HELP: GeForce3 on XP not using OPEN GL at all?

[MallowJr]

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Installed XP on new comp, everything going smoothly. I didn't install any drivers off any CDs because XP seemed to find everything for all my hardware. On top of it all, I can't install some drivers because it won't recognize XP - it says "This isn't win 2k!! This isn't win 98!" Running tests, weird results..Sandra said I had no OPENGL and it's using software.
I installed Q2 and checked the console after I selected open GL, and it said it's using "Microsoft D3D", nothing about GeForce. I also noticed my refresh changed to 60 FPS in q2, because a "timerefresh" command capped me at 60...at resolutions that I shouldn't be capped at 60. So the gainward geforce3 cds say it has OPEN GL ICD on them and I can't find it...does anyone else have a geforce3 in winXP and know how to get the OPEN GL ICD from somewhere?

Any thoughts on this sandra saying I have no OPENGL and it saying microsoft D3D for a driver? With my voodoo it would always say "voodoo 5" or "Voodoo 3"...I don't think microsoft D3d is right =/

EDIT:
I ran 3dmark 2001 and scored 5850 though...what the heck? Somebody please explain to me where I can find "OPENGL" to download (sounds hilarious..)..but it seems to be using a software driver for opengl (can it do that?) ..confused.
Thanks for any help,
ELmO

 

[ViRGE]

XP ships with barebones Nvidia drivers. Grab Nvidia's Win2K drivers, version 12.41 or later, and you'll have OpenGL.

 

[MallowJr]

Thanks virge a great help mate.
know anything else about XP that I may need to know?



-ELmO😉

 

[MallowJr]

Hmm i have a max FPS setting at 100 in quake 2, and timerefresh is still giving me 60 FPS with vsync on or off within the game. Is there a geforce3 setting thats capping me at 60 FPS?

Ack.