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Susie Boffin

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08-13-2008 19:59

Whem I go to the Nvidia website to update my video card driver it tells me to uninstall the old driver first so I do that and my computer becomes unusable and there is no way to install a new driver as nothing works without a video driver. How do you install a new driver when uninstalling the old one makes it impossible to use your computer?

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Cristalle Karami

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08-13-2008 20:01

It won't be totally useless. You won't get a blank screen, it will just rely on some built in plug and play windows driver. In the device manager, use the uninstall driver button and remove the driver.

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Susie Boffin

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08-13-2008 20:07

From: Cristalle Karami

It won't be totally useless. You won't get a blank screen, it will just rely on some built in plug and play windows driver. In the device manager, use the uninstall driver button and remove the driver.[/QUOTE

I have no problem uninstalling the old driver. It's what happens after I do so.

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Phoenix Psaltery

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08-13-2008 20:12

Removing the video driver doesn't disable the computer. It just makes it ugly.

It will most likely default to 800*600, 256 colors, then you install the new drivers and reset it to the normal settings. If you're getting different results, Susie, something is seriously wrong.

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Susie Boffin

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08-13-2008 20:33

From: Phoenix Psaltery

Removing the video driver doesn't disable the computer. It just makes it ugly.

It will most likely default to 800*600, 256 colors, then you install the new drivers and reset it to the normal settings. If you're getting different results, Susie, something is seriously wrong.

P2

It makes it so ugly I have no way of getting back to the Nvidia website so I do a sysytem restore every time I try it which is yearly. I give up. I must be doing something wrong which is why I posted this in the first place but thank you Phoenix.

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SuezanneC Baskerville

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08-13-2008 21:18

There's not really any amount of ugly that would make it impossible to use. It might be unusable, but that would be because it's doing somthing like just showing diagonal lines, or has contrast too low to read, or something like that.

Could you describe what it looks like more clearly?

Could you take a picture of the screen with a camera and show us what it looks like?

Can you read it and run a browser and see the start menu?

Also, what kind of video card is it and what kind of monitor?

Also, if you know anyone convenient in RL that seems appropriate you might ask them to investigate.

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08-13-2008 21:20

Download the driver to your desktop first, then uninstall, reboot, and install.

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Cristalle Karami

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08-13-2008 22:32

have the driver setup running and waiting for you to go, uninstall the old driver, and then finish the installation of the new one.

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Susie Boffin

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08-14-2008 17:51

From: SuezanneC Baskerville

There's not really any amount of ugly that would make it impossible to use. It might be unusable, but that would be because it's doing somthing like just showing diagonal lines, or has contrast too low to read, or something like that.

Could you describe what it looks like more clearly?

Could you take a picture of the screen with a camera and show us what it looks like?

Can you read it and run a browser and see the start menu?

Also, what kind of video card is it and what kind of monitor?

Also, if you know anyone convenient in RL that seems appropriate you might ask them to investigate.

I have like a screen so huge that all I can see is about 1/10th of my desk top with a few giant icons. I see no way to ever get back to the download again. Speaking of the devil my trusty Nvidia6800 card died last night so I am on my husband's old notebook.

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Cristalle Karami

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08-14-2008 17:59

alt-tab is your friend. once the driver install is running just alt tab through all the running programs.

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Peggy Paperdoll

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08-14-2008 18:00

Right click anywhere on your desktop and (in Vista...........I forget what it is exactly in XP but it's similar) click "personalize" then "display settings". You can change the resolution there. It sounds like your monitor has a fairly large resident resident resolution and Window has given you a screen resolution of something like 640 x 480. Try something like 800 x 600 or maybe 1280 x 1024. That should give you enough screen viewing to find your way around enough to get your new driver installed.

Susie Boffin

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08-14-2008 18:07

Thanks folks. Once Dell sends me a new 6800 I'll try the suggestions you have all given me.

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Robot Poultry

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08-15-2008 19:28

From: Cristalle Karami

alt-tab is your friend. once the driver install is running just alt tab through all the running programs.

Driver uninstalls require a reboot to fully remove the driver. Otherwise it remains resident in memory.

OP: Just put the driver in a folder in My Documents or something. That way it's easy to get to.

How to install new video drivers
Susie Boffin Certified Nutcase Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 2,151	08-13-2008 19:59 Whem I go to the Nvidia website to update my video card driver it tells me to uninstall the old driver first so I do that and my computer becomes unusable and there is no way to install a new driver as nothing works without a video driver. How do you install a new driver when uninstalling the old one makes it impossible to use your computer? _____________________ "If you see a man approaching you with the obvious intent of doing you good, you should run for your life." - Henry David Thoreau
Cristalle Karami Lady of the House Join date: 4 Dec 2006 Posts: 6,222	08-13-2008 20:01 It won't be totally useless. You won't get a blank screen, it will just rely on some built in plug and play windows driver. In the device manager, use the uninstall driver button and remove the driver. _____________________ Affordable & beautiful apartments & homes starting at 150L/wk! Waterfront homes, 575L/wk & 300 prims! House of Cristalle low prim prefabs: secondlife://Cristalle/111/60 http://cristalleproperties.info http://careeningcristalle.blogspot.com - Careening, A SL Sailing Blog
Susie Boffin Certified Nutcase Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 2,151	08-13-2008 20:07 From: Cristalle Karami It won't be totally useless. You won't get a blank screen, it will just rely on some built in plug and play windows driver. In the device manager, use the uninstall driver button and remove the driver.[/QUOTE I have no problem uninstalling the old driver. It's what happens after I do so. _____________________ "If you see a man approaching you with the obvious intent of doing you good, you should run for your life." - Henry David Thoreau
Phoenix Psaltery Ninja Wizard Join date: 25 Feb 2005 Posts: 2,599	08-13-2008 20:12 Removing the video driver doesn't disable the computer. It just makes it ugly. It will most likely default to 800*600, 256 colors, then you install the new drivers and reset it to the normal settings. If you're getting different results, Susie, something is seriously wrong. P2 _____________________
Susie Boffin Certified Nutcase Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 2,151	08-13-2008 20:33 From: Phoenix Psaltery Removing the video driver doesn't disable the computer. It just makes it ugly. It will most likely default to 800*600, 256 colors, then you install the new drivers and reset it to the normal settings. If you're getting different results, Susie, something is seriously wrong. P2 It makes it so ugly I have no way of getting back to the Nvidia website so I do a sysytem restore every time I try it which is yearly. I give up. I must be doing something wrong which is why I posted this in the first place but thank you Phoenix. _____________________ "If you see a man approaching you with the obvious intent of doing you good, you should run for your life." - Henry David Thoreau
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	08-13-2008 21:18 There's not really any amount of ugly that would make it impossible to use. It might be unusable, but that would be because it's doing somthing like just showing diagonal lines, or has contrast too low to read, or something like that. Could you describe what it looks like more clearly? Could you take a picture of the screen with a camera and show us what it looks like? Can you read it and run a browser and see the start menu? Also, what kind of video card is it and what kind of monitor? Also, if you know anyone convenient in RL that seems appropriate you might ask them to investigate. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
Osprey Therian I want capslocklock Join date: 6 Jul 2004 Posts: 5,049	08-13-2008 21:20 Download the driver to your desktop first, then uninstall, reboot, and install. _____________________ http:www.atomic-raygun.com Combat Cards in Europa [url=http://slurl.com/secondlife/grignano/118/116/]The Photography Studio in Grignano[/url] Mud! Mud! Glorious mud! Nothing quite like it for cooling the blood. So, follow me, follow, down to the hollow, And there let us wallow in glorious mud. Flanders and Swan
Cristalle Karami Lady of the House Join date: 4 Dec 2006 Posts: 6,222	08-13-2008 22:32 have the driver setup running and waiting for you to go, uninstall the old driver, and then finish the installation of the new one. _____________________ Affordable & beautiful apartments & homes starting at 150L/wk! Waterfront homes, 575L/wk & 300 prims! House of Cristalle low prim prefabs: secondlife://Cristalle/111/60 http://cristalleproperties.info http://careeningcristalle.blogspot.com - Careening, A SL Sailing Blog
Susie Boffin Certified Nutcase Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 2,151	08-14-2008 17:51 From: SuezanneC Baskerville There's not really any amount of ugly that would make it impossible to use. It might be unusable, but that would be because it's doing somthing like just showing diagonal lines, or has contrast too low to read, or something like that. Could you describe what it looks like more clearly? Could you take a picture of the screen with a camera and show us what it looks like? Can you read it and run a browser and see the start menu? Also, what kind of video card is it and what kind of monitor? Also, if you know anyone convenient in RL that seems appropriate you might ask them to investigate. I have like a screen so huge that all I can see is about 1/10th of my desk top with a few giant icons. I see no way to ever get back to the download again. Speaking of the devil my trusty Nvidia6800 card died last night so I am on my husband's old notebook. _____________________ "If you see a man approaching you with the obvious intent of doing you good, you should run for your life." - Henry David Thoreau
Cristalle Karami Lady of the House Join date: 4 Dec 2006 Posts: 6,222	08-14-2008 17:59 alt-tab is your friend. once the driver install is running just alt tab through all the running programs. _____________________ Affordable & beautiful apartments & homes starting at 150L/wk! Waterfront homes, 575L/wk & 300 prims! House of Cristalle low prim prefabs: secondlife://Cristalle/111/60 http://cristalleproperties.info http://careeningcristalle.blogspot.com - Careening, A SL Sailing Blog
Peggy Paperdoll A Brat Join date: 15 Apr 2006 Posts: 4,383	08-14-2008 18:00 Right click anywhere on your desktop and (in Vista...........I forget what it is exactly in XP but it's similar) click "personalize" then "display settings". You can change the resolution there. It sounds like your monitor has a fairly large resident resident resolution and Window has given you a screen resolution of something like 640 x 480. Try something like 800 x 600 or maybe 1280 x 1024. That should give you enough screen viewing to find your way around enough to get your new driver installed.
Susie Boffin Certified Nutcase Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 2,151	08-14-2008 18:07 Thanks folks. Once Dell sends me a new 6800 I'll try the suggestions you have all given me. _____________________ "If you see a man approaching you with the obvious intent of doing you good, you should run for your life." - Henry David Thoreau
Robot Poultry Registered User Join date: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 208	08-15-2008 19:28 From: Cristalle Karami alt-tab is your friend. once the driver install is running just alt tab through all the running programs. Driver uninstalls require a reboot to fully remove the driver. Otherwise it remains resident in memory. OP: Just put the driver in a folder in My Documents or something. That way it's easy to get to.

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