Detonator 2 Drivers Information
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Note that the following driver download links are broken - older drivers are not really worth the server space to make them available forever.
5.08 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN9X/W9X-508.ZIP
These drivers and any later versions add S3TC and FSAA support in OpenGL.
These drivers may cause problems with monitor power saving modes.
They may cause your refresh rates to reset to 60hz. See the 'How can I manually set refresh rates and force the refresh rate above 60hz?' question.
5.13 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN9X/w9x-513.zip
These drivers and any later versions add FSAA support in Direct3D - however, the force option will not work with all programs.
They may help to fix problems with Half-Life and Midtown Madness.
If you get an error with desk.cpl when accessing the new control panel, delete any .DLL files whose names begin with 'Nvrs' in your Windows\System directory.
These drivers will make PowerDVD crash if you try to use hardware acceleration.
These drivers may cause problems with monitor power saving modes.
They may cause your refresh rates to reset to 60hz. See the 'How can I manually set refresh rates and force the refresh rate above 60hz?' question.
5.14 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN9X/W9x-514.zip
These drivers fix problems with flashing textures in The Sims.
The force D3D FSAA option will not work for all programs.
These drivers will make PowerDVD crash if you try to use hardware acceleration.
These drivers may cause the background nebulae in Homeworld to flash.
These drivers seem to break OpenGL antialiasing - only the top left quarter will be displayed of the screen when OpenGL FSAA is enabled.
These drivers may cause problems with monitor power saving modes.
They may cause your refresh rates to reset to 60hz. See the 'How can I manually set refresh rates and force the refresh rate above 60hz?' question.
5.16 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN9X/W9x-516.zip
OpenGL FSAA is working again in these drivers, not only in games but also when taking screenshots.
These drivers fix problems with flashing in dark areas in Half-Life and other OpenGL games.
These drivers may cause flashing textures and instability in Starsiege: Tribes.
The force D3D FSAA option will not work for all programs.
These drivers may disable AGP4X. You might want to read the 'How can I enable AGP4X in the 5.16+ driver sets on my VIA 133A or VIA KX133 chipset motherboard?' question.
These drivers will make PowerDVD crash if you try to use hardware acceleration.
These drivers may cause problems with monitor power saving modes.
They may cause your refresh rates to reset to 60hz. See the 'How can I manually set refresh rates and force the refresh rate above 60hz?' question.
5.22 - These drivers are officially released drivers and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN9X/w9x-522.zip
These drivers may cause problems with monitor power saving modes for some people, but not for others.
They will cause your refresh rates to reset to 60hz. See the 'How can I manually set refresh rates and force the refresh rate above 60hz?' question.
They may cause problems with EA Superbike 2000.
They may cause problems with Soldier of Fortune.
They may cause problems with Diablo 2 when using FSAA.
They may cause Unreal Tournament to crash in OpenGL mode.
5.30 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN9X/W9x-530.zip
These drivers may fix the problems with monitor power saving modes.
These drivers may speed up FSAA performance.
They may cause problems with Diablo 2 when using FSAA.
These drivers may fix problems with Need For Speed 5: Porsche.
5.31 - These drivers are fakes.
5.32 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN9X/w9x-532.zip
They may cause crashes with Diablo 2 when using FSAA.
They may cause problems with Deus Ex.
They will cause an error message when trying to use PowerDVD with a PAL DVD with Hardware Acceleration enabled (NTSC DVDs will work fine).
5.33 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN9X/w9x-533.zip
These drivers may fix problems with Diablo 2 and FSAA.
These drivers may fix crashing problems with Netmeeting.
They will cause an error message when trying to use an old version of PowerDVD with a PAL DVD with Hardware Acceleration enabled (NTSC DVDs will work fine). You can fix it by getting the latest build of PowerDVD.
These drivers may fix problems with Asheron's Call.
5.39 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN9X/win9x-539.zip
5.43 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN9X/win9x-543.zip
5.45 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN9X/w9x-545.zip
5.47 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN9X/win9x-547.zip
Note that the following driver download links are broken - older drivers are not really worth the server space to make them available forever.
5.02 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN2K/W2k-502.zip
I haven't heard a single good report about these drivers. Avoid them - use 5.13 instead.
5.13 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN2K/w2k-513.zip
You may not be able to get SMP working in Quake 3 with these drivers. If you need this working, revert to the 3.81 drivers.
These drivers support overclocking using Coolbits. See the 'How can I enable the overclocking utility in NVIDIA's drivers?' question.
These drivers are supposed to be very good. They also contain a control panel.
5.14 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN2K/W2k-514.zip
You may not be able to get SMP working in Quake 3 with these drivers. If you need this working, revert to the 3.81 drivers.
5.16 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN2K/W2K-516.zip
5.17 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN2K/W2k-517.zip
D3D Fog Table Emulation appears to be broken with these drivers.
5.22 - These drivers are officially released drivers and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN2K/w2k-522.zip
These drivers may cause problems with Soldier of Fortune. You may be able to fix these problems with the following procedure, provided by Chris:
5.25 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN2K/w2k-525.zip
These drivers may fix problems with enabling AGP4X with VIA chipset based motherboards when combined with the VIA 4.03 drivers.
5.30 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN2K/w2k-530.zip
5.32 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WIN2K/W2K-532.zip
These drivers may cause problems with UT when running in 16-bit colour.
Note that the following driver download links are broken - older drivers are not really worth the server space to make them available forever.
5.06 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WINNT/NT4-506.zip
5.13 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WINNT/NT4-513.zip
5.14 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WINNT/NT4-514.zip
5.22 - These drivers are officially released drivers and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WINNT/nt4-522.zip
5.23 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WINNT/NT4_B523.zip
5.30 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WINNT/NT4-530.zip
5.32 - These drivers have been leaked and are available here:
http://www.gamers-ammo.com/NVIDIA/WINNT/NT4-532.zip