NVidia notebook drivers

This is just a tip that might be helpful to some of you that use notebook
computers with NVidia cards.

NVidia does not provide driver support for it Go series cards (for
notebooks). Unless the OEM that sold you the notebook decides to release and
updated version of the driver, you are out of luck... Or so I thought...

The new Vista drivers that have been released recently will not install with
my Geforce Go FX 5700 card. This is a big issue for me. Even though my
notebook is quite fast, due to the poor driver that is supplied with Vista, I
only get performance scores of 1.9 for Aero and 1.0 for 3D. This is quite
bad...

However, after some search in Google, I came across this site:

http://www.laptopvideo2go.com
(I am not associated in anyway with this site, and am promoting it
exclusively because I found it to be very useful. I hope this is not against
forum rules...)

It provides modified .inf files that will allow the most recent drivers from
NVidia to install in notebooks with Go cards. I just installed the 96.85
driver and my performance scores jumped to 3.6 and 3.0 respectively. The Aero
interface is noticeably faster now, although I still have not experimented
with 3D games yet.

Cheers,

Renato

Excellent Renato!

Unfortunately, the link to the latest driver .inf file errors out. I will
try tomorrow. Do you mind posting yours?

Thanks,
Yosh


"Renato Ferraz" <RenatoFerraz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3D05985A-138A-494C-884C-7E5DB128C39D@microsoft.com...
> This is just a tip that might be helpful to some of you that use notebook
> computers with NVidia cards.
>
> NVidia does not provide driver support for it Go series cards (for
> notebooks). Unless the OEM that sold you the notebook decides to release
> and
> updated version of the driver, you are out of luck... Or so I thought...
>
> The new Vista drivers that have been released recently will not install
> with
> my Geforce Go FX 5700 card. This is a big issue for me. Even though my
> notebook is quite fast, due to the poor driver that is supplied with
> Vista, I
> only get performance scores of 1.9 for Aero and 1.0 for 3D. This is quite
> bad...
>
> However, after some search in Google, I came across this site:
>
> http://www.laptopvideo2go.com
> (I am not associated in anyway with this site, and am promoting it
> exclusively because I found it to be very useful. I hope this is not
> against
> forum rules...)
>
> It provides modified .inf files that will allow the most recent drivers
> from
> NVidia to install in notebooks with Go cards. I just installed the 96.85
> driver and my performance scores jumped to 3.6 and 3.0 respectively. The
> Aero
> interface is noticeably faster now, although I still have not experimented
> with 3D games yet.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Renato
>

Renato,

Great post! It worked and it fixed my flickering problem in Aero. Also, I
noticed it is faster now.

Thanx!!!

Yosh
"Renato Ferraz" <RenatoFerraz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3D05985A-138A-494C-884C-7E5DB128C39D@microsoft.com...
> This is just a tip that might be helpful to some of you that use notebook
> computers with NVidia cards.
>
> NVidia does not provide driver support for it Go series cards (for
> notebooks). Unless the OEM that sold you the notebook decides to release
> and
> updated version of the driver, you are out of luck... Or so I thought...
>
> The new Vista drivers that have been released recently will not install
> with
> my Geforce Go FX 5700 card. This is a big issue for me. Even though my
> notebook is quite fast, due to the poor driver that is supplied with
> Vista, I
> only get performance scores of 1.9 for Aero and 1.0 for 3D. This is quite
> bad...
>
> However, after some search in Google, I came across this site:
>
> http://www.laptopvideo2go.com
> (I am not associated in anyway with this site, and am promoting it
> exclusively because I found it to be very useful. I hope this is not
> against
> forum rules...)
>
> It provides modified .inf files that will allow the most recent drivers
> from
> NVidia to install in notebooks with Go cards. I just installed the 96.85
> driver and my performance scores jumped to 3.6 and 3.0 respectively. The
> Aero
> interface is noticeably faster now, although I still have not experimented
> with 3D games yet.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Renato
>

I, too, have added the latest nVidia driver with the help of the modded .INF
file. However, it hasn't given me Aero. Should it? Is there something I
have to do? I'm running a GeForce FX Go5700 w/128mb in my system. Is adding
the v96.85 driver enough or is my card just not up to the task?

David


"Yoshi" wrote:

> Renato,
>
> Great post! It worked and it fixed my flickering problem in Aero. Also, I
> noticed it is faster now.
>
> Thanx!!!
>
> Yosh
> "Renato Ferraz" <RenatoFerraz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3D05985A-138A-494C-884C-7E5DB128C39D@microsoft.com...
> > This is just a tip that might be helpful to some of you that use notebook
> > computers with NVidia cards.
> >
> > NVidia does not provide driver support for it Go series cards (for
> > notebooks). Unless the OEM that sold you the notebook decides to release
> > and
> > updated version of the driver, you are out of luck... Or so I thought...
> >
> > The new Vista drivers that have been released recently will not install
> > with
> > my Geforce Go FX 5700 card. This is a big issue for me. Even though my
> > notebook is quite fast, due to the poor driver that is supplied with
> > Vista, I
> > only get performance scores of 1.9 for Aero and 1.0 for 3D. This is quite
> > bad...
> >
> > However, after some search in Google, I came across this site:
> >
> > http://www.laptopvideo2go.com
> > (I am not associated in anyway with this site, and am promoting it
> > exclusively because I found it to be very useful. I hope this is not
> > against
> > forum rules...)
> >
> > It provides modified .inf files that will allow the most recent drivers
> > from
> > NVidia to install in notebooks with Go cards. I just installed the 96.85
> > driver and my performance scores jumped to 3.6 and 3.0 respectively. The
> > Aero
> > interface is noticeably faster now, although I still have not experimented
> > with 3D games yet.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Renato
> >
>

David,

Try this link but for the CompositionPolicy, set the value to 0.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/co...b4-f44ed1a4fe83

Instead of going to Step 2, just reboot your OS.

Hope this helps,

Yosh


"David Hankinson" <DavidHankinson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:927DCBB5-0924-4208-B369-1BFC83D3E277@microsoft.com...
> I, too, have added the latest nVidia driver with the help of the modded
> .INF
> file. However, it hasn't given me Aero. Should it? Is there something I
> have to do? I'm running a GeForce FX Go5700 w/128mb in my system. Is
> adding
> the v96.85 driver enough or is my card just not up to the task?
>
> David
>
>
> "Yoshi" wrote:
>
>> Renato,
>>
>> Great post! It worked and it fixed my flickering problem in Aero. Also, I
>> noticed it is faster now.
>>
>> Thanx!!!
>>
>> Yosh
>> "Renato Ferraz" <RenatoFerraz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3D05985A-138A-494C-884C-7E5DB128C39D@microsoft.com...
>> > This is just a tip that might be helpful to some of you that use
>> > notebook
>> > computers with NVidia cards.
>> >
>> > NVidia does not provide driver support for it Go series cards (for
>> > notebooks). Unless the OEM that sold you the notebook decides to
>> > release
>> > and
>> > updated version of the driver, you are out of luck... Or so I
>> > thought...
>> >
>> > The new Vista drivers that have been released recently will not install
>> > with
>> > my Geforce Go FX 5700 card. This is a big issue for me. Even though my
>> > notebook is quite fast, due to the poor driver that is supplied with
>> > Vista, I
>> > only get performance scores of 1.9 for Aero and 1.0 for 3D. This is
>> > quite
>> > bad...
>> >
>> > However, after some search in Google, I came across this site:
>> >
>> > http://www.laptopvideo2go.com
>> > (I am not associated in anyway with this site, and am promoting it
>> > exclusively because I found it to be very useful. I hope this is not
>> > against
>> > forum rules...)
>> >
>> > It provides modified .inf files that will allow the most recent drivers
>> > from
>> > NVidia to install in notebooks with Go cards. I just installed the
>> > 96.85
>> > driver and my performance scores jumped to 3.6 and 3.0 respectively.
>> > The
>> > Aero
>> > interface is noticeably faster now, although I still have not
>> > experimented
>> > with 3D games yet.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Renato
>> >
>>

Yoshi....

Thanks for your help. Managed to fumble my way through and got Aero
working. A little knowledge and a lotta luck.

David


"Yoshi" wrote:

> David,
>
> Try this link but for the CompositionPolicy, set the value to 0.
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/co...b4-f44ed1a4fe83
>
> Instead of going to Step 2, just reboot your OS.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Yosh
>
>
> "David Hankinson" <DavidHankinson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:927DCBB5-0924-4208-B369-1BFC83D3E277@microsoft.com...
> > I, too, have added the latest nVidia driver with the help of the modded
> > .INF
> > file. However, it hasn't given me Aero. Should it? Is there something I
> > have to do? I'm running a GeForce FX Go5700 w/128mb in my system. Is
> > adding
> > the v96.85 driver enough or is my card just not up to the task?
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> > "Yoshi" wrote:
> >
> >> Renato,
> >>
> >> Great post! It worked and it fixed my flickering problem in Aero. Also, I
> >> noticed it is faster now.
> >>
> >> Thanx!!!
> >>
> >> Yosh
> >> "Renato Ferraz" <RenatoFerraz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:3D05985A-138A-494C-884C-7E5DB128C39D@microsoft.com...
> >> > This is just a tip that might be helpful to some of you that use
> >> > notebook
> >> > computers with NVidia cards.
> >> >
> >> > NVidia does not provide driver support for it Go series cards (for
> >> > notebooks). Unless the OEM that sold you the notebook decides to
> >> > release
> >> > and
> >> > updated version of the driver, you are out of luck... Or so I
> >> > thought...
> >> >
> >> > The new Vista drivers that have been released recently will not install
> >> > with
> >> > my Geforce Go FX 5700 card. This is a big issue for me. Even though my
> >> > notebook is quite fast, due to the poor driver that is supplied with
> >> > Vista, I
> >> > only get performance scores of 1.9 for Aero and 1.0 for 3D. This is
> >> > quite
> >> > bad...
> >> >
> >> > However, after some search in Google, I came across this site:
> >> >
> >> > http://www.laptopvideo2go.com
> >> > (I am not associated in anyway with this site, and am promoting it
> >> > exclusively because I found it to be very useful. I hope this is not
> >> > against
> >> > forum rules...)
> >> >
> >> > It provides modified .inf files that will allow the most recent drivers
> >> > from
> >> > NVidia to install in notebooks with Go cards. I just installed the
> >> > 96.85
> >> > driver and my performance scores jumped to 3.6 and 3.0 respectively.
> >> > The
> >> > Aero
> >> > interface is noticeably faster now, although I still have not
> >> > experimented
> >> > with 3D games yet.
> >> >
> >> > Cheers,
> >> >
> >> > Renato
> >> >
> >>
>

Good deal!!

"David Hankinson" <DavidHankinson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:0968B0F5-6D81-46B4-A2E8-566635D9AE82@microsoft.com...
> Yoshi....
>
> Thanks for your help. Managed to fumble my way through and got Aero
> working. A little knowledge and a lotta luck.
>
> David
>
>
> "Yoshi" wrote:
>
>> David,
>>
>> Try this link but for the CompositionPolicy, set the value to 0.
>>
>> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/co...b4-f44ed1a4fe83
>>
>> Instead of going to Step 2, just reboot your OS.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>>
>> Yosh
>>
>>
>> "David Hankinson" <DavidHankinson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:927DCBB5-0924-4208-B369-1BFC83D3E277@microsoft.com...
>> > I, too, have added the latest nVidia driver with the help of the modded
>> > .INF
>> > file. However, it hasn't given me Aero. Should it? Is there
>> > something I
>> > have to do? I'm running a GeForce FX Go5700 w/128mb in my system. Is
>> > adding
>> > the v96.85 driver enough or is my card just not up to the task?
>> >
>> > David
>> >
>> >
>> > "Yoshi" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Renato,
>> >>
>> >> Great post! It worked and it fixed my flickering problem in Aero.
>> >> Also, I
>> >> noticed it is faster now.
>> >>
>> >> Thanx!!!
>> >>
>> >> Yosh
>> >> "Renato Ferraz" <RenatoFerraz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:3D05985A-138A-494C-884C-7E5DB128C39D@microsoft.com...
>> >> > This is just a tip that might be helpful to some of you that use
>> >> > notebook
>> >> > computers with NVidia cards.
>> >> >
>> >> > NVidia does not provide driver support for it Go series cards (for
>> >> > notebooks). Unless the OEM that sold you the notebook decides to
>> >> > release
>> >> > and
>> >> > updated version of the driver, you are out of luck... Or so I
>> >> > thought...
>> >> >
>> >> > The new Vista drivers that have been released recently will not
>> >> > install
>> >> > with
>> >> > my Geforce Go FX 5700 card. This is a big issue for me. Even though
>> >> > my
>> >> > notebook is quite fast, due to the poor driver that is supplied with
>> >> > Vista, I
>> >> > only get performance scores of 1.9 for Aero and 1.0 for 3D. This is
>> >> > quite
>> >> > bad...
>> >> >
>> >> > However, after some search in Google, I came across this site:
>> >> >
>> >> > http://www.laptopvideo2go.com
>> >> > (I am not associated in anyway with this site, and am promoting it
>> >> > exclusively because I found it to be very useful. I hope this is not
>> >> > against
>> >> > forum rules...)
>> >> >
>> >> > It provides modified .inf files that will allow the most recent
>> >> > drivers
>> >> > from
>> >> > NVidia to install in notebooks with Go cards. I just installed the
>> >> > 96.85
>> >> > driver and my performance scores jumped to 3.6 and 3.0 respectively.
>> >> > The
>> >> > Aero
>> >> > interface is noticeably faster now, although I still have not
>> >> > experimented
>> >> > with 3D games yet.
>> >> >
>> >> > Cheers,
>> >> >
>> >> > Renato
>> >> >
>> >>
>>

Oh, but now there's more. I've got Aero working beautifully but I've
discovered that when it's activated, Windows Mail will only Receive mail, not
Send it. Now there's a strange one. Anyone know if there's a fix for this?

David


"Yoshi" wrote:

> Good deal!!
>
> "David Hankinson" <DavidHankinson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:0968B0F5-6D81-46B4-A2E8-566635D9AE82@microsoft.com...
> > Yoshi....
> >
> > Thanks for your help. Managed to fumble my way through and got Aero
> > working. A little knowledge and a lotta luck.
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> > "Yoshi" wrote:
> >
> >> David,
> >>
> >> Try this link but for the CompositionPolicy, set the value to 0.
> >>
> >> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/co...b4-f44ed1a4fe83
> >>
> >> Instead of going to Step 2, just reboot your OS.
> >>
> >> Hope this helps,
> >>
> >> Yosh
> >>
> >>
> >> "David Hankinson" <DavidHankinson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message news:927DCBB5-0924-4208-B369-1BFC83D3E277@microsoft.com...
> >> > I, too, have added the latest nVidia driver with the help of the modded
> >> > .INF
> >> > file. However, it hasn't given me Aero. Should it? Is there
> >> > something I
> >> > have to do? I'm running a GeForce FX Go5700 w/128mb in my system. Is
> >> > adding
> >> > the v96.85 driver enough or is my card just not up to the task?
> >> >
> >> > David
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Yoshi" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Renato,
> >> >>
> >> >> Great post! It worked and it fixed my flickering problem in Aero.
> >> >> Also, I
> >> >> noticed it is faster now.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanx!!!
> >> >>
> >> >> Yosh
> >> >> "Renato Ferraz" <RenatoFerraz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> >> message
> >> >> news:3D05985A-138A-494C-884C-7E5DB128C39D@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > This is just a tip that might be helpful to some of you that use
> >> >> > notebook
> >> >> > computers with NVidia cards.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > NVidia does not provide driver support for it Go series cards (for
> >> >> > notebooks). Unless the OEM that sold you the notebook decides to
> >> >> > release
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > updated version of the driver, you are out of luck... Or so I
> >> >> > thought...
> >> >> >
> >> >> > The new Vista drivers that have been released recently will not
> >> >> > install
> >> >> > with
> >> >> > my Geforce Go FX 5700 card. This is a big issue for me. Even though
> >> >> > my
> >> >> > notebook is quite fast, due to the poor driver that is supplied with
> >> >> > Vista, I
> >> >> > only get performance scores of 1.9 for Aero and 1.0 for 3D. This is
> >> >> > quite
> >> >> > bad...
> >> >> >
> >> >> > However, after some search in Google, I came across this site:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > http://www.laptopvideo2go.com
> >> >> > (I am not associated in anyway with this site, and am promoting it
> >> >> > exclusively because I found it to be very useful. I hope this is not
> >> >> > against
> >> >> > forum rules...)
> >> >> >
> >> >> > It provides modified .inf files that will allow the most recent
> >> >> > drivers
> >> >> > from
> >> >> > NVidia to install in notebooks with Go cards. I just installed the
> >> >> > 96.85
> >> >> > driver and my performance scores jumped to 3.6 and 3.0 respectively.
> >> >> > The
> >> >> > Aero
> >> >> > interface is noticeably faster now, although I still have not
> >> >> > experimented
> >> >> > with 3D games yet.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Cheers,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Renato
> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >>
>