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My video card is a BFG GeForce 7600 GT OC and my monitor is a Samsung LCD model 2443 BW. I'm using XP Pro. I'm not having any problems with this system and everything works perfectly, but a recent visit to the windows update website showed that there was a driver update for my video card. I didn't download it mainly because I wasn't having any issues with my video card as it is now. Does anyone here have this video card or download the driver update from Microsoft? It dosent say what the driver update is supposed to improve and you know the rules " if it ain't broke, don't fix it " lol!!

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Short answer: stick with the vendor driver unless you need a fix or a feature. As , and suggested, the authoritative source for a BFG GeForce 7600 GT OC is the card vendor or NVIDIA — their download center lists the correct drivers (including older/legacy builds) for your GPU. NVIDIA Driver Downloads. (nvidia.com)

If you do decide to update, follow a safe checklist: note the current driver version (use the DirectX Diagnostic Tool dxdiag -> Display tab, or Device Manager -> Display adapters -> Properties -> Driver), read the driver release notes, and download the matching package from NVIDIA or BFG. Make a manual System Restore point before installing (Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> System Restore -> Create a restore point). Close programs, run the installer (choose Custom/Clean if offered), then reboot. Using dxdiag (DirectX Diagnostic Tool), System Restore overview. (support.microsoft.com)

If the new driver misbehaves you can recover: use Device Manager to Roll Back the driver (Display adapter -> Properties -> Driver tab) or restore the system to the point you made. These are standard Windows recovery paths for driver installs. Update/roll back drivers via Device Manager. (support.microsoft.com)

If everything works now, don’t rush to update — hide that optional Windows Update driver so it won’t overwrite your chosen NVIDIA/BFG install (on the Windows Update page right‑click the update and select “Hide update”). Only install a new driver when release notes solve a problem you have or add something you need. How to hide updates in Windows Update. (learn.microsoft.com)

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Member Avatar for jbennet

No. Never ever ever download driver updates from MS. They generally break your system

If you want to update your drivers get them direct from the Nvidia Website, but as you said, if it aint broke, dont fix it.

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what?

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jbennet is so right! My Quaddie has a 7600 and we only took the upgrade drivers from Nvidia.

But sometimes (I've not seen it with Nvidia), Windows updates device drivers like the one for my Viewsonic VX2235wm in Vista. No harm done there - but for Nvidia, Nvidia is the authoritative source.

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It is never a good thing to update hardware drivers from MS as i have days and days of troubles with it! IF you have a Nvidia card then get your Nvidia drivers from them, there are a lot of advantages of updating you gpu drivers like performance increases snd stability but if you do not have any problems with games or anything like that then there should not be any problems with not updating!

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