Re: Windows Update trying to load NVIDIA4 440 Go 64M driver update

(cross-post added to Vista General)
"chrisvan50" <chrisvan50@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FCFFA1FE-20C5-482C-BB6C-6A16BFFC8DC0@microsoft.com...

> It's broken. As I said at the bottom of my post, the current driver doesn't
> display clearly at all.
>
> text is blurred slightly - just enough to give someone a headache.

That may be a symptom of a "ClearType" setting problem.
It is a new default for IE7 but it may not be appropriate
for all monitors.

You can change it for IE7-only in Options, Advanced, Browsing section
In XPsp2 you can change it using Display Properties, Appearance tab,
Effects dialog: Use the following method to smooth the edges of screen fonts:

Yikes. I just got a reminder of why I turned it off. YMMV.


Apparently there is a ClearType tuning tool you can download
if you do decide to leave it enabled but still aren't satisfied
with the appearance of some text. (Perhaps I should try it? <w>)

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/...ePowerToy.mspx

(MSN search for
cleartype tuning download site:microsoft.com
)


BTW I'm cross-posting this information to Vista General
because I don't know how applicable it is to your OS.


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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Note: remainder of thread left for convenience of new readers.

> chrisvan50
>
> "FrankV" wrote:
>

>> I would never try to update a video driver unless I was currently having
>> video problems. Why try to fix something when it is not broken?
>>
>> Frank
>>
>> "chrisvan50" <chrisvan50@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:13A18D49-4E35-46D1-A416-453EF7916BF0@microsoft.com...

>> > My RC-1 Vista windows update is constantly telling me that it's found the
>> > new
>> > video driver for my NVIDIA mobile card in my compaq Presario R3000:
>> > NVIDIA - display - NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go 64M
>> >
>> > Download size: 19.4 MB
>> >
>> > You may need to restart your computer for this update to take effect.
>> >
>> > Update type: Recommended
>> >
>> > Driver Update for Vista device support
>> >
>> > More information:
>> > http://winqual.microsoft.com/support/?driverid=9913795
>> >
>> > More information:
>> > http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=hub
>> >
>> > However, whenever I try and install it fails with the code 80070002.
>> > Following the guidance in the help links (stop update service, remove
>> > files
>> > in download and software update/datastore folders, restart update service)
>> > do
>> > not solve the problem.
>> >
>> > Anyone figured out the magic hand-sign to allow the driver to actually
>> > install? Using the default VGA adapater with the NVIDIA card is harsh on
>> > the
>> > eyes when using Office B2TR Outlook - -it's all fuzzy when displaying the
>> > text.
>> >
>> > chrisvan50

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