stopping win 7 from installing a video driver automatically

[N1G 88]

Hi, I have uninstalled many drivers, but now when I do, my new win 7 OS wants to install an nvidia driver of it's choice (or 1 it finds that is appropriate). How can I stop this auto process?

 

 

Bob

[Paul_ 52]

Just change the preference for downloads to .... Download updates but allow me to choose whether to install them

 

To find this  ....

 

Right click Computer Icon ... Select Properties

 

Select 'windows Update'

 

Select  'Change Settings'

 

and then you will see the drop down box ... change it to what I typed at the start of this message

 

That will sort it for you

 

Paul 

[ZKOKQ 984]

You can also right click on the driver update, and select "Hide This Update"

[N1G 88]

I always have had it set to "let me decide". I will check when I get home. Maybe something got changed.

 

Badfinger - I never saw the approach you mentioned. I would assume that this means do all other updates automatically but do not update my video drivers? It sounds like this is what your suggestion does?

 

Thanks All!!! Appreciate the input.  

 

 

 

Regards Bob

[lynthetrucker 3]

here is post about updating video drivers that you may find interesting. It's the method I use. Ignore the part about Nvidia Inspector - not needed with P3d 2.4

 

http://www.simforums.com/forums/drivers-nv-inspector-fsxcfg-complete-guide_topic36586.html

[ZKOKQ 984]

Badfinger - I never saw the approach you mentioned. I would assume that this means do all other updates automatically but do not update my video drivers? It sounds like this is what your suggestion does?

Correct Bob. Only the update you select to not be updated. Anything else will be updated as normal

Every time a new update is released, you may have to disable the video driver update again, just a minor annoyance

[N1G 88]

Correct Bob. Only the update you select to not be updated. Anything else will be updated as normal

Every time a new update is released, you may have to disable the video driver update again, just a minor annoyance

 

I just checked my settings and I have updates set to "Never check for updates", so not sure why it automatically installed version 337.61. I do have that version in my c:\nvidia directory.

Something else is happening. This is Win 7, but I remember other OS's installing a generic VGA driver and not Nvidia's.  I may have to go into safe mode or something.

 

Bob

Correct Bob. Only the update you select to not be updated. Anything else will be updated as normal

Every time a new update is released, you may have to disable the video driver update again, just a minor annoyance

Hey, just did some checking and it may have been nvidia's experience module that was doing it. I had installed the .24 driver and forgot to remove the nvidia experience. For some reason it did not uninstall when I uninstalled the previous driver. I think Nvidia is getting a little tricky these days.

 

Bob

[N1G 88]

Nothing but trouble with nvidia update module and experience module. I decided to just go into a safe mode boot and blow everything away and also use a driver cleaner. 

Finally got a clean install with no update, experience or 3d modules. I tried shutting these off on services and in startup mode and even though the services stated disabled, those little buggers still remained in memory after a reboot. Not sure why but it is safe mode for me from now on.

 

bob

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