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    Driver problems

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by larry9898, May 17, 2009.

  1. larry9898

    larry9898 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, I installed the 185.85 drivers from nVidia and when I tried to play Dawn of War 2, everything would turn black except for certain objects like boulders and grass and it's just very glitchy. When I minimize the game on the bottom tray it says display driver was not responding and that it has recovered. I went back to the 185.68 by Dox and everything was fine but today I tried the 185.85 by Dox and I'm having the same problems again, is there anyway to fix this or will I have to revert back?

    Another thing I'm facing is that the intro video and all the logos at the start lag.. like there is choppy playback every few seconds and it bugs me a LOT because I didn't use to have this problem.

    Any feedback? Thanks.
     
    larry9898, May 17, 2009
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  2. Rob41

    Rob41 Team Pirate Control

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    Not sure how you installed your drivers but I've found this to be the best way.

    1.Go to device manager and under GPU properties uninstall the drivers.
    2. Use Driver sweeper (free) to remove any remaining traces of the old graphics drivers.
    3. Restart and install the graphics drivers you want to use.
     
    Rob41, May 17, 2009
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  3. lozanogo

    lozanogo Notebook Deity

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    Not every driver is suited for any game. Remember that most of these drivers are experimental drivers (not harmful in any way, just that they may not be very stable). The best option is to revert to the driver which was working fine.
     
    lozanogo, May 17, 2009
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