how to solve nvlddmkm.sys

sterben · Dec 13, 2008, 02:19 PM

Also happening with my 8800GT when I even try to overclock it.

prophetaxxi · Jun 21, 2009, 05:52 AM

Hi everyone! first post here! I have been experiencing pretty much everything that all of the forum members have experienced! Earlier today I spent over 2 hours with microsoft technical support! off course they were not able to find a fix for the famous "nvlddmkm.sys" . So I didn't give up and finally was able to "bypass" this freaking error by installing an earlier nvidia 174.51 driver! I'm including the link for the driver here , be sure to only install the driver in SAFE MODE ALONE (no safe mode with network) after a reboot you should be okay! I've ran several games afterwards! so far no problems whatsoever! here's a quick spec of my rig:

Vista Home premium 64bit
Asus Geforce 9800 GX2
Asus P5Q SE/R mobo
Corsair XMS2 4GB
Audigy 2 ZS SC

Hope this helps!

CDsDontBurn · Jun 22, 2009, 10:18 AM

the the 9 series, in particular the 9800gx2 card, this is a list of all the most recent (last 20) WHQL and Beta drivers for Vista x64. And this is the page for the Vista x32 version of the driver.

prophetaxxi, just keep in mind that the nvlddmkm.sys error can be resolved through a wide range of different methods. the easiest, and most preferred if possible, is through driver updates or changes as you described. other times, it takes tweaking of your system to resolve the issue. and in more extreme cases, it would require replacing your hardware. typically the video card is replaced if this is the case, but in other cases, even the motherboard needs to be replaced.

this is what has been my experience when dealing with the nvlddmkm.sys error.

calcruiser · Aug 20, 2011, 10:12 PM

this problem took 6 hours of my life. found this page to be helpful thanks to everybody. finally resolved issue going into safemode with networking. went to nvidia's website and updated driver.
hp media center machine
windows vista
geforce 8500

calcruiser · Aug 22, 2011, 07:48 PM

update from calcruiser. this problem has now taken 12 hours of my life. new nvdia driver didn't fix the problem. next boot it was bad again. tons of artifacts would not boot. searched nvlddkm.sys on youtube and found lots of people having success baking video cards in the oven. i wrapped the card in tin foil. preheated oven to 385 and baked card for 10 minutes. amazed that it solved the problem. have consecutively and successfully booted about 7 times now. this supposedly works for all circuit boards. think i can safely say my problem was with fractures in the card. not a software issue. my advice to someone dealing with this is to bake or replace video card and see if that solves the problem first before wasting 12 hours of your life.

Dec 13, 2008, 02:19 PM	#31
sterben DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 59 Rep Power: 0	Re: how to solve nvlddmkm.sys Also happening with my 8800GT when I even try to overclock it.

Jun 21, 2009, 05:52 AM	#32
prophetaxxi DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Re: how to solve nvlddmkm.sys Hi everyone! first post here! I have been experiencing pretty much everything that all of the forum members have experienced! Earlier today I spent over 2 hours with microsoft technical support! off course they were not able to find a fix for the famous "nvlddmkm.sys" . So I didn't give up and finally was able to "bypass" this freaking error by installing an earlier nvidia 174.51 driver! I'm including the link for the driver here , be sure to only install the driver in SAFE MODE ALONE (no safe mode with network) after a reboot you should be okay! I've ran several games afterwards! so far no problems whatsoever! here's a quick spec of my rig: Vista Home premium 64bit Asus Geforce 9800 GX2 Asus P5Q SE/R mobo Corsair XMS2 4GB Audigy 2 ZS SC Hope this helps! Last edited by prophetaxxi; Jun 21, 2009 at 02:17 PM.

Jun 22, 2009, 10:18 AM	Thread Starter #33
CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	Re: how to solve nvlddmkm.sys the the 9 series, in particular the 9800gx2 card, this is a list of all the most recent (last 20) WHQL and Beta drivers for Vista x64. And this is the page for the Vista x32 version of the driver. prophetaxxi, just keep in mind that the nvlddmkm.sys error can be resolved through a wide range of different methods. the easiest, and most preferred if possible, is through driver updates or changes as you described. other times, it takes tweaking of your system to resolve the issue. and in more extreme cases, it would require replacing your hardware. typically the video card is replaced if this is the case, but in other cases, even the motherboard needs to be replaced. this is what has been my experience when dealing with the nvlddmkm.sys error. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Aug 20, 2011, 10:12 PM	#34
calcruiser HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Re: how to solve nvlddmkm.sys this problem took 6 hours of my life. found this page to be helpful thanks to everybody. finally resolved issue going into safemode with networking. went to nvidia's website and updated driver. hp media center machine windows vista geforce 8500

Aug 22, 2011, 07:48 PM	#35
calcruiser HardwareHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Re: how to solve nvlddmkm.sys update from calcruiser. this problem has now taken 12 hours of my life. new nvdia driver didn't fix the problem. next boot it was bad again. tons of artifacts would not boot. searched nvlddkm.sys on youtube and found lots of people having success baking video cards in the oven. i wrapped the card in tin foil. preheated oven to 385 and baked card for 10 minutes. amazed that it solved the problem. have consecutively and successfully booted about 7 times now. this supposedly works for all circuit boards. think i can safely say my problem was with fractures in the card. not a software issue. my advice to someone dealing with this is to bake or replace video card and see if that solves the problem first before wasting 12 hours of your life.