'Invidia display panel extension'...?

Charlton_King

Recently switched off the PC for a week while on holiday.

Since coming back I've been getting a regular warning window during start-up - 'The INVIDIA display panel extension cannot be created. Possible reasons include version mismatch. Re-installation of display drivers may solve the problem."

I don't even know what 'invidia' is and still less its display panel extension! The PC seems to be fully functional although admittedly I never use it for games or film downloading.

Any thoughts?

KillerWatt

It's nVidia, and the error message does indeed refer to a problem with the installation of your display drivers.

Go to http://www.nvidia.com and download the latest drivers for your graphics card (latest version is 266.58).

Once you have them, go to Control panel, uninstall your current nVidia Display Driver, restart the PC, let Windows reinstall your graphics card, run the driver setup program of the drivers you just downloaded (select the checkbox for a clean install), restart your PC, job done!

Charlton_King

Great... but if my PC is currently running, apparently, perfectly..?

What exactly does this thing actually DO? What do I lose by doing nothing?

KillerWatt

Charlton_King wrote: »

Great... but if my PC is currently running, apparently, perfectly..?

It will be running just fine.

Charlton_King wrote: »

What exactly does this thing actually DO?

It is the control panel for the graphics card which gives you full control over how it performs

Charlton_King wrote: »

What do I lose by doing nothing?

You lose the ability to make changes to your graphics card setup other than the basic resolution change.