Nvidia 270.61 driver issues

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hbomber Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 2 May 01 Posts: 437 Credit: 50,852,854 RAC: 0	Message 1107039 - Posted: 17 May 2011, 13:53:46 UTC Btw, 275.27 are out, with CUDA 4.1. Guru3D has them. ID: 1107039 ·

Igogo Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 Dec 04 Posts: 125 Credit: 65,303,299 RAC: 44	Message 1107045 - Posted: 17 May 2011, 14:20:05 UTC - in response to Message 1107039. NVIDIA offsite have 275.27 drivers too ID: 1107045 ·

Richard Haselgrove Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14690 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874	Message 1107055 - Posted: 17 May 2011, 15:03:12 UTC - in response to Message 1107045. NVIDIA offsite have 275.27 drivers too 275.27 is still flagged as Beta at nvidia.com - I don't really call them 'out' until WHQL. ID: 1107055 ·

-BeNt- Send message Joined: 17 Oct 99 Posts: 1234 Credit: 10,116,112 RAC: 0	Message 1107191 - Posted: 18 May 2011, 4:28:22 UTC - in response to Message 1107055. 275.27 is still flagged as Beta at nvidia.com - I don't really call them 'out' until WHQL. They technically aren't considered stable, reliable, or supported until they are WHQL. I've downloaded the 275.27's however some people are reporting weird issues with various settings in different games. So I've stayed away from those, I don't expect the 275 series to go WHQL, but then again I've seen Nvidia put out some crap from time to time. Traveling through space at ~67,000mph! ID: 1107191 ·

Brkovip Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 274 Credit: 144,414,367 RAC: 0	Message 1108056 - Posted: 20 May 2011, 22:30:45 UTC btw, WHQL requires paying a fee to Microsoft to test the drivers so they get that certification. I wouldn't say they are more stable then others just that Microsoft has tested them. I have seen a number of WHQL certified drivers that suck. I normally test beta drivers to see if they are worth it only after either having a restore point before the install or a full backup, sometimes both. ID: 1108056 ·

hbomber Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 2 May 01 Posts: 437 Credit: 50,852,854 RAC: 0	Message 1108228 - Posted: 21 May 2011, 8:37:32 UTC Do not Use Windows Rollback for Graphics Drivers To reinstall a previous or older NVIDIA graphics driver, do not use the Windows rollback feature. This method will not reliably restore all the previous driver files. Instead, use the Windows Add and Remove programs to remove the current driver, and then install the older driver using setup.exe. This is from here, page 27: http://de.download.nvidia.com/Windows/275.27/275.27-Win7-WinVista-Desktop-Release-Notes.pdf ID: 1108228 ·

Cliff Harding Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 18 Aug 99 Posts: 1432 Credit: 110,967,840 RAC: 67	Message 1108254 - Posted: 21 May 2011, 13:06:38 UTC - in response to Message 1108228. Do not Use Windows Rollback for Graphics Drivers To reinstall a previous or older NVIDIA graphics driver, do not use the Windows rollback feature. This method will not reliably restore all the previous driver files. Instead, use the Windows Add and Remove programs to remove the current driver, and then install the older driver using setup.exe. This is from here, page 27: http://de.download.nvidia.com/Windows/275.27/275.27-Win7-WinVista-Desktop-Release-Notes.pdf With the installer package beginning with the 260.xx series, if you choose a clean install, it will remove the old drivers first and recycle the machine prior to automatically installing the current driver. This works both with upgrading and recession installations. I have done this several time with Win7 (64-bit) on both a GTX460 SE & a GTX275/GTS250 cards. ID: 1108254 ·

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