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driver issues on new build pc

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Cardinal5fanatic

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i think my driver installation method is what caused my computer to screw up once the graphics card driver is installed.......when i got windows xp pro installed i then installed my chipset drivers....video card drivers.....directx 9.....then misc. drivers.......ok my question is would not rebooting after each major driver installation cause problems with my pc???

here is my previous post....(more info on my problem)

alright, I have built my first pc. Here are the specs....

Asus A8V Deluxe
Athlon fx-53
1GB corsair ddr
Antec 550 watt true control
WD raptor 74GB
plextor 12x DVD burner
plextor 52x32x52 CD burner
creative labs sb audigy 2 zs
eVGA Geforce 6800 gt
Windows XP pro sp1

After I installed Windows the first thing i did was install the motherboard's drivers.....after that i installed my graphic card's driver......well the next time i booted up my computer was screwed up....my desktop had 2 or 3 weird lines going vertical down my screen and the computer was obviously unstable and after about 3 minutes of my LCD flickering and constant lockups it went to a blue screen and shutdown.....so i spent forever trying to fight through the system and the first thing i disabled was the graphics card to see if it was faulty.....well everything worked fine after i disabled it.....so I got an RMA from eVGA and my new card does the exact same thing after the drivers were installed. I have tried many different drivers....deleting the installed one before i try another one.
Please help....getting really frustrated......
i just installed the newest asus BIOS and the newest VIA 4 in 1 driver and nothing..........
 
Try going onto the microsoft update page and see if you can find drivers that are Microsoft certified. I would also try to go on there and try to find drivers for your monitor that are microsoft certified. I hope this helps.

Brack
 
my pc is unstable....and even a crt i tried had the same problems.....i just want to know if me not rebooting after each major driver may have caused this...
 
hm...maybe. if i were you, i'd reformat the system. after any major hardware drivers install, i would recommend you reboot, since installing other drivers into a system without drivers would be kind of clashy. the drivers arent really installed til its rebooted.
 
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