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    cannot install new video card drivers

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Pwnstar, Sep 17, 2007.

  1. Pwnstar

    Pwnstar Notebook Consultant

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    For some odd reason, whenever I try to install a new video card driver using the setup file, it keeps saying I am not using Vista 32 bit and cannot continue. I've tried doing it manually and just choosing the driver from device manager and uninstalling the old driver, but it just says my current driver is up to date (even when I'm trying to upgrade it from the standard VGA to 8600GT one) or that I'm not running Vista 32 bit.

    The reason I am trying to reinstall my driver is because the TV will not show my laptop's display through the S-video cable (it did before I reinstalled Vista), so I figured it was a driver problem.

    Anyone have any ideas?
     
    Pwnstar, Sep 17, 2007
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  2. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    are you using dells driver or nvidia's driver?
     
    nizzy1115, Sep 17, 2007
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    mxxl, Sep 17, 2007
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    Yes, you might have problems with that. My laptop wouldn't resume from sleep or hibernate after I updated the drivers, I ended up having to roll them back.
     
    rahamanpatrick, Sep 17, 2007
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