Windows Vista crashing with bluescreen on nvlddmkm.sys on boot

**Mr Frances** · 08-09-2007

I am using a Nvidia 7600GT GPU in my system. I am having a 4GB RAM and Windows Vista Ultimate. It is a new system. I and friend are making a new system for gaming purpose. We had planned to use XP then later on drop the idea of using it. We thought Vista will be much better. After installation things went fine. It almost 4 months the system is is working nicely. There were certain updates that I had seen in the morning. I had allowed the installation. At evening when I went to check the system it crashes on nvlddmkm.sys. I am not sure about the file. But I think this would be about the graphic. Some new Windows Update has screwed up the driver.

**CoYoTeA** · 11-09-2007

This happens to me before. I am too having a Nvidia card and Windows Update has screwed the driver. It looks it download some kind of incompatible files or simply replace the. The .sys file that you had mentioned in the display driver. To fix that there are two things you can do. Run System Restore. If that does not work then you have to go Control Panel and uninstall the updates. Later on visit nvidia site and update the gpu driver.

**Patter-Son** · 12-09-2007

That is the reason I only install those updates which are very important. Ample of Windows Update the performance of a regular system. I have to do a number of things to fix the problem. The last thing remember that even after removing Windows update I was not able to get the right resolution. Again Windows locate those updates and install them back. This is very annoying. So kept the updates on manually. After a clean Vista installation the system looks to be working well.

**Janairo** · 19-10-2007

I am having a ATi gpu. It is some X1600 AGP card. It is quiet older device that I am using and still it is working. After Windows update the card caused blue screen error and till today I am not able to fix the same. Windows Update has screwed the old drivers and till today I am not able to find the same. So somehow for new cards it is possible to reupdate the drivers and fix this kind of issue. That is the reason you have System Restore feature. It allows you to revert back to old settings.

**SMichael** · 15-02-2008

Go on Microsoft and look for some hot fix. That will fix the problem. Microsoft released certain fixes which resolves issue of bluescreen cause due to updates. I got one article that I had used some time before and bookmarked it.

The screen may go blank when you try to upgrade the video driver on a Windows Vista-based computer