User`s guide

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Chapter 02 : T HE R ELEASE 331 D RIVER FOR W INDOWS XP
Installing the NVIDIA Graphics Drivers
1 Follow the instructions on the NVIDIA .com Web site driver download page to locate
the appropriate driver to download, based on your hardware and operating system.
2 From the driver download page, click the download button.
The Download Confirmation page appears.
3 If you agree to the "License For Customer Use of NVIDIA Software", click the Agree &
Download button to begin the download.
The File Download dialog appears.
4 Either click Save to save the file and then run it from your PC, or click Run.
An extraction path dialog appears prompting you to specify where on your PC you
want the driver files to be installed.
5 Click OK to use the default location, or click the folder icon and specify an alternate
location to install the driver files.
The files are extracted and then the NVIDIA Installer is launched automatically.
6 At the License Agreement page of the Installer, click Agree and Continue.
7 Follow the instructions in the NVIDIA Installer to complete the installation.
See “Known Product Limitations” on page 17 for other installation/uninstallation
considerations.
Note: The driver presents game screenshots while the driver is
installing. If you are not connected to the internet during the installa-
tion, you may see a "Navigation to the webpage was cancelled" mes-
sage instead. The message can be ignored and does not affect the
installation. The message won’t appear if the browser cache is
cleared.
Note: The NVIDIA PhysX System Software will not be included in the
installation if the same version or a later version is already installed.
Note: Under Windows XP, the NVIDIA driver is installed in “Dualview
mode” display. However, note that the second display is not activated
by default, but must be enabled.