Updating Nvidia display

[chaikovski2002]

It is necessary to uninstall the old display drivers when updating to the newer ones? Or can you just install the new ones over the old ones?

 

[genetech]

you must uninstall the previous version before installing the new ones. This however does not apply to the Physx drivers

 

[Mega666]

you must uninstall the previous version before installing the new ones. This however does not apply to the Physx drivers

Nope, the installer will uninstall the old drivers and install the new ones.

 

[cannondale06]

Nope, the installer will uninstall the old drivers and install the new ones.

Nope its actually best to uninstall old drivers first according to Nvidia.


When an NVIDIA display driver update is performed, the new driver will remove the previous drivers during the installation processor. Sometimes it is not successful in removing the older display drivers which can lead to display issues later on as a result of conflicting drivers. As a basic practice, it is recommended that you first uninstall the older display drivers before updating to a newer version. To uninstall your current NVIDIA Forceware display driver from your system, please follow these steps:

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/...3NlYXJjaF90ZXh0PWRyaXZlcnM*&p_li=&p_topview=1