Take the card out and look at it.

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"j lunis" wrote in message
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David B. wrote:
By brand I meant the mfg of the card, it uses an Nvidia chipset but
Nvidia doesn't mfg graphics cards, only the chipset.

Don't know. How do I tell?

Take the card out and look at it.

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"j lunis" wrote in message
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David B. wrote:
By brand I meant the mfg of the card, it uses an Nvidia chipset but
Nvidia doesn't mfg graphics cards, only the chipset.

Don't know. How do I tell?

If you uninstall & remove the Nvidia driver, the PC "should "use a default
Microsoft VGA/SVGA driver. Caviats are that a much lower resolution will be
used.
Your best bet is to obtain an appropriate driver from Nvidia. Why your HP
driver copy is "corrupt" is beyond my knowledge, other than to say that this
does occasionally happen.
Usually, modern download methods and supporting software keep this from
occurring. It's possible that you might have additional problems that result
in file corruption.

"Just curious. If I have no graphics card driver and boot up, can I see
the display on the monitor?"


"j lunis" wrote in message
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Mike Hall - MVP wrote:

"j lunis" wrote in message
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John Galt wrote:
j lunis wrote:

Vista Home Addition
HP PC
A while back I began getting a BSOD about a nVidia graphics card
driver. Finally (kinda) resolved that by going to the nVidia web page
and Dling/installing the latest driver. However, two problems
persist.

Is your video card different than what originally came with the
computer? If not, then you should have gotten your driver from the HP
website.

Yup. OEM. I did get a driver but it allegedly corrupted which is what
sent me to the nVidia web site.





minor - I can not use any Direct3D screensaver - keep getting "The
screen saver can't run because it requires a newer video card or one
that's compatible with Direct3D."

major - my PC is MUCH slower - that is, for example, when I open
Explorer, it takes ~ 45 sec. to a minute to open as opposed to nearly
instantly before the BSOD. on startup, icons on the desktop show up
as white objects and slowly change to the actual icon image a few at a
time. Before this, icons initially (instantly) appeared as the actual
icon.

HP had me reomve the video card and wait for a beep - none - and
remove the RAM cards and wait for a beep - one short, one long.
Now they want me to do a System Restore. I am not at all interested
in this. Previous attempts have resulted in reinstalling
programs/settings over several days - time I do not have.
Any ideas on troubleshooting/resolving this? Can I confirm a good
nVidia card? Could it be a driver problem?

Uninstall the nVidia drivers.. shut down the machine.. remove the video
card.. reboot the machine.. shut down again.. re-install the video
card.. install the latest video drivers


Just curious. If I have no graphics card driver and boot up, can I see
the display on the monitor?

If you uninstall & remove the Nvidia driver, the PC "should "use a default
Microsoft VGA/SVGA driver. Caviats are that a much lower resolution will be
used.
Your best bet is to obtain an appropriate driver from Nvidia. Why your HP
driver copy is "corrupt" is beyond my knowledge, other than to say that this
does occasionally happen.
Usually, modern download methods and supporting software keep this from
occurring. It's possible that you might have additional problems that result
in file corruption.

"Just curious. If I have no graphics card driver and boot up, can I see
the display on the monitor?"


"j lunis" wrote in message
...
Mike Hall - MVP wrote:

"j lunis" wrote in message
...
John Galt wrote:
j lunis wrote:

Vista Home Addition
HP PC
A while back I began getting a BSOD about a nVidia graphics card
driver. Finally (kinda) resolved that by going to the nVidia web page
and Dling/installing the latest driver. However, two problems
persist.

Is your video card different than what originally came with the
computer? If not, then you should have gotten your driver from the HP
website.

Yup. OEM. I did get a driver but it allegedly corrupted which is what
sent me to the nVidia web site.





minor - I can not use any Direct3D screensaver - keep getting "The
screen saver can't run because it requires a newer video card or one
that's compatible with Direct3D."

major - my PC is MUCH slower - that is, for example, when I open
Explorer, it takes ~ 45 sec. to a minute to open as opposed to nearly
instantly before the BSOD. on startup, icons on the desktop show up
as white objects and slowly change to the actual icon image a few at a
time. Before this, icons initially (instantly) appeared as the actual
icon.

HP had me reomve the video card and wait for a beep - none - and
remove the RAM cards and wait for a beep - one short, one long.
Now they want me to do a System Restore. I am not at all interested
in this. Previous attempts have resulted in reinstalling
programs/settings over several days - time I do not have.
Any ideas on troubleshooting/resolving this? Can I confirm a good
nVidia card? Could it be a driver problem?

Uninstall the nVidia drivers.. shut down the machine.. remove the video
card.. reboot the machine.. shut down again.. re-install the video
card.. install the latest video drivers


Just curious. If I have no graphics card driver and boot up, can I see
the display on the monitor?

Mike Hall - MVP wrote:

"j lunis" wrote in message
...
John Galt wrote:
j lunis wrote:

Vista Home Addition
HP PC
A while back I began getting a BSOD about a nVidia graphics card
driver. Finally (kinda) resolved that by going to the nVidia web
page and Dling/installing the latest driver. However, two problems
persist.

Is your video card different than what originally came with the
computer? If not, then you should have gotten your driver from the HP
website.

Yup. OEM. I did get a driver but it allegedly corrupted which is what
sent me to the nVidia web site.





minor - I can not use any Direct3D screensaver - keep getting "The
screen saver can't run because it requires a newer video card or one
that's compatible with Direct3D."

major - my PC is MUCH slower - that is, for example, when I open
Explorer, it takes ~ 45 sec. to a minute to open as opposed to
nearly instantly before the BSOD. on startup, icons on the desktop
show up as white objects and slowly change to the actual icon image
a few at a time. Before this, icons initially (instantly) appeared
as the actual icon.

HP had me reomve the video card and wait for a beep - none - and
remove the RAM cards and wait for a beep - one short, one long.
Now they want me to do a System Restore. I am not at all interested
in this. Previous attempts have resulted in reinstalling
programs/settings over several days - time I do not have.
Any ideas on troubleshooting/resolving this? Can I confirm a good
nVidia card? Could it be a driver problem?

Uninstall the nVidia drivers.. shut down the machine.. remove the video
card.. reboot the machine.. shut down again.. re-install the video
card.. install the latest video drivers


worked perfectly, thanks

Mike Hall - MVP wrote:

"j lunis" wrote in message
...
John Galt wrote:
j lunis wrote:

Vista Home Addition
HP PC
A while back I began getting a BSOD about a nVidia graphics card
driver. Finally (kinda) resolved that by going to the nVidia web
page and Dling/installing the latest driver. However, two problems
persist.

Is your video card different than what originally came with the
computer? If not, then you should have gotten your driver from the HP
website.

Yup. OEM. I did get a driver but it allegedly corrupted which is what
sent me to the nVidia web site.





minor - I can not use any Direct3D screensaver - keep getting "The
screen saver can't run because it requires a newer video card or one
that's compatible with Direct3D."

major - my PC is MUCH slower - that is, for example, when I open
Explorer, it takes ~ 45 sec. to a minute to open as opposed to
nearly instantly before the BSOD. on startup, icons on the desktop
show up as white objects and slowly change to the actual icon image
a few at a time. Before this, icons initially (instantly) appeared
as the actual icon.

HP had me reomve the video card and wait for a beep - none - and
remove the RAM cards and wait for a beep - one short, one long.
Now they want me to do a System Restore. I am not at all interested
in this. Previous attempts have resulted in reinstalling
programs/settings over several days - time I do not have.
Any ideas on troubleshooting/resolving this? Can I confirm a good
nVidia card? Could it be a driver problem?

Uninstall the nVidia drivers.. shut down the machine.. remove the video
card.. reboot the machine.. shut down again.. re-install the video
card.. install the latest video drivers


worked perfectly, thanks