[42nd_Halo]

Hi all,

I'm an old ATI guy and had the process of uninstalling and re-installing the ATI video drivers down pat. Now, with a new rig and NVIDIA card (8800GT), I'm seeing a few different windows that are causing a little confusion.

If I may, I will list the steps I think are correct (with a couple of screen shots). Please step in and correct me or offer some advice. It would be greatly appreciated.

OK ...

1. Unplug computer from Internet.

2. Go to ADD/REMOVE Programs and uninstall the NVIDIA drivers. However, when I do this I first get the following window with these selections. I would assume the one I pick is highlighted? Yes / No?



3. Turn off all Anti-Virus Protection and then reboot into Safe Mode.

4. Let the computer do it's thing but don't install any new drivers yet. Cancel any operations or windows that appear.

5. I use the DRIVER CLEANER program. Open it and get rid of the NVIDIA files. This is my second question. I see the below choices. Which one(s) do I clean? Just the Control Panel or all those NVIDIA choices that show?



6. Empty Recycle BIn and Reboot.

7. Install new drivers.

8. Reboot again.


I would appreciate any advice and confirm my choice are correct in the attachments above. I know on my machine I have an NVIDIA Bus Enumerator so I have to be careful I don't get rid of that or I'll whack my internet capabilities :?



Thanks in Advance.

[stansdds]

I make a restore point, run DriverCleaner Pro, reboot, install new driver. Your method is fine, mine is a bit simpler and seems to work well.

[42nd_Halo]

I make a restore point, run DriverCleaner Pro, reboot, install new driver. Your method is fine, mine is a bit simpler and seems to work well.

My Restore NEVER works. I can create one today and try and restore it tomorrow .. it will say ... UNABLE to Restore. Restore is the biggest joke created by Microsoft.

Thanks for the advice. My concern is deleting a driver that's not associated with the Display.

[stansdds]

My restore points work perfect. The only time mine didn't was when Windows XP became corrupt and required a fresh installation.

[danger]

i always thought that with nvidia, all you did was simply install the new driver. :?

[stansdds]

You can simply install a higher number driver over a lower numbered driver, but you may end up with some conflicting files that will cause graphics anomalies or reduced performance. It is always best to completely remove the current driver before installing a new driver.

Never apply a lower numbered driver over a higher numbered driver, doing so is a nearly 100% guarantee of problems.

[danger]

thanks

[Trooper117]

Well, I've never had a problem with nvidia drivers.. I've even reverted back to what I considered a better driver without uninstalling the old one several times??

[42nd_Halo]

...Never apply a lower numbered driver over a higher numbered driver, doing so is a nearly 100% guarantee of problems.

Really? I've never had any problems. As long as you get rid of all the older driver files first. I've done this with ATI and the present NVIDIA card using the above method.