Re: Windows Update: NVIDIA

From: M. Rajesh (mrajesh24_ns_at_nospam.hotmail.com)
Date: 06/18/04 

Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 05:24:02 -0700

Hi,

Even i have installed the nvidia drivers from Windows update through the Windows Update Driver Category. Surprisingly enough the performance of the pc improved and the menu item that appears in the Taskbar opens fast enough.

In your case i think the following cases are the reason for the slow performance.
1. You do not have a high volume of RAM.
2. You have high memory intensive applications installed.
3. You are using the default settings of XP related to the performance. You can change it to "Adjust for best performance".
4. You can configure the nvidia console not to show the utility in the taskbar and then use the nvidia manager to configure whenever you need to do so.

Try the above steps. if all fail then let me know. Mean while i will see how to remove the update. 

-- 
Regards
M. Rajesh
.Net and Windows Shell MVP
www.winxpsolution.com
"anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com" wrote:
> Thanks Bobby, knuckles duly rapped.
> 
> So how do I go about uninstalling it?  It does not show 
> up Add/Remove propgrams, and I do not want to use system 
> restore because I installed a whole bunch of other stuff 
> recently.
> 
> Steve
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >You should NEVER install driver updates from Windows 
> update.  ALWAYS use the 
> >latest drivers posted to the website of the videocard 
> manufacturer.  The 
> >driver updates on Windows update are for corporate 
> machines that do not use 
> >3rd party drivers (for ease of management), and should 
> only be used on 
> >machines that you can t use the manufacturers drivers on.
> >
> >
> >Bobby
> >
> >
> >"steve" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
> message 
> >news:1e38401c4551e$4dc4a7d0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >>I recently downloaded the NVIDIA Display Software 
> through
> >> Windows Automatic Update.
> >>
> >> I now have an NVIDIA icon in the notification window, 
> but
> >> when I click on it, it can take up to a minute to 
> display
> >> a pop-up menu.
> >>
> >> Is this normal?  Should I uninstall it?  Everything
> >> seemed to be working OK before.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Steve 
> >
> >
> >.
> >
>

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