Driver Cleaner problem....

NarkotikBuzz · #1 (**permalink**) 24th May, 2006, 05:22 AM

I have been having this problem for a while now and i need help. Whenever i install new drivers, i have not been able to use driver cleaner because whenever i boot in safe mode, the program is not anywhere to be found. For some reason when i am in safe mode, Driver cleaner is not available, and i dont know why. Is it OK to use it while not in safe mode? I have been afraid to try it without some advice first. But i know i am not getting the full benefit of my new driver installs without a good cleansing of the old ones. Please help.

dsio · #2 (**permalink**) 24th May, 2006, 05:30 AM

Well, it doesn't really work when not in safe. The reason is, when in safe mode, you unload all of the drivers with the exception of core windows drivers. When in normal runmode, those drivers are in use, and cannot be removed.

Did you try making a link on the desktop to drivercleaner? Or just navigating to the drivercleaner directory and then running its executable manually.

NarkotikBuzz · #3 (**permalink**) 24th May, 2006, 07:26 AM

I have not tried to run it manually, but i will have to. I have a shortcut to it on my desktop, but in safe mode it is not there. I even have a quik link to it on my task bar, but its not there in safe mode either, its very strange.

dsio · #4 (**permalink**) 24th May, 2006, 08:01 AM

Most likely because safe mode logs you in as "Administrator" while your normal user account is your name or something. It would make sense then.

NarkotikBuzz · #5 (**permalink**) 24th May, 2006, 08:28 AM

Yeah, it logs me in as admin, so that makes sense. i just installed the new drivers and ran DCPro manually and it worked fine. The new control panel is very odd, and i had to reinstall coolbits so i could overclock, and even then the new control panel doesnt give me the option of manual overclocking, only automatic or none...wierd.

dsio · #6 (**permalink**) 24th May, 2006, 08:43 AM

Use NVtweak, not coolbits. coolbits is a bit long in the tooth.

NarkotikBuzz · #7 (**permalink**) 24th May, 2006, 09:33 AM

How do i uninstall coolbits?

dsio · #8 (**permalink**) 24th May, 2006, 10:41 AM

Don't bother. Coolbits isn't a program, its just a set of registry values that are applied. NVTweak is the same, just more in depth, and uses a program rather than a .reg file.

So you can install NVtweak once, and apply it to all of the drivers you install.

Good fun. It just gives more options than coolbits, and coolbits is somewhat outdated these days.

NarkotikBuzz · #9 (**permalink**) 24th May, 2006, 12:36 PM

Cool, thanks for the info.....by the way, if you have not tried the newest Nvidia drivers i uploaded, i highly recommend them, they have great performance in games and awesome IQ, both in games and video. These are the best drivers i have seen in quite some time.

dsio · #10 (**permalink**) 24th May, 2006, 06:55 PM

The 91.28s are better

NarkotikBuzz · #11 (**permalink**) 25th May, 2006, 12:43 AM

The 91.28's are the ones i am talking about.

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