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Re: New Drivers AND Nvidia Detonators

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From: Jaymz aka Vlad
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 13:46
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The 6.50 drivers plain suck for the TNT2 (performance-wise), try the
5.32s...

"Neil Golstein" <neilevid@outerbounds.net> wrote in message
news:9jf4qr$3f3$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> I have a Creative TNT2 Ultra card.  Tried the 12.41 Nvidia drivers
(non-WHQL
> version) from their website and experienced system freezes occasionally
when
> I would left click mouse (Logitech with Logitech driver 9.10).  Then I
tried
> Creative version 12.90 and it ran for about 12 hours overnight, then in
the
> morning I forgot I had these new drivers and started burning CD.  Left
> clicked on an icon and wham! Freeze.  New coaster. Now I am back to Nvidia
> version 6.50, which I had before.
>
> My system is Intel BX with P3, Win2Ksp2, 384 megs.
>
> "Ricardo Robles" <macsen@att.net.mx> wrote in message
> news:9ir113$oll$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> > Hi... I Just downloaded the latest drivers (the ones that say 2.90) and
> > installed after uninstalling Blaster Control (Not supported said the
> > read-me) and the old drivers... and I run into a lot of troubles...
> >
> > Firts start was perfect.. but the machine froze about 10 Mins later... 2
> and
> > subsecuent restarts froze in bootup after the Ctrl-Alt-Del log-in (I
even
> > left in log in for about 2 hours and nothing happened...) so I ended up
> > using the old drivers and getting BC back again...
> >
> > Then today I tried the Detonators (2.40) and they did the same...random
> > freezes everywhere...
> >
> > Anyone had this problem yet? I need help because the current drivers
have
> a
> > bad transparency error that does not let me move things in explorer
> because
> > they dissappear... (Additive transparency, not normal)
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated...
> >
> > Specs:
> >     Win2k SP2
> >     3DBRivaTNT2
> >     320MB Ram
> >     PIII 450mhz
> >
> > Hope you can help me with this...
> >
> >
> > Ricardo Robles
> > Sincerely
> >
> >
>
>
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From: "Jaymz aka Vlad" <vbologa@texnet.ro>
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Subject: Re: New Drivers AND Nvidia Detonators
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 16:46:34 +0300
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