[Question]
What exactly is the differance between older and newer drivers?
[Answer]
Old drivers contain less code and less support for newer cards. With the addition of bugfixes, enhancements, new features and support for newer cards bugs may lay within the code.
NVIDIA Driver differences
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, Feb 23 2004 06:53 PM
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Posted 23 February 2004 - 06:53 PM
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Posted 06 March 2004 - 06:14 AM
Had some time this morning 
and was inspired by this important thread. Read it. And then use this information provided here wisely . This list is still under construction and needs to be completed. It'll be constantly updated when new information is available. Use the dummy entry to add entries (copy&paste). Either you reply or edit directly.
comments:
- nvdccapp.cfg file is only present in Desktop and 64bit drivers
- since v52.xx file "nvcod.dll" (Driver CoInstaller) was added
- since v52.xx file "nvudisp.exe" (Uninstaller Utility) was added
- since v56.xx file "nviewimg.dll" (nView Image Library) was renamed to "nvwimg.dll"
- since v56.xx and in v45.34 and v46.41 file "nvsysrot.dll" (rotation Library) was added
- since v56.xx and exclusively in v45.74 (HP.COMPAQ TabletEdition) file "hpqvdisp.dll" (HP Display Helper) was added
- since v56.xx file "nvdspsch.exe" (Display Scheme Menu) was added
- since v56.xx and exclusively in v45.74 (HP.COMPAQ TabletEdition) file "nviewx.dll" (nView Control Panel) was added[list][font=Courier]
[*]vxx.xx | DD.MM.YYYY | OS | NV/OEM
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- dummy ALL
OPEN ISSUES:
- dummy can't find my ControlPanel
- dummy formats HD
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- dummy stupid users
- dummy bla
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- dummy GF2 Go
- dummy FX Go5700
DOWNLOAD:
dl driver here | dl modded inf here | dl original/OEM inf here
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[*]v42.54 | 24.02.2003 | 2K.XP | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ?
OPEN ISSUES:
- Quadro4: Enabling Hyper-Threading can drop performance as much as 65%.
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- WARNING: DO NOT USE THESE DRIVERS WITH THE FX 5200 ULTRA
DOWNLOAD: dl driver here | dl modded inf here | dl original/OEM inf here
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[*]v43.45 | 20.03.2003 | NT | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL (up to NV34)
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- WARNING: DO NOT USE THESE DRIVERS WITH THE FX 5200 ULTRA
DOWNLOAD: dl driver here | dl modded inf here | dl original/OEM inf here
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[*]v44.03 | 02.05.2003 | 2K.XP | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v44.68 | 17.06.2003 | 2K.XP | DELL
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- all mobile GPUs
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v44.72 | ?????????? | ???? | ???
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ?
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- After hibernation, a Quadro 400 NVS system hangs entering or resuming from standby.
- In Windows NT 4.0, the mode table limit of 296 modes does not allow all supported resolutions.
- A Quadro4 980 XGL system hangs or stops when a PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire script is run.
- On a Quadro NVS 400 running Windows NT 4.0, all monitors go black for 1-2 seconds during logon and the monitor ordering has changed from 1234 to 1324.
- After a standby and restart, there is an exclamation mark next to the NVIDIA Quadro4 NVS entry in the Device Manager.
- A Quadro NVS 400 with BIOS 4.17.20.13.16 may lose sync with an L2025 flat panel during a DOS mode switch.
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v44.78 | 27.08.2003 | NT4 | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- Continued model rotation results in increased memory usage in Unigraphics 18.05.2 and NX 1.02.3.
- FX 3000, Win2K: I-deas 9 hangs at start-up.
- NV28GL, Win2K Japanese: Nissan SpaceVision has application error in user mode.
- Q4 980XGL, Win2K: Divisions Mockup application error.
- Quadro NVS, Win2K: Monitors black out or become corrupted running GDI/2D Stress Test.
- NV25GL, Win2K: OpenGL demos (Flight, DLcyl) lose object parts after full-screen DOS mode switch.
- FX 2000 Win2K Japanese: CoCreate OneSpace Designer cannot load maximum data size.
- Display flashes and turns gray when Windows Media Player runs on a system with hyper-threading enabled.
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- The NVIDIA driver is setting environment variables that are private to CATIA.
- The display exhibits corruption in the Unigraphics 18.0.5.2 in drafting application.
- I-deas 10 crashes in the process nbb.exe after a large virtual memory allocation.
- EDS Unigraphics 18 and NX 1 memory leak.
- EDS Unigraphics 18 display error in drafting.
- EDS I-DEAS 9 lockup at start-up.
- EDS I-DEAS 10 system failure when allocating memory.
- Nissan SpaceVision application error.
- Division Mockup application error.
- CoCreate OneSpace Designer large part load.
- Windows Media Player error with hyper-threading enabled.
- Dessault CATIA private variable issue.
- PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire lockup in script.
- Windows stand-by lockup on Quadro NVS 400.
- Windows stand-by device manager error on Quadro NVS family.
- Windows login blanks monitors on Quadro NVS 400.
- Windows monitor order change on Quadro NVS 400.
- HP L2025 flat panel monitor could lose sync on Quadro NVS 400.
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
[eof]
[*]v45.11 | 18.11.2003 | 2K.XPMCE | HP/COMPAQ
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- GF4 488 Go, FX5200/5600
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- This contains an updated NVIDIA video driver for the Media Center Notebook models listed that prevents the audio and video from getting out of sync when watching Live TV.
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
[eof]
[*]v45.23 | 28.07.2003 | 2K.XP | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ?
OPEN ISSUES:
- PTC Division Mockup: This application crashes during startup.
- Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2: Application hangs with a black screen when starting a race with 4x or 4xS Antialiasing enabled with an NVIDIA non-Ultra GeForce FX 5200 (Quadro® FX 500) series graphics cards.
Workaround Solution: Turn off antialiasing in the NVIDIA Performance and Compatibility Settings panel. You can follow the steps below, if needed:
1. On your Windows desktop, right mouse click and select Properties.
2. Click the Settings tab and then click the Advanced option.
3. Click the tab that displays the name of your NVIDIA GPU.
4. Click the Performance and Compatibility Settings option from the menu on the left.
5. Locate the second slider, which is the Antialiasing slider.
6. Move the slider to the Off position.
7. Click Apply for the change to take effect.
- Midnight Club 2: The starting screen of this application has corruption when antialiasing is enabled.
Workaround Solution: Turn off antialiasing in the NVIDIA Performance and Compatibility Settings panel. You can follow the steps in the previous page, if needed:
- Big Mutha Truckas: When running this application, enabling antialiasing with graphics cards in the GeForce FX 5900 (or Quadro FX 3000) family can cause corruption during the introduction of the game and when ending the game.
Workaround Solution: Turn off antialiasing in the NVIDIA Performance and Compatibility Settings panel. You can follow the steps in the previous page, if needed.
- Flight Simulator 9: Running this application under Windows XP with antialiasing enabled causes corruption on the viewport.
Workaround Solution: From the NVIDIA control panel, set the Antialiasing option to the Application setting, which controls antialiasing directly within the game. You can follow the steps below, if needed.
1. On your Windows desktop, right mouse click and select Properties.
2. Click the Settings tab and then click the Advanced option.
3. Click the tab that displays the name of your NVIDIA GPU.
4. Click the Performance and Compatibility Settings option from the menu on the left.
5. Locate the second slider, which is the Antialiasing slider.
6. Move the slider all the way to the left to the "Application" setting.
7. Click Apply for the change to take effect.
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003: Under Windows XP, when using an NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 (or Quadro FX 3000) series graphics card, this application cannot run with a 256 MB frame buffer.
Workaround Solution: In order to use 256 MB NVIDIA-based graphics cards with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003, download the following patch from Electronic Arts using the following link:http://www.easports....3/downloads.jsp
- NVIDIA Direct3D Logo: Under Windows XP, when the NVIDIA Direct3D logo is enabled, certain Direct3D applications have rendering problems. Symptoms can range from nothing being rendered to flickering.
Workaround Solution: Disable the NVIDIA Direct3D logo. You can follow the steps below, if needed:
1. On your Windows desktop, right mouse click and select Properties.
2. Click the Settings tab and then click the Advanced option.
3. Click the tab that displays the name of your NVIDIA GPU.
4. Click the Direct3D Settings option from the menu on the left.
5. Uncheck (disable) the option named Display logo when running Direct3D applications by clicking it.
6. Click Apply for the change to take effect.
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- The display exhibits corruption in the Unigraphics 18.0.5.2 in drafting application.
- Continued model rotation results in increased memory usage in Unigraphics 18.05.2 and NX 1.02.3.
- I-deas 10 crashes in the process nbb.exe after a large virtual memory allocation.
- Running "The Sims 2" creates a blue-screen crash.
- Think3 requests Control Panel enables "use block transfer" option for OpenGL buffer flipping mode.
- CATIA certification issue: Problem with display list compilation causes incomplete visualization.
- A dragon model is missing from the Dragothic test in 3D Mark 2001 SE.
- The "Add OpenGL" tab shows a "Stereo DIN pin" option that is not available.
- Character truncated in NVIDIA Properties "Direct3D" tab under Windows XP Japanese.
- In Windows XP Portuguese (Brazilian), there are localization errors on the main NVIDIA Properties tab.
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City exhibits significant corruption after a couple of minutes of play.
- The walls in Splinter Cell have anomalous textures.
- Quake II flashes on GeForce 256 systems.
- Switching output devices on a desktop that has been rotated resets the resolution to 640x480 from 1024x768.
- "Command & Conquer: Generals" shows corruption during scene-to-scene transitions in story mode.
- When 3D Mark 2003 is set to 2/4 sample antialiasing, its demo mode introduction is not rendered properly and it pauses between demos.
- Playback of AVI in full-screen mode tears on a T221 monitor.
- Digital flat panels go out of sync or blank when the Screen Adjustment scaling is changed.
- A Quadro4 980 XGL system hangs or stops when running a PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire script.
- On a Quadro NVS 400 running Windows NT® 4.0, all monitors go black for 1-2 seconds during logon and the monitor ordering has changed from 1234 to 1324.
- The water in Splinter Cell is not rendered correctly on GeForce FX 5xxx systems.
- The nView Menu Options choice is not available from the title bar with Exceed 7.1 or 8.0.
- NVKeystone can take two minutes to start under Windows XP.
- EDS I-deas Master Series 7 does not start on a Quadro4 980XGL because of an application error.
- Black screen displayed when Rally Sport Challenge launched under Windows ME.
- Flash of corruption seen if 3D screen saver previewed when 2X or NVIDIA Quincunx antialiasing is set.
- Direct3D applications exhibit flickering lines of corruption when antialiasing is set to 2x or Quincunx in 16-bit modes.
- A Macrovision error occurs when DVD movies are played using the 41.09 drivers.
- In Windows XP Chinese, a DMCPL.EXE error occurs when one of two Overlay Controls windows is closed.
- Logging on as nonAdministrator causes NVcpl.dll loading error: "One or more arguments are invalid."
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v45.74 | 22.09.2003 | XPTE (*1) | HP/COMPAQ
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- GF4 420 Go 32MB
- our recommendation : only for TableEdition?
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- enables advanced video functionality, including stylus pad rotation, automatic display switching, and QMenu support
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?Tablet Edition?
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[*]v45.84 A03 | 20.10.2003 | 2K.XP | DELL
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- FX Go5200
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v45.86 A05 | 08.01.2004 | XP | DELL
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- FX Go5200
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v46.23 | ?????????? | 2K.XP | TOSHiBA
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- FX Go5200
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v46.34 | 10.12.2003 | 2K.XP | TOSHiBA
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- FX Go5200 32/64 MB
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v46.41 | 10.12.2003 | 2K.XP | TOSHiBA
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- FX Go5200 32/64 MB
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v46.90 | 06.11.2003 | 2K.XP | TOSHiBA
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- FX Go5100, FX Go52x0, 56x0
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v47.12 | 10.12.2003 | 2K.XP | HP/COMPAQ
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- 2 versions were released:
- OEM NVHM.inf: GF4 488 Go, FX Go5200, FX Go5600
- OEM NVCP.inf: GF4 420 Go 32M, GeForce4 440 Go 64M
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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VERSION 5X.XX
[*]v50.21 | 14.07.2003 | XP64 | HP/COMPAQ
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL (max. NV35DEV033), HP workstation zx2000/6000 (Q4 900/980 XGL)
- our recommendation : Must have HP zx1 AGP GART driver installed.
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- improved OpenGL stability and performance. Passes PTC Pro/Engineer qualification testing.
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v52.14 | 24.09.2003 | 2K.XP.XP64 | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL (up to NV36DEV034)
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v52.16 | 06.10.2003 | 2K.XP | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL (max. NV36DEV034)
OPEN ISSUES:
- Clone mode may be set for the GeForce FX 5600 although only one display is connected.
This setting causes a drop in the performance of 3D applications. The workaround is to use the NVIDIA control panel to reset the system to standard mode from clone mode.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra: When 4x FSAA is enabled, half of the screen is black in Tiger Woods 2004 introductory video.
- GeForce4 MX 440 and GeForce4 Ti 4400, Windows XP: Blue-screen crash during Battlefield 1942 Desert Combat. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra: Homeworld2 antialiased performance is slow. This is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra and GeForce4 Ti 4400, Windows XP: Rendering corruption in Battlefield 1942 Desert Combat. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, Windows XP: "X2: The Threat" benchmark is choppy or jerky in some places. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
- Windows XP: Antialiasing doesn't appear to be working in Final Fantasy XI benchmark. This is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- All GeForce FX: Intermittently, Warcraft III videos are not displayed properly on some systems. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- Selecting application mode from the control panel gives you applicationcontrolled anisotropic filtering.
By design, no other filtering is enabled by this selection.
- Warcraft 3: Exiting game can result in wrong orientation and corruption.
- Quadro2 EX, Windows 2000 and Windows XP: Only VGA after "Large Model CAD" or "I-deas Masters Series" selected.
- Shaded detail drawing views rendered in wrong color.
- Continued model rotation results in increased memory usage in Unigraphics 18.05.2 and NX 1.02.3.
- Rise of Nations gives intermittent blue-screen result when played.
- Personal Cinema GeForce FX 5200, Windows XP: There is flickering when previewing with WinDVR.
- All GeForce FX, Windows XP: Corruption around mouse in Dungeon Siege when antialiasing is enabled.
- GeForce FX 5200, Windows XP: Abnormal light-green texture on wall in Game 3 of 3DMark03.
- GeForce4 MX 440, Windows XP: Blue-screen crash in Flight Simulator 2004 when display settings selected during a flight with 2x or Quincunx antialiasing enabled.
- GeForce FX Go5200, Windows XP: Setting PAL on TV still reboots to NTSC.
- Quadro FX 3000, Window 2000: I-deas 9 hangs at start-up.
- All GeForce FX, Windows XP: Blue-screen crash in Breed demo mission just before the landing craft lands.
- All GeForce FX, GeForce3, and GeForce4 Ti; Windows XP: Midnight Club 2 loading screen is not rendered when antialiasing is enabled.
- GeForce FX 5900: Big Mutha Truckers returns to a corrupted desktop with antialiasing enabled.
- GeForce2 MX and GeForce2 GTS, Windows 2000 and Windows XP: Cannot switch TV format to PAL if resolution is set to 720x480 or to NTSC if it is set to 720x576.
- GeForce FX 5200, Windows XP: Reflection corruption occurs in Aquanox 2.
- Quadro4 980 XGL: The display exhibits corruption in the Unigraphics 18.0.5.2 in drafting application.
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- GF4 460Go, Go4200
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[*]v52.18 | 10.10.2003 | 2K.XP | HP/COMPAQ
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- Quadro2, Q4 380/550/580/750/900/980, Q FX 1100/2000/3000
OPEN ISSUES:
- Clone mode may be set for the GeForce FX 5600 although only one display is connected.
This setting causes a drop in the performance of 3D applications. The workaround is to use the NVIDIA control panel to reset the system to standard mode from clone mode.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra: Half of the screen is black in Tiger Woods 2004 introductory video.
- GeForce4 MX 440 and GeForce4 Ti 4400, Windows XP: Blue-screen crash during Battlefield 1942 Desert Combat.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra: Homeworld2 antialiased performance is slow. This is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, Windows XP: "X2: The Threat" benchmark is choppy or jerky in some places.
This fix will be included in the next NVIDIA.com driver release.
- Windows XP: Antialiasing doesn't appear to be working in Final Fantasy XI benchmark.
This is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- All GeForce FX: Warcraft III videos are not displaying properly.
This fix will be included in the next NVIDIA.com driver release.
- All GeForce FX: Warcraft III, the Frozen Throne expansion freezes.
This is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra and GeForce FX 5200: Far Cry does not run at High setting.
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- GeForce4 MX 440, Windows XP and Windows 2000: Powering off display by timeout does not work for analog or digital.
- 52.14, GeForce4 MX 440: User allowed to select invalid analog display settings in Windows XP.
- Quadro NVS 280 AGP: No monitors category in Windows 2000 Device Manager for digital displays.
- Quadro NVS 280 AGP, Win2K: Monitor tab enables neither properties nor check box with digital displays.
- 44.78, Quadro FX 2000: OneSpace Designer performance drops compared to 43.58.
- 51.70, Quadro FX 2000 and Quadro4 980 XGL: Microsoft DirectX SDK demos report invalid z-buffer depth for all 16-bit modes.
- Selecting application mode from the control panel gives you applicationcontrolled anisotropic filtering. By design, no other filtering is enabled by this selection.
- Warcraft 3: Exiting game can result in wrong orientation and corruption.
- Quadro2 EX, Windows 2000 and Windows XP: Only VGA after "Large Model CAD" or "I-deas Masters Series" selected.
- Shaded detail drawing views rendered in wrong color.
- Continued model rotation results in increased memory usage in Unigraphics 18.05.2 and NX 1.02.3.
- Rise of Nations gives intermittent blue-screen result when played.
- Personal Cinema GeForce FX 5200, Windows XP: There is flickering when previewing with WinDVR.
- All GeForce FX, Windows XP: Corruption around mouse in Dungeon Siege when antialiasing is enabled.
- GeForce FX 5200, Windows XP: Abnormal light-green texture on wall in Game 3 of 3DMark03.
- GeForce4 MX 440, Windows XP: Blue-screen crash in Flight Simulator 2004 when display settings selected during a flight with 2x or Quincunx antialiasing enabled.
- GeForce FX Go5200, Windows XP: Setting PAL on TV still reboots to NTSC.
- Quadro FX 3000, Window 2000: I-deas 9 hangs at start-up.
- All GeForce FX, Windows XP: Blue-screen crash in Breed demo mission just before the landing craft lands.
- All GeForce FX, GeForce3, and GeForce4 Ti; Windows XP: Midnight Club 2 loading screen is not rendered when antialiasing is enabled.
- GeForce FX 5900: Big Mutha Truckers returns to a corrupted desktop with antialiasing enabled.
- GeForce2 MX and GeForce2 GTS, Windows 2000 and Windows XP: Cannot switch TV format to PAL if resolution is set to 720x480 or to NTSC if it is set to 720x576.
- GeForce FX 5200, Windows XP: Reflection corruption occurs in Aquanox 2.
- Quadro4 980 XGL: The display exhibits corruption in the Unigraphics 18.0.5.2 in drafting application.
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- Improves Direct3D and OpenGL performance
- User defined display resolutions
- New nView including dockable toolbar and monitor grids
- Additional DirectX9 support for rendering targets and textures
- New OpenGL extensions
- Dynamic memory mapping for 256 MB graphics cards
- Fix packaging issues
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v52.22 | 05.11.2003 | 2K.XP | DELL
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- NV05, NV10, NV11, almost all Quadro (550, 700, 900, FX500, FX1000, FX3000)
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v53.02 | 14.11.2003 | XP64 | HP/COMPAQ
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- HP workstation zx2000/6000 (Q4 980 XGL, NVS280 PCI, QFX 1100/3000)
- our recommendation : Must have HP zx1 AGP GART driver installed.
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- Adds nView functionality and improves application support.
- Optimizes OpenGL performance
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v53.03 | 17.11.2003 | NT.2K.XP | eVGA,NV, HP/COMPAQ
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL (up to NV36DEV034)
OPEN ISSUES:
- Clone mode may be set for the GeForce FX 5600 although only one display is connected.
This setting causes a drop in the performance of 3D applications. The workaround is to use the NVIDIA control panel to reset the system to standard mode from clone mode.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra: Homeworld2 antialiased performance is slow. This is not an NVIDIA bug, but is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- Windows XP: Antialiasing doesn't appear to be working in Final Fantasy XI benchmark. This is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- All GeForce FX: Intermittently, Warcraft III videos are not displayed properly on some systems. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, Windows XP: nView Setup Wizard lacks 16-bit color choice. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
- Quadro NVS, Windows XP: After turning off Span-over-Span, the display properties panel stops responding when selecting the Quadro NVS page. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
- Quadro NVS, Windows XP: Flight.exe OpenGL has stripes of bad rendering on dual Quadro NVS cards. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
- Quadro NVS 280 AGP + Quadro NVS 280 PCI, Windows 2000: Driver does not install with SETUP.EXE. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
- Black horizontal lines on Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
- Quadro NVS, Windows XP: Driver causes blue-screen crash. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- nView, Multiview: Single-monitor maximize feature does not account for docked toolbars.
- GeForceFX 5950 Ultra, WindowsXP: Degraded anisotropic filtering quality in Unreal Tournament 2003.
- GeForceFX 5900/5950: TV-Out flicker control is not functioning on UK PAL.
- International release of 52.16 has corrupt nvtuXXX.cpl file.
- GeForceFX 5900/5950, GeForceFX 5900/5950 Ultra, WindowsXP: During certain times of day in Final Fantasy XI Online Worlds, textures turn gray.
- Adobe After Effects crashes with 52.16.
- Large resolutions can't be chosen in nView Setup Wizard.
- All GeForceFX, Unreal Tournament 2003: Some textures are not being filtered properly.
- GeForceFX Go5700/5750, Windows 2000: Fn+F8 hot-key sequence does not work.
- Overlap/Edgeblend: Changing values for luma does not make Apply button available.
- Individual application setting to launch application on different desktop does not work when invoked by hot key.
- Quadro4 900/750/700 XGL, Knights of the Old Republic: Fog in title screen is rainbow colored.
- GT4 crashes if stereo enabled.
- Quadro FX Go700, Windows XP: Studio Tools overlay tool is truncated.
- GeForce4 MX 440 and GeForce4 Ti 4400, Windows XP: Blue-screen crash during Battlefield 1942 Desert Combat.
- GeForceFX Go5100/5200, Windows XP: Green noise appears when secondary device zoomed in Video Mirror.
- Windows XP: Rendering corruption in Battlefield 1942 Desert Combat.
- GeForceFX Go5100/5200, Windows XP Plus!: Labyrinth flashes when launched in 180 degree mode.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, Windows XP: X2: The Threat benchmark is choppy or jerky in some places.
- GeForceFX 5200/5200 Ultra, NTSC: Video flickers at lower-right corner when downscaled with aspect ratio = free.
- Tiger Woods 2004 introductory movie is cut in half when run in 4x antialiasing modes.
- Game and Benchmark "Final Fantasy XI" flashes and has incorrect stereo effects.
- GeForceFX 5900/5950: Big Mutha Truckers is clipping the video area during the intro videos.
- Re-enabled NVIDIA's compiler technology for 3DMark03 Patch 340 performance.
- Quadro 4 780/980 XGL, Unigraphics Iman Portal UI/LSE (7.0.3.8): Menus and pop-ups are blank, and overall graphics performance is poor.
- Maya 5.0: HWR created shadows are drawn as squares instead of circles.
- nView: Multiple copies of the desktop context menu can be created.
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- Add High Resolution Scalable Desktop
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v53.04 | 26.11.2003 | 2K.XPMCE.XP64 (*2, *3) | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL (NV17-NV36)
OPEN ISSUES:
- Clone mode may be set for the GeForce FX 5600 although only one display is connected. This setting causes a drop in the performance of 3D applications. The workaround is to use the NVIDIA control panel to reset the system to standard mode from clone mode.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra: Homeworld2 antialiased performance is slow. This is not an NVIDIA bug, but is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- Windows XP: Antialiasing doesn't appear to be working in Final Fantasy XI benchmark. This is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- All GeForce FX: Intermittently, Warcraft III videos are not displayed properly on some systems. A fix for this issue will be included in a later driver release.
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- GeForce FX 5200/5200 Ultra, Windows XP Media Center Edition: Flashes of corruption occur when rewinding or fast forwarding live TV.
- GeForce FX 5200/5600, Windows XP Media Center Edition: System crash when changing TV output format on-the-fly while watching video.
- GeForce FX 5600/5600 Ultra, Windows XP Media Center Edition: Green color on TV playback.
- Quadro FX 500, Windows XP Media Center Edition: Media center crashes after 30-45 minutes of TV viewing.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, Windows XP: nView Setup Wizard lacks 16-bit color choice.
- Quadro NVS, Windows XP: After turning off Span-over-Span, the display properties panel stops responding when selecting the Quadro NVS page.
- Quadro NVS, Windows XP: Flight.exe OpenGL has stripes of bad rendering on dual Quadro NVS cards.
- Quadro NVS 280 AGP + Quadro NVS 280 PCI, Windows 2000: Driver does not install with SETUP.EXE.
- Black horizontal lines on Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2.
- Quadro NVS, Windows XP: Driver causes blue-screen crash.
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- no more white screen on Toshiba 5105-s607 topic here
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v53.06 | 11.12.2003 | 2K.XP | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL (max. NV36DEV034)
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- fix compatibility isssue with WinDVD 4/5
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- FX Go5200 (LSudlows Machine: DELL Inspiron 5150, reports no backlight problems, fast in 3DMark)
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[*]v53.09 | ?????????? | 2K.XP | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ?
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- 53.06, Quadro4 400 NVS, Windows 2000: Bugcheck 50 occurs while running DX7 Stencil mirror and x29 applications (with antialiasing enabled) and then performing multiple mode switches.
nView task switcher (Alt~) does not work when first enabled. You must log out and log back in for it to work.
runas utility cannot be used to modify nView Desktop Manager settings.
ESD Toolbar opens off-screen, spanning across 3/4 of the displays (when
"Do not allow programs to open off screen" is checked).
Equity Toolbar needs to be allowed to span monitors in order to launch
properly.
After moving a maximized application to different monitor, when the
application is restored it moves back to the original monitor.
nView: RFE to change the behavior of dragging maximized windows under
nView Spanning or Multiview modes.
As an Nvmaximized window is dragged from one monitor to another, the
restored window is moved to the same restore offset coordinates relative to
the upper left corner of the monitor, unless the window restore position still
intersects the maximized window.
NVIDIA Settings menu: Restore Defaults does not work for Custom Color
Settings.
nView, Windows XP /2000: Popup preventer sometimes causes all Internet
Explorer windows to close.
Quadro NVS 280 AGP + Quadro NVS 280 PCI, Quadro FX 1100 +
Quadro4 380 XGL, Windows 2000: System crash occurs when launching all
DirectX 9.0 SDK samples simultaneously.
Quadro4 400 NVS: System crash occurs when opening certain OpenGL
demos after performing several Direct3D mode switches.
Applications hang due to locked up nView DLL.
53.03, Quadro NVS: System crash occurs when opening several Redbook
OpenGL examples simultaneously.
Windows XP/2000: TV-out signal is 50 Hz instead of 60 Hz for PAL-M.
Windows XP, GeForce4 Ti, GeForce FX, Quadro4 XGL, Quadro FX:
Random geometries fail to render in Call of Duty.
Black horizontal lines appear on Need for SpeedHot Pursuit 2.
Windows NT 4.0: When playing a video using full-screen video mirror from
nView Vertical Span mode, the second monitor becomes corrupted.
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, Windows XP: nView Setup Wizard lacks 16-bit
color choice.
Quadro NVS, Windows XP: After turning off Span-over-Span, the display
properties panel stops responding when selecting the Quadro NVS page.
Quadro NVS, Windows XP: Flight.exe OpenGL has stripes of bad rendering
on dual Quadro NVS cards.
Quadro NVS 280 AGP + Quadro NVS 280 PCI, Windows 2000: Driver does
not install with SETUP.EXE.
Quadro NVS, Windows XP: Driver causes blue-screen crash.
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v53.13 | 27.01.2004 | 2K.XP | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL (up to NV36), Quadro Certified
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- When a user logs in, the error message "error loading nview.dll access is denied" appears.
- HDTV: When playing 1080i content, frames are dropped in overlay mode.
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl driver here | dl modded inf here | dl original/OEM inf here
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[*]v53.17 | 02.03.2004 | 2K.XP | HP/COMPAQ
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- NVIDIA GeForce2 MX
- NVIDIA Quadro2 MXR / EX
- NVIDIA Quadro4 550 XGL
- NVIDIA Quadro NVS
- NVIDIA Quadro4 580 XGL
- NVIDIA Quadro NVS with AGP8X
- NVIDIA Quadro4 380 XGL
- NVIDIA Quadro4 900 XGL
- NVIDIA Quadro4 750 XGL
- NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 2000
- NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100
- All Quadro, Certified
Evo Workstation W4000 CMT: All Models
Evo Workstation W6000: All Models
Evo Workstation W8000: All Models
HP Workstation x1100: All Models
HP Workstation x2100: All Models
HP Workstation x4000: All Models
HP Workstation xw3100: All Models
HP Workstation xw4000: All Models
HP Workstation xw4100: All Models
HP Workstation xw5000: All Models
HP Workstation xw6000: All Models
HP Workstation xw8000: All Models
OPEN ISSUES:
- Clone mode may be set for the GeForce FX 5600 although only one display is connected. This setting causes a drop in the performance of 3D applications. The workaround is to use the NVIDIA control panel to reset the system to standard mode from clone mode.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra: Homeworld2 antialiased performance is slow. This is not an NVIDIA bug, but is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- Windows XP: Antialiasing doesn't appear to be working in Final Fantasy XI benchmark. This is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- All GeForce FX: Intermittently, Warcraft III videos are not displayed properly on some systems. A fix for this issue will be included in a future driver release.
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- When a user logs in, the error message "error loading nview.dll access is denied" appears.
- HDTV: When playing 1080i content, frames are dropped in overlay mode.
- issues from v53.08: Fixes monitor power-off failure in Multiview.
- GeForce FX, Windows XP: Certain background objects in Rise of Nations tend to flash.
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl driver here | dl modded inf here | dl original/OEM inf here
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[*]v53.81 A00 | 12.01.2004 | 2K.XP | DELL
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- FX Go5650, Quadro FX Go700 + Go1000
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v56.54 | ?????????? | ???? | ???
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- all mobile GPUs???
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v56.55 | 29.01.2004 | 2K.XP | Gainward
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ?
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- New featured added to control panel: auto overclocking
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v56.56 | 04.02.2004 | (9X).2K.XP | eVGA
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ?
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- Corrects problems with custom Direct3D profiles
- Corrects problems with custom OpenGL profiles
- Corrects problems with the game Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness
- Corrects problems with Dualview secondary montior support
- Corrects OpenGL issues with 3D Paint 2001, Maya 5.0, and Studio Tools 11
- Corrected problem with setup where users could see the error message "error loading nview.dll; access is denied"
- Corrected texture corruption issues with RenderWare Studio
- Corrected problems with Command and Conquer Generals
- Corrected problems with Armies of eXigo
- Corrected problems with Command and Conquer Zero Hour
- Corrected system crash problem with Final Reality
- Corrected problems with full screen spanning in Windows 2000
- Corrected antialiasing issues in Flight Simulator 2004
- Corrected font problems in Jedi Knight 2
- Corrected performance issues with NASCAR 2003 Season
- Corrected various rendering problems on Digital LCD monitors
- Corrected problems with Big Mutha Truckers
- Corrected performance issues with Splinter Cell
- Corrected image problems with Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
- Corrected overclocking/auto overclocking through the control panel
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- DELL 5650 and DELL OEM inf
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v56.57 | ?????????? | 2K.XP | ???
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ?
[color=red]OPEN ISSUES:
and was inspired by this important thread. Read it. And then use this information provided here wisely . This list is still under construction and needs to be completed. It'll be constantly updated when new information is available. Use the dummy entry to add entries (copy&paste). Either you reply or edit directly.comments:
- nvdccapp.cfg file is only present in Desktop and 64bit drivers
- since v52.xx file "nvcod.dll" (Driver CoInstaller) was added
- since v52.xx file "nvudisp.exe" (Uninstaller Utility) was added
- since v56.xx file "nviewimg.dll" (nView Image Library) was renamed to "nvwimg.dll"
- since v56.xx and in v45.34 and v46.41 file "nvsysrot.dll" (rotation Library) was added
- since v56.xx and exclusively in v45.74 (HP.COMPAQ TabletEdition) file "hpqvdisp.dll" (HP Display Helper) was added
- since v56.xx file "nvdspsch.exe" (Display Scheme Menu) was added
- since v56.xx and exclusively in v45.74 (HP.COMPAQ TabletEdition) file "nviewx.dll" (nView Control Panel) was added[list][font=Courier]
[*]vxx.xx | DD.MM.YYYY | OS | NV/OEM
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- dummy ALL
OPEN ISSUES:
- dummy can't find my ControlPanel
- dummy formats HD
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- dummy stupid users
- dummy bla
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- dummy GF2 Go
- dummy FX Go5700
DOWNLOAD:
dl driver here | dl modded inf here | dl original/OEM inf here[eof]
[*]v42.54 | 24.02.2003 | 2K.XP | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ?
OPEN ISSUES:
- Quadro4: Enabling Hyper-Threading can drop performance as much as 65%.
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- WARNING: DO NOT USE THESE DRIVERS WITH THE FX 5200 ULTRA
DOWNLOAD: dl driver here | dl modded inf here | dl original/OEM inf here
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[*]v43.45 | 20.03.2003 | NT | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL (up to NV34)
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- WARNING: DO NOT USE THESE DRIVERS WITH THE FX 5200 ULTRA
DOWNLOAD: dl driver here | dl modded inf here | dl original/OEM inf here
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[*]v44.03 | 02.05.2003 | 2K.XP | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v44.68 | 17.06.2003 | 2K.XP | DELL
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- all mobile GPUs
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v44.72 | ?????????? | ???? | ???
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ?
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- After hibernation, a Quadro 400 NVS system hangs entering or resuming from standby.
- In Windows NT 4.0, the mode table limit of 296 modes does not allow all supported resolutions.
- A Quadro4 980 XGL system hangs or stops when a PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire script is run.
- On a Quadro NVS 400 running Windows NT 4.0, all monitors go black for 1-2 seconds during logon and the monitor ordering has changed from 1234 to 1324.
- After a standby and restart, there is an exclamation mark next to the NVIDIA Quadro4 NVS entry in the Device Manager.
- A Quadro NVS 400 with BIOS 4.17.20.13.16 may lose sync with an L2025 flat panel during a DOS mode switch.
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v44.78 | 27.08.2003 | NT4 | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- Continued model rotation results in increased memory usage in Unigraphics 18.05.2 and NX 1.02.3.
- FX 3000, Win2K: I-deas 9 hangs at start-up.
- NV28GL, Win2K Japanese: Nissan SpaceVision has application error in user mode.
- Q4 980XGL, Win2K: Divisions Mockup application error.
- Quadro NVS, Win2K: Monitors black out or become corrupted running GDI/2D Stress Test.
- NV25GL, Win2K: OpenGL demos (Flight, DLcyl) lose object parts after full-screen DOS mode switch.
- FX 2000 Win2K Japanese: CoCreate OneSpace Designer cannot load maximum data size.
- Display flashes and turns gray when Windows Media Player runs on a system with hyper-threading enabled.
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- The NVIDIA driver is setting environment variables that are private to CATIA.
- The display exhibits corruption in the Unigraphics 18.0.5.2 in drafting application.
- I-deas 10 crashes in the process nbb.exe after a large virtual memory allocation.
- EDS Unigraphics 18 and NX 1 memory leak.
- EDS Unigraphics 18 display error in drafting.
- EDS I-DEAS 9 lockup at start-up.
- EDS I-DEAS 10 system failure when allocating memory.
- Nissan SpaceVision application error.
- Division Mockup application error.
- CoCreate OneSpace Designer large part load.
- Windows Media Player error with hyper-threading enabled.
- Dessault CATIA private variable issue.
- PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire lockup in script.
- Windows stand-by lockup on Quadro NVS 400.
- Windows stand-by device manager error on Quadro NVS family.
- Windows login blanks monitors on Quadro NVS 400.
- Windows monitor order change on Quadro NVS 400.
- HP L2025 flat panel monitor could lose sync on Quadro NVS 400.
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v45.11 | 18.11.2003 | 2K.XPMCE | HP/COMPAQ
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- GF4 488 Go, FX5200/5600
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- This contains an updated NVIDIA video driver for the Media Center Notebook models listed that prevents the audio and video from getting out of sync when watching Live TV.
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v45.23 | 28.07.2003 | 2K.XP | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ?
OPEN ISSUES:
- PTC Division Mockup: This application crashes during startup.
- Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2: Application hangs with a black screen when starting a race with 4x or 4xS Antialiasing enabled with an NVIDIA non-Ultra GeForce FX 5200 (Quadro® FX 500) series graphics cards.
Workaround Solution: Turn off antialiasing in the NVIDIA Performance and Compatibility Settings panel. You can follow the steps below, if needed:
1. On your Windows desktop, right mouse click and select Properties.
2. Click the Settings tab and then click the Advanced option.
3. Click the tab that displays the name of your NVIDIA GPU.
4. Click the Performance and Compatibility Settings option from the menu on the left.
5. Locate the second slider, which is the Antialiasing slider.
6. Move the slider to the Off position.
7. Click Apply for the change to take effect.
- Midnight Club 2: The starting screen of this application has corruption when antialiasing is enabled.
Workaround Solution: Turn off antialiasing in the NVIDIA Performance and Compatibility Settings panel. You can follow the steps in the previous page, if needed:
- Big Mutha Truckas: When running this application, enabling antialiasing with graphics cards in the GeForce FX 5900 (or Quadro FX 3000) family can cause corruption during the introduction of the game and when ending the game.
Workaround Solution: Turn off antialiasing in the NVIDIA Performance and Compatibility Settings panel. You can follow the steps in the previous page, if needed.
- Flight Simulator 9: Running this application under Windows XP with antialiasing enabled causes corruption on the viewport.
Workaround Solution: From the NVIDIA control panel, set the Antialiasing option to the Application setting, which controls antialiasing directly within the game. You can follow the steps below, if needed.
1. On your Windows desktop, right mouse click and select Properties.
2. Click the Settings tab and then click the Advanced option.
3. Click the tab that displays the name of your NVIDIA GPU.
4. Click the Performance and Compatibility Settings option from the menu on the left.
5. Locate the second slider, which is the Antialiasing slider.
6. Move the slider all the way to the left to the "Application" setting.
7. Click Apply for the change to take effect.
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003: Under Windows XP, when using an NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 (or Quadro FX 3000) series graphics card, this application cannot run with a 256 MB frame buffer.
Workaround Solution: In order to use 256 MB NVIDIA-based graphics cards with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003, download the following patch from Electronic Arts using the following link:http://www.easports....3/downloads.jsp
- NVIDIA Direct3D Logo: Under Windows XP, when the NVIDIA Direct3D logo is enabled, certain Direct3D applications have rendering problems. Symptoms can range from nothing being rendered to flickering.
Workaround Solution: Disable the NVIDIA Direct3D logo. You can follow the steps below, if needed:
1. On your Windows desktop, right mouse click and select Properties.
2. Click the Settings tab and then click the Advanced option.
3. Click the tab that displays the name of your NVIDIA GPU.
4. Click the Direct3D Settings option from the menu on the left.
5. Uncheck (disable) the option named Display logo when running Direct3D applications by clicking it.
6. Click Apply for the change to take effect.
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- The display exhibits corruption in the Unigraphics 18.0.5.2 in drafting application.
- Continued model rotation results in increased memory usage in Unigraphics 18.05.2 and NX 1.02.3.
- I-deas 10 crashes in the process nbb.exe after a large virtual memory allocation.
- Running "The Sims 2" creates a blue-screen crash.
- Think3 requests Control Panel enables "use block transfer" option for OpenGL buffer flipping mode.
- CATIA certification issue: Problem with display list compilation causes incomplete visualization.
- A dragon model is missing from the Dragothic test in 3D Mark 2001 SE.
- The "Add OpenGL" tab shows a "Stereo DIN pin" option that is not available.
- Character truncated in NVIDIA Properties "Direct3D" tab under Windows XP Japanese.
- In Windows XP Portuguese (Brazilian), there are localization errors on the main NVIDIA Properties tab.
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City exhibits significant corruption after a couple of minutes of play.
- The walls in Splinter Cell have anomalous textures.
- Quake II flashes on GeForce 256 systems.
- Switching output devices on a desktop that has been rotated resets the resolution to 640x480 from 1024x768.
- "Command & Conquer: Generals" shows corruption during scene-to-scene transitions in story mode.
- When 3D Mark 2003 is set to 2/4 sample antialiasing, its demo mode introduction is not rendered properly and it pauses between demos.
- Playback of AVI in full-screen mode tears on a T221 monitor.
- Digital flat panels go out of sync or blank when the Screen Adjustment scaling is changed.
- A Quadro4 980 XGL system hangs or stops when running a PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire script.
- On a Quadro NVS 400 running Windows NT® 4.0, all monitors go black for 1-2 seconds during logon and the monitor ordering has changed from 1234 to 1324.
- The water in Splinter Cell is not rendered correctly on GeForce FX 5xxx systems.
- The nView Menu Options choice is not available from the title bar with Exceed 7.1 or 8.0.
- NVKeystone can take two minutes to start under Windows XP.
- EDS I-deas Master Series 7 does not start on a Quadro4 980XGL because of an application error.
- Black screen displayed when Rally Sport Challenge launched under Windows ME.
- Flash of corruption seen if 3D screen saver previewed when 2X or NVIDIA Quincunx antialiasing is set.
- Direct3D applications exhibit flickering lines of corruption when antialiasing is set to 2x or Quincunx in 16-bit modes.
- A Macrovision error occurs when DVD movies are played using the 41.09 drivers.
- In Windows XP Chinese, a DMCPL.EXE error occurs when one of two Overlay Controls windows is closed.
- Logging on as nonAdministrator causes NVcpl.dll loading error: "One or more arguments are invalid."
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v45.74 | 22.09.2003 | XPTE (*1) | HP/COMPAQ
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- GF4 420 Go 32MB
- our recommendation : only for TableEdition?
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- enables advanced video functionality, including stylus pad rotation, automatic display switching, and QMenu support
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?Tablet Edition?
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[*]v45.84 A03 | 20.10.2003 | 2K.XP | DELL
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- FX Go5200
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v45.86 A05 | 08.01.2004 | XP | DELL
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- FX Go5200
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v46.23 | ?????????? | 2K.XP | TOSHiBA
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- FX Go5200
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v46.34 | 10.12.2003 | 2K.XP | TOSHiBA
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- FX Go5200 32/64 MB
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v46.41 | 10.12.2003 | 2K.XP | TOSHiBA
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- FX Go5200 32/64 MB
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v46.90 | 06.11.2003 | 2K.XP | TOSHiBA
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- FX Go5100, FX Go52x0, 56x0
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v47.12 | 10.12.2003 | 2K.XP | HP/COMPAQ
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- 2 versions were released:
- OEM NVHM.inf: GF4 488 Go, FX Go5200, FX Go5600
- OEM NVCP.inf: GF4 420 Go 32M, GeForce4 440 Go 64M
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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VERSION 5X.XX
[*]v50.21 | 14.07.2003 | XP64 | HP/COMPAQ
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL (max. NV35DEV033), HP workstation zx2000/6000 (Q4 900/980 XGL)
- our recommendation : Must have HP zx1 AGP GART driver installed.
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- improved OpenGL stability and performance. Passes PTC Pro/Engineer qualification testing.
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v52.14 | 24.09.2003 | 2K.XP.XP64 | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL (up to NV36DEV034)
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v52.16 | 06.10.2003 | 2K.XP | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL (max. NV36DEV034)
OPEN ISSUES:
- Clone mode may be set for the GeForce FX 5600 although only one display is connected.
This setting causes a drop in the performance of 3D applications. The workaround is to use the NVIDIA control panel to reset the system to standard mode from clone mode.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra: When 4x FSAA is enabled, half of the screen is black in Tiger Woods 2004 introductory video.
- GeForce4 MX 440 and GeForce4 Ti 4400, Windows XP: Blue-screen crash during Battlefield 1942 Desert Combat. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra: Homeworld2 antialiased performance is slow. This is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra and GeForce4 Ti 4400, Windows XP: Rendering corruption in Battlefield 1942 Desert Combat. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, Windows XP: "X2: The Threat" benchmark is choppy or jerky in some places. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
- Windows XP: Antialiasing doesn't appear to be working in Final Fantasy XI benchmark. This is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- All GeForce FX: Intermittently, Warcraft III videos are not displayed properly on some systems. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- Selecting application mode from the control panel gives you applicationcontrolled anisotropic filtering.
By design, no other filtering is enabled by this selection.
- Warcraft 3: Exiting game can result in wrong orientation and corruption.
- Quadro2 EX, Windows 2000 and Windows XP: Only VGA after "Large Model CAD" or "I-deas Masters Series" selected.
- Shaded detail drawing views rendered in wrong color.
- Continued model rotation results in increased memory usage in Unigraphics 18.05.2 and NX 1.02.3.
- Rise of Nations gives intermittent blue-screen result when played.
- Personal Cinema GeForce FX 5200, Windows XP: There is flickering when previewing with WinDVR.
- All GeForce FX, Windows XP: Corruption around mouse in Dungeon Siege when antialiasing is enabled.
- GeForce FX 5200, Windows XP: Abnormal light-green texture on wall in Game 3 of 3DMark03.
- GeForce4 MX 440, Windows XP: Blue-screen crash in Flight Simulator 2004 when display settings selected during a flight with 2x or Quincunx antialiasing enabled.
- GeForce FX Go5200, Windows XP: Setting PAL on TV still reboots to NTSC.
- Quadro FX 3000, Window 2000: I-deas 9 hangs at start-up.
- All GeForce FX, Windows XP: Blue-screen crash in Breed demo mission just before the landing craft lands.
- All GeForce FX, GeForce3, and GeForce4 Ti; Windows XP: Midnight Club 2 loading screen is not rendered when antialiasing is enabled.
- GeForce FX 5900: Big Mutha Truckers returns to a corrupted desktop with antialiasing enabled.
- GeForce2 MX and GeForce2 GTS, Windows 2000 and Windows XP: Cannot switch TV format to PAL if resolution is set to 720x480 or to NTSC if it is set to 720x576.
- GeForce FX 5200, Windows XP: Reflection corruption occurs in Aquanox 2.
- Quadro4 980 XGL: The display exhibits corruption in the Unigraphics 18.0.5.2 in drafting application.
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- GF4 460Go, Go4200
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[*]v52.18 | 10.10.2003 | 2K.XP | HP/COMPAQ
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- Quadro2, Q4 380/550/580/750/900/980, Q FX 1100/2000/3000
OPEN ISSUES:
- Clone mode may be set for the GeForce FX 5600 although only one display is connected.
This setting causes a drop in the performance of 3D applications. The workaround is to use the NVIDIA control panel to reset the system to standard mode from clone mode.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra: Half of the screen is black in Tiger Woods 2004 introductory video.
- GeForce4 MX 440 and GeForce4 Ti 4400, Windows XP: Blue-screen crash during Battlefield 1942 Desert Combat.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra: Homeworld2 antialiased performance is slow. This is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, Windows XP: "X2: The Threat" benchmark is choppy or jerky in some places.
This fix will be included in the next NVIDIA.com driver release.
- Windows XP: Antialiasing doesn't appear to be working in Final Fantasy XI benchmark.
This is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- All GeForce FX: Warcraft III videos are not displaying properly.
This fix will be included in the next NVIDIA.com driver release.
- All GeForce FX: Warcraft III, the Frozen Throne expansion freezes.
This is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra and GeForce FX 5200: Far Cry does not run at High setting.
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- GeForce4 MX 440, Windows XP and Windows 2000: Powering off display by timeout does not work for analog or digital.
- 52.14, GeForce4 MX 440: User allowed to select invalid analog display settings in Windows XP.
- Quadro NVS 280 AGP: No monitors category in Windows 2000 Device Manager for digital displays.
- Quadro NVS 280 AGP, Win2K: Monitor tab enables neither properties nor check box with digital displays.
- 44.78, Quadro FX 2000: OneSpace Designer performance drops compared to 43.58.
- 51.70, Quadro FX 2000 and Quadro4 980 XGL: Microsoft DirectX SDK demos report invalid z-buffer depth for all 16-bit modes.
- Selecting application mode from the control panel gives you applicationcontrolled anisotropic filtering. By design, no other filtering is enabled by this selection.
- Warcraft 3: Exiting game can result in wrong orientation and corruption.
- Quadro2 EX, Windows 2000 and Windows XP: Only VGA after "Large Model CAD" or "I-deas Masters Series" selected.
- Shaded detail drawing views rendered in wrong color.
- Continued model rotation results in increased memory usage in Unigraphics 18.05.2 and NX 1.02.3.
- Rise of Nations gives intermittent blue-screen result when played.
- Personal Cinema GeForce FX 5200, Windows XP: There is flickering when previewing with WinDVR.
- All GeForce FX, Windows XP: Corruption around mouse in Dungeon Siege when antialiasing is enabled.
- GeForce FX 5200, Windows XP: Abnormal light-green texture on wall in Game 3 of 3DMark03.
- GeForce4 MX 440, Windows XP: Blue-screen crash in Flight Simulator 2004 when display settings selected during a flight with 2x or Quincunx antialiasing enabled.
- GeForce FX Go5200, Windows XP: Setting PAL on TV still reboots to NTSC.
- Quadro FX 3000, Window 2000: I-deas 9 hangs at start-up.
- All GeForce FX, Windows XP: Blue-screen crash in Breed demo mission just before the landing craft lands.
- All GeForce FX, GeForce3, and GeForce4 Ti; Windows XP: Midnight Club 2 loading screen is not rendered when antialiasing is enabled.
- GeForce FX 5900: Big Mutha Truckers returns to a corrupted desktop with antialiasing enabled.
- GeForce2 MX and GeForce2 GTS, Windows 2000 and Windows XP: Cannot switch TV format to PAL if resolution is set to 720x480 or to NTSC if it is set to 720x576.
- GeForce FX 5200, Windows XP: Reflection corruption occurs in Aquanox 2.
- Quadro4 980 XGL: The display exhibits corruption in the Unigraphics 18.0.5.2 in drafting application.
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- Improves Direct3D and OpenGL performance
- User defined display resolutions
- New nView including dockable toolbar and monitor grids
- Additional DirectX9 support for rendering targets and textures
- New OpenGL extensions
- Dynamic memory mapping for 256 MB graphics cards
- Fix packaging issues
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v52.22 | 05.11.2003 | 2K.XP | DELL
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- NV05, NV10, NV11, almost all Quadro (550, 700, 900, FX500, FX1000, FX3000)
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v53.02 | 14.11.2003 | XP64 | HP/COMPAQ
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- HP workstation zx2000/6000 (Q4 980 XGL, NVS280 PCI, QFX 1100/3000)
- our recommendation : Must have HP zx1 AGP GART driver installed.
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- Adds nView functionality and improves application support.
- Optimizes OpenGL performance
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v53.03 | 17.11.2003 | NT.2K.XP | eVGA,NV, HP/COMPAQ
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL (up to NV36DEV034)
OPEN ISSUES:
- Clone mode may be set for the GeForce FX 5600 although only one display is connected.
This setting causes a drop in the performance of 3D applications. The workaround is to use the NVIDIA control panel to reset the system to standard mode from clone mode.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra: Homeworld2 antialiased performance is slow. This is not an NVIDIA bug, but is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- Windows XP: Antialiasing doesn't appear to be working in Final Fantasy XI benchmark. This is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- All GeForce FX: Intermittently, Warcraft III videos are not displayed properly on some systems. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, Windows XP: nView Setup Wizard lacks 16-bit color choice. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
- Quadro NVS, Windows XP: After turning off Span-over-Span, the display properties panel stops responding when selecting the Quadro NVS page. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
- Quadro NVS, Windows XP: Flight.exe OpenGL has stripes of bad rendering on dual Quadro NVS cards. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
- Quadro NVS 280 AGP + Quadro NVS 280 PCI, Windows 2000: Driver does not install with SETUP.EXE. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
- Black horizontal lines on Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
- Quadro NVS, Windows XP: Driver causes blue-screen crash. A fix for this issue will be included in the next driver release.
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- nView, Multiview: Single-monitor maximize feature does not account for docked toolbars.
- GeForceFX 5950 Ultra, WindowsXP: Degraded anisotropic filtering quality in Unreal Tournament 2003.
- GeForceFX 5900/5950: TV-Out flicker control is not functioning on UK PAL.
- International release of 52.16 has corrupt nvtuXXX.cpl file.
- GeForceFX 5900/5950, GeForceFX 5900/5950 Ultra, WindowsXP: During certain times of day in Final Fantasy XI Online Worlds, textures turn gray.
- Adobe After Effects crashes with 52.16.
- Large resolutions can't be chosen in nView Setup Wizard.
- All GeForceFX, Unreal Tournament 2003: Some textures are not being filtered properly.
- GeForceFX Go5700/5750, Windows 2000: Fn+F8 hot-key sequence does not work.
- Overlap/Edgeblend: Changing values for luma does not make Apply button available.
- Individual application setting to launch application on different desktop does not work when invoked by hot key.
- Quadro4 900/750/700 XGL, Knights of the Old Republic: Fog in title screen is rainbow colored.
- GT4 crashes if stereo enabled.
- Quadro FX Go700, Windows XP: Studio Tools overlay tool is truncated.
- GeForce4 MX 440 and GeForce4 Ti 4400, Windows XP: Blue-screen crash during Battlefield 1942 Desert Combat.
- GeForceFX Go5100/5200, Windows XP: Green noise appears when secondary device zoomed in Video Mirror.
- Windows XP: Rendering corruption in Battlefield 1942 Desert Combat.
- GeForceFX Go5100/5200, Windows XP Plus!: Labyrinth flashes when launched in 180 degree mode.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, Windows XP: X2: The Threat benchmark is choppy or jerky in some places.
- GeForceFX 5200/5200 Ultra, NTSC: Video flickers at lower-right corner when downscaled with aspect ratio = free.
- Tiger Woods 2004 introductory movie is cut in half when run in 4x antialiasing modes.
- Game and Benchmark "Final Fantasy XI" flashes and has incorrect stereo effects.
- GeForceFX 5900/5950: Big Mutha Truckers is clipping the video area during the intro videos.
- Re-enabled NVIDIA's compiler technology for 3DMark03 Patch 340 performance.
- Quadro 4 780/980 XGL, Unigraphics Iman Portal UI/LSE (7.0.3.8): Menus and pop-ups are blank, and overall graphics performance is poor.
- Maya 5.0: HWR created shadows are drawn as squares instead of circles.
- nView: Multiple copies of the desktop context menu can be created.
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- Add High Resolution Scalable Desktop
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v53.04 | 26.11.2003 | 2K.XPMCE.XP64 (*2, *3) | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL (NV17-NV36)
OPEN ISSUES:
- Clone mode may be set for the GeForce FX 5600 although only one display is connected. This setting causes a drop in the performance of 3D applications. The workaround is to use the NVIDIA control panel to reset the system to standard mode from clone mode.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra: Homeworld2 antialiased performance is slow. This is not an NVIDIA bug, but is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- Windows XP: Antialiasing doesn't appear to be working in Final Fantasy XI benchmark. This is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- All GeForce FX: Intermittently, Warcraft III videos are not displayed properly on some systems. A fix for this issue will be included in a later driver release.
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- GeForce FX 5200/5200 Ultra, Windows XP Media Center Edition: Flashes of corruption occur when rewinding or fast forwarding live TV.
- GeForce FX 5200/5600, Windows XP Media Center Edition: System crash when changing TV output format on-the-fly while watching video.
- GeForce FX 5600/5600 Ultra, Windows XP Media Center Edition: Green color on TV playback.
- Quadro FX 500, Windows XP Media Center Edition: Media center crashes after 30-45 minutes of TV viewing.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, Windows XP: nView Setup Wizard lacks 16-bit color choice.
- Quadro NVS, Windows XP: After turning off Span-over-Span, the display properties panel stops responding when selecting the Quadro NVS page.
- Quadro NVS, Windows XP: Flight.exe OpenGL has stripes of bad rendering on dual Quadro NVS cards.
- Quadro NVS 280 AGP + Quadro NVS 280 PCI, Windows 2000: Driver does not install with SETUP.EXE.
- Black horizontal lines on Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2.
- Quadro NVS, Windows XP: Driver causes blue-screen crash.
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- no more white screen on Toshiba 5105-s607 topic here
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v53.06 | 11.12.2003 | 2K.XP | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL (max. NV36DEV034)
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- fix compatibility isssue with WinDVD 4/5
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- FX Go5200 (LSudlows Machine: DELL Inspiron 5150, reports no backlight problems, fast in 3DMark)
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[*]v53.09 | ?????????? | 2K.XP | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ?
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- 53.06, Quadro4 400 NVS, Windows 2000: Bugcheck 50 occurs while running DX7 Stencil mirror and x29 applications (with antialiasing enabled) and then performing multiple mode switches.
nView task switcher (Alt~) does not work when first enabled. You must log out and log back in for it to work.
runas utility cannot be used to modify nView Desktop Manager settings.
ESD Toolbar opens off-screen, spanning across 3/4 of the displays (when
"Do not allow programs to open off screen" is checked).
Equity Toolbar needs to be allowed to span monitors in order to launch
properly.
After moving a maximized application to different monitor, when the
application is restored it moves back to the original monitor.
nView: RFE to change the behavior of dragging maximized windows under
nView Spanning or Multiview modes.
As an Nvmaximized window is dragged from one monitor to another, the
restored window is moved to the same restore offset coordinates relative to
the upper left corner of the monitor, unless the window restore position still
intersects the maximized window.
NVIDIA Settings menu: Restore Defaults does not work for Custom Color
Settings.
nView, Windows XP /2000: Popup preventer sometimes causes all Internet
Explorer windows to close.
Quadro NVS 280 AGP + Quadro NVS 280 PCI, Quadro FX 1100 +
Quadro4 380 XGL, Windows 2000: System crash occurs when launching all
DirectX 9.0 SDK samples simultaneously.
Quadro4 400 NVS: System crash occurs when opening certain OpenGL
demos after performing several Direct3D mode switches.
Applications hang due to locked up nView DLL.
53.03, Quadro NVS: System crash occurs when opening several Redbook
OpenGL examples simultaneously.
Windows XP/2000: TV-out signal is 50 Hz instead of 60 Hz for PAL-M.
Windows XP, GeForce4 Ti, GeForce FX, Quadro4 XGL, Quadro FX:
Random geometries fail to render in Call of Duty.
Black horizontal lines appear on Need for SpeedHot Pursuit 2.
Windows NT 4.0: When playing a video using full-screen video mirror from
nView Vertical Span mode, the second monitor becomes corrupted.
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, Windows XP: nView Setup Wizard lacks 16-bit
color choice.
Quadro NVS, Windows XP: After turning off Span-over-Span, the display
properties panel stops responding when selecting the Quadro NVS page.
Quadro NVS, Windows XP: Flight.exe OpenGL has stripes of bad rendering
on dual Quadro NVS cards.
Quadro NVS 280 AGP + Quadro NVS 280 PCI, Windows 2000: Driver does
not install with SETUP.EXE.
Quadro NVS, Windows XP: Driver causes blue-screen crash.
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v53.13 | 27.01.2004 | 2K.XP | NV
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ALL (up to NV36), Quadro Certified
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- When a user logs in, the error message "error loading nview.dll access is denied" appears.
- HDTV: When playing 1080i content, frames are dropped in overlay mode.
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl driver here | dl modded inf here | dl original/OEM inf here
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[*]v53.17 | 02.03.2004 | 2K.XP | HP/COMPAQ
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- NVIDIA GeForce2 MX
- NVIDIA Quadro2 MXR / EX
- NVIDIA Quadro4 550 XGL
- NVIDIA Quadro NVS
- NVIDIA Quadro4 580 XGL
- NVIDIA Quadro NVS with AGP8X
- NVIDIA Quadro4 380 XGL
- NVIDIA Quadro4 900 XGL
- NVIDIA Quadro4 750 XGL
- NVIDIA Quadro4 980 XGL
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 2000
- NVIDIA Quadro NVS 280 PCI
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000
- NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100
- All Quadro, Certified
Evo Workstation W4000 CMT: All Models
Evo Workstation W6000: All Models
Evo Workstation W8000: All Models
HP Workstation x1100: All Models
HP Workstation x2100: All Models
HP Workstation x4000: All Models
HP Workstation xw3100: All Models
HP Workstation xw4000: All Models
HP Workstation xw4100: All Models
HP Workstation xw5000: All Models
HP Workstation xw6000: All Models
HP Workstation xw8000: All Models
OPEN ISSUES:
- Clone mode may be set for the GeForce FX 5600 although only one display is connected. This setting causes a drop in the performance of 3D applications. The workaround is to use the NVIDIA control panel to reset the system to standard mode from clone mode.
- GeForce FX 5950 Ultra: Homeworld2 antialiased performance is slow. This is not an NVIDIA bug, but is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- Windows XP: Antialiasing doesn't appear to be working in Final Fantasy XI benchmark. This is a known issue with the application. NVIDIA is working with the developer to address it.
- All GeForce FX: Intermittently, Warcraft III videos are not displayed properly on some systems. A fix for this issue will be included in a future driver release.
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- When a user logs in, the error message "error loading nview.dll access is denied" appears.
- HDTV: When playing 1080i content, frames are dropped in overlay mode.
- issues from v53.08: Fixes monitor power-off failure in Multiview.
- GeForce FX, Windows XP: Certain background objects in Rise of Nations tend to flash.
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl driver here | dl modded inf here | dl original/OEM inf here
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[*]v53.81 A00 | 12.01.2004 | 2K.XP | DELL
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- FX Go5650, Quadro FX Go700 + Go1000
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v56.54 | ?????????? | ???? | ???
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- all mobile GPUs???
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- ?
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[*]v56.55 | 29.01.2004 | 2K.XP | Gainward
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ?
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- New featured added to control panel: auto overclocking
- ?
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v56.56 | 04.02.2004 | (9X).2K.XP | eVGA
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ?
OPEN ISSUES:
- ?
ISSUES RESOLVED:
- Corrects problems with custom Direct3D profiles
- Corrects problems with custom OpenGL profiles
- Corrects problems with the game Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness
- Corrects problems with Dualview secondary montior support
- Corrects OpenGL issues with 3D Paint 2001, Maya 5.0, and Studio Tools 11
- Corrected problem with setup where users could see the error message "error loading nview.dll; access is denied"
- Corrected texture corruption issues with RenderWare Studio
- Corrected problems with Command and Conquer Generals
- Corrected problems with Armies of eXigo
- Corrected problems with Command and Conquer Zero Hour
- Corrected system crash problem with Final Reality
- Corrected problems with full screen spanning in Windows 2000
- Corrected antialiasing issues in Flight Simulator 2004
- Corrected font problems in Jedi Knight 2
- Corrected performance issues with NASCAR 2003 Season
- Corrected various rendering problems on Digital LCD monitors
- Corrected problems with Big Mutha Truckers
- Corrected performance issues with Splinter Cell
- Corrected image problems with Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
- Corrected overclocking/auto overclocking through the control panel
DRIVER WORKS BEST WITH (based on user reports):
- DELL 5650 and DELL OEM inf
DOWNLOAD: dl here
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[*]v56.57 | ?????????? | 2K.XP | ???
GPUs included in original/OEM inf:
- ?
[color=red]OPEN ISSUES:
