topic Re: cannot update nvidia drivers on vgx 201 (winxp)? in PCs & Accessories

cannot update nvidia drivers on vgx 201 (winxp)?

daHiVE — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:30:46 GMT

hi, got a big problem: i can´t upgrade the nvidia drivers on my vgx 201(still have the out of the box drivers on it).
i downloaded forceware 162.18, uninstalled the current nvidia driver and media center extensions. but when i install the new driver it gives me a blue screen/critical error(the file nv4disp.dll is mentioned) after about 50% completion, then windows is rebooted.
after restarting i can´t open the nvidia settings in control panel and in the nview program it says i have different driver versions installed(some new stuff is there with some old files).

help?!

Re: cannot update nvidia drivers on vgx 201 (winxp)?

Blencogo — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:57:47 GMT

Hi daHiVE,

Have you downloaded a modified .INF file with the driver?

I don't know where you downloaded it from but if you look here: -

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers

you need to download 162.18 AND click on and download the INF next to it.

Follow these step by step instructions for XP, they are very good: -

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=33

Re: cannot update nvidia drivers on vgx 201 (winxp)?

daHiVE — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:57:19 GMT

hi, first of all thx for your answer!

i do have one question though:
i got the forceware 162.18 directly from the nvidia page.
do i have to download the .inf even though the vgx-201 is not a laptop and doesn´t have a geforce m graphicscard?

Re: cannot update nvidia drivers on vgx 201 (winxp)?

ITTroll — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:03:29 GMT

I don't think the modified INF is going to help you. This is for laptop or OEM custom video cards. The card in the VGX-XL201 is a 7600 GTL and as such is supported with nVidia's standard driver releases.

It might be worth trying a driver cleaner type program as it does sound like you have ended up with a mixture driver versions.

Re: cannot update nvidia drivers on vgx 201 (winxp)?

daHiVE — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:27:36 GMT

well, just tried to install with a modded inf and the "have disk" method but i still get the same bsod.

gonna try a drivercleaner as suggested next...