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Old 03-06-2009, 07:37 PM   #1
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Windows XP won't recognize video drivers.

Recently after downloading and upgrading from Windows XP Pro SP2 to SP3 my computer now sometimes starts without loading the video drivers. I checked the device manager and sure enough there is a "!" next to my video card. When I uninstall the video drivers and reinstall them it seems to work fine for a few more restarts, but eventually I get the same problem where my computer starts up without loading the drivers. Now I'm assuming that it isnt loading the drivers, since the computer boots in an extremely low resolution and when I reinstall them and restart it seems to work fine, for a little while. Any ideas?

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Nvidia Gefore 8800 GTX
Windows XP Pro
Intel Quad Core Extreme 3.1 GHZ
4 GB Corsair RAM
300 GB Westen Digital Sata HD

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Old 03-07-2009, 05:14 PM   #2
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Try downloading and installing the latest drivers.

http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us
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Old 03-09-2009, 10:42 PM   #3
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Even with the new drivers installed I get the same problem.
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Old 03-20-2009, 08:07 AM   #4
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Download and run axtra32. It will scan whole computer and gives you all system hardware information detailed. http://www.astra32.com/download.htm
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