Uninstalling old NVIDIA driver.

Question

I have a Dell Dimension 4500 with a NVIDIA GeForce MX 420 graphics card. I'd like to update the driver. Going to the NVIDIA web site and looking at the suggestions for installation, I'm told to remove my current NVIDIA Display drivers. In the instructions it says to 'Select the NVIDIA Display Drivers' in the Add/Remove Window. Under 'Driver Installation Hints', I'm told to remove 'NVIDIA Display Drivers' OR 'NVIDIA Windows Display Drivers'. When I look at the Add or Remove Window, I see I have 'NVIDIA Display Driver AND 'NVIDIA Windows 2000/XP Display Drivers'. Am I supposed to remove both of these? If I remove only the 'NVIDIA Windows 2000/XP Display Drivers and then restart the computer as instructed, up pops a ballon window in the task bar that says 'Found New hardware and describes it as 64 MB DDR NVIDIA GEForce4 MX420..... I go back to the Add/Remove Window again, and the 'NVIDIA Windows 2000/XP Display Drivers and can be uninstalled again. I'd appreciate some help. Thanks

Denny Denham · Answer

jimisham,

Go to Start|Control Panel|System|Hardware tab|Device Manager. Click the plus sign to the left of Display Adapters to expand the listing. Right-click the listing for your MX 420 and select Properties. On the Driver tab click "Uninstall." Your system will reboot and start with the Windows default VGA adapter (16-bit color, 640X480). Disable your antivirus program then double-click the driver file you have downloaded. The new driver will install and you're done.

jimisham · Answer

Thanks Denny, I'll try that.

SR45 · Answer

http://www.drivercleaner.net/ Link to a good driver cleaner

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=752253 Link to a site giving a reason to use a driver cleaner

You may wish to use a driver cleaner as well.

Windows General

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