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After that, the smaller files stored in OS folders, are the ones that are used on every reboot. Fixing driver issues is not always easy. I had one case, where no matter how much research and fiddling with files I did, I could not get acceleration enabled on my video card. The eventual solution was to reinstall the OS, to clean up the mess. So while there can be plenty of well meaning suggestions from people, it might turn out that no one knows what the problem is. So that is the "solution of last resort".

But before doing that, at least a thorough listing of the symptoms, with plenty of details, will help people answering your question decide whether it is hardware or software.

It helps if there is exact error text from the crash, error numbers in hexadecimal and so on. Once the "serious problem" message is gone, does the computer work properly after that? Can you play games, and do the 3D games render properly and at full speed? Sometimes a problem is serious enough, that the computer will immediately reboot. Is that what is happening? What is the make and model number of the computer?

An example of a make would be "Dell" and a model number would be "Inspiron ". That gives the readers some idea of what vintage of computer it is.

Since you're using a relatively old driver The last driver for Win98, was something like But at this point, there isn't enough evidence to say whether a driver change will make any difference at all. So does that mean this particular driver is necessary in order for the computer to run, so I can't just delete it and whatever program it's associated with?

I haven't had any problem with it after it finally gets going, and I leave it on for days at a time. Come to think of it it has been several months since this problem began, and it may have started in March I don't want any stuff like that, so is there a way to find the program that's using it and get rid of everything associated with it including the driver?

The way Windows works, is it is prepared to work with no video driver. Video cards have a default mode they most all support. It is something like a VESA mode. The resolution may drop to x when that happens, so you don't have a full, high res screen to look at. Operating in that mode is annoying.

Then, you can install some other driver file you download from Nvidia. So, yes, you can delete the Nvidia driver. Use "Add or Remove Programs" to get rid of it. But it is best, if you have a new candidate driver downloaded all ready, because working in a x window in 16 colors is pretty annoying. That is a bit strange. Does that suggest to you, that perhaps some other piece of software may be contributing to the problem? I hesitate to suggest this, but I'll mention it anyway.

If you go to the driver download page, "Option 2" is a scanner for your hardware. It will try to find the driver needed. If the new driver doesn't work, you can uninstall that after you've tested it. WinXP, in the Device Manager, has a "rollback" button for the video card driver, but it only rolls back one driver version. You can manage your video driver, just as easily, by using "Add or Remove Programs". But so you won't be stuck in x forever, have the old driver handy, just in case.

I recommend always uninstalling the old driver first, before installing the new one. What I cannot predict, is what the driver installers do with registry entries.

On the one hand, they will remove stuff related to the card type perhaps, but if you had a problem, like the display resolution was set to a too-high value, the installer doesn't appear to change or delete that setting. If you get in trouble, you can also press F8 at startup, and enter Safe Mode. There are items like "Last Known Good Configuration". Take a moment to test F8 at startup, so you know how it works, and what menu options are available. One of the options should be "start windows normally", so you can exit F8 without invoking any of the Safe Mode features.

Thanks for that link. Are the forums they mentioned helpful? Could it be under a different name or something?

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