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    Windows Update - nVidia GeForce 8600M GS

    Discussion in 'HP' started by TxGSpice, Feb 20, 2008.

  1. TxGSpice

    TxGSpice Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just a word of caution...yesterday (2-18) Windows Update showed an optional new nVIDIA driver, I said to update and it appeared to install fine. The date on the driver was November 2007.

    Tonight I went to enable dual displays and got my first blue screen since I've had the laptop (Dec) :eek: , SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION in the nvlddmkm.sys file. I went to the nVIDIA web site to see about a different driver, used their auto detect feature and it told me I needed to go to the HP site to update the display drivers (hey, I didn't know, this is my first HP laptop)

    I tried to do that but the HP web site was having issues this evening, kept giving me system errors. Anyway, I used System Restore to roll back the driver and now I can have dual displays back & more important, no blue screen. The date for the driver now shows May 2007.

    Just thought I'd share. My system config is below.
     
    TxGSpice, Feb 20, 2008
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    XCan Notebook Guru

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    Hey, you might already know this. But if what you are interested is having a newer driver I suggest you check out the drivers in www.laptopvideo2go.com .
     
    XCan, Feb 20, 2008
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