Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding -- FIX-- - Dwai

I have found and fixed the problem today.  This is what appears to happen.
during the installation of the most current drivers 100.65 Vista, an OLD file
nvlddmkm.sys is copied into windows/system32/drivers and not the current one
in the install.  As a result the new drivers are attempting to access a file
dated 11/2006 instead of 2/2007 ver 7.15.11.0065 which is in the newest WHQL
driver ver 100.65 vista 32.

Fix:  Go to windows/system32/drivers and rename nvlddmkm.sys to
nvlddmkm.sys.old.  Go to the nvidia directory and find the file nvlddmkm.sy_
and copy it to windows/system32.  Using the cmd window (DOS box) type
EXPAND.EXE nvlddmkm.sy_ nvlddmkm.sys.  When the expansion is complete, copy
the new nvlddmkm.sys to windows/system32/drivers and restart the computer.

Your computer should now work properly.

You will notice that any uninstall and reinstall of nvidia drivers will not
remove the old nvlddmkm.sys file and will not overwrite it with the newer
version.  You have to do it manually. I do not know why this happens but who
cares as long it is fixed.

Good luck...

Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding -- FIX-- - Xavier9

This doesnt appear to be the case on my system. I checked the version
of windows/system32/nvlddmkm.sys and it is 7.15.11.0065 and I am still
getting the same message

Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding -- FIX-- - Dwai

Try it in safe mode anyway.  There might have been corruption of the file...

nvddmkm.sy_ fix - tom kalis

Keep getting an error message at the command prompt that it can't open output file...what am I doing wrong?



Tom

Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding -- FIX-- - Dwai - Derrickpetr

Excellent - works for me - Thanks

cant open outputfile - lewis

Keep getting an error message at the command prompt that it can't open output file...what am I doing wrong?







Tom





i keep getting that too, ive not a clue what to do :(

Displ - Goldilox

I'm getting this exact message too and I really want to put an end to this annoying 'display driver stopped responding...' thing. Please help me out. All I'm getting with expanding the nvlddmkm.sy_ file is the 'can't open output file' message.



Thanx a lot if someone can help me out here.

x - marcin of poland

not work this post not help

Help - Dave

I've this prob. too..... i cant expand the file... :(

nvlddmkm - jackoff

you've to navigate (in cmd mode) to windows\system32 where you paste  the nvlddmkm.sy_ file, and then expanding the file ;-)



may this help you

Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding -- FIX-- - Dwai - wilq

I found out that installing drivers 97.37 resolves the problem in my case (Vista x64/NV 7600GS). Can You confirm that?



P.S. Concerning "could not open file...". This must be done in administrator mode - run as administrator.

Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding -- FIX-- - Dwai - gregsta

Thank you!  Fixed a very aggravating problem!  I appreciate it!



gregsta

Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding -- FIX-- - Dwai - gregsta

Thank you!  Fixed a very aggravating problem!  I appreciate it!



gregsta

Still can't!!! - Professional_heaven

I can't expand it.i can't run as administrator.pleas help!

Still can't!!! - Professional_heaven

I can't expand it.i can't run as administrator.pleas help!

Still can't!!! - Professional_heaven

I can't expand it.i can't run as administrator.please help!

help - Professional

hi.please help icant fix de prob!!!

still problem with nvlddmkm - someone with prob nvlddmkm

help!! i can't fix problem, it said "can't open output nvlddmkm.sys" while using cmd??? i tried to navigate the cmd path to C:/windows/system32 but it doesn't help!!!!

nvlddmkm driver problem - howard

i can`t expand the thing, says no destination specified...tried to add a space then windows\system32..no luck

did anyone really get this to work ?..need more info folks, please, would greatly appreciate it

Display driver not responding - need help

In cmd mode, i do what is said: get error then saying-



Can't open input file: nvlddmkm.sys_

getting an expansion error - Manuel

I am getting a  " can't open output file: nvlddmkm.sys "



I would appreciated any help or tips.

can't open output file - Manuel

so I am at the comand prompt C:windows\system32\

I got here by typing from c:\>  cd\windows\system32



then I type  EXPAND.EXE nvlddmkm.sy_ (leave a space) then typing nvlddmkm.sys

(it seems not to work when I don't include the space between the two nvlddmkm.s** )



but why am I getting the can't open output file.





Please help

grrr... - Nancyyyy

i know how u guys feel...

i'm having the same problem and i think their solution is wrong !!!

i opened it up and it said that the file nvlddmkm.sys CANNOT be run in DOS mode...

which is one of the steps in the solution

that is the reason why it always says "cannot open file input" or something like that.

i'm pretty fustrated that i just got my laptop and it is having this problem =[

plz come up with a new solution because obviously this isn't the right one.



JUST GIVING U GUYS A HEAD'S UP !!!



hope this saved u time because i already wasted mine !!! >={

Silly Vista - Lissi

Just thought I'd let everyone who is getting the "Cannot open output file" error message the solution I found.



Vista is really tight when it comes to running things as admisitrator, so when you open a normal command prompt, you aren't set as administrator (even when your set to administrator for the rest of the system).  That's why you get the message.



When you go to open the command prompt, instead of double clicking it, right click it and choose "run as administrator".  Then follow the rest of the steps as stated.



Didn't fix the initial problem in our case, but hopefully it will for some of you :)

vlddmkm.sys - joe miles

I have just followed the guide on how to repair the vlddmkm file the process was successful however after i restarted the computer the same problem still accures. please can you help as this roblem is soo anoying

Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding -- FIX-- - TheDragonfly

Ive been having this trouble also for the past 2 weeks, since I got this
computer, and have tried many solutions, all having no success. Im
running Vista 32-bit with an eVga 8800GTX with 163.67 beta drivers,
downloaded all hotfixes and so called updates, tried the rename/delete
old nvl... files fix, and the rest of the dribble im starting to get
really, really annoyed. To how far these forums, any forums, go back
this problem has been around for a bloody long time, surely someone out
there can help me. In the off chance that someone can here are the
nessessary system specs if it helps at all.

Intel Core2 Quad Q6600
eVGA 680i SLI Motherboard
eVGA 8800 GTX 768mb Superclocked
4 Gb 800mhz Ram (2.75gb damn 32bit Vista)
4 x Seagate Barracuda 320Gb in Raid 0+1


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Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding -- FIX-- - TheDragonfly

* Running an eVGA 8800 Ultra 768mb Superclocked

Also when I first got this machine my mate got an identical machine
(Same time, same place, same order.), yet he does not have this display
driver problem. We compared everything we can think of and we know a
reasonble amount about computers, we both have no clue as to what to do
to fix this issue. Any ideas?


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Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding -- FIX - Dale Olsen

This worked like a champ. Thank you. It also seems that this will work no matter what verison of drivers it is since this worked for me and I had Nvidia ver 163.71



thanks again!!!





Fix:  Go to windows/system32/drivers and rename nvlddmkm.sys to

nvlddmkm.sys.old.  Go to the nvidia directory and find the file nvlddmkm.sy_

and copy it to windows/system32.  Using the cmd window (DOS box) type

EXPAND.EXE nvlddmkm.sy_ nvlddmkm.sys.  When the expansion is complete, copy

the new nvlddmkm.sys to windows/system32/drivers and restart the computer.

Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding -- FIX - Paul Randall

Hi, Tibery-OS
Open a cmd prompt and run the command expand /?
Ending an extension with an underscore character is one way of indicating
that the file is compressed and can be expanded.  You have to figure out for
yourself what the underscore should be changed to, but often it is kind of
obvious.

-Paul Randall

Tibery you Should have used the computer instead - Benjamin Dover

When Tibery-OS attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a
Seattle street, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at
the scene to find an ill man curled up next to a motor home near spilled
sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal
gasoline and plugged his hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake.
The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges, saying that it was the
best laugh he'd ever had.

Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding -- FIX-- - Dwai - Jim Jams

Just tried this exactly as the OP specified and makes no difference.

Tried with latest driver:




Expand etc worked and updated the file.

Still crashes in any game after a few mins unless i underclock by about 10%.



Assuming it really is a power issue with these cards needing 600 + watts?

Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding -- FIX-- - Dustinfoley

As a note, i tried the above method and it didnt work.  I then proceeded
to call Microsoft up and they told me it was a bad video card, which i
didnt beleive.

So next i called up Nvidia, again they really dont know the cause
either.

So out of brute frustration, i opened my case, replaced all my sata
cords for the HD and move the sata slot from 4 to 3 (evga 680 sli mobo).
Next i replaced all my power cables to the video card and HD.

Finally, i moved the Video card from one sli slot to the other (8800
gtx, not runing in sli since theres no point atm).

Upon startup, windows reinstalled the drivers for the HD based on its
new sata slot.  The video card was reinstalled based on its new pci
express x16 slot.

Two things happened.  1) I was able to finally download and install
those 2 cumulative windows updates for ie7 that were constantly failing
before.  2) i stoped getting the crash error.

I have no clue which single step (if any) fixed my problem.  But i
figured id throw a heads up to yall.  This thread helped me out, even
though the methods didnt work, it let me know it wasnt a broken video
card and i saved the 60 bucks in RMA'ing it.

Not on here to much, email my gmail if you want me to go over the
steps.


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nvlddmkm driver problem - howard - Danny Carpenter

Expand the file in the NVIDIA directory NOT the System32 one. Once the file has expanded THEN move it to the System32 folder.



C:\NVIDIA\WinVista64\163.75\IS>EXPAND.EXE nvlddmkm.sy_ nvlddmkm.sys

Microsoft (R) File Expansion Utility  Version 6.0.6000.16386

Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.



Expanding nvlddmkm.sy_ to nvlddmkm.sys.

nvlddmkm.sy_: 4634314 bytes expanded to 9673120 bytes, 108% increase.

nvlddmkm - Danny Carpenter

Expand the file in the NVIDIA directory NOT the System32 one. Once the file has expanded THEN move it to the System32 folder.



C:\NVIDIA\WinVista64\163.75\IS>EXPAND.EXE nvlddmkm.sy_ nvlddmkm.sys

Microsoft (R) File Expansion Utility  Version 6.0.6000.16386

Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.



Expanding nvlddmkm.sy_ to nvlddmkm.sys.

nvlddmkm.sy_: 4634314 bytes expanded to 9673120 bytes, 108% increase.

Can't expand the nvlddmkm.sy_ - arnela

Here is what you need to do. Navigate to the folder nVidia by typing cd c:\drv\vga\nVidia in command prompt while running as administrator.



Then you can type the command expand.exe nvlddmkm.sy_ nvlddmkm.sys. Once that is complete copy and paste from the nVidia folder to the drivers folder.



And it should work!

Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding -- FIX-- - iamc3k

I had this problem for a while. The file overwrite technique did not
cure it for me.

I'm not sure what has, but it has been months since I've seen it.

Patched Vista to SP1; updated nvidia drivers to 175.12; stopped my CPU
overclock; several weeks later, resumed my mild CPU overclock; changed
fans on my video card; changed fan profile on video card; added fan to
blow on MCH; modified case fan profiles.

So, I adjusted a lot of heat related items and updated some software.
Somewhere in there the problem ended.

Regards,
Ken


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Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding -- FIX - cp

After a few days of nightmarish attempts to fix this; including buying a new, higher wattage power supply; adding another case fan and trying out different nvidia driver schemes I've finally found something that looks promising:



I jettisoned the nvidia drivers and installed the omega version. (http://www.omegadrivers.net/)



I'm on Vista 64-bit. Looks like I wasted some cash getting parts maybe I didn't need but at least I appear to be back in business.

Display Driver nvlddmkm stopped responding -- FIX - ProfQ

Well done! As Anthony Robbins says, "Repetition is the mother of skill".

nvlddmkm - Matt Basford

when I use the cmd box and type in EXPAND.EXE nvlddmkm.sy_ nvlddmkm.sys. it sat invalid command

nvlddmkm.sys issue - tom tom

I followed the instructions exactly as show and that went smooth , file pached ok. But this still does not fix the problem. Its no that the old nvlddmkm.sys stays there and I'm not sure where you got this from or base this on but thanks for trying. I will continue to seach for an answer

nvlddmkm.com - Nicholas Chan

Hi. I'm trying to collect all of the data about this stupid nvlddmkm error and put it all into one place so people won't be spending that much time scouring all over Google for the solutions. This website is at www.nvlddmkm.com please let me know if there should be anything that I should add to the website. Thanks!