Nvidia Geforce 7900GT/GTO driver causing windows not to boot

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    Oddl3all is offline Junior Member

    Exclamation Nvidia Geforce 7900GT/GTO driver causing windows not to boot

    Hello,

    PCpitstop informed me I had a couple of outdated drivers.

    PC Pitstop OverDrive Tests Overview <test results

    D-A-L Computer Hardware Scan Results

    So I went to Nvidia and them search for the appropriate drivers for my machine even though I know my card is a 7900GTO. Downloaded their recommended Oct .5 2009 7900GTO driver. Installed and rebooted. On reboot I got passed the Windows loading screen then nothing happened. Rebooted again and nothing but a black screen. I did a system restore tried to write you you guys and I got the blue screen of death. So right now I'm on my second attempt at write you this.

    Also I can't find any Ceative sound card drivers at all

    damn damn damn!

    Any help would be much appreciated thanks, Odd


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    Oddl3all is offline Junior Member
    Correction on my last post

    "Installed and rebooted. On reboot I got passed the Windows loading screen then nothing happened"
    I meant I got a black screen. I waited about 10 minutes still black.

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    jephree is offline ¨*·.¸ «.·°·..·°·.» ¸.·*¨
    You should never update drivers without a specific reason.

    Nvidia might be an exception if you are a gamer as they do updates regularly for newer games.

    You also need to uninstall Nvidia drivers before installing new ones.

    Can you boot into Safe Mode?

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    Oddl3all is offline Junior Member
    I can boot into safe mode,

    I am a gamer and I thought updating my driver might solve my problem I am having with my video playback in Sony Vegas 9. A 400 dollar program!

    You can see the post I made about that here: http://www.d-a-l.com/help/video-edit...olors-all.html

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    jephree is offline ¨*·.¸ «.·°·..·°·.» ¸.·*¨
    Did you uninstall your old driver first?

    If not you need to.

    Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > NVIDIA > Graphics Only

    Then try a reinstall.

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    Oddl3all is offline Junior Member
    Will do, ill be back with the results,

    But man the black and screens scare the **** out of me.

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    Oddl3all is offline Junior Member
    It appears to be stable, uninstalled then reinstalled with the new drivers. I thought that was only when switching cards but I guesstimate wrong.

    Thx, Jephree

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    jephree is offline ¨*·.¸ «.·°·..·°·.» ¸.·*¨
    No problem. Glad all is well.

    Graphics drivers always need uninstalling before updating.

    Let us know if we can help further in the future.

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