Display driver update
I have NVIDIA display driver. I have downloaded the latest driver for it but
in the instructions says remove the old drivers before installing the new one. Do I need to do that? Wouldn't I run into trouble if I remove the old one? Appreciate a response! |
Display driver update
Do I need to do that?
It is certainly advisable to remove the old drivers before installing the new which is why nvidia recommend doping this. Wouldn't I run into trouble if I remove the old one? No, for the short time that you have no nvidia drivers installed your system will use the default vga drivers. The immediate consequence of this will be that your display will temporarily be at low resolution and low colour depth but once you have installed the new drivers you will be able to choose your preferred resolution and colour depth. -- Mike Maltby Chris wrote: I have NVIDIA display driver. I have downloaded the latest driver for it but in the instructions says remove the old drivers before installing the new one. Do I need to do that? Wouldn't I run into trouble if I remove the old one? Appreciate a response! |
Display driver update
Thanks Mike, as always! I did install the new driver and nothing major
happened. Of course, since I had the driver on the desktop I opted to do it in safe mode. At any rate it worked fine. Thanks again. "Mike M" wrote: Do I need to do that? It is certainly advisable to remove the old drivers before installing the new which is why nvidia recommend doping this. Wouldn't I run into trouble if I remove the old one? No, for the short time that you have no nvidia drivers installed your system will use the default vga drivers. The immediate consequence of this will be that your display will temporarily be at low resolution and low colour depth but once you have installed the new drivers you will be able to choose your preferred resolution and colour depth. -- Mike Maltby Chris wrote: I have NVIDIA display driver. I have downloaded the latest driver for it but in the instructions says remove the old drivers before installing the new one. Do I need to do that? Wouldn't I run into trouble if I remove the old one? Appreciate a response! |
Display driver update
Mike I guess I spoke too fast. Now I get a freezup and desktop goes black and
I have to reboot. At boot up when the splash screen comes and brings me the desktop I get the weard looking desktop with desktop recovery mode. Then I have to press it to regain my desktop. I noticed that NVIDIA has put an icon in the systray I guess called nwiz.exe. In the msconfig I disabled that to be running since I google searched and the opinion of some is that it does not need to be there. Upon removing the problem occurs again. One thing I noticed when removing the old NVIDIA in the add/remove programs that there were actually two, one driver was the latest one and one that does not want to be removed. So, I left the older one in there and installed the new one. Is this related to what I am going through? "Mike M" wrote: Do I need to do that? It is certainly advisable to remove the old drivers before installing the new which is why nvidia recommend doping this. Wouldn't I run into trouble if I remove the old one? No, for the short time that you have no nvidia drivers installed your system will use the default vga drivers. The immediate consequence of this will be that your display will temporarily be at low resolution and low colour depth but once you have installed the new drivers you will be able to choose your preferred resolution and colour depth. -- Mike Maltby Chris wrote: I have NVIDIA display driver. I have downloaded the latest driver for it but in the instructions says remove the old drivers before installing the new one. Do I need to do that? Wouldn't I run into trouble if I remove the old one? Appreciate a response! |
Display driver update
Unfortunately I had to resort to restoration because a lousy driver update
throw the PC into a madness. Before the update I had two NVIDIA in the add/remove program as such: NVIDIA display driver, and NVIDIA windows 95/98/ME display driver. NVIDIA protocol suggested removing the old one before installing the new one. Thus I removed the former and the latter refused to leave and I left it alone. The post installation might not have liked the left over driver, namely the NVIDIA Windows 95/98/ME display driver. So, as it stands the new one has to wait until further notice :-) ! "Chris" wrote: Mike I guess I spoke too fast. Now I get a freeze and desktop goes black and I have to reboot. At boot up when the splash screen comes and brings me the desktop I get the weird looking desktop with desktop recovery mode. Then I have to press it to regain my desktop. I noticed that NVIDIA has put an icon in the systray I guess called nwiz.exe. In the msconfig I disabled that to be running since I google searched and the opinion of some is that it does not need to be there. Upon removing the problem occurs again. One thing I noticed when removing the old NVIDIA in the add/remove programs that there were actually two, one driver was the latest one and one that does not want to be removed. So, I left the older one in there and installed the new one. Is this related to what I am going through? "Mike M" wrote: Do I need to do that? It is certainly advisable to remove the old drivers before installing the new which is why nvidia recommend doping this. Wouldn't I run into trouble if I remove the old one? No, for the short time that you have no nvidia drivers installed your system will use the default vga drivers. The immediate consequence of this will be that your display will temporarily be at low resolution and low colour depth but once you have installed the new drivers you will be able to choose your preferred resolution and colour depth. -- Mike Maltby Chris wrote: I have NVIDIA display driver. I have downloaded the latest driver for it but in the instructions says remove the old drivers before installing the new one. Do I need to do that? Wouldn't I run into trouble if I remove the old one? Appreciate a response! |
Display driver update
"Chris" wrote: I have NVIDIA display driver. I have downloaded the latest driver for it but in the instructions says remove the old drivers before installing the new one. Do I need to do that? Wouldn't I run into trouble if I remove the old one? Appreciate a response! |
Display driver update
My says that the display system is not working and so now only 4" -12" of my
10" - 12" screen are working. so it would be nice to have some feedback SOON. sorry if I sent this twice the type is so small I can't see much. |
Display driver update
Boot into Safe Mode (tapping the F8 key, the Ctrl key or the Shift key on
Start-up) and you should be able to see your screen in a workable size. Try running System restore and roll back to the last time the display looked good. Failing that, navigate into Device Manager and 'Remove' any/all Video Adapters shown in the list and then re-boot into Normal Mode. As it boots-up, it will ask you to point it to the correct Video Adapter Drivers - as originally supplied with your computer. These may have been supplied on a separate CD. Check out your User Manual Mart "julian" wrote in message ... My says that the display system is not working and so now only 4" -12" of my 10" - 12" screen are working. so it would be nice to have some feedback SOON. sorry if I sent this twice the type is so small I can't see much. |
Display driver update
Addendum.
..... looked good. Failing that, navigate into Device Manager ** IN SAFE MODE ** and 'Remove' any/all Video Adapters shown in the list and then re-boot into Normal Mode. etc... Mart "Mart" wrote in message ... Boot into Safe Mode (tapping the F8 key, the Ctrl key or the Shift key on Start-up) and you should be able to see your screen in a workable size. Try running System restore and roll back to the last time the display looked good. Failing that, navigate into Device Manager and 'Remove' any/all Video Adapters shown in the list and then re-boot into Normal Mode. As it boots-up, it will ask you to point it to the correct Video Adapter Drivers - as originally supplied with your computer. These may have been supplied on a separate CD. Check out your User Manual Mart "julian" wrote in message ... My says that the display system is not working and so now only 4" -12" of my 10" - 12" screen are working. so it would be nice to have some feedback SOON. sorry if I sent this twice the type is so small I can't see much. |
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