iAmOriginal :
GreyCatz :
iAmOriginal :
GreyCatz :
iAmOriginal :
I just installed Windows 10 and it worked fine until I installed the graphics card drivers for my NVidia NVS Quadro 290. After I installed the drivers, I had to restart Windows, but it keeps freezing on the loading screen where you see the Windows logo. I have tried installing the drivers automatically and manually via Nvidia's website but no methods work.
Windows does work fine after deleting the drivers, but I get very poor performance in games and video quality is bad. My Windows is 64-bit. These are the drivers I downloaded from Nvidia: http://www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/100767/en-us
Greetings, Mr Original:
What Windows 10 build are you running? If you are on the Insider Program, be advised that Microsoft is still sending out massive test versions, and over the past year there have been all manner of graphics-related problems with nVidia drivers. Some builds are very susceptible to crashing while others are more stable. I'm on build 14342 and it seems quite stable.
Try uninstalling the nVidia driver and check Windows Update for a Windows 10 driver instead, even if it takes some time.
Cheers,
GreyCatz.
Installing the drivers via Windows Update gave me the same result, unfortunately. I'm not in the insider program, and I do not know how to check my Windows build, sorry.
a) What is the name of your machine? If it's a Dell, there might be some additional software you need to download.
b) Open the Settings app and select System. Click About at the bottom of the left panel. Here you'll find detailed information about your PC, e.g. build number.
Cheers,
GreyCatz.
It's an HP xw4600 Workstation
Intel Core 2 Duo
4gb ram
Windows version is 1511
Build is 10586.104
Thanks for the details.
Well, I've got bad news and even worse news! According to this HP webpage,
http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c01184908
...your machine isn't designed for any Windows OS above Vista. And even if it were, Windows 10 build 10586 is one of the builds that forced me to do several factory restores on my own PC because of the many bugs and defects - it is horrible!
The way I see it, you might be able to run your current Windows 10 build seemingly without major issues, but you're bound to run into a host of problems the moment you try to do anyting fancy, like installing nVidia drivers.
Your graphics card is OK, and it's compatible with your HP machine, and the CPU is fine, too, but you should seriously consider going back to Vista or XP. I suspect that the difference between Vista and Windows 10 will simply be too much for the HP to handle in the long term.
I'm sorry about your predicament, but that's my best analysis.
Best of luck,
GreyCatz.