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Date:	Thu, 7 Dec 2006 23:15:38 -0800
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Subject:	Re: Upgrading a New Graphics Card
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From:	David Gillett <[log in to unmask]>
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On 7 Dec 2006 at 22:03, Derik wrote:

> I am going to upgrade to a new graphics card. Should I uninstall the
> graphics card out of my device manager and uninstall the drivers
> before installing the new card, or just install it over everything
> else? 

  That would be nice, but is hardly ever necessary.  The old drivers will 
pretty quickly discover that they don't recognize your new card, and the OS 
will fall back on the "works (poorly) with everything" VGA driver to allow 
you to install the drivers for the new card.

David Gillett

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