nvidia 5500 board

Has anyone been able to get this board to work with Vista Aero Glass? When I install the Vista drivers from Nvidia's site and reboot I get a blue screen with some type of error message, but the computer reboots so fast I am unable to read it.
If I install the drivers that come with the board Aero glass does not seem to work.
Thanks, Norm

Click Start > right click Computer > Click Properties > Click the "Advanced Systems Settings" link on the green pane > Click Advanced > under "Startup and Recovery" click "Settings" > under "System failure" > uncheck Automatically restart.
You should be able to do this safe mode since you can't boot up in Real Mode.
After doing this, startup in Real mode and tell us what the error messag says. Its possible the driver you are using is incompatible with the current 5308 build. -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Norm" wrote in message

Has anyone been able to get this board to work with Vista Aero Glass? When I install the Vista drivers from Nvidia's site and reboot I get a blue screen with some type of error message, but the computer reboots so fast I am unable to read it.
If I install the drivers that come with the board Aero glass does not seem to work.
Thanks, Norm

Hi Andre,
I am currently in WinXP, but will try what you suggest, although I have reinstalled the old drivers so that I can get back into Vista.
The drivers I downloaded and installed stated that they were for the 5308 build, which is why I asked if anyone else had been able to get them to work.
The Nvidia site says to remove the old software before installing the new drivers, but my install of Vista does not have an option for Add/Remove Programs and I cannot find any reference to the Nvidia software under installed programs.
Norm "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

Click Start > right click Computer > Click Properties > Click the "Advanced Systems Settings" link on the green pane > Click Advanced under "Startup and Recovery" click "Settings" > under "System failure" uncheck Automatically restart.
You should be able to do this safe mode since you can't boot up in Real Mode.
After doing this, startup in Real mode and tell us what the error messag says. Its possible the driver you are using is incompatible with the current 5308 build. -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Norm" wrote in message Has anyone been able to get this board to work with Vista Aero Glass? When I install the Vista drivers from Nvidia's site and reboot I get a blue screen with some type of error message, but the computer reboots so fast I am unable to read it.
If I install the drivers that come with the board Aero glass does not seem to work.
Thanks, Norm

I reinstalled the Vista drivers and this is the message I get!
NV4_mini.sys
DRIVER_UNLOADED_WITHOUT_CANCELLING_PENDING_OPERATIONS
So it is the Nvidia driver, but I wonder if I did a new install of Vista, without any of the other Nvidia drivers, if it might work, since they say these drivers are for this build.
Norm "Norm" wrote in message

Hi Andre,
I am currently in WinXP, but will try what you suggest, although I have reinstalled the old drivers so that I can get back into Vista.
The drivers I downloaded and installed stated that they were for the 5308 build, which is why I asked if anyone else had been able to get them to work.
The Nvidia site says to remove the old software before installing the new drivers, but my install of Vista does not have an option for Add/Remove Programs and I cannot find any reference to the Nvidia software under installed programs.
Norm "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Click Start > right click Computer > Click Properties > Click the "Advanced Systems Settings" link on the green pane > Click Advanced under "Startup and Recovery" click "Settings" > under "System failure" uncheck Automatically restart.
You should be able to do this safe mode since you can't boot up in Real Mode.
After doing this, startup in Real mode and tell us what the error messag says. Its possible the driver you are using is incompatible with the current 5308 build. -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Norm" wrote in message Has anyone been able to get this board to work with Vista Aero Glass? When I install the Vista drivers from Nvidia's site and reboot I get a blue screen with some type of error message, but the computer reboots so fast I am unable to read it.
If I install the drivers that come with the board Aero glass does not seem to work.
Thanks, Norm

Im really interested in if you can ever get your card to work with aero because I was thinking about getting a 5500.. And if aero wont work I will have to look else where.. And I know that it is most likely the simple fact that vista is a beta and this is supposed to happen.
-- Matt S. (1033709) http://www.techjunkeez.com http://www.hdrive.org
"Norm" wrote in message

Has anyone been able to get this board to work with Vista Aero Glass? When I install the Vista drivers from Nvidia's site and reboot I get a blue screen with some type of error message, but the computer reboots so fast I am unable to read it.
If I install the drivers that come with the board Aero glass does not seem to work.
Thanks, Norm

I would recommend doing a clean install also, to uninstall the nVidia driver that is installe with Vista 5308: Click Start > right click Computer > Click Properties > Hardware > Device Manager > select Display Adapters > expand it > select the installed driver

right click it, choose uninstall or update driver. --

-- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Norm" wrote in message

Hi Andre,
I am currently in WinXP, but will try what you suggest, although I have reinstalled the old drivers so that I can get back into Vista.
The drivers I downloaded and installed stated that they were for the 5308 build, which is why I asked if anyone else had been able to get them to work.
The Nvidia site says to remove the old software before installing the new drivers, but my install of Vista does not have an option for Add/Remove Programs and I cannot find any reference to the Nvidia software under installed programs.
Norm "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Click Start > right click Computer > Click Properties > Click the "Advanced Systems Settings" link on the green pane > Click Advanced under "Startup and Recovery" click "Settings" > under "System failure" uncheck Automatically restart.
You should be able to do this safe mode since you can't boot up in Real Mode.
After doing this, startup in Real mode and tell us what the error messag says. Its possible the driver you are using is incompatible with the current 5308 build. -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Norm" wrote in message Has anyone been able to get this board to work with Vista Aero Glass? When I install the Vista drivers from Nvidia's site and reboot I get a blue screen with some type of error message, but the computer reboots so fast I am unable to read it.
If I install the drivers that come with the board Aero glass does not seem to work.
Thanks, Norm

The 5500 does work with Aero Glass - Norm's having problems with it, but it normally does work fine. If you're running a high screen resolution, however, (above 1280x1024) I would recommend getting something higher up. Make sure you get one with 256MB of video RAM or above for whichever you choose. "Matt S. (1033709)" wrote in message

Im really interested in if you can ever get your card to work with aero because I was thinking about getting a 5500.. And if aero wont work I will have to look else where.. And I know that it is most likely the simple fact that vista is a beta and this is supposed to happen.
-- Matt S. (1033709) http://www.techjunkeez.com http://www.hdrive.org
"Norm" wrote in message Has anyone been able to get this board to work with Vista Aero Glass? When I install the Vista drivers from Nvidia's site and reboot I get a blue screen with some type of error message, but the computer reboots so fast I am unable to read it.
If I install the drivers that come with the board Aero glass does not seem to work.
Thanks, Norm

I am running 800x600 so screen resolution should not be a problem.
I tried uninstalling the driver, but Vista won't let me and updating only gives me the blue screen and error.
I think I will try a clean install, possibly later today, but after the important stuff, like golf. :-)
Thanks for all the help and I will update everyone on what happens with the new install.
Norm "Travis King" wrote in message

The 5500 does work with Aero Glass - Norm's having problems with it, but it normally does work fine. If you're running a high screen resolution, however, (above 1280x1024) I would recommend getting something higher up. Make sure you get one with 256MB of video RAM or above for whichever you choose. "Matt S. (1033709)" wrote in message Im really interested in if you can ever get your card to work with aero because I was thinking about getting a 5500.. And if aero wont work I will have to look else where.. And I know that it is most likely the simple fact that vista is a beta and this is supposed to happen.
-- Matt S. (1033709) http://www.techjunkeez.com http://www.hdrive.org
"Norm" wrote in message Has anyone been able to get this board to work with Vista Aero Glass? When I install the Vista drivers from Nvidia's site and reboot I get a blue screen with some type of error message, but the computer reboots so fast I am unable to read it.
If I install the drivers that come with the board Aero glass does not seem to work.
Thanks, Norm

I think Aero Glass requires a 1024x768 screen resolution, although I'm not certain. "Norm" wrote in message

I am running 800x600 so screen resolution should not be a problem.
I tried uninstalling the driver, but Vista won't let me and updating only gives me the blue screen and error.
I think I will try a clean install, possibly later today, but after the important stuff, like golf. :-)
Thanks for all the help and I will update everyone on what happens with the new install.
Norm "Travis King" wrote in message The 5500 does work with Aero Glass - Norm's having problems with it, but it normally does work fine. If you're running a high screen resolution, however, (above 1280x1024) I would recommend getting something higher up. Make sure you get one with 256MB of video RAM or above for whichever you choose. "Matt S. (1033709)" wrote in message Im really interested in if you can ever get your card to work with aero because I was thinking about getting a 5500.. And if aero wont work I will have to look else where.. And I know that it is most likely the simple fact that vista is a beta and this is supposed to happen.
-- Matt S. (1033709) http://www.techjunkeez.com http://www.hdrive.org
"Norm" wrote in message Has anyone been able to get this board to work with Vista Aero Glass? When I install the Vista drivers from Nvidia's site and reboot I get a blue screen with some type of error message, but the computer reboots so fast I am unable to read it.
If I install the drivers that come with the board Aero glass does not seem to work.
Thanks, Norm

I think it does... I've tried lower, and I've tried the maximum 1280x1024 and no luck with that :o( Could well be a video card thing?
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--- Original message follows --- "Travis King" wrote in message

I think Aero Glass requires a 1024x768 screen resolution, although I'm not certain. "Norm" wrote in message I am running 800x600 so screen resolution should not be a problem.
I tried uninstalling the driver, but Vista won't let me and updating only gives me the blue screen and error.
I think I will try a clean install, possibly later today, but after the important stuff, like golf. :-)
Thanks for all the help and I will update everyone on what happens with the new install.
Norm "Travis King" wrote in message The 5500 does work with Aero Glass - Norm's having problems with it, but it normally does work fine. If you're running a high screen resolution, however, (above 1280x1024) I would recommend getting something higher up. Make sure you get one with 256MB of video RAM or above for whichever you choose. "Matt S. (1033709)" wrote in message Im really interested in if you can ever get your card to work with aero because I was thinking about getting a 5500.. And if aero wont work I will have to look else where.. And I know that it is most likely the simple fact that vista is a beta and this is supposed to happen.
-- Matt S. (1033709) http://www.techjunkeez.com http://www.hdrive.org
"Norm" wrote in message Has anyone been able to get this board to work with Vista Aero Glass? When I install the Vista drivers from Nvidia's site and reboot I get a blue screen with some type of error message, but the computer reboots so fast I am unable to read it.
If I install the drivers that come with the board Aero glass does not seem to work.
Thanks, Norm

Matt, Aero Glass does work with the GeForce 5500 board. Windows found the board and installed native drivers that seemed to work quite well. I also installed the Beta driver from Nvidia and it is working well also.
One warning though, do not install the software that comes with the board on Vista as there does not seem to be anyway to uninstall it and the beta drivers will not work with that software installed.
I am running 800x600 resolution and Aero Glass appears to be working quite well.
Thanks to all for the help.
Norm "Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message

I think it does... I've tried lower, and I've tried the maximum 1280x1024 and no luck with that :o( Could well be a video card thing?
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--- Original message follows --- "Travis King" wrote in message I think Aero Glass requires a 1024x768 screen resolution, although I'm not certain. "Norm" wrote in message I am running 800x600 so screen resolution should not be a problem.
I tried uninstalling the driver, but Vista won't let me and updating only gives me the blue screen and error.
I think I will try a clean install, possibly later today, but after the important stuff, like golf. :-)
Thanks for all the help and I will update everyone on what happens with the new install.
Norm "Travis King" wrote in message The 5500 does work with Aero Glass - Norm's having problems with it, but it normally does work fine. If you're running a high screen resolution, however, (above 1280x1024) I would recommend getting something higher up. Make sure you get one with 256MB of video RAM or above for whichever you choose. "Matt S. (1033709)" wrote in message Im really interested in if you can ever get your card to work with aero because I was thinking about getting a 5500.. And if aero wont work I will have to look else where.. And I know that it is most likely the simple fact that vista is a beta and this is supposed to happen.
-- Matt S. (1033709) http://www.techjunkeez.com http://www.hdrive.org
"Norm" wrote in message Has anyone been able to get this board to work with Vista Aero Glass? When I install the Vista drivers from Nvidia's site and reboot I get a blue screen with some type of error message, but the computer reboots so fast I am unable to read it.
If I install the drivers that come with the board Aero glass does not seem to work.
Thanks, Norm

Sorry for the late reply.. But thanks for the help.. Hopefully you'll see this..
And we are talking about the old pci version not agp or PCIe..?
-- Matt S. (1033709) http://www.techjunkeez.com http://www.hdrive.org "Norm" wrote in message

Matt, Aero Glass does work with the GeForce 5500 board. Windows found the board and installed native drivers that seemed to work quite well. I also installed the Beta driver from Nvidia and it is working well also.
One warning though, do not install the software that comes with the board on Vista as there does not seem to be anyway to uninstall it and the beta drivers will not work with that software installed.
I am running 800x600 resolution and Aero Glass appears to be working quite well.
Thanks to all for the help.
Norm "Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message I think it does... I've tried lower, and I've tried the maximum 1280x1024 and no luck with that :o( Could well be a video card thing?
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--- Original message follows --- "Travis King" wrote in message I think Aero Glass requires a 1024x768 screen resolution, although I'm not certain. "Norm" wrote in message I am running 800x600 so screen resolution should not be a problem.
I tried uninstalling the driver, but Vista won't let me and updating only gives me the blue screen and error.
I think I will try a clean install, possibly later today, but after the important stuff, like golf. :-)
Thanks for all the help and I will update everyone on what happens with the new install.
Norm "Travis King" wrote in message The 5500 does work with Aero Glass - Norm's having problems with it, but it normally does work fine. If you're running a high screen resolution, however, (above 1280x1024) I would recommend getting something higher up. Make sure you get one with 256MB of video RAM or above for whichever you choose. "Matt S. (1033709)" wrote in message Im really interested in if you can ever get your card to work with aero because I was thinking about getting a 5500.. And if aero wont work I will have to look else where.. And I know that it is most likely the simple fact that vista is a beta and this is supposed to happen.
-- Matt S. (1033709) http://www.techjunkeez.com http://www.hdrive.org
"Norm" wrote in message Has anyone been able to get this board to work with Vista Aero Glass? When I install the Vista drivers from Nvidia's site and reboot I get a blue screen with some type of error message, but the computer reboots so fast I am unable to read it.
If I install the drivers that come with the board Aero glass does not seem to work.
Thanks, Norm