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    Nvidia 301.42 driver problems

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by xenotech, Jul 6, 2012.

  1. xenotech

    xenotech Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys...

    I just updated my driver to 301.42 on my Alienware M17x and am having too many problems with it. While watching videos i hate some shuttering on the top of my screen sometimes and...... occasionally the driver fails to load on start up bcoz of which the laptop starts on a HIGH resolution.....but a restart generally solves it. Anyone else with those problems? I have GTX 580m card. Please help me out or is there anyway I can get back to the old drivers?
    My 3D works fine so far.
     
    xenotech, Jul 6, 2012
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  3. xenotech

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    Did it.....will get back if i face anymore problems... :)

    Thanks a lot!
     
    xenotech, Jul 6, 2012
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    if you do follow the walkthrough in my signature below. you will find a list of the last 10 nvidia releases there.
     
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    Fixed it by updating the drivers as u mentioned......thanx a lot man! that 301.42 was a freaking bad update :D
     
    xenotech, Jul 12, 2012
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