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    Why cant I install my drivers?

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Chase.Barnett, Jun 20, 2008.

  1. Chase.Barnett

    Chase.Barnett Notebook Evangelist

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    I extracted the latest set of TF drivers, but get this error when I go to run the drivers exe.

    Any help?
     

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    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    Maybe the file is corrupt? Delete it, make sure you run a driver cleaner (for your video card), and run CCleaner to clean out any registry entries that may conflict.

    Re-download the file, and run it again.
     
    ScifiMike12, Jun 20, 2008
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  3. Chase.Barnett

    Chase.Barnett Notebook Evangelist

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    Whats a good program to clean my video drivers? I have tried to install some vid2go drivers, but after I installed them and rebooted, it was like I never installed them at all... Rivatuner just said they couldn't detect any drivers or display device..

    I miss how simple it was when I had my ati... Went to omegadrivers, downloaded and ran a exe and your done..

    I guess when you want the elite, you have to deal with the complications along with them.
     
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    jj1623 Notebook Enthusiast

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    vid2go drivers require tweaking the .inf file. (I'm assuming you have the 8800 GTS). If you don't tweak the file, it'll keep the stock svga vid driver installed.

    CCleaner should be able to clean out any leftovers after you uninstall a driver. Just make sure you do it in safe-mode to get the best results.
     
    jj1623, Jun 20, 2008
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    josmol Notebook Consultant

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    Doesn't that error message mean you have to run it as an admin? Where you right click on the setup file and select run as administrator.
     
    josmol, Jun 20, 2008
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