I have installed Windows 7 RC on a new system. I would need to replace the current video card driver. Doing so in Win XP was a complicated process including safe modes and using Drivercleaner Pro. Is it easier in Win 7? Can I just uninstall the old driver and run the installer for the desired driver? How do you do it in Vista?

I have installed Windows 7 RC on a new system. I would need to replace the current video card driver. Doing so in Win XP was a complicated process including safe modes and using Drivercleaner Pro. Is it easier in Win 7? Can I just uninstall the old driver and run the installer for the desired driver? How do you do it in Vista?

Procedure I use: uninstall the old driver and run the installer after your PC has rebooted.Have had no problems whatsoever. I use the same procedure with Vista, XP 32-64bit and Win7 64bit.I do a lot of testing, therefore I change video drivers frequently. Presently using the 185.85 in Win7 and are getting good/smooth results, but that is not consistent with other simmers findings.Basic rule: Use the best video driver for your setup, but to know that you need to test them and bench them against a reference flight.Pierre

Presently using the 185.85 in Win7 and are getting good/smooth results, but that is not consistent with other simmers findings.Basic rule: Use the best video driver for your setup, but to know that you need to test them and bench them against a reference flight.Pierre

Thanks for the useful info. Regarding 185.85 there was here a thread about people having problem with it but wasn't that with Vista? Maybe things works better in Win 7.