Removing old drivers from the registery

Cranky · Nov 9, 2002, 03:41 AM

Could someone please tell me how to remove my old nvdia drivers from the registery.I have recently replaced my G3 Ti500 with the 9700PRO.My current operating system is widows XP. Thanks in advance

Jazzyjazz · Nov 9, 2002, 06:31 AM

Good Day,

Go to http://guru3d.com/detonator-destroyer/ and download this utility. This utility removes all traces of your nVidia drivers.

Cranky · Nov 9, 2002, 05:44 PM

Thankyou for the reply,I tried the utility before and it did not work .The download only supports windows 9x &ME. I tried it again and I get an error message ,am I missing something here......once again thankyou.

Chaos · Nov 9, 2002, 09:40 PM

Here is what DH member Mark Fox posted way back when.....

I think its been covered here before but this is how I do it and it seems to work for me (that's in XP):

From add/remove control panel - remove nvidia drivers but don't re-start yet! Before u restart, go to registry and scroll down to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Video] - remove all keys underneath. You might have 1,2,3,4,5, etc keys - all should be removed. Now u can restart!

When u boot back to windows, the system will display message(s) saying the display adaptor isn't configured, something is not set to maximum...etc...ignore it for now. Next install the new drivers, either manually by going to device manager and upgrading the current winxp default driver (12.40 or 29.42 if you have sp1 installed) or you can use nvidia automatic install program. Both should work.

I hope this helps

~~jackasster~~ · Nov 10, 2002, 01:55 PM

by the way this is the ati forum i guess no one knew in the nvidia forum...lol

Cranky · Nov 10, 2002, 02:14 PM

Thanks again for the reply I find this forum very helpful.I will try this ,as I said earlier I just upgraded the video card from a G3 Ti500 to 9700 PRO and what to make sure I have a clean install for the ATI drivers ,have a good day.

RIV@NVX · Nov 10, 2002, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Cranky
Thanks again for the reply I find this forum very helpful.I will try this ,as I said earlier I just upgraded the video card from a G3 Ti500 to 9700 PRO and what to make sure I have a clean install for the ATI drivers ,have a good day.

Why don't you reinstall Windows. I always reinstall windows when I change some component that differs very much.

Chaos · Nov 10, 2002, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jackasster
by the way this is the ati forum i guess no one knew in the nvidia forum...lol

Don't want to burst your bubble but my previous response came from the nvidia drivers section

Voodoo · Nov 13, 2002, 03:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chaos
From add/remove control panel - remove nvidia drivers but don't re-start yet! Before u restart, go to registry and scroll down to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Video] - remove all keys underneath. You might have 1,2,3,4,5, etc keys - all should be removed. Now u can restart!

It's safe to do this? I thought you had to leave the windows keys in there. Is it best to delete these even when just updating ATI drivers?

Nov 9, 2002, 03:41 AM	#1
Cranky DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Removing old drivers from the registery Could someone please tell me how to remove my old nvdia drivers from the registery.I have recently replaced my G3 Ti500 with the 9700PRO.My current operating system is widows XP. Thanks in advance

Nov 9, 2002, 06:31 AM	#2
Jazzyjazz HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Reno, NV/USA Posts: 24 Rep Power: 58	Removing old drivers from the registery Good Day, Go to http://guru3d.com/detonator-destroyer/ and download this utility. This utility removes all traces of your nVidia drivers. __________________ Gateway P-7805U, Geforce 9800M GTS, 4 GB DDR2, Intel Core 2 P-8400 @2.26 Ghz. Ain't LIFE STILL Wonderful?!!!

Nov 9, 2002, 09:40 PM	#4
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,269 Rep Power: 165 System Specs	Here is what DH member Mark Fox posted way back when..... I think its been covered here before but this is how I do it and it seems to work for me (that's in XP): From add/remove control panel - remove nvidia drivers but don't re-start yet! Before u restart, go to registry and scroll down to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Video] - remove all keys underneath. You might have 1,2,3,4,5, etc keys - all should be removed. Now u can restart! When u boot back to windows, the system will display message(s) saying the display adaptor isn't configured, something is not set to maximum...etc...ignore it for now. Next install the new drivers, either manually by going to device manager and upgrading the current winxp default driver (12.40 or 29.42 if you have sp1 installed) or you can use nvidia automatic install program. Both should work. I hope this helps __________________

Nov 9, 2002, 05:44 PM	Thread Starter #3
Cranky DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Thankyou for the reply,I tried the utility before and it did not work .The download only supports windows 9x &ME. I tried it again and I get an error message ,am I missing something here......once again thankyou.

Nov 10, 2002, 01:55 PM	#5
~~jackasster~~ BANNED Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: ottawa,canada Posts: 71 Rep Power: 0	by the way this is the ati forum i guess no one knew in the nvidia forum...lol

Nov 10, 2002, 02:14 PM	Thread Starter #6
Cranky DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	Thanks again for the reply I find this forum very helpful.I will try this ,as I said earlier I just upgraded the video card from a G3 Ti500 to 9700 PRO and what to make sure I have a clean install for the ATI drivers ,have a good day.