Wayfarer247 Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Okay, don't mind my sig. I just reformatted my computer and so I lost Photoshop. Once I get that back, I will edit it to say that I successfully quad-booted my computer. It now boasts XP, Vista, Leopard, and Fedora9. But, erm, said to say, only Vista works perfectly. Leopard doesn't have wireless, Fedora is buggy, and XP is having a graphics dirver problem. Specs are in the sig. So let's tackle this one problem at a time. XP is having graphics problems. I think at least. I used TinyXP rev 9 to install, without IE, OE, or anything else, (firefox though). So it is decently hacked, but I like it that way. However, I don't really have graphic power. I tried to install the latest driver from Nvidea, but that failed. I installed a later version, and it worked, but I still don't have "support" for my card. Example, games crash after booting up, firefox scrolling is jerky. How can I go about troubleshooting this and getting it to work? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114443-windows-xp-graphics-problem/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 Okay, don't mind my sig. I just reformatted my computer and so I lost Photoshop. Once I get that back, I will edit it to say that I successfully quad-booted my computer. It now boasts XP, Vista, Leopard, and Fedora9. But, erm, said to say, only Vista works perfectly. Leopard doesn't have wireless, Fedora is buggy, and XP is having a graphics dirver problem. Specs are in the sig. So let's tackle this one problem at a time. XP is having graphics problems. I think at least. I used TinyXP rev 9 to install, without IE, OE, or anything else, (firefox though). So it is decently hacked, but I like it that way. However, I don't really have graphic power. I tried to install the latest driver from Nvidea, but that failed. I installed a later version, and it worked, but I still don't have "support" for my card. Example, games crash after booting up, firefox scrolling is jerky. How can I go about troubleshooting this and getting it to work? I would try installing a full-blown XP and see if the problem persists, first. Another option would be to use a third-party driver uninstaller to remove all traces of the drivers and reinstall from scratch. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114443-windows-xp-graphics-problem/#findComment-810373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayfarer247 Posted July 7, 2008 Author Share Posted July 7, 2008 I would try installing a full-blown XP and see if the problem persists, first. Another option would be to use a third-party driver uninstaller to remove all traces of the drivers and reinstall from scratch. I hear you. However, XP won't install (the CD won't actually boot up at all) with Fedora9 on my Hard drive, so that small endeavor just turned into a full blown afternoon of work. However, I would like to test out a driver uninstall utility and do a full re-installation of the Nvidia drivers. Does anyone recommend a good utility to use? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114443-windows-xp-graphics-problem/#findComment-810586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 I hear you. However, XP won't install (the CD won't actually boot up at all) with Fedora9 on my Hard drive, so that small endeavor just turned into a full blown afternoon of work. However, I would like to test out a driver uninstall utility and do a full re-installation of the Nvidia drivers. Does anyone recommend a good utility to use?This is what I use: http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=745 Cheers, hecker EDIT: You should remove all of the card's software from the system prior to running the de-installer (from system preferences panel). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114443-windows-xp-graphics-problem/#findComment-810777 Share on other sites More sharing options...
(MoC) Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I dunno, what error does XP spit out when you try and install the full version? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114443-windows-xp-graphics-problem/#findComment-815224 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayfarer247 Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 Well, it doesn't boot off the CD with Fedora installed, and when I use teh full retail version, (not hacked) it didn't like my drivers. You know, the ones on a Floppy disk. The ones provided by my MANUFACTURER. Son of a :censored2: Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/114443-windows-xp-graphics-problem/#findComment-815737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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