Best Way to install nvidia drivers?

Hello experts! As someone who does not change video drivers very much, I
wanted to get your inputs on the best way to change nvidia drivers?

I am currently using a 4 year old system with windows ME (I know I should
change this OP or better yet build a new system) with a 866Mhz P3. My old
video card is a Leadtek GTS2 (32Mb) and I just upgraded from driver 30.82 to
45.23 only because of Myst IV needed something to support direct x 9.0c and
required better than 30.82. (I do realize that driver 45.23 does not
support direct x 9.0c, but it works). I did try the latest 61.76 but had
problems with the blue screen of death.

Any way, nvidia says to uninstall the drivers through the control panel,
reboot into a standard VGA mode and then install whatever driver you choose
and reboot again. Is this how all of you do it or do you just install the
driver while in windows and reboot?

Also, if you don't mind, what is the difference in driver versions 30.xx vs
40.xx vs 50.xx and now 60.xx of is there a summary sheet of this posted in
general.

Thanks for your input.

I have always just double-clicked the new driver download and let the
installer do it's thing...never a problem but I'm on XP also. When you
mentioned BSOD it brought back "fond" memories of my WinME times....

--

Charlie
Ham Radio - AB7SL
www.492acousticblues.com



"Randy" wrote in message
...
Hello experts! As someone who does not change video drivers very much, I
wanted to get your inputs on the best way to change nvidia drivers?

I am currently using a 4 year old system with windows ME (I know I should
change this OP or better yet build a new system) with a 866Mhz P3. My old
video card is a Leadtek GTS2 (32Mb) and I just upgraded from driver 30.82
to
45.23 only because of Myst IV needed something to support direct x 9.0c
and
required better than 30.82. (I do realize that driver 45.23 does not
support direct x 9.0c, but it works). I did try the latest 61.76 but had
problems with the blue screen of death.

Any way, nvidia says to uninstall the drivers through the control panel,
reboot into a standard VGA mode and then install whatever driver you
choose
and reboot again. Is this how all of you do it or do you just install the
driver while in windows and reboot?

Also, if you don't mind, what is the difference in driver versions 30.xx
vs
40.xx vs 50.xx and now 60.xx of is there a summary sheet of this posted in
general.

Thanks for your input.

Yeah, I used to do it that way. Now I have Nvidia WDM drivers stuck on my
XP load. Can't get them off now. Best way is to go into control panel, add
remove programs, unistall previous drivers, select "I will restart later"
until all drivers are uninstalled. Then reboot. Windows will try to reload
a video driver when plug and play activates. Cancel through those and let
the system fall back into a vga safe driver. Then run the new driver
executible and follow the instructions. That's all.

DaveL


"Charlie" wrote in message
...
I have always just double-clicked the new driver download and let the
installer do it's thing...never a problem but I'm on XP also. When you
mentioned BSOD it brought back "fond" memories of my WinME times....

--

Charlie
Ham Radio - AB7SL
www.492acousticblues.com



"Randy" wrote in message
...
Hello experts! As someone who does not change video drivers very much,
I
wanted to get your inputs on the best way to change nvidia drivers?

I am currently using a 4 year old system with windows ME (I know I
should
change this OP or better yet build a new system) with a 866Mhz P3. My
old
video card is a Leadtek GTS2 (32Mb) and I just upgraded from driver
30.82
to
45.23 only because of Myst IV needed something to support direct x 9.0c
and
required better than 30.82. (I do realize that driver 45.23 does not
support direct x 9.0c, but it works). I did try the latest 61.76 but
had
problems with the blue screen of death.

Any way, nvidia says to uninstall the drivers through the control panel,
reboot into a standard VGA mode and then install whatever driver you
choose
and reboot again. Is this how all of you do it or do you just install
the
driver while in windows and reboot?

Also, if you don't mind, what is the difference in driver versions 30.xx
vs
40.xx vs 50.xx and now 60.xx of is there a summary sheet of this posted
in
general.

Thanks for your input.

There are programs that will clean out remnants from old Nvidia
drivers that stick around after doing the uninstall thingy. Do a
search for Driver Cleaner 3.3. Print out the readme file and go for
it. There are other programs that do this - I will let others here
help you.


On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 09:43:47 -0800, "Randy"
wrote:

Hello experts! As someone who does not change video drivers very much, I
wanted to get your inputs on the best way to change nvidia drivers?

I am currently using a 4 year old system with windows ME (I know I should
change this OP or better yet build a new system) with a 866Mhz P3. My old
video card is a Leadtek GTS2 (32Mb) and I just upgraded from driver 30.82 to
45.23 only because of Myst IV needed something to support direct x 9.0c and
required better than 30.82. (I do realize that driver 45.23 does not
support direct x 9.0c, but it works). I did try the latest 61.76 but had
problems with the blue screen of death.

Any way, nvidia says to uninstall the drivers through the control panel,
reboot into a standard VGA mode and then install whatever driver you choose
and reboot again. Is this how all of you do it or do you just install the
driver while in windows and reboot?

Also, if you don't mind, what is the difference in driver versions 30.xx vs
40.xx vs 50.xx and now 60.xx of is there a summary sheet of this posted in
general.

Thanks for your input.