[CTS] Re: Removing vidoe card drivers..
- From: "Bruce Eddy" <beddy1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 21:12:01 -0400
For what it's worth....
I have to agree Hal. I do that all the time. Generally, if the device isn't
present, the driver doesn't load. And if, for whatever reason, you need to
go back to the old device, the drivers are already installed. Usually, if
Windows doesn't 'see' the video device, it loads the generic VGA driver,
unless it already has a driver for the new card. And sometimes, you install
the driver CD, then reboot, and install the new video card between the
reboot.. Sometimes you let windows search for the driver on the CD on the
start up. and sometimes you say no when Windows asks to search for the new
driver...then you run the driver CD after the boot is finished...bottom
line, just follow the instructions with the device. And unless there's a
specific uninstall for the drivers showing in Add/Remove Programs, I never
worry about uninstalling drivers. In the 11 years I've been doing this I can
only remember 1 incident where I had a problem with a card/driver. And that
was maybe 8 or 9 years ago on some pretty ancient Diamond Stealth hardware.
My ever so humble opinion, Follow the installation instructions for the new
card and don't' worry about the old driver.
HTH,
Bruce
-----Original Message-----
From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hal Brown
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 5:11 PM
To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [CTS] Re: Removing vidoe card drivers..
To begin with, you can have drivers installed for more than one card and it
won't screw up anything. Its already written in the registry anyway.
I can show you a hell of a lot of instructions that don't work. I'm just
trying to lend what I *know* to help someone.
If you disagree don't do it.
I'm done with this.
Hal
On 07/26/2005 04:49 pm, Cuffy wrote to say:
> It sounds contrary to the instuctions ?
>
> Hal Brown wrote:
> >I do this for a living. How will it make a mess?
> >
> >On 07/26/2005 04:12 pm, Cuffy wrote to say:
> >>Hal Brown wrote:
> >>>I wouldn't advise removing *any drivers until I had the new card
> >>>installed. Just remove the old card, install the new card and reboot.
> >>>Install the new card drivers When Windows finds the card.
> >>
> >>All I can say to that is rots of ruck. Unless things have changes
> >>dramatically I don't think the above will accomplish anything other than
> >>making a mess !
--
Hal Brown
~~
Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security, will
not have, nor do they deserve, either one." -- Benjamin Franklin
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