Please tell me how to edit the registry (W2K) to enable Coolbits!

[MichaelD]

The auto-load Coolbits thing doesnt' work. It's been awhile, and Ive forgotten how to do it manually.

I know its' HKEY/Local Machine/Software/Nvidia/NVTweak then what?

THANKS!

 

[zsouthboy]

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\NvTweak

"CoolBits"=dword:00000003

EDIT: wow screwy formatting.. you get the idea though.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: zsouthboy
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\NVIDIA Corporation\Global\NvTweak

"CoolBits"=dword:00000003

EDIT: wow screwy formatting.. you get the idea though.

Didn't work. I did add value,DWORD/picked decimal, typed 00000003 (it shows up as x3 afterwords) but it doesn't work.

Obviously, this is a PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair)

Could you be more specific with the instructions, please? Thaks.

 

[zsouthboy]

whats your email? i'll email the .reg file

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: zsouthboy
whats your email? i'll email the .reg file

You got da PM. Thank you. *bows*

 

[T9D]

..

 

[MichaelD]

Damn! Nothing works. I've rebooted about 10x too. :|

 

[dkozloski]

Double-click on coolBits.reg after downloading and Bob's your uncle.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: dkozloski
Double-click on coolBits.reg after downloading and Bob's your uncle.

Argh. Did it. 100x already. It's gotta be these drivers (44.03)

OH: I'm running DX9; does that matter?

 

[MichaelD]

Any ideas? I'm stumped.

 

[pillage2001]

Wanna give a try to powerstrip?

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: pillage2001
Wanna give a try to powerstrip?

Yes, please.

 

[pillage2001]

Here you go. Download the trial version. It's a very handy program to have.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: pillage2001
Here you go. Download the trial version. It's a very handy program to have.

Thanks very much...but trial versions are like children (the devil's tools). I have PM and email, you know.

 

[pillage2001]

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: pillage2001
Here you go. Download the trial version. It's a very handy program to have.

Thanks very much...but trial versions are like children (the devil's tools). I have PM and email, you know.

LOL, I would send you a back up copy but I don't have one either.

The trial version is sufficient for most of the things you need to do.

 

[WhiteKnight77]

Increase Your GPU Knowledge is a thread I started and includes how to add Coolbits. You should set a value of 3 using hexidecimal instead of decimal.

 

[zsouthboy]

i sent him the .reg that worked for me, but he said it didn't work... did they change the registry format of the drivers again?

the one i sent works fine for me on the 30.82's and 40.72's ...

 

[WhiteKnight77]

I am using the 30.82 drivers for my GF3. Unfortunately I can't try this on my Win2k setup as I am waiting on my PSU to get back. It arrived in Fremont this morning and I ahould get it back next week. I will know more then and will still use the 30.82 drivers. I got that info straight out of Maximum PC (lastest issue on video cards) and they had pics of 44.xx drivers.

 

[MichaelD]

Hi guys; thanks to all that helped. PM, email and here in this thread; you guys rock!

I'm using the 44.03s; straight off NVidia's page. i've tried everything; the "addiitional properties" option remains grayed-out.