las32 :
i'm a noob, how does one downgrade it back. ''System Restore''?
thx
1) Stop windows from installing updates automatically. Go to your control panel, then windows upate, then change settings. Change this setting to "Check for updates but let me choose whether to download and install them."
2) Disable or turn off any antivirus you have running, especially any that have some sort of real time scanner. (Sorry but with so many apps you'll have to figure this one out on your own) VISTA USERS- make sure you disable windows defener. (personally if you do use it I'd stop using it al together. It's a horrible program)
Now if you use any applications like EVGA precision, nHancer, MSI afterburner, or ANY type of system monitoring software that is set to launch when you start windows, disable it.Also, if you use any of the above applications to Overclock your graphics card, you need to return you cards to stock settings. This is optional but you may even want to take the step of just simply uninstalling any of these types of applications, especially those that are able to to be used for overclocking or 3D profile changes (such as nHancer)
We are now ready to being the uninstall process.
1) Go to your control panel and go to programs and features or add/remove programs
2) Uninstall the NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D Driver
3) Uninstall the NVIDIA PhysX
STOP! - do not uninstall anything else. close the applications window.
Next navigate to your device manager. This can also be found in your control panel.
In your device manager, navigate to the display adapters. Click on the little + button next to dispaly adapters and you should now see your graphics card listed. Right click on your graphics card and click uninstall. At this point a you'll get a pop up window- NOTE: be sure to put a check mark in the box to "delete the driver software for this device"
Now that your driver is uninstalled we need to delete the driver folders. These can be located in the following locations
- C: /NVIDIA/
Delete the "DisplayDriver" folder
- C: /Program Files/
Delete the entire "NVIDIA Corporation" folder
Go to this folder c: /Windows/System32/DriverStore/FileRepository. Delete any folder that begins with nv_disp.inf (make sure you are deleting the correct folder here) If you are unable to delete this folder, please see the bottom of this thread.
For 64bit OS users
- C/Program Files (x86)
Delete the entire "NVIDIA Corporation" folder
Optional step- you will lose any 3D game/program settings you may have altered in the control panel
- C /ProgramData
Delete both the "NVIDIA" and "NVIDIA" Corporation folder
If for some reason you don't find some of these folders, that's ok.
Now before you do ANYTHING else, read these next steps until your are instructed to re-boot your pc.
1) You are going to reboot your pc in safe mode (press F8 as your computer boots up)(DON"T DO THIS NOW)
2) When options come up for safe mode, choose the first option on the list that only says "Safe Mode" (The one without networking)
*Note* Windows will install a generic VGA driver once you boot. That is totally fine and will not affect your install. There is no need to remove it.
Once your computer has booted and you now in windows safe mode
3) Open up Driver Sweeper application.
4) Put check marks in the boxes next to the following items
- NVIDIA Display
- NVIDIA PhysX
5) Click the Analyze button
Once the program is done analyzing you should see a list of items with check marks next to all of them. If for some reason all the items do not have checkmarks, you can click the * button, then select and then all.
6) Now click the clean button
7) Once that has completed. Close the application and reboot your machine as normal.
8)Install desired driver
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