geforce driver problem

[hyena426]

i got a problem with 2 diffrent computers that are my freinds,,,,,,,,,they both have geforce 2 mx tv outs 64mb,,,,i got the same,,but mine aint a tv out,,,,,,,but for some reason there computer is tring to use wrong driver for aces high, i have erased aces high on there computers file and all,reoaded,it still dont find his right drivers,so i reloaded his 3d drivers, said card is working fine, go reload aces high and its still picking up this one and only driver saying microsoft 3d {generic setting 3d i think}, how do i get aces high to read the right divers?,,its on 2 diffrent computers same card,,same problem

[SKurj]

it won't display the geforce mx video card in card selection.

it says primary display adapter or something like that and thats fine
If they are having problems, .. its not likely this has anything to with it

i used to use a gf2 mx 32mb, it displayed the generic
I now use a gf4 mx and it still displays generic
but the game always has worked fine


SKurj

[hyena426]

well the problem is,,it runs jerky now on there computers,,,when one computer it use to run just fine and dandy,,,but now it shows generic drivers after reloading aces high because he erased it for a while,,and his computer has bad grafics lag now,,its a pentuim4,,1.8,,,it shouldnt lag,,,and everything checks out fine,,,gots me a little stumped,,because i just seen it happen on both computers,,,and they both got grafics lag now,,when they didnt in the first place,,,,is it a driver problem,,or just the game?,,or just the card?,,need a geforce tech i guess,,lol

[SKurj]

Perhaps its video settings..

make sure 3d Antialiasing is off
and their game resolution matches their desktop res


SKurj

[sprint]

Maybe you need to start all over

sprint

[hyena426]

ya,,i checked the normal stuff,,like reloading the game,,,,,reloading 3d drivers,,,,umm,,only thing left is to reformat his hole computer,,,which mite be the only thing,,besides getting a new 3dcard,,,,i never had this trouble before,,and i know my way around machines pretty good,,i dont know why aces high dont let you chose your own 3d driver,,,because i know thats the problem,,it just aint reconizing his 3d card right,,,,but in windows it says everything with the geforce is working fine,,,i mite just unload drivers and unplug 3d card and reinstall it like i got it out of a store and stuck it in the computer,,,,thx for the help everyone,,i was hoping some one would have a fast and easy anser,,but,,computers are never too easy:P

[vorticon]

im usinbg a geforce2 graphics card and i havent had a single problem since i updated my driver (used to get resets and all sorts of crud)

download the updated driver from wherever you get it from it should work

if not then

get rid of all graphics card drivers FOR ANY graphics card that is or was on the computer then install ONLY the geforce2 driver. (cant read the wrong driver if theres only one)

if that doesnt work then i cant help you

[BigMax]

Hyena,

Go to The Guru of 3D WebPage and read about the Detonator Destroyer program.  It should help you out.  The sight has a ton of info about nVidia Drivers.  They seem to NOT uninstall properly, when you update your drivers.  There are step-by-step instructions to help you get it resolved.

I had a GF2 MX that had tons of problems too... Mostly with Win2K.  You must also ensure that you have the proper Monitor driver (Just as important as your VidCard Driver).

Check the sight I referred to and your monitor drivers... I'll check back in here later...

Cyas Up!

[hyena426]

ok,,thx for the help everyone,,,,im going to try all the ideas,,i thought about whiping all the vid card drivers out for there windows,,,,my 3dcard has never had a problem like this,,,,,,,,but 2 of my freinds like i said having the same problem,,i figured the luck in that about 1 in a million,,so i though maybe some one had the same problem before,,,and they both got windows xp

[JustJim]

Try Reformatting And Using Win 98 SE  I Believe My Tech When He Says OS's After That One Dont Handle Games As Well.
Also Take Into Consideration It May Be Time For A Format, I Upgrade My Hardware Constantly And Every 2 Parts I Replace Is Followed By  A Format For A Fresh Start.  Never Have Conflicts Or Serious Problems Just Need A Tweak Here And There.
Good Luck I Hope It Works Out .

[hyena426]

well,,he has to run windows xp,,,he gots over 512megs of ram ,,,he gots 768 megs of ram bus pc1200 i beleve and only windows xp and win me and 2000 will run that much and more memory right?,,,,and the computer aint very old,,about 6months,,,im going to have him reformat it and hope for the best,,if it dont help,,im going to tell him just to pick up a geforce 4,,,,thanks for all the tech help everyone

[sprint]

Win 98 SE can handle more than 512 megs of ram .. just needs a little tweak ..no big deal.

sprint

[hyena426]

but can win 98 e handle 2 or 3 gigs of mem?,,,because he is planning to put atleast 2 gigs in there{even know it aint needed},,lol

[sprint]

I found this in my notes .. windows 98 doesn't like 512 mb of ram and you have to make some minor changes. At lest this thats my understanding.

"In your windows dir.find system.ini open it. scroll down.

paste this in under vcache, it makes windoze 98 reconise more than 389 or whatever ram.

[vcache]
maxfilecache=65536
chunksize=512"

The maxfilecache might have to be adjusted somewhat for 2 gigs of ram... I'll have to check

He shold consider a dual boot setup

sprint

[SKurj]

Hyena it won't let u select anything but Primary display driver under windows XP, I know that for a fact...

Different older drivers may well be different i cannot confirm.

But as I said above my card(s)  (Gf2mx and gf4mx) only reports primary display device, in many games, with NO ill effects.


SKurj