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    which driver should I use?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by AmazingGracePlayer, Aug 18, 2007.

  1. AmazingGracePlayer

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    I'm runninng vista home basic with 8600m gt... which driver should I use? I tried 165.01 but it says it found no compatible hardware and couldn't install.
     
    AmazingGracePlayer, Aug 18, 2007
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    if you d/led from laptopvideo2go.com you also gotta d/l the modded nvidia.inf file and overwrite the stock one. The modded .inf file just tells the installer the driver supports your video card.
     
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    I know absolutely nothing about drivers and stuff, can you please give a more detailed description please?
     
    AmazingGracePlayer, Aug 19, 2007
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    Extract your drivers to a folder. Once you have done that go to laptopvideo2go and download the modded inf file, it will say it right on the page. once that is downloaded move that into the file where you extracted the driver to. Go into the driver folder, hit set up and install. Right now i am running the 163.16s and it seems to be doing the trick although i may mess around with a couple others
     
    jbannick18, Aug 19, 2007
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    follow these directions.

    also with 165.01 driver I encountered BSOD errors playing FSX (C&C 3, AoE 3 were both fine) on my 7400 and others have reported similar errors as well in other games, just to warn you, although it may be an XP specific problem.
     
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    The process doesn't seem to work because for both processes:
    1. TweeksRUs website link is broken (I can't even google out the website)
    2. the .INF on Laptopvideo2go cannot be downloaded.
     
    AmazingGracePlayer, Aug 19, 2007
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    fabarati, Aug 19, 2007
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    I did, the links in the stickie and on laptopdriver2go are not working. I can't open the Xtreme G website so I can't download driver there, and I can't download the .INF file on laptopvideo2go.
     
    AmazingGracePlayer, Aug 19, 2007
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    Works fine for me. Just right click the .inf-link and Save as (or if you have Firefox, save link as)
     
    fabarati, Aug 19, 2007
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    AmazingGracePlayer, Aug 19, 2007
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    Works for me. Which one is it that you want? I can get it for you,


    EDIT: w00t. 1200 posts.
     
    fabarati, Aug 19, 2007
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    This link, http://laptopvideo2go.com/drivers is not the page to get the modded inf file. When you click on the link to the drivers, you only get the driver.
    I had the same problem when I searched out the 163.11's. There's another page I found that you could download each separately from the same page. Right now, I can't find it again. Crazy.

    Also, I read on their forums you want to download drivers that have openGL written in and those are usually over 30MB's compared to some that are half the size. Maybe someone else can confirm this, as I am not an expert.
     
    RMPG505, Aug 19, 2007
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    You can get the modded inf's there though. I can see and download them...
     
    fabarati, Aug 19, 2007
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    Charles P. Jefferies, Aug 20, 2007
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