AMD Video Driver Update Might Have Killed Computer

[JacobTheViking]

Please help, after installing a video driver to get Skyrim working better I think that it may have give my computer a virus or something. I can't uninstall it. :/

[Chubbyman]

what is the effect of the virus?

[jimbosimbo43]

AMD would not release drivers with a virus ... you must have got the virus from somewhere else. Chances are its not even a virus, maybe a corruption?

[Staryn]

First, a virus is not what you are describing, a virus is a small program that secretly installs on your computer and damages some part of your computers, and in most cases, attempts to copy and spread to other computers. What you are suggesting is a bad driver.

The important thing is, where did you get your driver from? In most cases, when you buy a manufactured computer (like an HP or Lenovo or Dell, etc), you should go to their website for all drivers. Do not install drivers from any other source, unless they tell you it's okay...they often modify the hardware in ways that require special drivers that only they have.

Don't even install a random driver you found on the Internet. Even if someone tells you it will make your game faster.

If you bought a graphics card and installed it yourself or had someone else do it, go to that manufacturer's website (NVIDIA or ATI/AMD) for the correct driver.

To fix your problem, you can use System Restore (not system recovery, that will erase everything) to undo the changes, or you can rollback the driver. You can also go to the proper source and get the correct driver, and install that. It will overwrite the bad driver.

[دودة القز]

Before you starting installing new videocard driver,you must uninstall previous card softwere!Its very importent!

[دودة القز]

From where you get this video driver update?

[Wicked]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Villu:

Before you starting installing new videocard driver,you must uninstall previous card softwere!Its very importent!

No.
You dont have to unstall the previous driver. Unless you got a completely new graphic card You can simply download new version, Install it, it will replace and remove old files by itself. No need to unistall the complete driver.