Computer problem, can anyone help?

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    I would suggest what Jermo suggests.  Download the software again from the manufacturer’s website, blow away your old install and reinstall again.


  • I’m not exactly all that savvy when it comes to navigating the nVidia website, I don’t know where to go to find what.  :cry:


  • What you want to do is uninstall the Nvidia display drivers going into control panel and going to add/remove programs.  After that is done install the latest driver for your video card found here…… http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93.71.html

    This method should work.


  • Um… don;t you need to install the new ones first?  Otherwise, you won;t have any video drivers and won;t be able to see anything on yuor monitor.


  • @Mechanized:

    What you want to do is uninstall the Nvidia display drivers going into control panel and going to add/remove programs.  After that is done install the latest driver for your video card found here…… http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93.71.html

    This method should work.

    The problem doesn’t go away.  Any other ideas?


  • I would re-instal the latest drivers for your vid card AFTER removing AIM.

    It sounds like the problem is with an AIM linkage that was established during that closing, so uninstalling/removing AIM followed by installing the new drivers may work.

    Then, if it does, re-instal AIM.


  • @ncscswitch:

    I would re-instal the latest drivers for your vid card AFTER removing AIM.

    It sounds like the problem is with an AIM linkage that was established during that closing, so uninstalling/removing AIM followed by installing the new drivers may work.

    Then, if it does, re-instal AIM.

    That doesn’t seem to work either.  Any idea if I might need to change any specific settings within my driver?


  • @ncscswitch:

    Um… don;t you need to install the new ones first?  Otherwise, you won;t have any video drivers and won;t be able to see anything on yuor monitor.

    Actually, you always want to uninstall first.  It should clean up all the old files so there are no conflicts when you install/reinstall.  What it does is revert to VGA mode which is the rock bottom of video settings that all computers must support.

    IEC -

    The link Mech provided is the correct download for your drivers.  If you can see your desktop fine, then there is something else wrong.  If the video card were totally out of whack, you couldn’t see a thing.  My next guess is DirectX - most top notch games call for this.  Try downloading the most recent version of DirectX.  I checked your card, and it supports DirectX 9c, which you can download here:

    http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/directx.html

    Also, be sure to restart after you uninstall and after you install/reinstall.  Your computer often doesn’t complete each action until you do so.  And to be sure everything is clear, I would restart independently with each one.

    Hopefully that works.  :mrgreen:


  • Did you fix your problem?


  • Nah.  I’m having a guy take a look at it on Wednesday.  I figure it’s prolly done for, which isn’t a bad thing considering I do have the money to replace it.

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