Do not install nVidia Beta drivers!!

Exfoliate · 11-06-2005, 08:19 PM

I needed a major update with my forceware drivers as I'm only on like 6.14 so I searched the web for some drivers. I read that beta drivers can give an even greater boost in performance so I decided to d/l those. It took over an hour to get the 18MB file and then I just installed and updated my drivers, it told me to restart, I closed a few folders and then I did. But then I get this weird blue dos screen that I've seen now and then and I have to restart again, and the only way I can do anything is if I go into safe mode. So I had to do a system refresh thing just to get back to a point where things were okay, fortunantly that was last night after I installed "End it all" (a useful progam I might add). So the moral of the story is don't go all beta on us, play it safe and stick with what you know works.

Nic · 11-06-2005, 10:56 PM

Kk thanks for the warning ex Ill warns ome ppl i know with nvidia cards

Waffle · 11-06-2005, 10:59 PM

If it ain't broke, don't fix it is my motto, seems to be proving very successful from my experience so far.

Exfoliate · 12-06-2005, 03:51 AM

Hmmm, seems I must be doing something wrong as the normal drivers don't work either, they do the same freaking thing, ergh, it's so annoying. Do I have to do anything tricky to get the latest drivers to work?

zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG · 12-06-2005, 06:20 PM

yea i was gonna say they work on other computers, but beta is still in need of corrections, when they release the official version then thatsthe time to d-load

Exfoliate · 12-06-2005, 06:43 PM

Has anyone else had bad experiences with the latest nVidia drivers? It seems pretty weird that neither the beta or regular drivers worked, and did exactly the same thing to my puter.

11-06-2005, 08:19 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
Exfoliate Captain Dial-up Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,258 Times Helpful: 223 Status: Offline My Computer	Do not install nVidia Beta drivers!! I needed a major update with my forceware drivers as I'm only on like 6.14 so I searched the web for some drivers. I read that beta drivers can give an even greater boost in performance so I decided to d/l those. It took over an hour to get the 18MB file and then I just installed and updated my drivers, it told me to restart, I closed a few folders and then I did. But then I get this weird blue dos screen that I've seen now and then and I have to restart again, and the only way I can do anything is if I go into safe mode. So I had to do a system refresh thing just to get back to a point where things were okay, fortunantly that was last night after I installed "End it all" (a useful progam I might add). So the moral of the story is don't go all beta on us, play it safe and stick with what you know works. __________________

11-06-2005, 10:56 PM	#2 (permalink) Top
Nic Sleepy Head Join Date: Oct 2004 Age: 18 Female Posts: 2,470 Times Helpful: 21 My Mood: Sleepy Status: Offline My Computer	Kk thanks for the warning ex Ill warns ome ppl i know with nvidia cards __________________

12-06-2005, 03:51 AM	#4 (permalink) Top
Exfoliate Captain Dial-up Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,258 Times Helpful: 223 Status: Offline My Computer	Hmmm, seems I must be doing something wrong as the normal drivers don't work either, they do the same freaking thing, ergh, it's so annoying. Do I have to do anything tricky to get the latest drivers to work? __________________

12-06-2005, 06:20 PM	#5 (permalink) Top
zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG HWF Guitar Freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Gender: Male Posts: 1,487 Times Helpful: 101 My Mood: Amused Status: Offline My Computer	yea i was gonna say they work on other computers, but beta is still in need of corrections, when they release the official version then thatsthe time to d-load __________________

12-06-2005, 06:43 PM	#6 (permalink) Top
Exfoliate Captain Dial-up Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 19 Male Posts: 4,258 Times Helpful: 223 Status: Offline My Computer	Has anyone else had bad experiences with the latest nVidia drivers? It seems pretty weird that neither the beta or regular drivers worked, and did exactly the same thing to my puter. __________________

11-06-2005, 10:59 PM	#3 (permalink) Top
Waffle Alpha Geek Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 20 Male Posts: 2,270 Times Helpful: 51 My Mood: Angelic Status: Offline My Computer	If it ain't broke, don't fix it is my motto, seems to be proving very successful from my experience so far.

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