"Andrew" spamtrap@localhost wrote in message
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On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 10:36:21 +0100, "Thomas"
wrote:

We see many problems in this newsgroup with NVidia users that ONLY
uninstall
NVidia drivers and switch to ATI cards... If i were the OP, i would
indeed
use some registry cleaner... Myself, i usually reinstall windows after i
swap a MAIN component (vid card/mainboard)

I just unistalled the NV drivers, replaced the card then loaded the
ATI drivers and had no problems. Reinstalling Windows for a video card
replacement is total overkill IMO.
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While reinstalling Windows may be overkill, doing more to clear out your
system than just uninstalling old drivers on a card change is not.

Anyone regularly reading posts in this ng will have frequently noticed
threads started with posts from people who've changed an ATi card for an
NVidia one, or vice versa, and are having problems. Invariably, they will
be advised to clear out the driver remnants from the card they have removed
and doing this usually sorts the problem. Look through your Windows folder
and your registry, Andrew: you'll find plenty of NVidia entries and files
still there. Perhaps your system seems Ok now, but that's not to say you
won't have trouble in the future, or that your system wouldn't be running
very much better if you cleared out those remnants.

patrickp