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Control Panel/Display and Voodoo2 un-install
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Posted by: Dave777
I swapped out my old Voodoo 2 for a GeForce. The GeForce seems to work great, but under control panel in display the Voodoo2 tabs still shows up.
If I try to change screen size I get: "An error occured while Windows was working with the Control Panel file C:\Windows\System|Desk.cpl" and I can't change the screen size.
I got the GeForce to try to play Jumpgate, and I can't log in to their server either.
Here's some system info and dxdiag looks good as well.
System Info:
Operating System Windows 95 v4.0.950
DirectX Version DirectX 8.0
CPU Model/Name Intel Pentium IIIB Processor with MMX(TM) Technology
CPU Speed 635MHz
# of Processors 1
Total Physical Memory 320MB
% Memory Used 19%
Resolution 1024 x 768
Color Depth 16-Bit
Glide 2x Version 2.56.00.0459
Glide 3x Version 3.03.00.0670
Free Disk Space C:\ 320.34MB
Free Disk Space D:\ 925.41MB
Free Disk Space E:\ 85.38MB
Free Disk Space F:\ 102.75MB
Free Disk Space G:\ 37.24MB
Max Swap File Size 320.34MB
Available Swap File 320.34MB
CD-ROM Access Mode 32-Bit Disk Access
TCP/IP Protocol Installed
IPX/SPX Protocl Installed
3DO Title Heroes of Might and Magic 2 Demo
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400
Driver Date
Driver Version No Version Info
Multimedia Components Creative Sound Blaster 16 Plug and Play
Multimedia Components Gameport Joystick
Driver Date
Posted by: Null Actor
Have you tried uninstalling the voodoo drivers from add/remove programs?
Posted by: Sops
the vodoo 3 has an unistall for the tools. there may be one for the one for the vodoo 2 also.
Posted by: Tweaker
Just in case you run into problems:
This might help,
Removing Out Old Drivers and Installing New Drivers
Start out by checking the video card manufacturer's web site for driver updates (e.g. Creative Labs). You can find the URL of your manufacturer's web site in the manual.
If the latest drivers are more than a couple of months old, we strongly recommend that you download the latest Nvidia reference drivers here, instead. We always recommend reference drivers because the core is usually the newest the best. However, sometimes manufacturers do put forth an extra effort to post new drivers and include special utilities. Also note that you may need the manufacturer's drivers to support extra features of your video card like TV-output.
The process that we recommend following to clean out old drivers is a long and somewhat complicated one, but it's worth it. When installing your drivers, it is best to do a proper install, which involves switching to a standard display type, purging your system of any old drivers, and installing the new drivers. Read and follow the steps carefully.
Step One
Right click your desktop
Choose Properties
Choose Settings
Choose Advanced
Choose Adapter
Click Change
Here you'll be presented with a couple of options. Choose to display a list of drivers. In the left pane, scroll all the way to the top and choose (Standard display types). Then, in the right pane, choose Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA). Follow the prompts, and reboot.
Step Two
The second step before installing the new drivers is making certain that there's no driver "residue" left behind from previous driver installs. If you're upgrading from a previous set of Nvidia reference drivers, do the following:
Click the Start button and select Find, and then Files and Folders...
Make sure the Find applet is set to search your C:\ drive and do a search for "nv*.*" - without the quotes
Look for any files found in the C:\Windows\System and C:\Windows\Inf and C:\Windows\Help
Select these files and delete them (do NOT empty them from the Recycle Bin until you know your upgrade has been a success)
Exit the Find applet
Click the Start button and select Run
In the Run box, type regedit; this will open the Windows Registry Editor
In the left-hand pane, navigate to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\NVIDIA Corporation
Right-click on the Nvidia Corporation key in the left-pane, select Delete, and click Yes to confirm the deletion
Exit Regedit and hit the F5 key to refresh the registry
If you're upgrading to Nvidia reference drivers from a manufacturer's proprietary drivers, you have two options. The first option is using an uninstall utility that may or may not have come with your video card. If there is such a utility, you'll find it in the Add/Remove Programs applet in the Control Panel. There may also be such a utility on the drivers CD that came with the card. If you have an uninstall applet, use it. If not, you'll have to take a different approach to "uninstalling" the old drivers. This is where System Info comes in. It's a handy little applet in Windows that displays information about installed components, drivers, resources, etc.. To use it, do the following:
Click the Start button and select Run
In the Run box, type msinfo32
Once System Information opens, click on Components and then Display (in the left-hand pane)
In the right-hand pane, System Info will display a list of information about the display drivers that are CURRENTLY INSTALLED. Each file has a Company Name entry, which you need to pay attention to. If a file's Company Name is either Intel Corporation or Microsoft Corporation, forget that you ever saw it. As for the rest of the files listed, write down the name of each one. Do a Find for these files as outlined in step two (above), deleting each file as you go.
Next, from the System Information utility, select System Configuration Utility from the Tools menu, and select the Startup tab. Look through the list for anything related to your old drivers. For example, when removing Creative Labs' drivers, you may find something that refers to a "Blaster Control," such as bcontrol.exe or blasterc.exe. Uncheck these items, and close the utilities. (If you're prompted to restart, it is recommended that you do so.)
Step Three
Now to install the new drivers.... Make sure you have extracted the .zip containing the driver files to an easy-to-find location. Once you've done so:
(The following pertains only to Nvidia reference drivers, and may not work properly with non-Nvidia drivers.)
Right-click the desktop and select Properties
Click the Settings tab, and click the Advanced button
Click the Adapter tab, and click the Change button
Click Next, in the update Device Driver Wizard
Select the radio button for Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location...
Click the Next button and click the Have Disk button
In the Install From Disk box, click the Browse button, and point Windows to where you extracted the new driver files
Click Okay, then Okay again, and in the Select Device window, select GeForce 256.
Click Okay, and then click Next
Let Windows install the new drivers, and click Finish
Click Okay, Apply, and Okay
When prompted to restart your computer, do so
Posted by: Dave777
Thanks.
Unfortunately, my voodoo2 appears to have no program to uninstall. There is no program to select in add/remove programs.
Did the voodoo3 have an entry in the start/programs menu and an uninstall option like most programs do? The voodoo2 has nothing. Or was it a program on the installation CD that came with the card? Or I am just completely missing what ypu meant by uninstall tools?
All I knew how to do was just remove it from the device manager. I know I can change drivers and it will change the tabs in Control Panel/Display, but removing the driver doesn't remove the Voodoo2 tabs from Control Panel/Display.
When I log in I get the error....
_GlideInitEnvironment: glide2x.dll expected voodoo^2, none detected
When I exit Display I get the same error message I mentioned before, but now I can successfully change screen resolution (apparently this magically fixed itself today...even though I rebooted several times last night and it didn't fix itself.)
I get those annoying error messages, but the system seems to function properly (except for connecting to Jumpgate which was why I upgraded my 3D card :P). Dxdiag says directx is happy with the GeForce. I just wonder if trouble is lurking under the surface though. The system is still not right.
Thanks for everyones help. 
Posted by: Dave777
SOLUTION!
Thanks Tweaker!
I looked on Diamond's site and they had similiar instructions for cleaning out the old voodoo "junk". This fixed my problems.
A Yahoo search for "voodoo uninstall" also digs up many sites with good info.
Here's what the Diamond FAQ said....
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Problem
How do I un-install the Monster 3D drivers from my system
Resolution
Go to the "Control Panel" select "Add/Remove Programs"
select Install/Uninstall tab and choose to remove the Monster 3D, if listed.
To make sure all the drivers are uninstalled go to the "Device Manager"
and make sure the Monster is removed.
Also run "Regedit" and go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE + SYSTEM + CURRENT CONTROL SET + SERVICES +
CLASS + MULTIMEDIA
and remove all the sub-directories concerninig Monster 3D.
Then look at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE + ENUM + PCI and
remove all VEN_??? folders for the Monster 3D.
After clearing registry open "Windows Explorer"
go to "Windows" folder and then open the "inf" folder and
remove all Oem??.inf files concerning Monster 3D.
Finally, edit the Autoexec.bat and remove all Set SST lines.
Product Line
Monster 3D / Fusion
Date Created
01/29/1997 16:01:43
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I also did a registry search for 3dfx as well and ditched those entries. I also did a search on Monster since I didn't even have a mulimedia directory. I also didn't ditch every single one, only the ones I thought I understood (somewhat). :P I also knew my autoexec was skimpy and didn't need that edit.
That registry is scary. Now I see why people have to reinstall Windows when it gets corrupted.
Posted by: Tweaker
I'm glad things worked out
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