Having problems with my Nvidia Display driver

[BigGuy]

Hi everyone. Every once in a while my monitor will suddenly go blank and a few seconds will recover with the following error message, "Your Nvidia Display Driver has stopped working and has been recovered by Windows". I have tried uninstalling the driver and downloading the latest version from Nvidia, but it is still happening. I also made sure all the connections are plugged in securely. The GPU I have installed is the EVGA GTX 460 superclocked and I have an Asus P8P68 Deluxe motherboard with an i5 2500k CPU. I am not sure what step to take next and was hoping someone could help me out. Any help would be appreciated!

Thank you, BigGuy

PS I forgot to mention that I am running Windows 7 64bit.

[FunkY]

After many weeks of Googling, going through 100 threads, trying many of the solutions (some of which being ridiculous like reformatting, replacing hardware, etc.), I found ONE POST that suggested what I can now confirm fixes this problem. Not "it hasn't happened yet, keeping my fingers crossed", but actually fixed.

THE SOLUTION:

Nvidia Control Panel -> 3D Settings -> Set PhysX configuration -> Select a Physx processor -> choose your graphics card instead of leaving it on auto-select.

Source
http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=160277

Hope this helps!

[BigGuy]

Hi FunkY. Thanks a lot for your reply! I have just changed the setting in the Nvidia Control Panel and will see if it work for me too.

[FunkY]

Hi FunkY. Thanks a lot for your reply! I have just changed the setting in the Nvidia Control Panel and will see if it work for me too.

No problem BigGuy and glad to help. Let's hope this fix the problem!

[BigGuy]

No problem BigGuy and glad to help. Let's hope this fix the problem!

I will let you know if it does. Thanks again!

[A Guy]

Let us know, also not all drivers are created equal. I see discussion all the time about issues with newer drivers, and going back to version XXX. Which driver are you using currently? (Not important if FunkY's advice works). A Guy

[Bearcat]

Hi Buddy. I am pretty sure the method in FunkY's post will do the trick. I had to do the same thing last summer for my GTX 460 and it does work, but forgot all about it when we were putting your PC together. Your old Uncle's memory is pretty good, but it's awfully short!

[BigGuy]

So far the display driver hasn't stopped working since I changed the setting, so I am hoping the problem is taken care of.

@ A Guy I don't think it was the new driver causing the problem, because it started happening before I updated it.

[Bearcat]

So far the display driver hasn't stopped working since I changed the setting, so I am hoping the problem is taken care of.

I doubt whether you will have any more problems Buddy.

[BigGuy]

I doubt whether you will have any more problems Buddy.

I think you are right, as its been a day now and it hasn't happened once!

Thank you FunkY! You are the best!