Is it okay to install an old Nvidia graphics driver?
My Mum's laptop has been having an issue with the latest few graphic driver updates, so I went onto the manufacturer support page for the laptop in question and downloaded the OEM driver there.
Unfortunately, as it was an Nvidia graphics driver OEM, the download and install driver was from ASUS and didn't include the Nvidia custom, clean install which is what I wanted to do.
I just installed the driver and under device manager the original OEM provided driver shows and on the Nvidia app it says the driver installed is from 2024 which was the one I wanted and there are updates available to the driver, (which obviously I don't want).
It seems to have resolved the issue my Mum was having with the driver update causing flickering on the screen, but I just wanted to check that even though I was unable to do a clean install what I did was okay and won't cause any problems?
I’m not very techie, I like playing games but when it comes to drivers and hardware I’m hopeless.
My Mum's laptop has been having an issue with the latest few graphic driver updates, so I went onto the manufacturer support page for the laptop in question and downloaded the OEM driver there.
Unfortunately, as it was an Nvidia graphics driver OEM, the download and install driver was from ASUS and didn't include the Nvidia custom, clean install which is what I wanted to do.
I just installed the driver and under device manager the original OEM provided driver shows and on the Nvidia app it says the driver installed is from 2024 which was the one I wanted and there are updates available to the driver, (which obviously I don't want).
It seems to have resolved the issue my Mum was having with the driver update causing flickering on the screen, but I just wanted to check that even though I was unable to do a clean install what I did was okay and won't cause any problems?
I’m not very techie, I like playing games but when it comes to drivers and hardware I’m hopeless.
