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Display Adapter Driver Changed in XP

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by gravvy

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After upgrading to XP from 98SE, a Windows Update recommended upgrading the NVidia 256 GE Force display adapter driver. After doing so, one of my graphic intensive programs will not open and gives me a message "Could not start OpenGL subsystem". If I attempt to reinstall the old driver (provided by my PC manufacturer), I get a warning that installing that driver could damage my system. Please help.

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by popeye_doyle

Download DirectX 8.1 & an upgraded Video Driver,
Install the the DirectX First. With the Geforce2 on some Dell systems, a flashbios update was required, check this with the manufacturer.

by thechas

XP comes with DirectX 8.1, and if you have been installing updates, you should already have what you need from Microsoft.

Download and install the GeForce driver from www.nvidia.com

You can also try the driver rollback option.
Or, set up the games to run in "compatability" mode.

I haven't been there lately, but a good resource for OpenGL issues is www.opengl.org
They may have a link to updated openGL drivers.

Chas

by gravvy

Against warning from WindowsXP, I did install the NVidia Dentonator driver. The driver is not digitally signed according to WindowsXP, although the NVidia web site stated that it was compatible. Happily, it seems to be working very well. Just hope Idon't have any future glitches.

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