Possible Solution for Nvidia Crash - Display Driver nvlddmkm Stopped Responding

[Solomani 0]

I wanted to pass along a solution that I found for issues concerning constant crashing to desktop and Nvidia display driver errors. The game has been pretty much unplayable for me over the last 8 months. Here is a breakdown of what I discovered:

System Info:

Intel QuadCore 8 GB RAM

Vista 64 bit SP2

GeForce (PNY brand) GTX 460

Nvidia driver 314.22

DirectX 11.0

Arma2 OA 1.62

Default 'High' video setting (1920 x 1080 display and 1440 x 880 3D)

Symptoms:

Constant game crashing with corrupt video. Windows reports "Display driver nvlddmkm has stopped responding and has recovered"

Variable length of play time before the crash occurs.

Occurs in Arma2 1.11, Arma OA 1.62, and Arma OA 1.62 latest beta

Troubleshooting:

Changing resolution, 3D resolution, or display distance has no effect.

Nvidia driver rollbacks to 301 have no effect.

Game and video card driver re-installs have no effect.

Changing power management (both Vista and Nvidia control panel) has no effect.

Discovered Workaround:

Change the game's video settings for 'Antialiasing' from 'Normal' to '6' or to 'Disabled'. For me, the game looks virtually the same with 6 as it does with Normal.

Game play has returned to normal. Yeah!!!

Hope this helps some folks out. :)