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How to properly update your video cards drivers
Written by Hardocp forum member cornelious0_0

*** For ATI users ***

1: " Through "Add/Remove Programs" proceed to uninstall the ATI Control Panal, Display Driver, and finally the Uninstaller itself.....in this order.

2: Boot up into safe mode and run Driver Cleaner. Select "ATI" from the drop down menu and click on "Clean". Do the cleaning twice to make sure that everything is cleared out.

3: Restart your computer (normally this time) and wait for windows to go through it's stupid auto detection of your hadware before continuing. Install your new drivers and restart your computer.



*** Q&A ***

- Q1: Why all the extra work???
- A1: This is mainly an issue with Windows XP and its integrated file protection. When a person installs their video card drivers, some files are naturally stored in system folders. Anytime Windows XP detects some/one of these files missing, it will automatically replace them. As you can see, by simply uninstalling the drivers in windows you are NEVER completely getting rid of the old drivers. By starting in Safe Mode you are bypassing XP's file protection and allowing full, uninterupted access to those files. Driver cleaner is just moreso there for convienience as it knows what files to look for, and saves you the trouble of doing the job manually.

- Q2: Why would you do this if you're just switching to another version of your drivers???
- A2: I have found through personal experience that some files left behind after an install (due to XP's file protection) are basically meant for THAT driver set, as stupid as that might sound. Here's an example: From time to time I will load up the good old Doom3 alpha to kill a few minutes. The shadows in the game are spectacular, but not ALL the time. Using anything newer then the 3.9 Catalyst drivers the shadows begind to flicker sporatically, really ruining the experience. I'm sure that you have all at one time or another run into or heard of a bug in a game due to video card drivers. Truth be told, simply uninstalling the "bad" drivers will NOT always clear things up. I tried this originally, and going from the 4.3's back to the 3.9's the "quick" way.....the flickering remained. Running the Driver Cleaner in safe mode made it good as new, go figure ".

One question..Did you do a complete clean un-install of the video driver with a driver cleaner, than download the newest driver and installed it yet  ?

SR

Dell Dim 4400 ( Purchase June 2002 )
2.6 ghz (Upgraded from 1.7 ghz)
400 Mhz bus
768 Mb DDR 2100 Ram
Windows XP Home SP-2
ATI 9600XT Video 128 Mb
4.9 Video Driver
Roadrunner Cable modem
17 Inch Dell 1703 FP monitor
15 Inch NEC 1560 NX LCD
Dell sound bar for monitor
Nortons Internet Security 2005
Bios A06
250 watts mean average p/s ( 345 Watts Peak )

Thanks for the help, but that didn't work...I did notice that the pink banding wasn't there in safe mode...what else can I try.

Charlie O.

All fixed  someone on another site told me to try Tweak UI and it worked...

Charlie O.

Message Edited by cogard on 10-05-2004 07:18 AM