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Aug 05, 2010, 03:52 PM // 15:52
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Departed from Tyria
Join Date: May 2007
Guild: Clan Dethryche [dth]
Profession: R/
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Updating my video card drivers
I can't remember the last time I updated my video card's drivers, and someone suggested that I do that. My card is an ATI Raedon X700, and I found a list of XP drivers for it here. What I'm wondering about is which of these links is actually what I want, and what matters when I look for new drivers like this.
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Aug 05, 2010, 04:06 PM // 16:06
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Mar 2008
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None of them, don't download software updates from 3rd party websites, get them from the original manufacturer, in your case:
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownloa...la ng=English |
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Aug 05, 2010, 07:18 PM // 19:18
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rattus rattus
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: London, UK GMT±0 ±1hr DST
Guild: [GURU]GW [wiki]GW2
Profession: R/
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Seconded - AMD drivers from AMD, nVidia drivers from nVidia.
The only exception to this is video drivers for laptops which often use proprietary drivers only available from the laptop manufacturer.
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Aug 05, 2010, 08:25 PM // 20:25
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Ohio
Guild: I Will Never Join Your Guild (NTY)
Profession: R/
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thirded - get the official ones from ati or nvidia - much safer for you and your pc and will likely work better too.
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Aug 08, 2010, 04:39 AM // 04:39
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Aug 2010
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Always get official drivers from the official site
This is how i do it: Uninstall old driver/current driver Reboot into safe mode Delete driver folder (for nvidia its simply C:/Nvidia) Reboot Install new driver Reboot And you can play it even safer by downloading and using DriverSweeper or DriverCleaner and running that while in safemode. |
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Aug 08, 2010, 11:25 AM // 11:25
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Belgium
Profession: Me/
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There's no need to uninstall your old graphics driver, if you're just updating it. Although if you change GPU, you better uninstall the driver of the previous one. It will just overwrite it.
Let us know if it worked out for you Shayne .
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Aug 08, 2010, 02:08 PM // 14:08
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Aug 2010
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I have always uninstalled before a install. You can never go wrong with being safe than sorry  But to each his own. I do things the right way  JK mate
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Aug 08, 2010, 04:38 PM // 16:38
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Hell's Protector
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Canada
Guild: Brothers Disgruntled
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Uninstalling the old drivers used to be necessary, but it seems that ATI and nVidia have finally discovered how to "update" drivers without borking them.
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Aug 08, 2010, 08:05 PM // 20:05
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Aug 2010
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Id still rather be safe than sorry.
I dont trust them....hah |
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