Warning about nVidia GPU Verde Driver 295.73

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Last night I installed the latest (non-beta) driver release from nVidia, having received a notice from their auto-update system that a new driver was available.

I installed it on an Asus laptop, with nVidia 240M GPU, Vista 32 bit.

On reboot, my screen went black and stayed that way.

Checking the internet (on another computer) I see that happened to a lot of people, including many platforms up to Win 7 64 bit.

A system restore from Safe Mode did not fix the problem. Still black screen.

But still in Safe Mode, I used the "roll back" driver feature in Device Manager to get back to my previous working driver release.

If anyone else experiences this problem, and wants more detailed instructions feel free to PM me. 

 

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

For future reference, nVidia places a folder in C:/ which will contain the past versions of it's driver so you can roll back easily. Mine currently has 3 versions in it.

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Actually, I have the new driver update. When I install new drivers for Nvidia, I opt for the clean install. This removes the old drivers before the new one is installed, thus eliminating the issue of driver conflict or incompatability glitches. The new driver seems to be working fantastic for me so far. I have not experienced any problems and it seems that actually I'm getting much better performance. It's only been 1 day so far, but things still seem good for me. I'll post if I have any issues  later on down the road, but I probably should have noticed something by now. I have the Nvidia 9600GT card in my rig. Could just be a card issue with some PC's.     --Ace--

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

No problems with the new driver here either. Running dual nVidia GEFORCE GTS 250's on Windows XP 32bit, and also on Vista and Win7 64bit. I do the clean install also.

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I haven't yet seen any trend on the machines reporting the error. I've seen laptops and desktops, various GPU's, 32 and 64 bit.

I initially did the upgrade, and the process failed as described. I then rolled back, and reinstalled the new drivers using the clean install.

That too failed, for me.

It is good to know that the problem isn't universal though.

I have nVidia on just the one machine so I'll wait a bit and see if there is a new version or better knowledge on the problem.

 

Reply #5 from Elemental Forums Top

Just updated to the latest version and no problems for me. I have a 9600GT running Windows 7 64-bit.

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting AceMatrix, reply 2
I have not experienced any problems and it seems that actually I'm getting much better performance

New features and performance since last WHQL-certified driver

  • Game-changing performance boost of up to 45% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, “the fastest selling title in Steam’s history”
  • Up to 2x performance Mass Effect 3 with SLI technology.
  • GeForce-exclusive quality enhancements with ambient occlusion support for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Diablo III, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
  • New PhysX software for the best experience in top PhysX titles like Alice: Madness Returns and Batman: Arkham City.

ps ;  Update on windows xp pro x64... nv 9600 GT 512 mb and nv 8800 ultra 768 mb... no problem

Reply #7 from Elemental Forums Top


NO problems with new driver.  It did boost my frame rate in Shyrim.  Nice. 

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

No Problem here with the new driver running Nividia GeForce GTX 550 TI on Win 7 64 bit

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I updated yesterday also, and everything is working beautifully!  Windows 7 64-bit.

Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top

I am hesitant to install these new drivers, after the last drivers were bad and had problems with Stronghold Kingdoms.

Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top

No problems here with the new drivers.  They didn't even ask for a reboot after they were finished.

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting AceMatrix, reply 2
Actually, I have the new driver update. When I install new drivers for Nvidia, I opt for the clean install. This removes the old drivers before the new one is installed, thus eliminating the issue of driver conflict or incompatability glitches.

 

I do this too, I'd recommend it.

Don't be confused though, Scrofulous1, what I said in the first reply still works, even if you do a clean install.

 

The last 3 versions (installers) are in my C:\NVIDIA.

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yes, thanks. 

I did not mean to imply that the way I restored my old drivers was the only method. My Alienware has 7 sets of drivers in the nVidia folder, and I stopped using nVidia on that machine a year ago.

Time to do some housekeeping!  

Reply #14 from Elemental Forums Top

Played last night with Fallen Enchantress Beta 2. Worked just fine.

Reply #15 from Sins Forums Top

Updated both card and drivers on the 21st. Runs awesome.

Reply #16 from Sins Forums Top

I did a roll back this morning after getting an error. After restart, I get the same error and am running in safe mode. I could only catch a glimpse of the bubble before it was colored over, screen flashed, and eventually blue screened. I am running Windows 7 64-bit and have a Geforce GTS 450 with the 285.62 driver at the moment. What should I do next? Thanks in advance guys.