video driver issue

nickpapa · 06-08-2008, 01:22 PM

bought a laptop that came with vista. before i bought it i searched online to make sure that the drivers were available if i installed xp. i found numerous forums where people had a lot of success finding the drivers and giving links to download them.

so i installed xp, downloaded all the drivers, and everything worked fine. the only driver that gave me trouble is the video driver. once i install it, it wont boot into windows. it will only boot into safemode. if i uninstall the driver in safemode and reboot, it boots into windows without a problem.

could it be a bad driver? or could the video card be bad? no one else seems to have a problem with the driver that i downloaded.

cohen · 06-09-2008, 12:38 AM

i would say a bad driver....

sg1 · 06-09-2008, 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cohen

i would say a bad driver....

Me too....
I mean if no one else is having issues then maybe you could try an alternative location for the driver. Try the old favourite Driverguide.com

nickpapa · 06-11-2008, 04:22 AM

well i decided to just try and reinstall xp again and now it will not boot in regular mode even right after the install. not sure what is going on. anyone have an idea?

it basically shows the windows loading part, then goes to a black screen and freezes. i can only get into windows through safe mode

g25racer · 06-11-2008, 04:24 AM

Why did you reinstall windows just b/c of a driver issue?

nickpapa · 06-11-2008, 04:48 AM

well i've downloaded 8 different drivers from different sites to try and see if the driver was bad or possibly wrong. none of them worked.

so i decided to reinstall windows and install each driver one by one to see which driver may be causing the problem. but i didnt even get that far so now I have a new issue.

g25racer · 06-11-2008, 05:35 AM

Why would you try to download so many drivers? Why not just get the correct one in the first place? What card is it?

cohen · 06-11-2008, 10:08 AM

OMFG!!! that is way to much, you google search and then you pick the first one and that is it.

sg1 · 06-11-2008, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nickpapa

could It Be A Bad Driver? Or Could The Video Card Be Bad? No One Else Seems To Have A Problem With The Driver That I Downloaded.

which....laptop/graphics.....is....it!!!
please Give Us Something To Work With

nickpapa · 06-11-2008, 12:49 PM

i downloaded 8 different drivers cause each one i tried kept making the laptop freeze (or so i thought). they were all supposed to be for this card (nvidia 7150m).

strangely ive figured out the problem. it was the copy of xp i was using. i reinstalled again with a different copy of xp i had and now the laptop works totally normal. all the drivers work fine (including video) and i have no problems with it freezing anymore. so thats that

06-08-2008, 01:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
nickpapa New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7	video driver issue bought a laptop that came with vista. before i bought it i searched online to make sure that the drivers were available if i installed xp. i found numerous forums where people had a lot of success finding the drivers and giving links to download them. so i installed xp, downloaded all the drivers, and everything worked fine. the only driver that gave me trouble is the video driver. once i install it, it wont boot into windows. it will only boot into safemode. if i uninstall the driver in safemode and reboot, it boots into windows without a problem. could it be a bad driver? or could the video card be bad? no one else seems to have a problem with the driver that i downloaded.

06-09-2008, 12:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 14 Posts: 7,292	i would say a bad driver.... __________________ Cohen Now has Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack ! View My website My Computer Specs My Computer Pics E-mail + MSN Mac vs PC (Has swearing) How design a free website Where are you in the World??? Computer Forum Poll

06-11-2008, 04:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
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06-11-2008, 05:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
g25racer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hamilton, MI Posts: 3,789	Why would you try to download so many drivers? Why not just get the correct one in the first place? What card is it? __________________ CPU - AMD Athlon 64x2 5200+ @ 2.6ghz Ram - 2GB Stock clock HD - 320gb seagate & Samsung 750gb 32mb cache GPU - XFX 8600GT XXX Zalman @ 680 or 700mhz PSU - Ultra X-finity 600watt OS - Vista Home Premium(32) & Ubuntu (8.04) Ultimate Ed Audio - JVC 460watts Control - Logitech G25 Wheel & Logitech Rumblepad 2 Games - GTR2 and LFS -- Race Sim's for Life --

06-11-2008, 10:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
cohen Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 14 Posts: 7,292	OMFG!!! that is way to much, you google search and then you pick the first one and that is it. __________________ Cohen Now has Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack ! View My website My Computer Specs My Computer Pics E-mail + MSN Mac vs PC (Has swearing) How design a free website Where are you in the World??? Computer Forum Poll

06-11-2008, 04:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
nickpapa New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7	well i decided to just try and reinstall xp again and now it will not boot in regular mode even right after the install. not sure what is going on. anyone have an idea? it basically shows the windows loading part, then goes to a black screen and freezes. i can only get into windows through safe mode

06-11-2008, 04:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
nickpapa New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7	well i've downloaded 8 different drivers from different sites to try and see if the driver was bad or possibly wrong. none of them worked. so i decided to reinstall windows and install each driver one by one to see which driver may be causing the problem. but i didnt even get that far so now I have a new issue.

06-11-2008, 12:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
nickpapa New Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 7	i downloaded 8 different drivers cause each one i tried kept making the laptop freeze (or so i thought). they were all supposed to be for this card (nvidia 7150m). strangely ive figured out the problem. it was the copy of xp i was using. i reinstalled again with a different copy of xp i had and now the laptop works totally normal. all the drivers work fine (including video) and i have no problems with it freezing anymore. so thats that

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