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| Uninstall/install graphics driver Could you help me with the steps necessary? How do I uninstall? In safe mode? How do I install? Thank you and Merry Xmas. |
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| Re: Uninstall/install graphics driver The normal procedure would be to go to Control Panel/add&remove from there remove the old video drivers...if your changing Video Card you also should go to MyComputer/Hardware/Device Manager and remove the old video device....shut down and remove old card.....install new card reboot Let XP detect and install generic XP drivers then install the new video drivers peter "Qimi" <open@closed.com> wrote in message news:%23PiN7G5JHHA.1912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Could you help me with the steps necessary? > > How do I uninstall? In safe mode? How do I install? > > Thank you and Merry Xmas. > > > |
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| Re: Uninstall/install graphics driver Thanks It is the same video card. Problem is there is no entry for it in Add/Remove. So what do I do? Uninstall in Device Manager? Thanks "peter" <peterk@nowhere.net> a écrit dans le message de news: z3Bjh.525113$R63.273711@pd7urf1no... > The normal procedure would be to go to Control Panel/add&remove > from there remove the old video drivers...if your changing Video Card you > also should go to MyComputer/Hardware/Device Manager and remove the old > video device....shut down and remove old card.....install new card > reboot > Let XP detect and install generic XP drivers > then install the new video drivers > > peter > "Qimi" <open@closed.com> wrote in message > news:%23PiN7G5JHHA.1912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Could you help me with the steps necessary? >> >> How do I uninstall? In safe mode? How do I install? >> >> Thank you and Merry Xmas. >> >> >> > > |
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| Re: Uninstall/install graphics driver "Qimi" <open@closed.com> wrote in message news:%23cSiDe5JHHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Thanks > > It is the same video card. Problem is there is no entry for it in Add/Remove. So > what do I do? Uninstall in Device Manager? Yes, but uninstall it in Safe Mode and uninstall any/all that are listed. Safe Mode may show duplicates which can/may be corrupt so removal of any/all is necessary since you wouldn't know which are corrupt. Once removed reboot. -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 > > Thanks > > > > "peter" <peterk@nowhere.net> a écrit dans le message de news: > z3Bjh.525113$R63.273711@pd7urf1no... >> The normal procedure would be to go to Control Panel/add&remove >> from there remove the old video drivers...if your changing Video Card you also >> should go to MyComputer/Hardware/Device Manager and remove the old video >> device....shut down and remove old card.....install new card >> reboot >> Let XP detect and install generic XP drivers >> then install the new video drivers >> >> peter >> "Qimi" <open@closed.com> wrote in message >> news:%23PiN7G5JHHA.1912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> Could you help me with the steps necessary? >>> >>> How do I uninstall? In safe mode? How do I install? >>> >>> Thank you and Merry Xmas. >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > |
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| Re: Uninstall/install graphics driver On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:10:17 -0000, Qimi wrote: > Thanks > > It is the same video card. Problem is there is no entry for it in > Add/Remove. So what do I do? Uninstall in Device Manager? > > Thanks What video card do you have? |
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| Re: Uninstall/install graphics driver Matrox G400 Dual Head Max thanks for your help Merry Xmas "Contumeliorus Florius" <no@email.invalid> a écrit dans le message de news: vmt1nxtxyxp9.jbm5dcu1gai5$.dlg@40tude.net... > On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:10:17 -0000, Qimi wrote: > >> Thanks >> >> It is the same video card. Problem is there is no entry for it in >> Add/Remove. So what do I do? Uninstall in Device Manager? >> >> Thanks > > What video card do you have? |
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| Re: Uninstall/install graphics driver Bitstring <#cSiDe5JHHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, from the wonderful person Qimi <open@closed.com> said >Thanks > >It is the same video card. Problem is there is no entry for it in >Add/Remove. So what do I do? Uninstall in Device Manager? Yep, then XP will re-detect the hardware and install something vanilla like SVGA driver, whence you can install the new version. Only gotcha is that this WILL change the screen res to something like 800*600 , so your desktop icons/items will get re-arranged (in a heap, top left) unless you have made a copy of the layout before, to restore after. Personally, while nVidia and ATI =recommend= that you completely un-install the old ones and install the new ones (often needing several reboots), I've found that the recent upgrades will install over the old ones just fine (if not, system restore will normally get you back to where you can do it the hard way). Try at own risk though. I'd have more respect for them (the developers) if they didn't kick a new set of drivers out every time a new game is released though .. I guess the software development and testing cycles just can't keep up with the evolution of hardware plus the weird ways games choose to use the drivers. -- GSV Three Minds in a Can 7,053 Km walked. 1,267Km PROWs surveyed. 23.0% complete. |
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| Re: Uninstall/install graphics driver On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 22:20:08 -0000, Qimi wrote: > Matrox G400 Dual Head Max > > thanks for your help > > Merry Xmas Download Driver Cleaner Pro from this website http://www.drivercleaner.net/ Install and run DCP and select Matrox Graphics, click start and it will delete any Matrox driver files when you reboot the computer, once rebooted and back into XP cancel any prompt to install the drivers if asked. Install latest Matrox drivers as instructed by Matrox, reboot PC when prompted and you should be good to go. |
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| Re: Uninstall/install graphics driver Thank you very much Infact, I found matrox has an uninstaller, but now that I downloaded it cannot run it. First I thought it was because my WinZip disappeared (so I downloaded a trial version) but still can't unpack the Matrox downloads. help... "Contumeliorus Florius" <no@email.invalid> a écrit dans le message de news: oc2xoutpkx8v$.1eu9x6l37ekjv.dlg@40tude.net... > On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 22:20:08 -0000, Qimi wrote: > >> Matrox G400 Dual Head Max >> >> thanks for your help >> >> Merry Xmas > > Download Driver Cleaner Pro from this website > http://www.drivercleaner.net/ > Install and run DCP and select Matrox Graphics, click start and it will > delete any Matrox driver files when you reboot the computer, once rebooted > and back into XP cancel any prompt to install the drivers if asked. > Install > latest Matrox drivers as instructed by Matrox, reboot PC when prompted and > you should be good to go. |
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