Updating driver causes loss of screen resolution

[Guest]

Operating Toshiba Satellite 5105/Windows XP with NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go
display hardware. Display was locking up at odd times forcing a reboot.
Went to mfg web site and downloaded new driver entitled "nVIDIA GeForce
Go/GeForce4 Go/GeForce FX Go/Quadro FX Go Driver ForceWare 78.11 Windows
2000/XP download site1." Upon installation I get the following error: "The
NVIDIA Setup program could not locate any drivers that are compatible with
your current hardware. Setup will now exit." And exit it does.
Tried to go back to an older version. Current version is NVIDIA 5.6.7.3
dated 4/7/2004. It does not offer the native resolution of the screen, which
is 1600x1200. It only offers 1370x1050. On the right side of the screen is
a strip of blacked out pixels. Full screen windows are incomplete. This is
annoying.

Anyone know how I can fix this? Either get the updater to recognize the
hardware or revert to an older version that will restore the native
resolution? Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Roll back driver.
Open device manager by [ Press WinKey + Break > "Hardware" tab > Device
manager ]
Expand and double click your device > Go to "Driver" tab > Click "RollBack
Driver"

 

[Guest]

Try this one.

http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/...ineID=cccjaddilefjddhcgfkceghdgngdgmn.0&ct=DL

 

[Guest]

Ron,

Thanks for finding that! Everythings OK now.

John

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your help. I think the old driver got corrupted somehow, so I
need to find a compatible older version, such as the one recommended by Ron
Rector.

john

Roll back driver.
Open device manager by [ Press WinKey + Break > "Hardware" tab > Device
manager ]
Expand and double click your device > Go to "Driver" tab > Click "RollBack
Driver"

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Operating Toshiba Satellite 5105/Windows XP with NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go
display hardware. Display was locking up at odd times forcing a reboot.
Went to mfg web site and downloaded new driver entitled "nVIDIA GeForce
Go/GeForce4 Go/GeForce FX Go/Quadro FX Go Driver ForceWare 78.11 Windows
2000/XP download site1." Upon installation I get the following error: "The
NVIDIA Setup program could not locate any drivers that are compatible with
your current hardware. Setup will now exit." And exit it does.
Tried to go back to an older version. Current version is NVIDIA 5.6.7.3
dated 4/7/2004. It does not offer the native resolution of the screen, which
is 1600x1200. It only offers 1370x1050. On the right side of the screen is
a strip of blacked out pixels. Full screen windows are incomplete. This is
annoying.

Anyone know how I can fix this? Either get the updater to recognize the
hardware or revert to an older version that will restore the native
resolution? Thanks.

 

[Frank]

Operating Toshiba Satellite 5105/Windows XP with NVIDIA GeForce4 440
Go
display hardware. Display was locking up at odd times forcing a
reboot.
Went to mfg web site and downloaded new driver entitled "nVIDIA
GeForce
Go/GeForce4 Go/GeForce FX Go/Quadro FX Go Driver ForceWare 78.11
Windows
2000/XP download site1." Upon installation I get the following error:
"The
NVIDIA Setup program could not locate any drivers that are compatible
with
your current hardware. Setup will now exit." And exit it does.
Tried to go back to an older version. Current version is NVIDIA
5.6.7.3
dated 4/7/2004. It does not offer the native resolution of the
screen, which
is 1600x1200. It only offers 1370x1050. On the right side of the
screen is
a strip of blacked out pixels. Full screen windows are incomplete.
This is
annoying.

Anyone know how I can fix this? Either get the updater to recognize
the
hardware or revert to an older version that will restore the native
resolution? Thanks.

Nvidia states in the install notes that all old drivers must be
uninstalled before
attempting an upgrade. When this is not followed one is in for big
problems.
Try driver heaven's driver cleaner first then install the latest go
drivers.