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"Terry Pinnell" <terrypinDELETE@THESEdial.pipex.com> wrote in message
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> "McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes. As DaveL said, when you uninstall the drivers and reboot, the
>> system will come up in VGA mode using a very basic universal driver
>> for all cards. XP will also want to immediately install a driver
>> itself, and this dialog you cancel. I've seen up to 3 times I've
>> had to hit cancel, normally it's twice. Then you get the desktop.
>> Don't be alarmed, it's VGA and likely no more than 800x600 though I
>> used to get 640x480-16 color all the time. Now you execute the
>> nVidia installer package for the driver set you downloaded. Accept
>> the EULA, allow it to put its files into a folder somewhere. It
>> will unpack the files then install and register them. When it's all
>> done, you reboot again. Make your settings changes for resolution
>> and color. When all is satisfactory to you and it appears your
>> system works well with the drivers, and the programs and games run
>> fine with them...you can then delete the folder that the driver set
>> created to run/install the files from.
>>
>> Since I change out video cards and switch drivers kind of often, I
>> keep those. But I have them installed to a particular place
>> [C:\Program Files\Nvidia Corporation\Win2KXP\61.77, 67.03, 71.84] as
>> example. But it's really not necessary, I do it as a convenience
>> for me. Also, they're not 'installed' per se there, they are simply
>> unpacked in their respective folders.
>>
>> It really is a fairly straightforward process. You UNinstall the old
>> driver through ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS, reboot. On bootup, cancel the
>> dialog(s) to install drivers. Once you have the desktop (and no more
>> dialogs), you run the new driver installer package. That's it.
>> McG.
>>
> Thanks very much for the follow-ups, particularly that comprehensive
> detailed step-by-step from McGrandpa. I now feel much more confident.
>
> My only remaining hesitation is down to a different issue. I suspect
> my monitor is on the blink. I first posted about this in: 'Playing DVD
> switches monitor ON/OFF'. But I'm now pretty sure it's a *hardware*
> failure of the 19" Mitsubushi Diamondtron 920, (maybe triggered by
> some programs more than others). Last night I swapped it for my old
> 17" IIyama VisionMaster Pro 400, and - although it's a bit premature
> to draw any firm conclusion - so far I've had no repetition of the
> problem (sudden switching on/off of power). So at present my monitor
> appears as 'Default Monitor', and I'm considering my options.
>
> The obvious one is to try to get Mitsubishi to replace it again (it's
> a refurbished monitor, following the failure of the original just
> inside its guarantee in November). Is it necessary to wait until the
> 'new' monitor is present before installing the new driver?
>
> Another option is to yield to growing temptation to buy a flat screen
> display. If I go that route, are there any special driver needs
> please? Or will the 45.33 be OK?
>
> Thanks for the help, which is much appreciated.
From the manufacturers sites you should be able to download the .inf
file for the monitors you're using. These will provide better timing
info than the default windows 'drivers' (.inf also). You can use the
45.33 driver set, but for improvments to the overall control applett I'd
suggest 53.03 or higher. Nvidias driver sets are downward compatible
all the way back to the TnT based cards. It won't hurt for you to use
the very latest set, your MX440 is covered as well as my 6800GT.
When you get the *.inf file for your monitor, just right click on it and
select INSTALL. Windows puts it into a particular place and registers
the info. It's not much, these .inf files are very tiny.
You're welcome!
McG.
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