Vista Update Nvidia Driver nvlddmkm.sys BSOD

I Would agree that it is a windows update, therefore a microsoft, problem. I
bought my gateway computer in 2007 and I have had no problems until now
06/29/2009. The facts:
1. my computer ran perfect for 2 years with all of the nvidia drivers
released.

2. I neither knew about or installed the newest nvidia driver 186. * for
vista 32

3. My windows update is set to automatically install

4. The information seen while in the post portion of booting is not
displaying correctly

Conclusion:
The Nvidia corporation is not to blame for the current problems. Microsoft
is the source of the problem. Whatever hotfix was released near the end of
june caused the issues with the nvlddmkm.sys failure.

I see all of these posts with the BSOD, but no one that appears to have seen
the messed up words in the basic post(bios) boot screens. The update has
destroyed the bios in the MOBO or the EEPROM/gpu in the video card or has
destroyed the ram chips. I can now no longer even install windows: the
installation errs out with a memory problem and freezes. Watch your computer
when it boots, and see if the information normally displayed during post is
unreadable like it is on my computer. My observations lead my to conclude
that microsoft has sent a virus and knows that if this is discovered it will
cost them billions. My computer is completely dead at this point. I will most
likely have to replace MOBO, CPU, and/or RAM becuase of microsofts
negligence. Furthermore they likely know the fix. They have internal KB
documents that their employees have to sign non-disclosure agreements not to
reveal.They are not even allowed to tell you how to fix your problem (when
they are looking at the step by step fix) because then microsoft would be
liable for the damage they knowingly caused. The point is microsoft more than
likely knows the fix but would lose billions in law suits if they told you
the answer (thereby admitting there fault).

Nvidia is not responsible. If anybody is it is the manufacturer of the card
containing the Nvidia chip.
The card vendors almost never release a driver update to replace the one
that they shipped with the card to MS and MS Winupdate therefore does not
provide correct updates.
I have seen a long post from an ex MS employee explaining this problem. The
bottom line of his post was "never install a graphic card driver using
WinUpdate" he stated that the same rule is also a good one for tuner card
drivers.
I do not automatically updates but always look at the different updates that
were downloaded and driver updates are always listed as optional

Boot into F8 SafeMode and download and install the latest Nvidia 190.xx
driver from their Website then try and boot in Normal mode again.

[grifos]

I have the same problem as m0nk3y_sp8nk3r. My notebook worked perfectly fine till today(26/07/09) and now I can't boot with nvidia driver (i must use windows default one), and get atrifacts on my bios screen and logon screen... It really sucks.
I have a GeforceGo 7600.
I guess I just have to try installing XP and pray...

Installing XP doesn't change anything. I can't install the 190.38 driver, because there is no driver include for my card in it. The lastest driver I could install was the 179.48. However, the problem show up again when i reboot (if i install in safe mode). I can't install any linux system, there is to much artifact. Id don't know why i don't get any artifact from safe mode or normal mode without driver... Is this a way for microsoft and laptop constructor to make people changer their laptop?

I tried to install the manufacturer's driver for my model, however it does not work either... So i use my laptop without any hardware acceleration for the graphical part and it is a real pain, because even if my laptop is 3 year old, it should not break like this out of the blue. It was expansive, so I wanted it to last more than that...

If anyone can tell me what is the problem, I'll give some information about the laptop, when it crashed and what i tried to fix it.
It is an Asus A6JM with geforcego 7600
I was running on windows 7 RC since this OS show up with asus vista driver for my graphic card. My laptop is put on a laptop cooling device.
When the first crash occured, I was on battery and tried to launch Galaxy online (a free 2D rts). After this crash I got artifact at logon and then the BSOD. I could boot in safe mode (without any artifact when the OS was launched, still some at startup)
I wasn't sure if it was because of 7 but to be safe I format the laptop, then installed XP sp3.
I still had artifact at startup, but the OS launched proprely and I could use it. I tried to install the nvidia driver from ASUS (xp version this time), but I go the BSOD when the driver was loaded. So i assumed this was an hardware fault. I upgrade my bios with the lastest version found on the ASUS website, it didn't change anything... So I think the problem comes from my graphical card. I tried asking ASUS but I couldn't get any help from them because they told me my warranty was outdated.
So I'm asking everybody, is there anyway to fix it without changing an hardware part? Should I try flashing the graphic card firmware, if yes, does anyone have a clean firmware of the Nvidia GeforceGo 7600 512mb that comes in an ASUS A6JM.

For laptops only use the driver supplied by the laptop manufacturer. The
drivers available at the NVidia site should not be used for laptops. Laptop
manufacturers tend to tweak the chips on the laptops and have specific
drivers for their stuff.

[kivikivoom]

I don't know anything about computers but I am having the exact same problem.

Bought my laptop in 2007, worked fine until July 2009. I keep getting nvlddmkm.sys error & BSOD. I've tried every fix I can find on google, and none of them have worked. Now my computer won't even start up. I was thinking maybe I had to buy a new video card but then I read that doesn't even solve the problem. Just posting here to keep updated in case someone finds a fix.

I just started having this problem, too. After reading everything I could
find, I'm stumped. It does appear to be a Microsoft problem, and not an
nVidia issue.

[Phyriphiry]

How was the problem solved ?

I'm starting to have this problem also...

In my case: the hardware was stuck.

After reinstalling, restoring, trying very different scenario's, the videocard finally gave up and he didn't even boot anymore (not even in BIOS).

So I bought new videocard and everything went back to normal.

Nvidia cards work only two years and one month !! (one month after warranty period