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    Nvidia problems

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Vless17, Oct 22, 2010.

  1. Vless17

    Vless17 Notebook Consultant

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    OK so my computer will not let me uninstall my nvidia drivers.

    I included a video so you can see exacly what is up, any suggestions?

    Video
     
    Vless17, Oct 22, 2010
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    You should uninstall drivers from the Device Manager, not the control panel.
     
    Lithus, Oct 22, 2010
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  3. jeremyshaw

    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    Download driversweeper, I guess...
     
    jeremyshaw, Oct 22, 2010
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    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    why? It doesn't do anything different. It still uses the same routines the nVidia uninstall process uses...
     
    jeremyshaw, Oct 22, 2010
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  5. Vless17

    Vless17 Notebook Consultant

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    does anyone know why this is happening?
     
    Vless17, Oct 23, 2010
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    morgue Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well I do not know why that is happening in this case specifically, but this can happen with anything, and perhaps it was designed to be this way. Stuff can even be removed from the program list and still be installed, or a program/software will act like that and cannot be removed.

    The device manager you can swap drivers for the hardware, and remove the device (which would probably work best here). It will most likely just re-install the driver on the next startup unless you boot into safe-mode and clean the drivers out.

    Sorry not a specific answer, but you can fix it quicker than you can figure out why
     
    morgue, Oct 23, 2010
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