nforce 4 driver update?

[HO]

I just got my box up and running pretty well and now I'm ready to update the nVidia Nforce drivers to 6.70. Should I just run install and overwrite, or should I uninstall the old drivers first? All that shows up in Change/Remove is "NVIDIA Drivers"... (along with n Tune and nv Mixer) -- no description of what they are.

Has nVidia cured their crappy IDE drivers in this last version?

Thanks.

XP Pro SP2
Tyan K8E
X2 4400+
2G Corsair RAM
Matrox P650 128 PCIe
Atlas IV 36G

 

[Doctorweir]

If you click on change/remove, it will list all the nvidia drivers you have and you can select for de-install.
I recommend using Drivercleaner afterwards to get a really clean de-install 😉

 

[HO]

I've heard the Drivercleaner can remove essential Windows components... is it really necessary?

 

[Doctorweir]

No...don't think so...I also updated lots of times without uninstalling anything... 😉

 

[the cobbler]

Originally posted by: HO
I've heard the Drivercleaner can remove essential Windows components... is it really necessary?

never heard that one before

I use DCPro every single time I change out drivers, whether chipset, audio, forceware, etc.

interestingly, I have also never experienced BSODs or driver issues of any kind