How to stop Nvidia drivers from installing automatically?
With the 256 drivers coming out in a few days (and with my GTX 480 on the way :) ) I am sure that everyone here is going to want to do a fresh install of the drivers.
Here is what I try to do:
1. Uninstall everything from the control panel, and when asked to restart, say no.
2. Run driver sweeper, cleaning out the rest of the Nvidia stuff, and restarting when it asks.
.....
3. Run driver sweeper again to make sure it got everything the first time, when it comes back empty, I install the new drivers.
Here is the issue, the reason I added the ..... between 2 and 3 is because no matter what I do, as soon as the computer starts up again, it instantly installs some sort of driver for the card. How do I prevent this from happening?
Also, what is the best way to install the drivers? Full CD? Individual?
With the 256 drivers coming out in a few days (and with my GTX 480 on the way :) ) I am sure that everyone here is going to want to do a fresh install of the drivers.
Here is what I try to do:
1. Uninstall everything from the control panel, and when asked to restart, say no.
2. Run driver sweeper, cleaning out the rest of the Nvidia stuff, and restarting when it asks.
.....
3. Run driver sweeper again to make sure it got everything the first time, when it comes back empty, I install the new drivers.
Here is the issue, the reason I added the ..... between 2 and 3 is because no matter what I do, as soon as the computer starts up again, it instantly installs some sort of driver for the card. How do I prevent this from happening?
Also, what is the best way to install the drivers? Full CD? Individual?
=NORMAL INSTALL=
When installing NVIDIA drivers overlapped.
1. Download the current whql certified driver from the NVIDIA download page [url="http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index5.aspx?lang=en-us"]http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index5.aspx?lang=en-us[/url] for your card and operating system.
2. Run NVIDIA driver download by double clicking on the installer in the download folder, and continue as directed, restart system when done.
3. If problems occur due to the new driver installation you can "roll back" to the previous driver,
You can locate the gpu in device manager, right click and select properties, select the driver tab, select roll back driver.
=CLEAN INSTALL=
Sometimes corruptions can occur from installation of drivers if this is the case, proceed as follows.
When installing new NVIDIA drivers for video card, it is recommended to use the following method for a clean install
1. Download the current whql certified driver from the NVIDIA download page [url="http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index5.aspx?lang=en-us"]http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index5.aspx?lang=en-us[/url] for your card and operating system.
2. Unplug network cable/adapter to prevent windows update from downloading and installing NVIDIA driver from Microsoft.
3. Uninstall NVIDIA drivers, Start/Control panel/ [Programs] uninstall programs/ uninstall NVIDIA PhysX, uninstall NVIDIA stereoscopic 3D driver,
Uninstall NVIDIA drivers- select to uninstall only the NVIDIA display driver.
4. Restart
5. Windows will install a wddm driver for the NVIDIA video card on Vista and 7, this is normal and needs to proceed when done do not restart proceed to step 6.
6. Run Driver sweeper, Start/Programs/Driver Sweeper [url="http://www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/"]http://www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/[/url] - select NVIDIA display and NVIDIA PhysX in the check box on right, select analyze , there should be a list with all boxes checked
select clean, do not restart, run Ccleaner, Start/Programs/Ccleaner [url="http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner"]http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner[/url] - run registry cleaner and scan for issues - select fix all issues , do not backup registry,
7. Restart
8. After restart install NVIDIA whql display drivers that you downloaded, when installation is complete reconnect your network cable/adapter and restart.
Congratulations you have now gained the knowledge to perform a clean install of NVIDIA display drivers.
Good luck and good Gaming.
Uninstall NVIDIA drivers- select to uninstall only the NVIDIA display driver.
4. Restart
5. Windows will install a wddm driver for the NVIDIA video card on Vista and 7, this is normal and needs to proceed when done do not restart proceed to step 6.
6. Run Driver sweeper, Start/Programs/Driver Sweeper http://www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/ - select NVIDIA display and NVIDIA PhysX in the check box on right, select analyze , there should be a list with all boxes checked
select clean, do not restart, run Ccleaner, Start/Programs/Ccleaner http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner - run registry cleaner and scan for issues - select fix all issues , do not backup registry,
7. Restart
8. After restart install NVIDIA whql display drivers that you downloaded, when installation is complete reconnect your network cable/adapter and restart.
Congratulations you have now gained the knowledge to perform a clean install of NVIDIA display drivers.
Here is what I try to do:
1. Uninstall everything from the control panel, and when asked to restart, say no.
2. Run driver sweeper, cleaning out the rest of the Nvidia stuff, and restarting when it asks.
.....
3. Run driver sweeper again to make sure it got everything the first time, when it comes back empty, I install the new drivers.
Here is the issue, the reason I added the ..... between 2 and 3 is because no matter what I do, as soon as the computer starts up again, it instantly installs some sort of driver for the card. How do I prevent this from happening?
Also, what is the best way to install the drivers? Full CD? Individual?
Here is what I try to do:
1. Uninstall everything from the control panel, and when asked to restart, say no.
2. Run driver sweeper, cleaning out the rest of the Nvidia stuff, and restarting when it asks.
.....
3. Run driver sweeper again to make sure it got everything the first time, when it comes back empty, I install the new drivers.
Here is the issue, the reason I added the ..... between 2 and 3 is because no matter what I do, as soon as the computer starts up again, it instantly installs some sort of driver for the card. How do I prevent this from happening?
Also, what is the best way to install the drivers? Full CD? Individual?
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When installing NVIDIA drivers overlapped.
1. Download the current whql certified driver from the NVIDIA download page [url="http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index5.aspx?lang=en-us"]http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index5.aspx?lang=en-us[/url] for your card and operating system.
2. Run NVIDIA driver download by double clicking on the installer in the download folder, and continue as directed, restart system when done.
3. If problems occur due to the new driver installation you can "roll back" to the previous driver,
You can locate the gpu in device manager, right click and select properties, select the driver tab, select roll back driver.
=CLEAN INSTALL=
Sometimes corruptions can occur from installation of drivers if this is the case, proceed as follows.
When installing new NVIDIA drivers for video card, it is recommended to use the following method for a clean install
1. Download the current whql certified driver from the NVIDIA download page [url="http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index5.aspx?lang=en-us"]http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index5.aspx?lang=en-us[/url] for your card and operating system.
2. Unplug network cable/adapter to prevent windows update from downloading and installing NVIDIA driver from Microsoft.
3. Uninstall NVIDIA drivers, Start/Control panel/ [Programs] uninstall programs/ uninstall NVIDIA PhysX, uninstall NVIDIA stereoscopic 3D driver,
Uninstall NVIDIA drivers- select to uninstall only the NVIDIA display driver.
4. Restart
5. Windows will install a wddm driver for the NVIDIA video card on Vista and 7, this is normal and needs to proceed when done do not restart proceed to step 6.
6. Run Driver sweeper, Start/Programs/Driver Sweeper [url="http://www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/"]http://www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/[/url] - select NVIDIA display and NVIDIA PhysX in the check box on right, select analyze , there should be a list with all boxes checked
select clean, do not restart, run Ccleaner, Start/Programs/Ccleaner [url="http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner"]http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner[/url] - run registry cleaner and scan for issues - select fix all issues , do not backup registry,
7. Restart
8. After restart install NVIDIA whql display drivers that you downloaded, when installation is complete reconnect your network cable/adapter and restart.
Congratulations you have now gained the knowledge to perform a clean install of NVIDIA display drivers.
Good luck and good Gaming.
When installing NVIDIA drivers overlapped.
1. Download the current whql certified driver from the NVIDIA download page http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index5.aspx?lang=en-us for your card and operating system.
2. Run NVIDIA driver download by double clicking on the installer in the download folder, and continue as directed, restart system when done.
3. If problems occur due to the new driver installation you can "roll back" to the previous driver,
You can locate the gpu in device manager, right click and select properties, select the driver tab, select roll back driver.
=CLEAN INSTALL=
Sometimes corruptions can occur from installation of drivers if this is the case, proceed as follows.
When installing new NVIDIA drivers for video card, it is recommended to use the following method for a clean install
1. Download the current whql certified driver from the NVIDIA download page http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index5.aspx?lang=en-us for your card and operating system.
2. Unplug network cable/adapter to prevent windows update from downloading and installing NVIDIA driver from Microsoft.
3. Uninstall NVIDIA drivers, Start/Control panel/ [Programs] uninstall programs/ uninstall NVIDIA PhysX, uninstall NVIDIA stereoscopic 3D driver,
Uninstall NVIDIA drivers- select to uninstall only the NVIDIA display driver.
4. Restart
5. Windows will install a wddm driver for the NVIDIA video card on Vista and 7, this is normal and needs to proceed when done do not restart proceed to step 6.
6. Run Driver sweeper, Start/Programs/Driver Sweeper http://www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/ - select NVIDIA display and NVIDIA PhysX in the check box on right, select analyze , there should be a list with all boxes checked
select clean, do not restart, run Ccleaner, Start/Programs/Ccleaner http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner - run registry cleaner and scan for issues - select fix all issues , do not backup registry,
7. Restart
8. After restart install NVIDIA whql display drivers that you downloaded, when installation is complete reconnect your network cable/adapter and restart.
Congratulations you have now gained the knowledge to perform a clean install of NVIDIA display drivers.
Good luck and good Gaming.