baybeh

Thank you so much for replying! 

My monitor's resolution is 1024 x 768 pixels.
The refresh rate is 60 Hz. 
Color depth is Highest (32-bit).
The native value is 800 x 600.

The monitor I'm using is a really old local brand which was just lying around at my place. Need to replace it with a better one. But right now my biggest problem is, that most videos seem to stream ok, but some, like the TED videos don't. So is that a driver issue and should I uninstall and reinstall the driver again? Also, I played some youtube vids and the video is playing ok (other than the occasional blurred bottom), but some (though not all) of the songs are sounding a bit 'metallic', and not like before. Could this have anything to do with the HD Audio Driver? The window that popped up after installation said that the Nvidia update and HD Audio Driver didn't install and the Nvidia update components failed, but the files are all present in the Nvidia folder in the C: drive. (I have no idea why screenshots are not getting attached here.)

Anyway, do guide me. I'm a bit daunted with the whole process of uninstalling and reinstalling. But if the HD audio driver and all that stuff which seems to be lying in the C Drive can do some damage to the system then I'll definitely to an uninstall and custom install.

Thanks again, for taking the time out to reply!

baybeh

Hi, Maniacvvv, thank you for replying!

My monitor is an ancient one called Samtron. The model number is 56V, I think. That's the only number written on it. It was a slapdash temporary arrangement when my Samsung monitor conked off, and I've just been procrastinating buying a new one. I hope its specs are available online, though I doubt if the company still exists.

Also you're right. The Nvidia update components and the HD Audio drivers are absent from the Add or Remove Programs list.

About the Adobe Flash Player: I use Chrome and every time I go the Flash download page, it says I already have the latest version of Flash automatically built in and updated within Chrome itself. I've tried downloading it again via Firefox, and every time the file downloads and gets installed in the Downloads folder, but when I open the folder itself, the Player file is nowhere to be seen. It is not present in the Add or Remove programs list either. (However the Adobe Flash Player 11 Plugin is in that list - which, I believe, is not the same?.) I've tried downloading the player from different websites but the same process repeats itself. The AVG Firewall hasn't blocked it either. Also, some time back I removed a lot of programs to make space in my comp and at that time both the Adobe Flash Player and the Player 11 plugin were present in the Add or Remove Programs list. But the video streaming problems were continuing nevertheless.

Thanks for being so generous with your help. Looking forward to your reply 

IntoDream

Driver sweeper has been discontinued, instead, Driver Fusion by Treexy came as an uppdate, is this still safe to use?, BTW, i'm not getting the nvidia tray icon since i used this guide, i followed the instructions by the book, can someone help me with this? :D 
thanks in avance.

maniacvvv

Welcome to the EVGA forums

Caught me just before bed bro... check back tomorrow and I'll have the time to lookup what driver came with that PhysX. Then you can try and install it (and rebuild the registry links).
Laptops can be tricky, I would rather post up in the morning after a cup of coffee so I get it right

Sometime after 9am (PST) I should have a post up for you.... sorry its been a very long day and I'm beat.

moxx82

Thx again for guide! Time to update the "Manage 3D Settings" image showing the recommended default options now that "Antialiasing - FXAA" is included! I just noticed this after updating from 295.51 to 301.42 on a 560 Ti

maniacvvv

moxx82

Thx again for guide! Time to update the "Manage 3D Settings" image showing the recommended default options now that "Antialiasing - FXAA" is included! I just noticed this after updating from 295.51 to 301.42 on a 560 Ti

Yes, my Guide is getting a bit outdated.....

Its time to completely redo it

FreeJet

evgaWannabe
The latest driver I could get to install for my GTX-580 was 270.61.
I've tried up to 290.53 a while back, but gave up.  They just wouldn't install even after DriverSweeper, etc.

Unfortunately I'm having the same problem with both a GTX 460 SC and a GTX 570 on my machine running WinXP Pro 32-bit (SP3). Neither will accept a driver later than 270.61.  BUT when I install the cards on my other machine (running Window 7 Home 64-bit), they accept the latest drivers (301.42) with no problem.

I did notice something interesting that may indicate part of the problem:  the NVIDIA control panel would not uninstall when following the posted uninstall procedure.  BUT I have been able (sometimes) to get it to disappear after using the uninstall procedure AND using the latest driver sweeper, Driver Fusion.  BUT, even after that, the latest video drivers STILL fail to install.  Something is clearly wacky about my WinXP machine and I would greatly appreciate any help you folks could give.  Here are a few of the system specs:

Asus P5N-SLI motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.67GHz CPU
2GB DDR2 Corsair @ 667MHz RAM
EVGA GTX460 SC video card (connected to 2 Acer P235H monitors)
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE
Two 250GB Western Digital Caviar SE16 drives
Corsair TX750W PSU

evgaWannabe

Maniac - thanks for your help on the phone the other nite.  Sometimes the magic just doesn't work though, oh well.

When searching today, I noticed something odd.  I found two separate threads where they had installed a relatively new nVidia driver from the device manager.

http://www.sevenforums.co...pdate.html#post1809342

http://www.sevenforums.co...ils-2.html#post1848565

What am I missing?  I thought that drivers could no longer be updated thru the device manager?

Thanks!

evgaWannabe

maniacvvv
Its certainly worth a try
*Remember to create a system restore point -before- attempting it though.
Nvidia release notes only exclude -uninstalling-, as that no longer works correctly. So you will have to uninstall as we did the other night, reboot to the normal desktop and attempt it.

So, if I install using the device manager, I lose the ability to use 'add remove programs' to un-install?

But, DriverSweeper in safe mode, should be able to accomplish the same thing? Right?

And this would install the nVidia control panel, and then I'd install PhysX on its own (it has its own installer, right?) 

As I don't use system restore, I'll probably want to create an image from two different imaging companies before I attempt it - or maybe turn System Restore on just to try that.  Is 'System Restore' infallible - or can it cause problems?

BTW - also found a video for those with cards that aren't recognized by the nVidia installer (that is not my problem), but ... it might help someone else:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG4S1An96CM

1. I have a GeForce 330M graphics card, is it the same idea? Coz I saw you have 'a Guide for 200 400 & 500' series cards...
2. I have trouble install/uninstall the NVIDIA physX thing, this entry is in my <programs and Features>, but nothing happens after clicking the uninstall button in control panel. I'd like to install a newer version of that, but seems NVIDIA detect that I have the same or newer version installed, which I know is probably not true.
3. After I uninstalled my old drivers and stuff... I went into my C drive and deleted all those NVIDIA folders, I was hopping to get a fresh, fresh new driver. but afterwards I notice that those folders/files weren't supposed to be deleted. Any additional fix I need to perform? if I already trashed those files.