Steele - Nvidia Driver Help!

Vic Mackey · Post by **Vic Mackey** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 3:10 pm

rawr! im trying to install new drivers and when i start the setup it says that it has detected previous detonators installed and that i should uninstall it to make sure that the new ones work correctly. i did a search for nv*.* and deleted everything i found. but theres a file in windows/system32 that when i delete it comes back! its called nv4_disp.dll. i cant get it to stay deleted! i looked in the dllcache and nothings in there. why cant i get rid of this file? it will let me install the drivers even with that file still there but it just bugs me that i cant delete it.

mnosteele52 · Post by **mnosteele52** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 3:15 pm

You should have just removed them from the Add/Remove programs

. I would suggest using the 42.70 version then tweak your card with Riva Tuner, you can find both downloads at Guru3D.

Vic Mackey · Post by **Vic Mackey** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 3:20 pm

ya i DID remove it from add/remove panel. but theres always leftover junk that it didnt remove. thats what i found in the search window. is 42.70 better then 42.68?

Vic Mackey · Post by **Vic Mackey** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 3:22 pm

my card is geforce 256 64mb (thats geforce 1... ok you can start laughing

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mnosteele52 · Post by **mnosteele52** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 3:40 pm

For me the 42.70 works the best, I tried them all and benchmarked them with 3DMark and they gave me the best score.

Vic Mackey · Post by **Vic Mackey** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 4:01 pm

doh! the 40.72 give me flickering textures just like the 42.82 drivers. can this be fixed or just install different drivers?

Vic Mackey · Post by **Vic Mackey** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 4:03 pm

oh crap! you said 42.70 lol. i installed 40.72! *feels dumb*

Vic Mackey · Post by **Vic Mackey** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 4:05 pm

no wait i do have 42.70. they give me flickering textures. when i try to install 30.82 the installer gives me an error. those were fast drivers also

Vic Mackey · Post by **Vic Mackey** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 4:11 pm

im gonna try 40.72 WHQL drivers. if you have any that you think might be better let me know

geeee gets me all confused lol

mnosteele52 · Post by **mnosteele52** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 4:35 pm

I've just been testing the 42.82 drivers and they work great. If you are using DirectX9 then you need to have 42.68 or higher to support it.

Vic Mackey · Post by **Vic Mackey** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 5:22 pm

ah i dont have dx9. i have 8.1. maybe thats why they gave me flickering textures. the 40.72 WHQL dont flicker