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    geforce2 go driver or forceware?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by lokster, Jul 13, 2006.

  1. lokster

    lokster Notebook Deity

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    i reformated my inspiron 8200, and i totally forgot how old my graphics card driver is.

    ive done some research and
    should i unistall the old drivers first then install the new one?
    ive downloaded the latest drivers from dell, (i think)
    how do i get the nview desktop manager back?
    is there a forceware for my geforce2 go 32mb?


    the lappie runs games decently enough, im not a buff on detail, as long as its decent and fun.

    thanks for the help
    cheers!
     
    lokster, Jul 13, 2006
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  2. HavoK

    HavoK Registered User

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    Uninstall the old ones completely, then install the newest ones you can find. :)

    I'm not sure if the latest forceware drivers work on the older Geforce Go cards, I think so....
     
    HavoK, Jul 13, 2006
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  3. sheff159

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    You dont have to uninstall the old drivers, if you do your card wont work, thus you wont see anything on your monitor. Just download and install the new one. It automaticaly overwrites the old driver, so you dont have to worry about it.
     
    sheff159, Jul 13, 2006
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    Lil Mayz, Jul 13, 2006
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  5. lokster

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    thanks so much for the help. i downloaded and installed the latest drivers from dell for my nvidia geforce2go. only modded forceware is supported and the latest dell drivers come with the nview desktop manager.

    its just that when you update your drivers be sure to turn off everything including the Antivirus off. it can mess up with the drivers big time.

    thanks for the hints.
     
    lokster, Jul 16, 2006
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  6. HavoK

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    That is incorrect, if you uninstall the drivers your desktop with be on VGA mode, and you are supposed to uninstall the old drivers before installing the new ones, although as you said it will still work if you don't.
     
    HavoK, Jul 17, 2006
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