Problem installing newly downloaded driver

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Purchased a game requiring almost any recent Nvidia Geforce series video
driver. The only driver not supported is Geforce 4 MX, which --naturally, is
what we have.
We have uninstalled our Geforce MX, rebooted, checked our propoerties, and
it was not listed. Next we downloaded and installed the Geforce 3 which the
game recommends, however after its installation, when checking the
properties, the original MX is back again! This has happened after 3
different uninstall - download - installs with 3 other Geforce versions.
What are we doing wrong?
 
Hi Rise & Fall,

Could you post the exact specifications from the game you're
refering to please? I suspect that this is not a software issue...

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Rise & Fall Wrote:
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| Purchased a game requiring almost any recent Nvidia Geforce series video
| driver. The only driver not supported is Geforce 4 MX, which --naturally, is
| what we have.
| We have uninstalled our Geforce MX, rebooted, checked our propoerties, and
| it was not listed. Next we downloaded and installed the Geforce 3 which the
| game recommends, however after its installation, when checking the
| properties, the original MX is back again! This has happened after 3
| different uninstall - download - installs with 3 other Geforce versions.
| What are we doing wrong?
 
Rise & Fall said:
Purchased a game requiring almost any recent Nvidia Geforce series video
driver. The only driver not supported is Geforce 4 MX, which --naturally,
is
what we have.
We have uninstalled our Geforce MX, rebooted, checked our propoerties, and
it was not listed. Next we downloaded and installed the Geforce 3 which
the
game recommends, however after its installation, when checking the
properties, the original MX is back again! This has happened after 3
different uninstall - download - installs with 3 other Geforce versions.
What are we doing wrong?
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I think Jimmy is on the money, the GeForce 4 MX is a piece of hardware in
the machine, and attempting to install other GeForce drivers won't do the
trick.

The only solution would be to plump the money down for a new graphics card.

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Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
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Here they are exactly as printed on box:
"Minimum PC Specifications:
Operating System: Windows 2000, XP CPU: Intel P4 1.5GHz or AMD Athlon
2000+, Sempron 2200+ or greater.
RAM: 512MB
Video: ATI Radeon series (9500 or better) 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800, X300,
X600, X800, Nvidia GeForce3, GeForce4, (MX Not Supported), Geforce FX 5200,
5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, 5950, GeForce GT 6600, 6800, Intel Extreme Graphics
915GM-FR, 915 GGM, 900G DirectX9.0c (supplied on CD). Video Card Requires a
minimum of 64MB RAM.
Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compliant Sound Card.
Hard drive space: 3 Gigabytes.
DVD: 16X Speed DVD
CD/DVD: 4X Speed CD/DVD."

Thanks so much for your offer of help!
 
Hi Rise & Fall,

Your MX video card is not compatible with the game unfortunately.
You'll need to upgrade your video card to a better model such as
one of the supported video cards listed in the game's requirements.

Paul and I are unanimous on this. Don't worry, they are affordable.


--
Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

Rise & Fall Wrote:
=================
| Here they are exactly as printed on box:
| "Minimum PC Specifications:
| Operating System: Windows 2000, XP CPU: Intel P4 1.5GHz or AMD Athlon
| 2000+, Sempron 2200+ or greater.
| RAM: 512MB
| Video: ATI Radeon series (9500 or better) 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800, X300,
| X600, X800, Nvidia GeForce3, GeForce4, (MX Not Supported), Geforce FX 5200,
| 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, 5950, GeForce GT 6600, 6800, Intel Extreme Graphics
| 915GM-FR, 915 GGM, 900G DirectX9.0c (supplied on CD). Video Card Requires a
| minimum of 64MB RAM.
| Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compliant Sound Card.
| Hard drive space: 3 Gigabytes.
| DVD: 16X Speed DVD
| CD/DVD: 4X Speed CD/DVD."
|
| Thanks so much for your offer of help!
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
|| Hi Rise & Fall,
||
|| Could you post the exact specifications from the game you're
|| refering to please? I suspect that this is not a software issue...
||
|| --
|| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||
|| Visit my MSN Games and Windows Gaming Help Site: www.msce.mvps.org
|| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|| _________________________________________________________
||
||
|| Rise & Fall Wrote:
|| =================
||| Purchased a game requiring almost any recent Nvidia Geforce series video
||| driver. The only driver not supported is Geforce 4 MX, which --naturally, is
||| what we have.
||| We have uninstalled our Geforce MX, rebooted, checked our propoerties, and
||| it was not listed. Next we downloaded and installed the Geforce 3 which the
||| game recommends, however after its installation, when checking the
||| properties, the original MX is back again! This has happened after 3
||| different uninstall - download - installs with 3 other Geforce versions.
||| What are we doing wrong?
 
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