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Article #400Re: GeForce 2MX
From: Marc
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 00:57
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 00:57
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Thank you very much. I already tried your solution. Guess I will go with a fresh install of XP for now. Thanks again Marc "Maverick" <mlt32@NOSPAMstudent.canterbury.ac.nz> wrote in message news:9euoe2$esc$1@cantuc.canterbury.ac.nz... > When you remove the Voodoo you have to completely remove all traces of its > drives, 3dfx tools, and registry entries. > > Do the following: > > 1) Go to Control Panel>Add remove programs: Uninstall 3dfx tools > 2) reboot and change to a generic vga driver (microsoft driver) you select > from a list. > 3) reboot. Go into safe mode by pressing F8 on boot up > 4) Go into device manager and remove multiple entries from the display > adapter. > 5) While in safe mode. Use Start>Find>Files and folders: > Search for the following: v3*.*, glide*.*, 3dfx*.*. > Delete anything with these as related to your Voodoo3 in the > Windows\system and Windows\system32 folders. > 6) Shut down > 7) remove Voodoo3, put in Geforce2MX > 8) Boot into Windows...will probably try to install drivers -Cancel all the > way through. Use the 6.5 Detonators for now (you can experiment with the > Betas later). > 9) Reboot when drivers installed. Change resolution to something acceptable. > Also install your monitors driver (or use Plug n Play if it is). > > 10) Should be good to go from there. Games may need to be run in safe mode > (Like Unreal Tournament) to change renderer from glide to OpenGl or > Direct3D, and some games would be best to reinstall or delete the config > file. Especially if you have been using a MiniGL or WickedGL drivers. > > 11) If problems still persist. reinstall windows. > > Good luck > > MLT > > "Marc" <acalvert@kscable.com> wrote in message > news:VYzQ6.32646$we.5931523@typhoon.kc.rr.com... > > I've got an Annihilator 2 video card. I am using it on a gigabyte 7ZX > > motherboard, running 512 megs of ram with a triple boot of Win98, Win2000, > > and WinXP. It does not matter which operating system I use it in. I ha ve > > tried in AGP, X2, and X4 mode. Everytime I try to play a game it creates > an > > error. (Win98 locks up). From my oldest games including Quake2, > > Alice......... I have put my VooDoo3 video card back in. I have tried 3 > > different sets of drivers and still can't get the GeForce 2MX to work. > Can > > anybody help me out? > > Thanks > > > > > >
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