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Old September 7th 04, 05:18 PM
Ben Snyder
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Default Nvidia driver problem

My 600 mhz desktop system locks up after a short time of
usage. When this happens, I can only shut the machine off
via the switch. It seems to stem from the PCI Nvidia
graphics card I installed. I downloaded the newest driver
from Nvidia's website, but this was no help. Every bootup,
the message comes up saying "new PCI video driver
detected". In "My Computer"/"System", I finally have it so
there are not 2 drivers listed (one with an exclamation
point), under "Display".Windows will look for the correct
driver". I click "cancel" at this message, and the bootup
continues normally. If I let Windows search for
the "better" driver, select and install it, it plays havoc
with the machine (boots to Safe mode, won't display
greater than 256 colors, etc.- much playing around then
needed to get even the half-assed performance described
above). It's possible that the driver conflicts with
NetZero vers. 7.0 software---but these types of video
driver problems have existed at different times even
prior to NetZero.
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Old September 7th 04, 05:38 PM
Bill Sumrall
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Can't help, but same problem more or less here. I have to use my old
original (2001) drivers to get my TNT2 Model 64 to work. Have given up
on updating drivers as buggers up computer. I'll get a new card &
drivers someday I guess.
Bill
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On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 09:18:48 -0700, "Ben Snyder"
wrote:

My 600 mhz desktop system locks up after a short time of
usage. When this happens, I can only shut the machine off
via the switch. It seems to stem from the PCI Nvidia
graphics card I installed. I downloaded the newest driver
from Nvidia's website, but this was no help. Every bootup,
the message comes up saying "new PCI video driver
detected". In "My Computer"/"System", I finally have it so
there are not 2 drivers listed (one with an exclamation
point), under "Display".Windows will look for the correct
driver". I click "cancel" at this message, and the bootup
continues normally. If I let Windows search for
the "better" driver, select and install it, it plays havoc
with the machine (boots to Safe mode, won't display
greater than 256 colors, etc.- much playing around then
needed to get even the half-assed performance described
above). It's possible that the driver conflicts with
NetZero vers. 7.0 software---but these types of video
driver problems have existed at different times even
prior to NetZero.


Bill
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Old September 7th 04, 05:59 PM
oops!!
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Ben,

I would agree with Bill, older cards usually work better with older =
drivers.

Anyway, you could bootup in Safe Mode and search Device Manager for =
multiple entries under Display Adapter, delete them ALL and reboot, =
letting Windows reinstall the drivers.

Zee




"Bill Sumrall" wrote in message =
...
Can't help, but same problem more or less here. I have to use my old
original (2001) drivers to get my TNT2 Model 64 to work. Have given up
on updating drivers as buggers up computer. I'll get a new card &
drivers someday I guess.
Bill
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On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 09:18:48 -0700, "Ben Snyder"
wrote:
=20
My 600 mhz desktop system locks up after a short time of=20
usage. When this happens, I can only shut the machine off=20
via the switch. It seems to stem from the PCI Nvidia=20
graphics card I installed. I downloaded the newest driver=20
from Nvidia's website, but this was no help. Every bootup,=20
the message comes up saying "new PCI video driver=20
detected". In "My Computer"/"System", I finally have it so=20
there are not 2 drivers listed (one with an exclamation=20
point), under "Display".Windows will look for the correct=20
driver". I click "cancel" at this message, and the bootup=20
continues normally. If I let Windows search for=20
the "better" driver, select and install it, it plays havoc=20
with the machine (boots to Safe mode, won't display=20
greater than 256 colors, etc.- much playing around then=20
needed to get even the half-assed performance described=20
above). It's possible that the driver conflicts with=20
NetZero vers. 7.0 software---but these types of video=20
driver problems have existed at different times even=20
prior to NetZero.

=20
Bill

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Old September 7th 04, 08:39 PM
Heather
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I managed to install new Nvidia drivers last week......yahoo!! But I chose
to install version 45.83 instead of the newest ones......having learned long
ago that the newest of anything is not always the best!! Try removing them
and go to a lower version.

Cheers.....Heather

"oops!!" wrote in message
...

Ben,

I would agree with Bill, older cards usually work better with older drivers.

Anyway, you could bootup in Safe Mode and search Device Manager for multiple
entries under Display Adapter, delete them ALL and reboot, letting Windows
reinstall the drivers.

Zee




"Bill Sumrall" wrote in message
...
Can't help, but same problem more or less here. I have to use my old
original (2001) drivers to get my TNT2 Model 64 to work. Have given up
on updating drivers as buggers up computer. I'll get a new card &
drivers someday I guess.
Bill
------

On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 09:18:48 -0700, "Ben Snyder"
wrote:

My 600 mhz desktop system locks up after a short time of
usage. When this happens, I can only shut the machine off
via the switch. It seems to stem from the PCI Nvidia
graphics card I installed. I downloaded the newest driver
from Nvidia's website, but this was no help. Every bootup,
the message comes up saying "new PCI video driver
detected". In "My Computer"/"System", I finally have it so
there are not 2 drivers listed (one with an exclamation
point), under "Display".Windows will look for the correct
driver". I click "cancel" at this message, and the bootup
continues normally. If I let Windows search for
the "better" driver, select and install it, it plays havoc
with the machine (boots to Safe mode, won't display
greater than 256 colors, etc.- much playing around then
needed to get even the half-assed performance described
above). It's possible that the driver conflicts with
NetZero vers. 7.0 software---but these types of video
driver problems have existed at different times even
prior to NetZero.


Bill



 




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