Vista Tutorial - Somethings Wrong with my computer

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?

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

"helpy" <helpy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EBE97F89-F3E8-4BCF-8D59-5FF1E9D6D865@microsoft.com...
> 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?

Try pressing F11

Make sure that there is a network client installed (Client for Microsoft
Networks).

I would get an external USB drive. You can get them for under a hundred
dollars. That way you don't have to scroll through a tape to find things.
And there is no further expense to buy media.


It's probably the modem

Lenny wrote:
> "helpy" <helpy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EBE97F89-F3E8-4BCF-8D59-5FF1E9D6D865@microsoft.com...
>> 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?
>
> Try pressing F11
>
> Make sure that there is a network client installed (Client for Microsoft
> Networks).
>
> I would get an external USB drive. You can get them for under a hundred
> dollars. That way you don't have to scroll through a tape to find things.
> And there is no further expense to buy media.
>
>
> It's probably the modem
>
>

I think you posted to the wrong thread. The OP's problem has nothing to
do with networking or backup.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

ok thx .. but im not very much a computer person can you please tell me the
abreviations? 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
>

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
>

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
>>