NVidia GeForce3 ti200 on my custom Win98... I was getting lockups, etc. using the standard drivers for my card. So I went to the experts forum and spent 3 days reading everything I could find on Video problems. A lot of (win98)people were very satisfied with the 44.03 drivers with all the backwards/forward compatibility. So I installed them. The display is gorgeous! Everything works except Vue 4.1 (4.1 is stable, don't want to push it with 4.2). Vue will not open (as Gebe said in the other thread). rundll errors, etc. I'd rather crawl through broken glass than to change drivers again - that excercise can drive you to murder! I just got out of a 3 day safe-mode loop. And now everything else (poser, etc) is golden. Is there anything I can do? I have no heat or ram problems, it has to be open GL. But I can't get into Vue to make any changes. Help me please!

I found a sort of cure for this when running Vue 4 under Win 98SE. No guarantee that it will work on your config though.

Firstly, are all other OpenGL programs (not games) OK on the box?

If yes, then leave the drivers as they are and uninstall Vue completely. Use the Add/ Remove Programs option in the Control Panel. Cold reboot. Go to Windows Explorer and manually delete any E-On Software directories still in Program Files directory. Check for and delete any Vue entries still in the Registry. Use either a utility you trust or hand search and delete using Regedit (Start, Run, regedit, OK) NB this latter option is for those who are confident in what they're doing and have good backups. Cold reboot. Reinstall Vue and, if it loads, disable all the OpenGl options (File, Options, uncheck OpenGL). Close Vue and restart it for the changes to take effect. Add Vue upgrades and test each time.

If no and the box is unstable in general use check the BIOS. Look for a setting something like "Enable AGP 4X" and disable it. Restart and see if the box becomes stable and / or Vue works OK.

If no and the box is generally stable them reinstall Windows 98 and use the drivers supplied with your card.

Sorry but I've spent close to 6 months wrestling with this and have come to two conclusions: 1. some mobo's don't operate well with some graphics adaptors and 2. Eon need to address the OpenGL problems in Vue. You can't do much about either except maybe wait 6 months for Radeon prices to drop.

Attached Link: http://www.nvidia.com/object/win9x_30.82.html

I appreciate your advice - thanks for taking the time to write it all out. I agree that your instructions/insight are correct. Nvidia just released (today) the 45.23 detonator that 'supposedly' has quite a few fixes. The hardest part is getting the right driver in there. I've been to e-on and followed all the instructions for getting Vue to start up, but nothing works. All I want to know is what driver from the GForce line will work with Vue. I can't get any info from e-on or nvidia. I'm 'this close' to taking a sledge hammer to the damn PC. Thank you for helping me, BillyGoat

This is my last hope. Thanks for telling me which one will work. That's what I really needed to know. I've taken my AGP down before - I can try that again. When it works, i'll be back.