Help me install dets driver 40.09 over 30.11

[Duster.]

Help me install dets driver 40.09 over 30.11

Hi Can you tell me the best way to install the newest video card driver 40.09 over my old 30.11 driver?
Is it best to unstall the old driver first or just install over the top of the old one?
I'm asking because I had lots of trouble with installing the last 40.7 driver. and I had to go back to using the 30.11 driver as the 40.7 would not work at all. I uninstalled the 30.11 first, then installed the 40.7, but it would not work correctly

thanks for your help.

[The VTech]

Originally posted by Duster.
Is it best to unstall the old driver first or just install over the top of the old one?

Yes. The approved 40 driver is working just fine on my GF4 Ti4200
I would remove your vid card from the device manager and let windows find it. Then use the have disk option.

[OnDborder]

Un-install Nvidia stuff in "add/remove programs" in windows..
Then install..

[ToledoSteel]

I don't know if anyone else has had this problem, but even after I uninstall nvidia drivers when my system reboots (XP) it automatically installs more drivers. Then when I go to install the new drivers it gives me the same warning about uninstalling them. Even though I just finished doing just that. Anybody know why this happens?

[DreamingWolf]

This is the ONLY method that I've found that works for me EVERY time I change drivers.

1. Go to Add/Remove software and uninstall Nvidia drivers, BUT DO NOT reboot yet, just let that question box sit for a moment while you..
1a. Delete the C:\NVIDIA directory
1b. do a search for nv*.* and delete every file you find. (It will be alot and it won't let you touch 2 or three of them like nv4mini.sys, and nv4inst.dll.
1c. When those files are all gone, then reboot and when the system brings up the found hardware dialogue, cancel out of it without loading any drivers!!!

2. Do another search on nv*.* and delete the last of the files. Just to be sure, empty you recycle bin.

3. Reboot again just to be sure you're starting fresh, again canceling the found new hardware screen without installing drivers.

4. Run the setup program for the new driver series you want to install and go ahead and reboot when prompted.

NVidia is like a cancer when it comes to getting rid of old driver files, and adding new ones without first cleansing your system of the old is almost always bad news. I use the above method every time I switch between driver releases (Which is a serious pain when I want to compare 3-4 versions in a day for perforamnce) But it is the only method I've found that works every time.

Hope this helps.

DWolf