Author Topic: Help (Read 909 times)

Curval · « **Reply #15 on:** November 19, 2003, 11:12:47 AM »

It is impossible to fix this thing on a bbs.

Please just can someone anser this question:

If I get rid of the NVidia card and install another video card..will all the regisrty entries that NVidia had placed in there affect the new card?

Wanker · « **Reply #16 on:** November 19, 2003, 11:16:12 AM »

It shouldn't interfere if you get an ATI Radeon. If you get another Nvidia, then you may have problems.

Curval · « **Reply #17 on:** November 19, 2003, 11:21:42 AM »

I can get a ATI Radion 9600 128 meg DDR Ram.

Will this be a decent card?

Swoop · « **Reply #18 on:** November 19, 2003, 11:49:16 AM »

Curv,

2 things.

1) XP has a 'driver rollback' feature that might help. If the card isn't listed in the hardware profile then try doing stuff to whatever is, there must be something listed as a video output device or the screen would stay blank. Generic VGA perhaps? Or does the motherboard you're using have an on board graphics chip it resorts to when numpties delete the registry

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2) Reinstalling XP is a doddle compared to buying and installing a new card. You can either over-right the current install (XP will pick up and support most of your currently installed applications) or you can create a new partition on your HDD and install XP to the new drive as a fresh install, XP will happily run dual boot until you remove the old install once the new one is running fine.

Curval · « **Reply #19 on:** November 19, 2003, 12:05:23 PM »

Swoop, I think the card was a lemon from the get-go.

Fresh install will not fix that fact. AH worked okay as did UV because they were low intensity graphics card programs (relatively speaking). All the first person shooters just were a nightmare with this card.

Plus...I have NO idea where the XP install disks are...and creating a partition? Are you mad? I hae no clue there.

I tried the driver roll-back thing..no go.

straffo · « **Reply #20 on:** November 19, 2003, 12:37:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Curval
I can get a ATI Radion 9600 128 meg DDR Ram.

Will this be a decent card?

it got a good price/performance ratio, I got one.

Btw looking at your troubles I'm affraid you can't escape a complete re-install of your PC

Curval · « **Reply #21 on:** November 19, 2003, 09:19:46 PM »

All hail ATI.

Card worked..now I'm playing everything at high quality levels. I knew I had a lemon on my hands before

Replicant · « **Reply #22 on:** November 20, 2003, 03:43:15 AM »

Still make sure to use the NV stray file remover as it can hinder the performance of the ATI card. I upgraded from a Ti4200 to a Radeon 9800 and after removing the stray nvidea files the performance went up even more.

Curval · « **Reply #23 on:** November 20, 2003, 03:45:50 PM »

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Originally posted by Replicant
Still make sure to use the NV stray file remover as it can hinder the performance of the ATI card. I upgraded from a Ti4200 to a Radeon 9800 and after removing the stray nvidea files the performance went up even more.

Did so Rut..thanks for the link.

It is like I have a whole new computer now...in fact I had to turn down my resolution in AH because it was weird flying with it set as high as it can go.