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Title: HELP!!!!!!!! driver install
Post by: Mustaine on August 27, 2005, 08:07:29 PM

this is stupid, but i can not get around it HELP!!!

updating drivers for a buddy's computer (nvidia MX card)

uninstall old drivers, it makes me re-boot.

upon boot, "new device found" blah blah blah, i can NOT get it to STOP automatically installing the old POS drivers (like version 21 somethign)

i will not install drivers over others, as it is bad, and now im fugged. i can not get rid of the 21.xx

isn't there a way to STOP windoze from doing this automatically!??!?!


HELP HELP HELP!!!!1

Title: HELP!!!!!!!! driver install
Post by: Sandman on August 27, 2005, 08:39:19 PM

Why not install new drivers over the old?

I do it all the time.

Title: HELP!!!!!!!! driver install
Post by: Waffle on August 27, 2005, 08:46:27 PM

hit cancel...

Title: HELP!!!!!!!! driver install
Post by: SuperDud on August 27, 2005, 08:48:00 PM

Ive always installed over old 1's? Why wouldn't you do this?

Title: HELP!!!!!!!! driver install
Post by: WMLute on August 27, 2005, 09:11:56 PM

ok.... here's how it should go.

1st off, u need Detonator Destroyer from Guru3d

LINK (http://www.guru3d.com/detonator-destroyer/)

basically, you launch D.D., then it tells you to go to add/remove in ctrl panel, remove Nvidia drivers, then BACK to D.D. and let it clean out the reamains.

THEN, upon reboot, you NEED to set it up for STANDARD VGA drivers.  That most important.

THEN after you reboot again, you are then able to install the new drivers fresh.

I'll be here for a bit, p.m. me, or reply if ya' need more help.

(heck, just click the D.D. link, it basically says what I just posted.  shoulda just copy / pasted it durn it...)

Title: HELP!!!!!!!! driver install
Post by: StarOfAfrica2 on August 27, 2005, 09:17:56 PM

The reason you shouldnt install over old drivers is sometimes Windows gets confused during the install process and leaves an old file instead of overwriting it.  If the files are the same name and the same size, it might not overwrite the old one, leaving you with a hodge-podge of new and old files in your driver setup.  Plus, by uninstalling first you "clean out" the registry entries (supposedly) and then when new ones are installed the registry is reset to point to the new driver files.  Same with Direct X, but it's even easier to get screwed up so I usually reinstall DX after every driver change just to be safe.

Title: HELP!!!!!!!! driver install
Post by: Mustaine on August 27, 2005, 09:48:24 PM

Quote

Originally posted by WMLute
ok.... here's how it should go.

1st off, u need Detonator Destroyer from Guru3d

LINK (http://www.guru3d.com/detonator-destroyer/)

basically, you launch D.D., then it tells you to go to add/remove in ctrl panel, remove Nvidia drivers, then BACK to D.D. and let it clean out the reamains.

THEN, upon reboot, you NEED to set it up for STANDARD VGA drivers.  That most important.

THEN after you reboot again, you are then able to install the new drivers fresh.

I'll be here for a bit, p.m. me, or reply if ya' need more help.

(heck, just click the D.D. link, it basically says what I just posted.  shoulda just copy / pasted it durn it...)

thank you !! that stopped it, and all is good now.