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Hardware => Drivers => Topic started by: Clint_Eastwood on October 17, 2006, 07:36:43 PM

Title: how do I uninstall this driver update i did?
Post by: Clint_Eastwood on October 17, 2006, 07:36:43 PM: Ok, so I updated my video driver to GEForce4 MX version thing, and now when I go to play counter-strike, the screen is black and the menus are just a bunch of blocks...

So how do I undo this????
Title: Re: how do I uninstall this driver update i did?
Post by: patio on October 17, 2006, 08:06:44 PM: You could try re-booting into safe mode and un-installing them from there...
Title: Re: how do I uninstall this driver update i did?
Post by: Clint_Eastwood on October 17, 2006, 09:12:17 PM: Ok, well I am a complete n00b so how do I go to safemode? :)
Title: Re: how do I uninstall this driver update i did?
Post by: patio on October 17, 2006, 09:48:44 PM: On startup repeatedly tap the F8 key before you see the Windows screen and it will be the first choice listed...just hit Enter.
Don't freak out because it looks totally different (less colors etc) this is normal because only a minimal amount of drivers are loaded in safemode...

patio.
Title: Re: how do I uninstall this driver update i did?
Post by: Clint_Eastwood on October 18, 2006, 04:13:46 PM: ok thx ill try it :)
Title: Re: how do I uninstall this driver update i did?
Post by: Clint_Eastwood on October 18, 2006, 04:44:59 PM: Ok, so I tried that some, it worked up until I clicked uninstall all but display driver, and it started to , but then it froze.

Do you guys know maybe why it won't just work in the first place? the update I downloaded was teh correct one on the Nvidia website, do you know if I could do something to make it just work?

IF not, then more advice on how to get rid of it is great =)
Title: Re: how do I uninstall this driver update i did?
Post by: street1 (RIP) on October 18, 2006, 08:00:49 PM: Try out system restore to an earlier date.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/app_system_restore_hss_safemode.mspx?mfr=true
Title: Re: how do I uninstall this driver update i did?
Post by: Fed on October 18, 2006, 09:44:19 PM: Download, unzip, install and run Everest Home Edition
http://www.comcen.com.au/~fed/everest.zip

Select Computer>Summary from the left hand screen.
Right click in the right hand screen & select Copy All
Paste the details in here.
Title: Re: how do I uninstall this driver update i did?
Post by: Clint_Eastwood on October 19, 2006, 08:47:00 PM: aight, tis here

Field Value
Computer
Computer Name GAMEROOM
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
User Name Neil Krotzer

Motherboard
BIOS Type Award (02/02/04)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP, 2166 MHz (13 x 167) 3000+
Motherboard Chipset nVIDIA nForce2 IGP
Motherboard Name FIC K7M-NF18G (AU31) (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
System Memory 448 MB (PC2700 DDR SDRAM)

Display
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce4 MX Integrated GPU (64 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA nForce2
Monitor Plug and Play Monitor [NoDB] (MRG4450007644)

Multimedia
Audio Adapter nVIDIA MCP2 - Audio Codec Interface
Audio Adapter nVIDIA MCP2 - Audio Processing Unit (Dolby Digital)

Storage
IDE Controller NVIDIA nForce2 IDE Controller
Disk Drive eM Bay Reader USB Device
Disk Drive eM Bay Reader USB Device
Disk Drive eM Bay Reader USB Device
Disk Drive eM Bay Reader USB Device
Disk Drive HDS722516VLAT20 (160 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Optical Drive _NEC DVD_RW ND-2500A (DVD+RW:8x/4x, DVD-RW:8x/4x, DVD-ROM:12x, CD:32x/16x/40x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
Optical Drive OEM CD-ROM F564E (52x CD-ROM)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions
C: (NTFS) 157065 MB (117726 MB free)

Input
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse

Network
Network Adapter NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Controller (192.168.2.2)
Modem 56Kbps Internal Modem

Peripherals
Printer Lexmark Z700-P700 Series
Printer Microsoft Office Document Image Writer
USB1 Controller nVIDIA MCP2 - OHCI USB Controller
USB1 Controller nVIDIA MCP2 - OHCI USB Controller
USB2 Controller nVIDIA MCP2 - EHCI USB 2.0 Controller
USB Device USB Mass Storage Device
USB Device USB Printing Support
Title: Re: how do I uninstall this driver update i did?
Post by: street1 (RIP) on October 20, 2006, 03:21:28 AM: You need to uninstall video drivers in control panel and reboot.

Then install the driver at below site.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_91.47.html
Title: Re: how do I uninstall this driver update i did?
Post by: Clint_Eastwood on October 20, 2006, 07:02:02 PM: do i delete all of them?
Title: Re: how do I uninstall this driver update i did?
Post by: street1 (RIP) on October 21, 2006, 03:58:09 AM: Yes,for graphics.
Title: Re: how do I uninstall this driver update i did?
Post by: Clint_Eastwood on October 29, 2006, 07:12:45 PM: sigh, still it is owned.

So, there are no problems whatsoever regarding the video capabilities of my computer, like I can play games like age of empires II and I can watch movies and stuff, but only Steam games do not work. SO could I maybe reinstall CS and Steam and that could fix it?
Title: Re: how do I uninstall this driver update i did?
Post by: patio on October 29, 2006, 08:16:52 PM: Quote
sigh, still it is owned.

So, there are no problems whatsoever regarding the video capabilities of my computer, like I can play games like age of empires II and I can watch movies and stuff, but only Steam games do not work. SO could I maybe reinstall CS and Steam and that could fix it?

Sure.
Title: Re: how do I uninstall this driver update i did?
Post by: Clint_Eastwood on October 29, 2006, 08:38:28 PM: sigh it didn't work. man I am desperate what can I do?? the previous uninstalls of drivers I did I didn't disconnect from the internet or turn off my virus protection programs. Should I retry doing this?
Title: Re: how do I uninstall this driver update i did?
Post by: GX1_Man on October 29, 2006, 09:03:54 PM: Nothing to lose at this point.
Title: Re: how do I uninstall this driver update i did?
Post by: patio on October 30, 2006, 02:24:31 PM: A fresh re-install of Windows could be in your future as well...
Title: Re: how do I uninstall this driver update i did?
Post by: street1 (RIP) on October 30, 2006, 07:25:14 PM: Quote
A fresh re-install of Windows could be in your future as well...

SOON!
Title: Re: how do I uninstall this driver update i did?
Post by: soybean on November 01, 2006, 01:12:00 PM: Quote
sigh, still it is owned.

So, there are no problems whatsoever regarding the video capabilities of my computer, like I can play games like age of empires II and I can watch movies and stuff, but only Steam games do not work. SO could I maybe reinstall CS and Steam and that could fix it?
What, exactly, happens when you try to play Steam games?

I'm not a gamer so I don't know where Steam fits in the spectrum of computer games. I believe it's not the most demanding of games, is it? Anyway, you do need to keep in mind you've got an older video card there that probably will not give you good performance on the more demanding games.

Do CS and Steam call for a specific DirectX specification? It might be higher than what
If your system works fine except CS and Steam games, you may need to upgrade your video card. And, depending on how well your system has been maintained, you may need, as others have said, to format and reinstall Windows.

Edit: Ah, I just went back and looked at your system info again. You're using Integrated video. That's a limiting factor here. Give some thought to an add-on video card. Even an AGP NVIDIA GeForce4 MX440 will give you better performance than you onboard video, partly because it will free up your full 512MB of physical RAM for CPU use rather than reserving 64MB of that for the video adapter.

Do CS and Steam system requirements specify a certain DirectX capability? That may be a problem. I believe NVIDIA GeForce4 MX is a DirectX 7 GPU.