys" which you then copy to "C:\Windows\System32\drivers".

That did it for me.

fireflyerz · #3 02-01-2009, 02:36 PM

Ditto , I never had this problem with xp but with vista its all the time , it also keeps crashing my editing programs and the media player just wont play jack , gonna try some of the above solutions , glad to know its not just me

fireflyerz · #4 02-02-2009, 07:51 AM

Yup , the hot fix from microsoft seems to have stoped the display drivers from crashing......anyone got a fix for the media players stuttering ...?

Rango · #5 02-02-2009, 08:39 PM

System is stable since 2 days now (about 8 hours IL2 flying). I didn't try the MS hotfixes (got no answer from the support). I uninstalled the latest Nvidia drivers and bootet into the default windows driver. Then I used this build in function of Vista and let Vista search and install a suitable driver. Vista installed GeForce 178.13 and I didn't found a problem so far (knock on wood!). May be I won't get the last fps out of the game but it's stable so far and the performance is very good.

SPUDLEY1977 · #6 02-03-2009, 12:27 AM

Glad I was able to help. You can search for my other posts and compare your FPS. I stayed with an older driver as it was the most stable and no FPS penalty.

Keep us posted.

IvanK · #7 05-12-2009, 12:16 PM

I struggled with this NVLDDMKM and OpenGL Error 14 bug for 3 days after getting a new PC until I found this thread.
The HOTFIX below as suggested by Skoshi Tiger fixed it for me.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/953186

GTX295 (185.5 Drivers)
VISTA 64 SP1

KG26_Alpha · #8 05-12-2009, 06:14 PM

See Edit

Vista service pack 1 fixed my NVLDDMKM has stopped responding errors.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/935791

Edit:

After 4 days of running great before I posted here, I got the NVLDDMKM has stopped responding error after 20 mins of flight today. !!!!!!