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How to install Detonator Drivers for win2k ?
Posted by: Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 07/30/2011 09:04 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
WIN2K - nVidia Detonator Driver installation
WARNING :
Do NOT use the UPDATE DRIVER or UNINSTALL options in
Display
Settings
Advanced
Adaptor
Properties
Driver window.
Neither of these will delete old video card driver files. Click for details
These leftover files can, and do, make installation of new
drivers difficult, messy and sometimes impossible.
The only failsafe way to install new drivers is :
A Preparation
B Installation of .exe driver
B2 Installation of .zip driver
C Epilogue
If the icons are too big or too small, adjust the display setting [256 colour/16-bit High Colour/32-bit True Colour] by right clicking on an empty patch of desktop and selecting Properties from the popup. Then click on the Settings tab and choose whichever display setting works best with your setup.
WARNING :
Do NOT use the UPDATE DRIVER or UNINSTALL options in
Display
Settings
Advanced
Adaptor
Properties
Driver window.
Neither of these will delete old video card driver files. Click for details
These leftover files can, and do, make installation of new
drivers difficult, messy and sometimes impossible.
The only failsafe way to install new drivers is :
A Preparation
- Download the new driver. If the driver filename ends in .exe just
put it somewhere you'll be able to find it againIf it ends in .zip
then create a new folder and extract the zipped files into it. [You'll need a
utility such as Winzip or Powerarchiver]
- Next, you have to remove the old drivers.
Select Start:Settings:Control Panel
- Double click Add/Remove Programs
- Scroll down the list and click on the entry for
NVIDIA Windows 2000/XP Display Drivers and then click the
CHANGE/REMOVE button
- A confirm message will pop up. Click on Yes
- Restart your computer
When it boots back up it will be in VGA mode [grey and horrible]. Do
not panic!
- You should now be seeing an Upgrade Device Wizard.The next step depends
on whether the driver you want to install ends in .exe or .zip
B Installation of .exe driver
- Click Cancel
- To save time, disable any anti-virus software now.
- Go to the folder that contains the new driver and double click on it
-grins- the driver, not the folder!
- Accept the Licence Agreement
- The nVidia installation Wizard appears. Click Next
- When the MS digital signing window appears click Yes to continue.
- After the installation is finished you will be prompted to restart your
computer. Unless you particularly like the grey screenclick yes and that's it!
B2 Installation of .zip driver
- Click Next on the MS Upgrade Device Wizard
- The following screen appears :
http://www.triptychacf.com/guru3D/install1.gif
The option Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended] is already selected and is less scary for non-experts so just click Next.
- You are now looking at a screen with 4 options.
http://www.triptychacf.com/guru3D/install2.gif
Click in the box next to
Specify a location and then click Next
- A small window pops up.
http://www.triptychacf.com/guru3D/install3.gif
Click the Browse button and select the
folder which contains the new, unzipped driver files. Open it.
- You should see at least one filename, usually nv4_disp.dll.
http://www.triptychacf.com/guru3D/install4.gif
Highlight this file and click Open
- The same small window should be back but with the new pathname in the text box.
http://www.triptychacf.com/guru3D/install5.gif
Click OK
- You're back at the Search Results window and you should see the full path and
filename of the new driver.
http://www.triptychacf.com/guru3D/install6.gif
Click Next
- You are now looking at our beloved MS warning that the device has not been signed. Treat it with the contempt it deserves and click Yes
- Almost there. You will see the files being copied and then the final Wizard window appears. Click Finish
- Restart your computer...and ta dah...the driver should be working.
C Epilogue
If the icons are too big or too small, adjust the display setting [256 colour/16-bit High Colour/32-bit True Colour] by right clicking on an empty patch of desktop and selecting Properties from the popup. Then click on the Settings tab and choose whichever display setting works best with your setup.
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