I have NO Idea what kind of display driver I have

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hyperlinx

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Recently my display driver crashed with the "nvlddmkm.sys" problem so I had a new display driver installed. The only problem is that I have NO IDEA what kind it is. I took it out and searched for a logo but I couldn't find anything. My OS is Windows Vista Home Premium 32bt. Please Help!
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Windows
    CPU
    Pentium Dual Core
    Memory
    2046 MB, 3GB
    Graphics card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w17e
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Win 10 Pro x64 x 2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware ALX x58
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme O/C to 4.02 GHz, 8MB Cache
    Motherboard
    Asus® P6T Deluxe V2 X58 LGA1366
    Memory
    24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 4096MB
    Graphics card(s)
    1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295 Dual Core
    Sound Card
    Onboard Soundmax® High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung XL2370 HD LED backlit 23" W/S 2ms response time
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500gb SATA II 1 x 1TB SATA II 1 external eSATA LaCie 3TB (Non-RAID)
    PSU
    Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU
    Case
    Unique
    Cooling
    4 case fans @ CPU water cooling.
    Internet Speed
    1gb/s up and down
The Belarc Advisor worked perfectly but it said I have a Standard VGA Graphics Adapter which was the configuration for my old graphics card. My computer works fine but when I need the graphics, it'll give me a "grapics failed to initialize". So I need the driver software for this new card which I don't know anything about.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Windows
    CPU
    Pentium Dual Core
    Memory
    2046 MB, 3GB
    Graphics card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w17e
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900
Maybe CPU-Z might give more info?
CPUID

Also if set that way Windows Update may have at least the basic driver needed by automatically detecting it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Win 10 Pro x64 x 2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware ALX x58
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme O/C to 4.02 GHz, 8MB Cache
    Motherboard
    Asus® P6T Deluxe V2 X58 LGA1366
    Memory
    24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 4096MB
    Graphics card(s)
    1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295 Dual Core
    Sound Card
    Onboard Soundmax® High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung XL2370 HD LED backlit 23" W/S 2ms response time
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500gb SATA II 1 x 1TB SATA II 1 external eSATA LaCie 3TB (Non-RAID)
    PSU
    Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU
    Case
    Unique
    Cooling
    4 case fans @ CPU water cooling.
    Internet Speed
    1gb/s up and down
hmmm im not sure i want to do any more downloading on this computer. I've had some bad experiences with that
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Windows
    CPU
    Pentium Dual Core
    Memory
    2046 MB, 3GB
    Graphics card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w17e
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900
Can you get inside the machine and look to see what video card is installed? Switch it off first of course.

Once you have ascertained that then you should uninstall any nVidia drive showing in your Control Panel/Programs/Uninstall a Program and install the latest from nVidia's website.

It's pretty definite that you have an nVidia card from your original post.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Win 10 Pro x64 x 2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware ALX x58
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme O/C to 4.02 GHz, 8MB Cache
    Motherboard
    Asus® P6T Deluxe V2 X58 LGA1366
    Memory
    24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 4096MB
    Graphics card(s)
    1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295 Dual Core
    Sound Card
    Onboard Soundmax® High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung XL2370 HD LED backlit 23" W/S 2ms response time
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500gb SATA II 1 x 1TB SATA II 1 external eSATA LaCie 3TB (Non-RAID)
    PSU
    Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU
    Case
    Unique
    Cooling
    4 case fans @ CPU water cooling.
    Internet Speed
    1gb/s up and down
So you're sure I have an nVidia card? That was the kind of card I had before I got it replaced. And also I checked inside but I didn't see a logo of any kind. The only information I could glean was that the fan on the card belonged to Gigabyte.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Windows
    CPU
    Pentium Dual Core
    Memory
    2046 MB, 3GB
    Graphics card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w17e
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900
Well that sys file is definitely an nVidia file, that's the only reason I insist that it's an nVidia problem.

Have you gone into Device Manager and expanded and right-clicked your display adapters & updated the driver and let it search the internet? Has Windows Update perhaps offered a driver (it usually does) and if so did you refuse it - it'll be in hidden updates?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Win 10 Pro x64 x 2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware ALX x58
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme O/C to 4.02 GHz, 8MB Cache
    Motherboard
    Asus® P6T Deluxe V2 X58 LGA1366
    Memory
    24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 4096MB
    Graphics card(s)
    1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295 Dual Core
    Sound Card
    Onboard Soundmax® High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung XL2370 HD LED backlit 23" W/S 2ms response time
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500gb SATA II 1 x 1TB SATA II 1 external eSATA LaCie 3TB (Non-RAID)
    PSU
    Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU
    Case
    Unique
    Cooling
    4 case fans @ CPU water cooling.
    Internet Speed
    1gb/s up and down
Yes! I have it I found a model number and now I know that it is an
HP NVIDIA GEFORCE 8300GS 128MB GM304-69001
Thank you for all of your help.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Windows
    CPU
    Pentium Dual Core
    Memory
    2046 MB, 3GB
    Graphics card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w17e
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Win 10 Pro x64 x 2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware ALX x58
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme O/C to 4.02 GHz, 8MB Cache
    Motherboard
    Asus® P6T Deluxe V2 X58 LGA1366
    Memory
    24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 4096MB
    Graphics card(s)
    1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295 Dual Core
    Sound Card
    Onboard Soundmax® High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung XL2370 HD LED backlit 23" W/S 2ms response time
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500gb SATA II 1 x 1TB SATA II 1 external eSATA LaCie 3TB (Non-RAID)
    PSU
    Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU
    Case
    Unique
    Cooling
    4 case fans @ CPU water cooling.
    Internet Speed
    1gb/s up and down
I have downloaded the software and am now running with a resolution of 1440 by 900. This is the best display performance my computer has ever had. Thank you very much.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Windows
    CPU
    Pentium Dual Core
    Memory
    2046 MB, 3GB
    Graphics card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w17e
    Screen Resolution
    1400x900
Well that's great. No more error messages I hope?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Operating System
    Win 10 Pro x64 x 2
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware ALX x58
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i7-975 Extreme O/C to 4.02 GHz, 8MB Cache
    Motherboard
    Asus® P6T Deluxe V2 X58 LGA1366
    Memory
    24GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 6 x 4096MB
    Graphics card(s)
    1792 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 295 Dual Core
    Sound Card
    Onboard Soundmax® High-Definition 7.1 Performance Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung XL2370 HD LED backlit 23" W/S 2ms response time
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500gb SATA II 1 x 1TB SATA II 1 external eSATA LaCie 3TB (Non-RAID)
    PSU
    Alienware® 1200 Watt Multi-GPU
    Case
    Unique
    Cooling
    4 case fans @ CPU water cooling.
    Internet Speed
    1gb/s up and down
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