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    Nvidia Driver issues

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by ki11dagrunts, Dec 19, 2010.

  1. ki11dagrunts

    ki11dagrunts Newbie

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    I know the problem has already been noted before, but i'm trying to figure out exactly what i have to do to fix it.

    Recently I updated my Nvidia Drivers to 260.99. I've been getting the problem where my screen freezes when i'm trying to play any video, such as youtube. The screen goes black, and though i can hear the sound still going, i have to hard reboot to get my video back. Then there is this error report that comes up each time in the logs.

    I've read that i need to uninstall my drivers and reinstall the older drivers from Dell's site. Although, i don't know what i have to uninstall.

    In my program's window, I have for Nvidia:
    Specs:
    Can anyone explain to me how to fix this?
     
    ki11dagrunts, Dec 19, 2010
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  2. masterblade

    masterblade Notebook Enthusiast

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    Uninstall all of them :) Then use ccleaner!


     
    masterblade, Dec 19, 2010
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