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You selected it? or M$ pushed it out wrong?
Should MS be pushing driver updates through windows update?
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You selected it? or M$ pushed it out wrong?
The former would have required the use of the web interface which didn't happen as it happened whilst everything else was starting up, and I did just come to the conclusion that it might have been a glitch in the update system since the hardware, optional section still shows four available updates (CPU, GPU and two network related drivers).
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It oddly enough reads as this is gay due to the underlining.
I didn't realise it was gav until you corrected the chap.
As for hardware updates, they are usually in a separate section, marked hardware (optional).
Was this NVidia driver in the other section?
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On Windows 8, and as I remember Windows 7, driver updates are automatically selected in the "important" section alongside other updates.
I've just my restored hidden updates and everything in "important" is selected by default. They aren't in a separate sub-section, just listed in "Windows 8" along with the other Windows updates. Office has a separate sub-section as does Windows Defender. The only "optional" update currently available to me is Bing Desktop.
Currently I've only got the Logitech Mouse drivers as everything else is up-to-date.
I've just my restored hidden updates and everything in "important" is selected by default. They aren't in a separate sub-section, just listed in "Windows 8" along with the other Windows updates. Office has a separate sub-section as does Windows Defender. The only "optional" update currently available to me is Bing Desktop.
Currently I've only got the Logitech Mouse drivers as everything else is up-to-date.
Ah, I use the OcUK Stylish theme for the forum, which is presumably why I don't get the underlined user names.
I am with a customer right now, who has an old(ish) Vista based PC.
Back in July 2012 an Windows Update installed a new driver for NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 and "broke" her PC. She totally lost all video output and I had to uninstall the new driver and "hide" the update.
Here I am again, this time we have video output, but the max resolution setting is 1024 x 768, not the native resolution for her monitor and the complaint is "the graphics have gone all big !".
I`ve rolled back the drive (to a 2009 version) and all is now well again.
Looks like Microsoft are "breaking" a few machines (my custemer tells me that she didn't "accept" any driver update, it just happened). I need to find a way to prevent any further graphics card driver updates. Any suggestions ?
Back in July 2012 an Windows Update installed a new driver for NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 and "broke" her PC. She totally lost all video output and I had to uninstall the new driver and "hide" the update.
Here I am again, this time we have video output, but the max resolution setting is 1024 x 768, not the native resolution for her monitor and the complaint is "the graphics have gone all big !".
I`ve rolled back the drive (to a 2009 version) and all is now well again.
Looks like Microsoft are "breaking" a few machines (my custemer tells me that she didn't "accept" any driver update, it just happened). I need to find a way to prevent any further graphics card driver updates. Any suggestions ?
I also had an Nvidia driver downloaded via Windows Update on my Vista machine the other night.
It didn't just sit in the optional queue like hardware drievrs usually do, it was actually either a recommended or critical update and so was downloaded and ready to install without even asking me.
Never seen it do this before but I just assumed there was a serious bug or security issue with the current drivers, or something like that.
It didn't just sit in the optional queue like hardware drievrs usually do, it was actually either a recommended or critical update and so was downloaded and ready to install without even asking me.
Never seen it do this before but I just assumed there was a serious bug or security issue with the current drivers, or something like that.
Microsoft are trying to get people off Windows XP and onto Windows 8 so I very much doubt they will be offering any changes to Windows XP to enahance its usability.
MW
If that was directed at me, then the following image is from the hardware, optional section on Microsoft update (expanded to show all the information for the driver).
I had a few issues with my internet connection yesterday, and had to use an alternative but I started running out of available time once I got here so I couldn't post this then.
.Three of the items listed there are from a few years ago, but the GPU driver would be from nVidia and unlike AMD they do seem to still do support legacy hardware with driver updates.