Display Driver Stopped Responding   

Hi

Every so often my screen goes black for a bit then when it comes back up it 
says 'display driver NVLDDMKM has stopped responding and has recovered' the 
vista problem reports and solutions says for me to go to the Nvidia website 
and update my driver I have several times but still no luck.

Any help?

Luke

date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 16:43:34 +0100   author:   Luke

Re: Display Driver Stopped Responding   

Luke wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Every so often my screen goes black for a bit then when it comes back up 
> it says 'display driver NVLDDMKM has stopped responding and has 
> recovered' the vista problem reports and solutions says for me to go to 
> the Nvidia website and update my driver I have several times but still 
> no luck.
> 
> Any help?
> 
> Luke

It isn't a bug but a feature. Your graphics card is rebooting because of 
the failure.
It is possible to switch it off, but if you do that your computer will 
probably lock-up and have to reboot your computer. Possibly the hard way.
-- 

Wim Hekken ;-)

date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:00:20 +0200   author:   Wim Hekken ;-) lid

RE: Display Driver Stopped Responding   

Hi Luke,

I also have the same problem but it only occurs at startup and not every 
time. Apart from that, my computer is functioning normally and I don't have 
any problems with the graphics, so I can live with this. The following is 
taken directly off Nvidia's website:

"For those of you that are using Windows Vista and experiencing any 
problems, we've set up a website for bug reporting – 
http://www.nvidia.com/vistaqualityassurance. Our product managers will be 
reviewing this information daily and will be contacting users to help resolve 
any issues they might be experiencing. 

These NVIDIA Windows Vista drivers are under development. This version is 
not fully optimized for full 3D performance and may not include all available 
features available on different operating systems. NVIDIA, along with the 
industry, is continuing to update its Windows Vista drivers to ensure maximum 
performance on 3D applications and add support for features. These drivers 
are provided "AS IS." NVIDIA MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY 
KIND WHATSOEVER AS TO MERCHANTABILITY, COMPATIBILITY, PERFORMANCE, 
APPLICATION OR FUNCTION, AND DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH WARRANTIES TO THE FULLEST 
EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW."

The only thing I can suggest is that you periodically check the website to 
see if there is a new driver version and if there is to download and use that 
version (the current version is 163.69 WHQL released TODAY). With a bit of 
luck, the bug might be fixed in this or a subsequently updated version.
Dwarf

"Luke" wrote:

> Hi
> 
> Every so often my screen goes black for a bit then when it comes back up it 
> says 'display driver NVLDDMKM has stopped responding and has recovered' the 
> vista problem reports and solutions says for me to go to the Nvidia website 
> and update my driver I have several times but still no luck.
> 
> Any help?
> 
> Luke 
> 
>

date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:16:40 -0700   author:   Dwarf

Re: Display Driver Stopped Responding   

On 16 Sep., 15:00, "Wim Hekken ;-)" <a...@b.invalid> wrote:
> Luke wrote:
> > Hi
>
> > Every so often my screen goes black for a bit then when it comes back up
> > it says 'display driver NVLDDMKM has stopped responding and has
> > recovered' the vista problem reports and solutions says for me to go to
> > the Nvidia website and update my driver I have several times but still
> > no luck.
>
> > Any help?
>
> > Luke
>
> It isn't a bug but a feature. Your graphics card is rebooting because of
> the failure.
> It is possible to switch it off, but if you do that your computer will
> probably lock-up and have to reboot your computer. Possibly the hard way.
> --
>
> Wim Hekken ;-)

Hi

I have also the same problem, but my computer does lock up when this
error happens. I hope Microsoft or/and Nvidia will come up with a
solution soon. Where can I check if rebooting of my grafics card is
switched off?

Thanks for your answer.

date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:11:41 -0700   author:   Gugus888