NVidia Control Panel color controls, can't reset to default.

[Snowdog]

NVidia Control Panel color controls, can't reset to default.

I have been trying to use the NVidia CP controls to tame the colors on my Dell 3007-HC. 8800GT using WHQL 169.21 Drivers.

I noticed now that it remembers the setting I have put in, but always puts the control back to center for each color band, or even worse. If I adjust the all channels and then switch to red channel. It leaves the control in the same place so that is the new center. If you then hit "reset to default" button, it will just move that control back to the center, further messing up the colors.

I now have significantly altered colors and yet the controls are all at the default position. My gray-scale gradient is now broke up and has color bands in it. I need a true reset? Any ideas. Anyone know where the settings are kept?

I haven't tried re-installing drivers, but I bet someone did the "smart" thing and maintained user settings between updates, so this likely won't help.

BTW I boot into Linux where I have done no manipulations and my gray-scale gradients are perfectly smooth and have no color intrusions.

 

[-PK-]

/system32/nvwsapps.xml has the application profiles.
/system32/nvapps.xml has the game profiles.

If the user does not have full permissions on those files it will not save the settings. If that doesn't help sometimes changing or reinstalling the drivers can fix the situation, you will want to uninstall and reinstall them in safe mode to make sure they aren't being used.

Edit: Nevermind, I don't know where the settings are saved. I thought it was nvwsapps.xml

You could run rivatuner once to change the color settings, Nvidia should keep the settings you set with in Rivatuner until the next time you change them. It's under custom > low level desktop color schemes. If the setting doesn't stick after reset, you might have to check the apply at windows startup box or reinstall the nvidia drivers.

 

[Snowdog]

Driver upgrade, driver cleaner, nothing worked. It is still stuck with all my tweaks and considers them the default. Ugh!