mfr = manufacturer
OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer meaning you might but a
brandX product however its OEM was brandY, this happens a
lot in the electronics area.
"helpy" <nathaniel@arcangel01.com> wrote in message
news:10F528B8-F0B5-4F2C-834C-474DF9BF97DC@microsoft.com...
> ok thx .. but im not much of a computer person so can you please tell me
> th
> abreviations like mftr and OEM?
>
> "Malke" wrote:
>
>> helpy wrote:
>> > I turned on my computer and it says that NVIDIA needs to install a
>> > driver..so
>> > i installed it .. after that..my computer got choppy and it got screwed
>> > up my
>> > desktop with big icons and stuff.... now i cant run my system restore
>> > to put
>> > it back to normal because it says system restore not completed any
>> > suggestions?
>>
>> Since you can log into the computer, try and roll back the video drivers
>> to the ones that worked:
>>
>> Roll Back Troublesome Device Drivers in Windows Vista from the How-To
>> Geek - http://tinyurl.com/346lox
>>
>> If that is unsuccessful, go to Control Panel>Programs and Features and
>> find the entry for Nvidia display drivers. Click the Uninstall button.
>> After you reboot, install the correct display drivers. Before you do
>> this, get the correct drivers and have them handy. See below for general
>> drivers information:
>>
>> Never get drivers from Windows Update. Get them from:
>>
>> 1. The device mftr.'s website; OR
>> 2. The motherboard mftr.'s website if hardware is onboard; OR
>> 3. The OEM's website for your specific machine if you have an OEM
>> computer (HP, Dell, Sony, etc.).
>>
>> Read the installation instructions on the website where you get the
>> drivers.
>>
>> To find out what hardware is in your computer:
>>
>> 1. Read any documentation you got when you bought the computer.
>> 2. If the computer is OEM, go to the OEM's website for your specific
>> model machine and look at the specs (you'll be there to get the drivers
>> anyway)
>> 3. Download, install and run a free system inventory program like Belarc
>> Advisor.
>> http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html - Belarc Advisor
>>
>>
>> Malke
>> --
>> Elephant Boy Computers
>> www.elephantboycomputers.com
>> "Don't Panic!"
>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>>