NVidia

Rik · Jan 25, 2010, 17:00:46

You may remember that I asked some months ago about an NVidia folder on my D drive. As I have an ATI card, I'm not sure how it came to be there (installed with some software, I guess).

Today, the icon has appeared in the task bar, with no option to kill it. I've done virus and malware scans, just in case, but the machine appears clean.

Anyone got any thoughts on what's happening?

Glenn · Jan 25, 2010, 17:04:47

Nvidia are talking over, first your PC, then........... the world

Glenn · Jan 25, 2010, 17:05:37

What chipset is in the PC?

Steve · Jan 25, 2010, 17:06:21

How is getting there? Anything in msconfig

Rik · Jan 25, 2010, 17:09:07

Quote from: Glenn on Jan 25, 2010, 17:05:37
What chipset is in the PC?

Intel.

Rik · Jan 25, 2010, 17:09:24

Quote from: Steve on Jan 25, 2010, 17:06:21
How is getting there? Anything in msconfig

Not that I can see, Steve.

Glenn · Jan 25, 2010, 17:12:02

What make and model is the PC Rik?

Rik · Jan 25, 2010, 17:13:32

It's a Scan 3XS, Glenn, custom build. How much detail do you want?

Glenn · Jan 25, 2010, 17:14:44

If you have got it, the motherboard model

Steve · Jan 25, 2010, 17:16:43

I wonder did they install the OS with a 'generic" image.

http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=15885

Rik · Jan 25, 2010, 17:20:24

I wondered that, Steve, but the OS was installed to C, this was installed to D, so it would have been installed explicitly, or with some other software. That said, I can't remember what, if any, bundled software there was, but the folder date suggests it was installed at the same time as the OS.

Rik · Jan 25, 2010, 17:22:47

Oh, and it doesn't appear in the run list your link pointed to.

Glenn · Jan 25, 2010, 17:29:57

Do you have the board number?

Rik · Jan 25, 2010, 17:33:28

Asus P5W64 WS Pro, Rev 1.xx. Is that enough?

That's from SIW, Belarc gives:

Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5W64 WS Pro Rev 1.xx
Bus Clock: 266 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 0701 03/15/2007

Glenn · Jan 25, 2010, 17:42:03

No Nvidia chips there http://hothardware.com/articles/Asus-P5W64WS-Professional-Motherboard/

Rik · Jan 25, 2010, 17:45:18

That's what I thought. The nVidia folder seems mainly to contain codecs.

Glenn · Jan 25, 2010, 17:47:44

Do you have anything to do with nVIDIA PureVideo Decoder?

Rik · Jan 25, 2010, 17:48:51

How would I find out?

Steve · Jan 25, 2010, 17:52:06

I used to use that as plug in for WMP

Glenn · Jan 25, 2010, 17:54:15

It's a software package, Rik, so take a look in add or remove programs.

Rik · Jan 25, 2010, 18:02:16

It's there, but I don't have a shortcut to the software anywhere. Launching it from the folder, it's never been set up.

Glenn · Jan 25, 2010, 18:04:16

Rik · Jan 25, 2010, 18:07:10

I'm half inclined to ZIP the folder and wait to see what complains...

Steve · Jan 25, 2010, 18:07:41

Is it the purevideo decoder you've found?

Rik · Jan 25, 2010, 18:11:55

The software appears to be a multi-media player, Steve, ie music, photos, videos, the sub folder it's in is \Forceware\nstant media.