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cosmo_kramer   06-07-2009 at 08:19:18 PM

Hi,

I'm switching from ATI Radeon X1600 Pro to Nvidia GeForce 9500GT. I checkout the manual for nvidia. The instruction is not clear as whether I should uninstall the old video card's driver before I install the new card.

Should I uninstall and install the new card ?

Please advice.

Thanks.

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strangestranger   06-07-2009 at 08:49:35 PM
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Yes, uninstall the old drivers, pop into safe mode and use a driver remover of some sorts before installing the ati one.

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cosmo_kramer   06-07-2009 at 09:34:48 PM
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If I understand you correctly, I'd first enter in safe-mode, remove the driver ?

Also, I don't see any uninstall utility for the (old) ATI card, so is it OK for me to remove from control-panel ( add/remove programs ) ?

Thanks.

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xaira   06-07-2009 at 10:08:48 PM
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yeh remove from add/remove prog, restart, then shutdown and install the new card

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strangestranger   06-07-2009 at 10:35:47 PM
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No, uninstall the drivers first, the uninstaller program is contained within the driver installation package for ATI cards but the add/remove prog's will do fine. Once uninstalled, then pop into safe mode and use something like driver sweeper to remove all traces of the old driver then install the new card.

i erroneously said the ATI card when i meant the Nvidia one.

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cosmo_kramer   06-07-2009 at 11:16:31 PM
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strangestranger, xaria - Thanks ! It worked like a charm.

So I logged into the windows safe mode. I've a dual boot with Linux( Ubuntu ) and Windoze and so it was tricky. After couple of trials I was able to get to the windoze menu ( press F8 at regular intervals ). Once I was in safe mode, there indeed was a removal utility from ATI itself ( ATI being my old card ). I restarted, came back to safe mode, shutdown and installed the new (nvidia) card.

Thanks for the help.

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strangestranger   06-07-2009 at 11:55:08 PM
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If it worked fine, but that is not what I said to do. I said to uninstall it in windows, then go into safe mode and use a utility like driver sweeper to remove any last traces of the old drivers.

If you have any issues with your new card be sure to follow those step specifically.

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