Re: nvidia geforce 6800 go driver update not working

Posted: 12-12-2006, 02:00 AM
Hang it up until nVidia and your laptop manufacturer release GeForce GO
drivers. The current drivers have problems across the entire GO spectrum.

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"Gentle Jones" <Gentle Jones@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> well, been using vista on an alienware laptop and i like what works, but
> all
> my multimedia applications have been effectively murdered
>
> my graphics card, nvidia geforce 6800 go, didn't show up at first, it was
> listed as a standard vga and had no hardware acceleration, when windows
> update finally offered a driver it did not install properly (i've
> reinstalled
> the driver several times) it still shows the card as not working properly,
> and because i have no hardware acceleration from the standard driver i
> cannot
> capture any video from my sony dvx2100, windows movie maker does not work,
> media center does not work, i cannot view any dvd video, adobe premeir
> does
> not work and appears to need a reinstall, nero cannot capture or edit
> video,
> basically my pricey audio/video workstation now has the same functionality
> as
> my tmobile sidekick.
>
> you have a day or so before i just reinstall xp and curse the gods
>
> fyi my laptop is diesel i exceed all the minumum requirements, i have
> captured some video but it was piss poor quality (zebra'd out) and
> unusuable,
> there have been a handful of other quirks (including the disappearance of
> my
> disk drives) but i've worked through them, however not being able to edit
> video and audio is a deal breaker here. i do more than surf the internet
> with
> this system. the fact that dvd's won't work at all is a crying shame and
> some
> real elementary stuff here, you guys are smart enough to fix that at
> least.

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Re: nvidia geforce 6800 go driver update not working
Posted: 12-12-2006, 02:34 AM
richard,

thank you kindly for that bit of bad news.

regards,
gj

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"Richard G. Harper" wrote:
> Hang it up until nVidia and your laptop manufacturer release GeForce GO
> drivers. The current drivers have problems across the entire GO spectrum.
>
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> "Gentle Jones" <Gentle Jones@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:88EF7570-C9B7-4879-82D7-0B8A151FE9FF@microsoft.com...
> > well, been using vista on an alienware laptop and i like what works, but
> > all
> > my multimedia applications have been effectively murdered
> >
> > my graphics card, nvidia geforce 6800 go, didn't show up at first, it was
> > listed as a standard vga and had no hardware acceleration, when windows
> > update finally offered a driver it did not install properly (i've
> > reinstalled
> > the driver several times) it still shows the card as not working properly,
> > and because i have no hardware acceleration from the standard driver i
> > cannot
> > capture any video from my sony dvx2100, windows movie maker does not work,
> > media center does not work, i cannot view any dvd video, adobe premeir
> > does
> > not work and appears to need a reinstall, nero cannot capture or edit
> > video,
> > basically my pricey audio/video workstation now has the same functionality
> > as
> > my tmobile sidekick.
> >
> > you have a day or so before i just reinstall xp and curse the gods
> >
> > fyi my laptop is diesel i exceed all the minumum requirements, i have
> > captured some video but it was piss poor quality (zebra'd out) and
> > unusuable,
> > there have been a handful of other quirks (including the disappearance of
> > my
> > disk drives) but i've worked through them, however not being able to edit
> > video and audio is a deal breaker here. i do more than surf the internet
> > with
> > this system. the fact that dvd's won't work at all is a crying shame and
> > some
> > real elementary stuff here, you guys are smart enough to fix that at
> > least.
>
>
>
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Posted: 12-12-2006, 09:37 AM
You're welcome, wish I had better news but ...

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"Gentle Jones" <GentleJones@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> richard,
>
> thank you kindly for that bit of bad news.
>
> regards,
> gj
>
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>
> "Richard G. Harper" wrote:
>
>> Hang it up until nVidia and your laptop manufacturer release GeForce GO
>> drivers. The current drivers have problems across the entire GO
>> spectrum.
>>
>> --
>> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com
>> * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
>> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>> * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
>> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>> "Gentle Jones" <Gentle Jones@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:88EF7570-C9B7-4879-82D7-0B8A151FE9FF@microsoft.com...
>> > well, been using vista on an alienware laptop and i like what works,
>> > but
>> > all
>> > my multimedia applications have been effectively murdered
>> >
>> > my graphics card, nvidia geforce 6800 go, didn't show up at first, it
>> > was
>> > listed as a standard vga and had no hardware acceleration, when windows
>> > update finally offered a driver it did not install properly (i've
>> > reinstalled
>> > the driver several times) it still shows the card as not working
>> > properly,
>> > and because i have no hardware acceleration from the standard driver i
>> > cannot
>> > capture any video from my sony dvx2100, windows movie maker does not
>> > work,
>> > media center does not work, i cannot view any dvd video, adobe premeir
>> > does
>> > not work and appears to need a reinstall, nero cannot capture or edit
>> > video,
>> > basically my pricey audio/video workstation now has the same
>> > functionality
>> > as
>> > my tmobile sidekick.
>> >
>> > you have a day or so before i just reinstall xp and curse the gods
>> >
>> > fyi my laptop is diesel i exceed all the minumum requirements, i have
>> > captured some video but it was piss poor quality (zebra'd out) and
>> > unusuable,
>> > there have been a handful of other quirks (including the disappearance
>> > of
>> > my
>> > disk drives) but i've worked through them, however not being able to
>> > edit
>> > video and audio is a deal breaker here. i do more than surf the
>> > internet
>> > with
>> > this system. the fact that dvd's won't work at all is a crying shame
>> > and
>> > some
>> > real elementary stuff here, you guys are smart enough to fix that at
>> > least.
>>
>>
>>

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