New MS Nvidia XP Update

[FarEast]

Ok for all you people using Windows XP and Nvidia based Graphic cards Microsoft has released a driver update which is about 4.5 mb and after installing has given me an extra 250 so points on my 3d benchmark scores.

[takiwa]

Does the Microsoft driver support OpenGL? Probably not...at 4.5M, it sounds more like some type of DX patch...

[Yodums]

Originally posted by takiwa
Does the Microsoft driver support OpenGL? Probably not...at 4.5M, it sounds more like some type of DX patch...

Yep, I would not trust them. The default ones on Windows XP do not support Open GL. I would stick to drivers straight from nVidia.

[pmurgs]

Anyone have any links to information or where to download the patch? (searching Microsoft's site for something you don't know the exact title of is almost impossible).

[FarEast]

just click the update button in your start menu, all programs...it's at the top.......i take it your running XP?

[Tycho]

I downloaded the update...

new install and hadn't applied nvidia drivers yet
version is 30.87 and there is an opengl tab
under additional properties.

i don't have an opengl game installed to check it out however.

[takiwa]

version is 30.87 and there is an opengl tab
under additional properties.
At 4.5M???
How fitting, for Microsoft to cut out the bloat in someone else's program...:rolleyes:

[pmurgs]

Yes, that is sooooooo typical. Lol.