How To Safely Change GPU Drivers?

Silibant · Aug 4, 2014

I have an old HD 7770, and I just bought a GTX 770. After having so many horrible driver issues with the 7770, I want to have a clean driver install without having to re-install Windows. I have Windows 7 (x64), for reference. What's the best, 100% surefire way to remove all traces of AMD drivers? Thanks.

clutchc · Aug 4, 2014

Driver Sweeper or Nvidia's app.
http://www.techspot.com/downloads/4266-driver-sweeper.html
https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/550192/geforce-drivers/display-driver-uninstaller-ddu-v12-9-3-4-released-06-09-14-/

AMD had one on their site too. But they seem to have taken it down.

Silibant · Aug 4, 2014

clutchc :

Thanks. I've heard that Driver Sweeper can go a little too deep in its deletes, but the Nvidia one is... well.. backed by Nvidia, so it should be OK, right? Have you used either of these?

Mousemonkey · Aug 5, 2014

There really is no need, Windows will use the correct driver and ignore any AMD drivers.

clutchc · Aug 5, 2014

The main benefit to thoroughly cleaning the old driver(s) from your system is to avoid any crashes that may occur if there is a conflict that sometimes arises from having old driver remnants in the Registry. I have used that version (and earlier) of DS for many years and with many cards/systems and never had an issue. The Nvidia one I have not had an opportunity to try out yet. Mainly because DS is so good. The DS link I sent is the last of the original versions before they changed it. That is the only one I trust.

Mousemonkey · Aug 5, 2014

clutchc :

Did you ever NOT use DS and then have a crash that you could prove was down to an unused graphic driver?

clutchc · Aug 5, 2014

Heck, I don't remember. Been too many builds, too many gfx cards to remember. But I trust DS and I'm going to keep using it for all sorts of driver clean up.

Silibant · Aug 5, 2014

clutchc :

I put the new card in after using AMD's CCC installer to wipe the drivers. No issues yet. :^D

clutchc · Aug 5, 2014

I doubt you'll have any issues. You sound like someone that likes to keep their system clean. DS and a weekly CCleaner run and I have had zero crashes, BSODs, software conflicts in ages. Can't remember the last time I had any driver problems.

Alan Caldwell · Aug 6, 2014

First of all you need to TOTALLY remove all the old drivers. Use this link.
http://www.wagnardmobile.com/DDU/
Note:
Select the respective company(i.e Nvidia or ATI) drivers to be uninstalled.
Use clean and restart option.
And then install the new drivers after rebooting.

Mousemonkey · Aug 6, 2014

Alan Caldwell :

As I have said before, no you don't and as I have a PC running with an AMD card and the drivers for the 560Ti still on there I know I'm right.

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