TSGL: More Vista SP1 Issues??

[Lee Bunyard]

Thanks for the tip, Russ.  When I checked the settings you recommended, 
it shows that I still have the Nvidia driver and it is functioning OK.  
I did download a driver update for it and it seemed to install OK, so I 
guess all is good.
Lee in the Mountains of Northern California

Russell W. Coover wrote:
> Lee, 
>
> You're probably fine with the nVidia drivers, but just in case you are
> interested, if you right click on your desktop, click on Personalize and
> then on Display Settings. You will find under Advanced Settings just exactly
> what driver you are presently running. You can then go to http://nvidia.com
> , to Support, and find out what the latest driver is for your video adapter.
> If it is newer than what you presently have, you can download it and install
> it. Just remember that under installation, the program will tell you that
> the driver is not "signed". Just ignore that message and you'll be fine.
>
> Russ Coover
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: list-bounces at tsgserver.com [mailto:list-bounces at tsgserver.com] On
> Behalf Of Lee Bunyard
> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 11:26 PM
> To: Tech Support Guy Mailing List
> Subject: Re: TSGL: More Vista SP1 Issues??
>
> I think you're right and I plan to just let it be and not worry further 
> about it unless I discover something missing or not working correctly.  
> Everything seems A-OK with the desktop pc system to this point.  And I 
> definitely will let SP1 age for awhile before I even consider installing 
> it again.
> Thanks for the advice.
> Lee in the Mountains of Northern California
>
> Don Penlington wrote:
>   
>> Lee wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> I'm still concerned about the Nvidia drivers issue>>
>>>     
>>>       
>> I wouldn't be. If everything's working OK, as you said it is, and you're 
>> not into heavy gaming, leave well alone.
>>
>> You're not likely to see any improvement, and could easily make things 
>> worse, by tampering with your video drivers.
>>
>> Personally, I'd leave any SP well alone until it's been out and well
>>     
> tested 
>   
>> for a fair while. I even dislike auto updates of any sort.  I know I'm 
>> swimming against the stream here. From what I see on various forums, they 
>> can cause more problems than they fix.
>>
>> As for "security holes", I'd rather rely on blocking the nasties from 
>> getting in, and running regular scans, than risk patching a perfectly 
>> well-working system. Over the years, I've never had any serious problems 
>> (touch wood) with that philosophy.
>>
>> Avoiding downloading free greetings cards, fonts, screensavers, and the 
>> like probably helps too. I leave all those well alone unless they're from
>>     
> a 
>   
>> known reliable site.
>>
>> Don Penlington
>>
>>
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