anyone help with video card

[truepolakx4]

i bought a video card recently, specifically a nvidia geforce one i am not sure of the specific model.
anyway, when i install it, whenever i try to play any type of video, either with windows media player or quicktime, the computer freezes.

does anyone have any advice?

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[soybean]

More info needed.     What model is it?  You/we need to know.  Was it new or used?  What did you have before this card?  How did the computer perform then, compared to now?

[truepolakx4]

honestly i am not absolutely sure what model it is. i bought it new from froogle and the computer worked perfectly before the graphics card, there were no problems with video or anything until i put it in.

[truepolakx4]

i got the model which is 6200

[patio]

Who makes it ? ?

[truepolakx4]

nvidia geforce. nvidia is the manufacturer right

[patio]

NVidia Driver Link

[truepolakx4]

i know i have tried those but they didnt help

[soybean]

i know i have tried those but they didnt help

Those?  Uh, there's only one that applies for Win XP for your card: http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93.71.html.  Is that what you tried? 

Did you get a CD with the video card?  Did you try using it instead of a download from nVidia?

[truepolakx4]

yeah at first i tried the cd but the video wouldnt play so i installed the ones from the site and the problem persisted.

[patio]

Could it possibly be the videos themselves ? ?
How much RAM do you have ? ?
How much free space on that HDD ? ?

[truepolakx4]

it cant because if i take the video card out then everything works perfectly

plenty of ram, 768 mb
and plenty of space, 180gb

[truepolakx4]

i was thinking it might be the fact that when i uninstall the integrated video card in device manager everytime i restart the computer it finds the integrated one again (in the taskbar it says found new hardware). i needa find a way to make the computer not recognize the integrated one. idk how tho

[patio]

i was thinking it might be the fact that when i uninstall the integrated video card in device manager everytime i restart the computer it finds the integrated one again (in the taskbar it says found new hardware). i needa find a way to make the computer not recognize the integrated one. idk how tho

This could quite possibly be what is causing the issue itself...don't uninstall it as it also relates to the MBoard chipset...

The card should override the onboard video. No need to uninstall...

[soybean]

Depending on your motherboard, you may need to take a specific action to disable onboard video.  See How to Disable Onboard/Integrated Video On Your Computer