Thanks, Paul. I had removed the Nvidia drivers several years ago because
they were causing blue screen terrors. The VGA driver was adequate for my
needs. However, lately, since installing SP3 for Word, I find that scrolling
through documents causes text to get jumbled--multiple lines on top of each
other. I'm only guessing--hoping--that updated video drivers will resolve
the issue.
I'm also considering a clean reinstall of Word--and avoiding the SP3 patch.
"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message news:fe76vb$6jt$1@aioe.org...
> JD wrote:
>> I've downloaded a driver installation package from Nvidia, but I cannot
>> find any instructions.
>> The card is a Ge Force FX 5200. It is currently using Windows-supplied
>> drivers.
>> I wonder if the current drivers should be "uninstalled" before the new
>> ones are installed.
>> Or should I just "run" the new setup file?
>> Are there "extra" apps that I do not have to install?
>
> Generally speaking, I try to "uninstall" the previous driver package.
> Even if changing from one Nvidia video card to another one.
>
> Check your "Add/Remove" and see if there is an entry in there for Nvidia
> Detonator or Forceware.
>
> The Windows supplied driver, could be a default VGA driver, which is
> not much of a driver at all. If that is the one you are referring to,
> then don't worry about that. But if you got an actual Nvidia driver
> via Windows Update, I'd try and remove that, if it is possible.
>
> There are also "driver cleaner" programs for Nvidia and ATI drivers,
> that are partially successful. Some people swear by them, but personally,
> I see no reason to invoke them, unless something is broken. In the
> experiments I tried in the past (several years ago now), the cleaner
> didn't get everything.
>
> HTH,
> Paul