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Updating video card drivers HELP
On Tue, 3 Apr 2007 21:50:02 -0700, drheywoodfloyd
wrote: Just found this series of messages, and I'm having more or less the same problem. 4-5 daily crashes and lock-ups since I purchased this new computer (on 3.14), but I believe the problem is my NVIDIA graphics card. I have found the beta driver update at their site, but, as has been mentioned here, I'm to uninstall the old one first. However, I can't find it listed among my "uninstall programs" list. Also, a search for "NVIDIA" lists nothing. According to the packaging on my system, I should have a GeForce 6150SE installed, but a deeper look in Vista states a GeForce 6100 nForce 430. Odd? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Generally, if you have nVidia drivers installed they should show up under Programs and Features and you should be able to unistall. If you don't have this, it's possible that don't have anything but the MS video drivers installed. ----------- ---- --- -- - - - - Cheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/ |
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Updating video card drivers HELP
I did find the driver via device manager:"NVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 430
(Microsoft Corporation - WDDM)". I assume because it's listed as "working properly" that it's installed. I'll give this a go when I have a chance. Thanks, I'll post what happens. "Steve Jain" wrote: On Tue, 3 Apr 2007 21:50:02 -0700, drheywoodfloyd wrote: Just found this series of messages, and I'm having more or less the same problem. 4-5 daily crashes and lock-ups since I purchased this new computer (on 3.14), but I believe the problem is my NVIDIA graphics card. I have found the beta driver update at their site, but, as has been mentioned here, I'm to uninstall the old one first. However, I can't find it listed among my "uninstall programs" list. Also, a search for "NVIDIA" lists nothing. According to the packaging on my system, I should have a GeForce 6150SE installed, but a deeper look in Vista states a GeForce 6100 nForce 430. Odd? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Generally, if you have nVidia drivers installed they should show up under Programs and Features and you should be able to unistall. If you don't have this, it's possible that don't have anything but the MS video drivers installed. ----------- ---- --- -- - - - - Cheers, Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP http://vpc.essjae.com/ |
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Updating video card drivers HELP
"drheywoodfloyd" wrote:
I did find the driver via device manager:"NVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 430 (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM)". I assume because it's listed as "working properly" that it's installed. I'll give this a go when I have a chance. Thanks, I'll post what happens. Is that an on-board gpu from the motherboard? Looks like it from the name. So there is no way to disable the auto driver install at all? How about the location that Vista searches? Can I change a folder name that it is in to make it not look for new drivers? |
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Updating video card drivers HELP
"neverforget" wrote: So, if I understand you correctly, the current drivers do not need to be uninstalled before installing the new NVIDIA video drivers? Thanks, Ron "Dean-Dean" wrote: This is by design after uninstalling the old driver, otherwise you'd be looking at a blank moniter, and be unable to install your new driver. Vista's default driver will upgrade/go away when you perform the new installation. "Agent" wrote: I just downloaded the latest nvidia drivers....After uninstalling the old ones from Vista....vista automatically installs the default drivers thus the only way for me to update is to install the drivers on top of vista's default drivers. is there a way to disable the auto update/install feature on vista so i can update my video card drivers with the latest? ty |
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