nvlddmkm, i despise you

Just last night, in the midst of writing, my laptop blacks outs, then comes back to life with the display split into 6 small grainy screens, with the almost impossible to read "display driver nvlddmkm stopped responding and has successfully recovered".

"Successfully", my ass.

Now I am plagued with random, intermittent blackouts and issues. Searching the web, I find that I am not alone.

I'm off to explore fixes and downloads and engage in cruel hope that all will be well - while my monitor works (yes, for me it's akin to a doomsday scifi short story - racing against the oncoming RANDOM meteor).