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winxp & 28.32Dets...refresh fix..any news on this yet?

Just do it yourself. It's not that difficult. It takes less than two minutes to edit the .inf file yourself instead of having a utility like nvRefresh do it for you.
 
Open the .inf file with Notepad, stroll down to the line that contains the refreshrate settings for your video card (ie. HKR,, NV25 = GeForce4 ti4600 - if you're not sure what code your card is, stroll all the way down and you'll see it listed), and simply add-in the custom setting you want towards the beginning of the string.

Example: This is what I'm using to set all 16/32bit resolutions from 640x480 to 1152x768 at 100hz for my GF4 under WinXP.

HKR,, NV25_Modes_Delta, %REG_SZ%, "S 640,480,-32,-85-;640,480,-16,-85-;800,600,-32,-85-;800,600,-16,-85-;1024,768,-32,-85-;1024,768,-16,-85-;1152,864,-32,-85-;1152,864,-16,-85-;1600,900,-16,120;1600,900,32,100-;1600,1024,-16,120;1600,1024,32,100-;1600,1200,-16,120;1600,1200,32,100-;1920,1080,-16,120;1920,1080,32,85-;1920,1200,-16,100-;1920,1200,32,72-;1920,1440,-16,85-;1920,1440,32,70-;2048,1536,-16,70-;2048,1536,32,-"

The section I've bolded is the additional string parameter I've entered. You will note that I have "-85-" key for each res. This tells the driver to use the NEXT available res, in my case, 100hz. If you want 75hz, use "-72-". If you want 85hz, use "-75-". etc. etc. etc.

After you're done, save and reinstall with the .inf. Problem solved.

This is EXACTLY the method used by the nVidia Refresh Rate Fix utility, but nVidia changed the .inf format so the older program can't find the strings any more.
 
Open the v28.32 Detonator .exe with Winzip and extract all the files into a temp directory. The file is called nv4_disp.inf. Once you've finished customizing the file to whatever refresh rate you want for whatever resolution, simply run the setup.exe to reinstall the drivers.
 
Where can I get the zipped version from? All I see is the self installer version that I already have.
 
It's far easier to just use RivaTuner because with it you can fix the refresh rate issue with one simple click.
 


<< It's far easier to just use RivaTuner because with it you can fix the refresh rate issue with one simple click. >>



yup.. i second that.. pie of cake.. 🙂
 


<< I guess I need to download a different one. I got the self installing .exe version. >>



You don't need to download a zipped version. Simply rightclick on the regular installer .exe and choose "open with Winzip". Sure Rivatuner, multiRes, Refreshlock, and all these other programs work, but you have resort to running another program in the background and some of them are not 100% for all apps. For me, it's far easier just to spend a couple minutes, set the .inf, and then not worry about it any more.
 
http://www.guru3d.com/rivatuner/

RivaTuner. When you run it, choose something about the "60hz refresh fix". It may take some hunting for the button -- you need to open the submenus by clocking on the blinking triangles. It modifies your registry and then closes, so it's not running in the background.

Works with 28.32, easier once you know where it is. 😛

--Ed
 
OOPS!

I should have been more specific, does the 60Hz fix of RivaTuner work with 28.32 drivers.

(It hasn't been functional with drivers 27.xx and above so far)
 
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