Smack Posted March 12, 2001 Share Posted March 12, 2001 Hello, I am not really great with computers and I wish to know how I can upgrade my drivers. I have a TNT-2 and Am updating them to 6.49 Detonator drivers. I unzipped them to a folder that I made called "drivers" and when I go to press "change" on the adapter info on my card I don't know weather to let Windows find the drivers or me to tell it where they are. The instructions don't even mention Windows Update Device Driver Wizard... Thanks for anyhelp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vomitmeister Posted March 13, 2001 Share Posted March 13, 2001 Was there a ReadMe file with it? Assuming you have Win98, here is a portion of a ReadMe file I used: Windows 98 ---------- To prepare for installation of the drivers 1 Start Microsoft Windows 98. 2 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. 3 Double-click Display, and click the Settings tab. 4 Click Advanced, click the Adapter tab, then click Change. 5 Click Next, click Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want, then click Next. 6 Select Show all Hardware button, then select the Standard display types from the Manufacturers list. 7 Select Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) from the list, then select Next. 8 Click Next to install the driver, then click Finish. 9 Click Apply, then click Close. 10 Click Yes when Windows asks if you wish to restart the computer. To install the drivers 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and click Control Panel. 2 Double-click Display, and click the Settings tab. 3 Click Advanced, click the Adapter tab, then click Change. 4 Click Next, click Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want, then click Next. 5 Click Have Disk, select or type the path to the folder containing the driver files, then click OK. Windows should find files for your NVIDIA graphics chip. If Windows cannot find the files, check that the path name for the driver files is correct. 6 If Windows found the files, click OK, then click Next. Windows copies the files to the hard disk. 7 Click Finish, click Apply, then click Close. 8 Click Yes when Windows asks if you wish to restart the computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wwb_99 Posted March 13, 2001 Share Posted March 13, 2001 Smack, I would tell you how to do this but there is a very detailed how-to in that drivers folder you created. Read the readme. Come back with questions. And yes, you want to select the drivers from a specific location (being the drivers folder you created) WWB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smack Posted March 13, 2001 Author Share Posted March 13, 2001 I understand that, but I still don't understand why I just use windows device driver update wizard. Wouldnt it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wwb_99 Posted March 13, 2001 Share Posted March 13, 2001 The windows device wizard will work in that it will give you valid drivers. But it will NOT give you the set you just downloaded. The new drivers are not in the 'Driver Information Database' so the wizard will not find them. Remeber rule 1 in the tech biz: read the docs. WWB ------------------ Before battle, my digital soldiers turn to me and say, Ave, Caesar! Morituri te salutamus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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