[TOOL] 3D-Vision Driver Changer - Quick and easy 3D-Driver and Profile Installation

Post by **Losti** » Sat Oct 10, 2020 1:59 pm

It is now time to publish my work from the past two weeks (with very limited time). I wrote a script that enables the user to install a suitable and working 3D vision driver without having to pay much attention to it. The goal was a ONE-CLICK program for the NV-3D-Vision Driver installation, which I have almost achieved with this.

Basics:
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- this tool is completely written in BATCH (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batch_file) ... BECAUSE I AM OLD SCHOOL
- THANK YOU: "schwing" for the NV-DRIVER-HACK for Win 10 later 1809 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- THANK YOU: "Robert256" for yout tool: "BringBack3DV" (i use this here for get the hack applyed for the files if needed, because i dont know how to do this in batch!!!)
- THANK YOU: DSS, Bo3b (a.k. bo3bber) and any prev. involved peoples for 3D-MIGOTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- THANK YOU: PaulDusler and bo3bber for 3DFM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- THANK YOU: Masaterotaku, you are the reason for MANY of the 3D-Fiexes out there!!! Your sacrifice for 3D and this community is simply indescribable!!!!!!!
- THANK YOU: File Host Sposor:

https://www.inetsolutions.de/

@ the users: THINK ABOUT WHAT THOSE PEOPLES WRITTEN ABOVE HAVE DONE FOR YOU, even if they are not or less active!!!!!! ...

Donations for to show appreciation and provide funding towards future game fixes:

• DarkStarSword PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/DarkStarSword Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DarkStarSword
• masterotaku PayPal: masterotakusuko@gmail.com
• Bo3b Johnson Purchease: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127310/HelixVision/
• PaulDusler PayPal: duselpaul86@gmx.de
• Helifax PayPal: tavyhome@gmail.com
• DHR PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/DHRdonation
• DJ-RK PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/DShanz
• eqzitara PayPal: eqzitara@YAHOO.COM
• Flugan PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/UlfJ
• Losti PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Losti3D

Intention behind this:
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Since the 3D vision no longer works with drivers after version 452.XX, there have been increasing reports of not working 3D in games. There is also a lot of experimentation and drivers installed back and forth. Back then, when I tracked down the problem with drivers after 425.XX, when 3D Vision could no longer be installed, I noticed that a CLEAN installation is worth gold. Often times, problems are associated with installing one driver on top of the other. I also can't say enough: USE DDU and reinstall the driver .... In the end, if the problems persist, I don't know whether it is an installation error or actually a problem with the 3D fix.

For this reason I wanted to create a tool that eliminates these question marks. Start, choose the driver and wait until the installation is done. The tool I am now releasing is close to a ONE CLICK APPLICATION, which enables exactly that. The only thing that the user has to decide is which driver to install and whether or not he wants Geforce Experience. Everything else is carried out without any user action, except for the login after a system restart

What this Tool do:
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The tool enables you to install a suitable 3D vision driver for your system with a previously performed CLEANEUP using DDU. As a result, you get a driver that works for 3D-Vision, and is guaranteed to be based on a clean installation. You also have the option to cleanly install a driver of your choice, but you will receive this notification according to the 3D vision suitability. All you have to do is follow the instructions on the screen, which are very minimal. You also have the option of installing game profiles from a newer driver for an older one. I try to keep this as current as possible. A driver as well as a profile and program update are automatically displayed and made available to you if they are available on my server. If you start the tool regularly, you can keep your system for 3D vision gaming up-to-date, every update is then done with just a few actions, without having to go through various forum posts. The tool warns you if certain things like the driver hack are not activated, if you need it for your current system to enable 3D vision gaming. With regard to the driver hack, the option is given to switch it on and off. The tool is compatible with the 3D-Fix-Manager (3DFM) regarding the driver hack, which means that you can use both: 3DFM to start games in 3D or: this tool if you do NOT start a game with 3DFM. The tool gives you clear information about whether you are ready to start games in 3D or not, and if not, what you have to do to get it.

In summary the tool will do:

- detect your operating system (OS) and the NV-Driver you are on

- give you info about 3D-Profile Updates and let you install it (start the tool from time to time to check for updates)

- provide 2 suitible drivers to save and clean install for 3D-Vision (425.31 (latest official working with 3DV) or the latest one working with comminity hacks) - including download and installation
- give you the option to save and clean install any driver you want (by adding the driver file to the tools "userscustomdriver" folder)

- automatic program update (start the tool from time to time to check for updates)

- give you info about the state of the Driver-Hack, in dependency of your system if its needed, and an option to turn on or off

- give you info about the suitability of your current setup for play games in 3D-Vision (start the tool from time to time to check for updates)

The tool will perform ANTIVIRUS critical actions:
- change Registry entries (for startup)
- write delete and rename files (driver related and temp files)
- execute programs (7-zip, BringBack3DV, wget, rcedit, GeForce 3D Settings Profile Manager)
- change user permissions for several system relevant folders (in: ....\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository)
- create desktop icon

When you should or can use the tool:
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- to check if your current driver setup is suitible for 3D-Vision gaming
- to perform a clean driver installation that is suitible for 3D-Vision if you have problems with your current setup, without having much hands on time
- to easily switch between drivers in approx. 5 mins if you need, e.g. between latest GameReadyDriver for VR and latest suitible for 3D-Vision gaming
- to perform a clean driver installation of your choice without having much hands on time
- to install the latest GAME-PROFILES for your current driver
- to check if there are new GAME-PROFILES available for your current driver installation
- to check if there is a new a NEW driver avialable for 3D-Vision gaming

What YOU have to do:
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- DISABLE ANY antivirus activity, if you dont trust me, do not use this tool!
- Download: http://web396.inetseite.de/3dprofiles/3 ... Changer.7z
- extract the archive to a desired directory
- add a nvidia driver installation file to the folder "userscustomdriver" in case you want to install any other driver than 425.31 or the latest suitible for 3DV (with community hacks)
- start 3D-Vision_Driver_Changer.cmd
-----FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS, its not much!!!
- Make your choice to install:
.....[1] = 425.31
.....[2] = latest suitible for 3DV (with community hacks)
.....[3] = your desired driver, in case you have added one to the folder "userscustomdriver"
.....[9] = update your game profiles, if there is an update and you dont want to install any driver (updates are displayed in green letters here)
- follow the things on the screen, the safe way: KEEP YOUR DAMN FINGERS AWAY from the keyboard or mouse until you are asked for an imput

- within the installation progress your system will reboot several times, the only thing you have to do is to decide if you want to install NV-Geforce Experiance or not (you will be ask for this one)
- if everything is finished, you have the choice to install the driver hack if your system needs it
- if everything is finished, you have the choice to install latest GAME-PROFILES
------ Driver-Hack changes and GAME-PROFILES updates can be performed from the main menu after the driver installation, any time you start the tool again

ISSUES??
Please let me know if there are any problems. I'll try to fix it as soon as possible. During the programming phase, I started the great 50 times on Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 and tested different options and variants to catch errors and make the tool safe. However, I cannot look behind the scenes of every system and even if I have tried that, I cannot predict every USER ERROR. Approx. 80% of the time for this tool went into ERROR HANDLING, but it can still lead to unpredictable behavior. If problems are not automatically corrected by the tool by recognizing errors, please start "z_Reset.cmd" in the tool directory. Should you still have any questions or problems, please leave a post here, I'll try to help you as soon as possible.

Cheers, LOSTI.

Post by **harisukro** » Sat Oct 10, 2020 3:30 pm

Thanks outstanding work.

Post by **RAGEdemon** » Sat Oct 10, 2020 3:51 pm

Wow! Thank you for this Losti! Your work is amazing, as always!

Post by **skyrimer** » Sun Oct 11, 2020 5:38 am

This is interesting, mostly the part where you can change from one driver to another in 5 minutes. If we get stuck with an old driver for 3d and new games require a newer driver, this would surely help to change from one driver to another.

Post by **Blacksmith60** » Sun Oct 11, 2020 7:08 am

Great work again Losti, thank you so much !

One of these days, I will finally install Win10

Post by **Losti** » Sun Oct 11, 2020 11:07 am

skyrimer wrote: ↑Sun Oct 11, 2020 5:38 am This is interesting, mostly the part where you can change from one driver to another in 5 minutes. If we get stuck with an old driver for 3d and new games require a newer driver, this would surely help to change from one driver to another.

Given, the time its "a bit" dependend on your system and the speed the drivers and files will be installed

))))

But you do not have to do anything except the decission to install Geforce 'Experiance or not in the driver installation progress. IF you have no user login on your machine: After answering the NV-GFE question you can get to have a smoke or whatever you want, if you return you willsee 3D-Vision wizzard, finish this and start playing .-.)

Post by **Losti** » Sun Oct 11, 2020 11:09 am

Blacksmith60 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 11, 2020 7:08 am Great work again Losti, thank you so much !

One of these days, I will finally install Win10

The Tool will work for Win 4/8/10 btw, without any selection of the OS, automatically.

Post by **Losti** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 8:50 am

I have added some screenshots in the description

Post by **Alfredkuac** » Wed Oct 21, 2020 4:37 am

There are no words that can express my thanks for you, Losti, and all the team behind!
Greeting from Spain! I will share this post in the spanish forums!!!

Post by **Alfredkuac** » Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:41 am

Hi Losti,
I tried to update the driver on friend's laptop and we couldnt update the driver, we had a problem updating the profiles, we got this error message:

We were clicking Import button and selecting the .txt from the default directory...what are we doing wrong? we lost the 3D setting from the nvidia control panel

Thanks!

Post by **Losti** » Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:14 am

Alfredkuac wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:41 am Hi Losti,
I tried to update the driver on friend's laptop and we couldnt update the driver, we had a problem updating the profiles, we got this error message:

We were clicking Import button and selecting the .txt from the default directory...what are we doing wrong? we lost the 3D setting from the nvidia control panel
Thanks!

No panic .-)

I could not test if the tool needs admin rights on some systems even if you are system admin. I only have had this problem for update the profiles on systems having driver that is much older than 425.31.

So at first time:

1. Restart your system
2. start driver changer
3. try to update your profiles again

4.
If you still get this error, CLOSE the NV_GF3DProfileManager, you will get a not success message. DO NOT PRESS any kay in the driver tool just exit it with the X in the upper right to close the tool. Navigate to the tools install folder. There you should have a NV_GF3DProfileManager.exe. Right click this and try import again.

Plrease report back, THANKS!

Post by **Alfredkuac** » Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:58 am

Losti wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:14 am
Alfredkuac wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:41 am Hi Losti,
I tried to update the driver on friend's laptop and we couldnt update the driver, we had a problem updating the profiles, we got this error message:

We were clicking Import button and selecting the .txt from the default directory...what are we doing wrong? we lost the 3D setting from the nvidia control panel
Thanks!
No panic .-)

I could not test if the tool needs admin rights on some systems even if you are system admin. I only have had this problem for update the profiles on systems having driver that is much older than 425.31.

So at first time:

1. Restart your system
2. start driver changer
3. try to update your profiles again

4.
If you still get this error, CLOSE the NV_GF3DProfileManager, you will get a not success message. DO NOT PRESS any kay in the driver tool just exit it with the X in the upper right to close the tool. Navigate to the tools install folder. There you should have a NV_GF3DProfileManager.exe. Right click this and try import again.

Plrease report back, THANKS!

During the first try I moved the .txt to a different location and I deleted it by mistake

Now the default directory when I search for the file is where I copied and deleted the file (c:)...where is the original directory? is there a way to create it again?
Thanks Losti!
(Ill reward you in paypal!)

Post by **Losti** » Fri Oct 23, 2020 12:29 am

Alfredkuac wrote: During the first try I moved the .txt to a different location and I deleted it by mistake
Now the default directory when I search for the file is where I copied and deleted the file (c:)...where is the original directory? is there a way to create it again?
Thanks Losti!
(Ill reward you in paypal!)

Sure, you simply have to restart the tool, if the update was not sucessfull it should present you the update for profiles again. If not:

You can delete the "ProfileUpdate" and the "ProfileVersion" filefrom the driver tool directory and than start the tool OR just download it here:

http://web396.inetseite.de/3dprofiles/N ... ofiles.txt

(right click the link and choose save link...)

Post by **Alfredkuac** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:51 am

I have still have the same issue

My hardware is an Alienware Laptop M17x R4 - GTX680M.
But before getting this error I got a different one:

"3D vision and your graphic driver don't match"....

Next steps?

Edit: I tried to export, save the file and import again, the process working as expected, but the drivers are not updated.

Post by **Losti** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:27 am

Alfredkuac wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:51 am I have still have the same issue
My hardware is an Alienware Laptop M17x R4 - GTX680M.
But before getting this error I got a different one:

"3D vision and your graphic driver don't match"....

Next steps?

Edit: I tried to export, save the file and import again, the process working as expected, but the drivers are not updated.

Your graphic card DO NOT support drivers later 425.31:

If you have installed a later driver, this can explain the import ERROR for the profiles. Install 425.31, thats also the SUGGESTED way to play 3D form the 3DFM team. You should not have any disadvantage if you use the latest profiles if this is possible. I just wonder about how a GTX-680M can handle 3D-gaming?? I for one have a GTX-850M on my Laptop and 2D gaming for any game later than the dragon age inquisition was ... lets say not really cool to play ^^

Post by **Alfredkuac** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:27 am

It's not a custom driver, it's the driver downloaded from the tool.
I couldn't import the txt, I got the error that I commented. But this window with the option to "import" has anothe option to "export", I tried that, created a new .txt and import it again. And it worked according the setup, but the driver is not updated.

I tried now to install the official drivers 425.31, and i can test the 3D with the nvidia assistant, but 3D is not working in games. Checking the refresh rate is 60hz, I select 120hz, but when I click OK, the refresh rate is again 60hz...I don't know why 120hz is not valid in 3d mode. I can use 120hz when I disable 3D from the nvidia panel..this is so weird.

Thank you in advance Losti!
PD: sent you a small thanks through Paypal

Post by **Losti** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:35 pm

Is it working or not ^^ If not, may be because of the outdated Laptop ^^ ?? May be your display is not supporting 120 Hz?

Post by **a31632** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:14 pm

Losti wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:35 pm Is it working or not ^^ If not, may be because of the outdated Laptop ^^ ?? May be your display is not supporting 120 Hz?

NVidia doesn't support the chipset of these "old cards" anymore.
My old laptop has a 780m card and they don't support these anymore.

The below is one of the many articles about it online, they stopped supporting these together with the infamous pulling of 3D Vision support.

I got 3D Vision working on my laptop (Alienware 17 with 780m card) by manually editing the driver files in the (at that time) new driver in January and using the "old" fixes (we didn't have any automated fixes at that time yet)

https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/2874 ... obile-gpus

Post by **a31632** » Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:15 pm

a31632 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:14 pm
Losti wrote: ↑Wed Oct 28, 2020 12:35 pm Is it working or not ^^ If not, may be because of the outdated Laptop ^^ ?? May be your display is not supporting 120 Hz?
NVidia doesn't support the chipset of these "old cards" since 2019.
My old laptop has a 780m card and they don't support these anymore.

The below is one of the many articles about it online, they stopped supporting these together with the infamous pulling of 3D Vision support.

I got 3D Vision working on my laptop (Alienware 17 with 780m card) by manually editing the driver files in the (at that time) new driver in January and using the "old" fixes (we didn't have any automated fixes at that time yet)

https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/2874 ... obile-gpus

Post by **Alfredkuac** » Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:25 am

Hi Losti, I have downloaded the 425.21 from nvidia I can play again in 3D, no issues at all.
But I would like to update the profile, but after trying from your tool I got this error: FAIL: "You DO NOT HAVE IMPORTED the new profiles ... press a key to try again ...."
I selected the txt that you upload here and I see a "Success" in the little window that is open to select the file, but in the CMD I see that it's not working
any idea?
Thank you in advance!

Post by **Losti** » Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:12 am

Alfredkuac wrote: ↑Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:25 am Hi Losti, I have downloaded the 425.21 from nvidia I can play again in 3D, no issues at all.
But I would like to update the profile, but after trying from your tool I got this error: FAIL: "You DO NOT HAVE IMPORTED the new profiles ... press a key to try again ...."
I selected the txt that you upload here and I see a "Success" in the little window that is open to select the file, but in the CMD I see that it's not working
any idea?
Thank you in advance!

Lets say the prove of the things from the tool are a bit BETA and not a REAL prove. The tool checks the presents of the existance a running GeForce 3D Settings Profile Manager. and SECOND its checks for a file created after profile update. If you will recieve the FAIL message, you have closed this lottle program BEFORE importing the profiles. Means the GeForce 3D Settings Profile Manager was closed and the file for check of existance didnt exist. Thats teh normal way. If you say you HAVE imported and you get the sucess message fom GeForce 3D Settings Profile Manager means:

1. You have done the things right
2. you have closed the GeForce 3D Settings Profile Manager
3. the file was, why ever, not created that shouldafter profile update so the driver change tool tells you FAIL

==> Have you closed the GeForce 3D Settings Profile Manager manually after the sucess message and THAN the tool tells you FAIL, or was GeForce 3D Settings Profile Manager closed after its success message and the driver canger tells you FAIL at all?
==> Have you tried the procedure twice?

AT THE END it doesnt really matters what the Driver changer tells you (FOR/WHILE performing profile update), if you use GeForce 3D Settings Profile Managerm import a profile txt-file and it tells you SUCCESS.

But its a bit wired why this behavior happens. But as i told you, its no a REAL prove ^^

So, do you have updated the profiles to version 457.09 or the prev. one? If you have updated to 457.09, you can check if this was OK by checking the existance of the Whatch Dogs: Legion profile with profile inspector.

If you dont have Profile inspector:
http://web396.inetseite.de/3dprofiles/N ... ctorDmW.7z

Just type in watch and have a look the list.

Post by **Lysander** » Sun Nov 01, 2020 4:29 pm

Ran it yesterday to install 441.20 but after two auto-restarts it ended up installing 432. I wonder if it's some issue with my system as a few months back I wasn't able to install 425 - even when I tried manually, I was ending up with 432.

I ended up installing 441.2 manually.

Post by **Scarhead** » Wed Nov 11, 2020 4:48 pm

Hi Losti,
I used your tool to install the latest Nvidia driver. The whole process worked fine but now I want to change back to the latest working 3D driver. But the tool closes after the " UPDATING available suitible 3D-Vision Driver-Information ....
NOTE: THIS can take upto 15 seconds...." I tried many times starting as admin, did a reset with z_reset.cmd, deactivated firewall and virus detection but it doesn't work no more.

Can you tell me what to do?

Post by **Losti** » Wed Nov 11, 2020 10:57 pm

Scarhead wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 4:48 pm Hi Losti,
I used your tool to install the latest Nvidia driver. The whole process worked fine but now I want to change back to the latest working 3D driver. But the tool closes after the " UPDATING available suitible 3D-Vision Driver-Information ....
NOTE: THIS can take upto 15 seconds...." I tried many times starting as admin, did a reset with z_reset.cmd, deactivated firewall and virus detection but it doesn't work no more.

Can you tell me what to do?

What about if you delete the Tool and unpack and Start again?

Post by **Scarhead** » Thu Nov 12, 2020 3:34 pm

That does not help, the tool shuts down itself.

Also while "UPDATING available suitible 3D-Vision Driver-Information .... NOTE: THIS can take upto 15 seconds....".

Post by **Losti** » Thu Nov 12, 2020 11:59 pm

Very strange. Ill give you a file to debug the things later in the evening. Question before: what path do you have installed the Tool?

Post by **Losti** » Fri Nov 13, 2020 12:05 pm

Scarhead wrote: ↑Thu Nov 12, 2020 3:34 pm That does not help, the tool shuts down itself.

Also while "UPDATING available suitible 3D-Vision Driver-Information .... NOTE: THIS can take upto 15 seconds....".

Can ypou please get the archive i have attached and extract this to the mainfolderfrom the config tool?
Cany you than please run the debug_crash.cmd and WAIT until it will close. Than please send me the created debug_crash.txt, please!

JUST run, do not use any link, do not use run as admin!

Post by **djgrege** » Thu Nov 26, 2020 4:35 am

Alfredkuac wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:41 am Hi Losti,
I tried to update the driver on friend's laptop and we couldnt update the driver, we had a problem updating the profiles, we got this error message:

We were clicking Import button and selecting the .txt from the default directory...what are we doing wrong? we lost the 3D setting from the nvidia control panel
Thanks!

I have not tried Losti's program, but I know that I cannot export all my NVI profiles into text format, and reimport. It simply does not work. The only way I can export profiles is via .NIP files, which then can be imported. You can export "all custom profiles" via .NIP and use that to import after a driver update. But that is the only way I know how to export/import on my system. I have no idea why the .txt version does not work.

Post by **Losti** » Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:06 am

djgrege wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 4:35 am
Alfredkuac wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:41 am Hi Losti,
I tried to update the driver on friend's laptop and we couldnt update the driver, we had a problem updating the profiles, we got this error message:

We were clicking Import button and selecting the .txt from the default directory...what are we doing wrong? we lost the 3D setting from the nvidia control panel
Thanks!
I have not tried Losti's program, but I know that I cannot export all my NVI profiles into text format, and reimport. It simply does not work. The only way I can export profiles is via .NIP files, which then can be imported. You can export "all custom profiles" via .NIP and use that to import after a driver update. But that is the only way I know how to export/import on my system. I have no idea why the .txt version does not work.

Tool is updated NOW to install the new driver profiles without any hands on from you now and not using the txt import. You just need to start it to get all the new things updated

Post by **Blacksmith60** » Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:50 am

Tbh I've forgotten about this, it looks great and I want to try it the moment my new MB+CPU arrives, arround 14-17/12

Thank you so much Losti!

Post by **TimFx7** » Mon Dec 14, 2020 8:11 am

Losti wrote: ↑Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:06 am
Tool is updated NOW to install the new driver profiles without any hands on from you now and not using the txt import. You just need to start it to get all the new things updated

Super !! many thanks for this great tool.

Post by **Horrux** » Sun Jan 10, 2021 11:07 am

This tool seems to be just the perfect thing, except it seems to run in a loop without installing drivers?

Post by **Losti** » Sun Jan 10, 2021 2:13 pm

Horrux wrote: ↑Sun Jan 10, 2021 11:07 am This tool seems to be just the perfect thing, except it seems to run in a loop without installing drivers?

Nope. May just wait. You do not see the things running silent in background.

Post by **Horrux** » Mon Jan 11, 2021 6:24 am

Yes, I may have lacked patience, but it still doesn't work for me. I think my ESET Security Suite is interfering, since I can only disable until restart.

Another thing I am suprised at, is the tool tells me to manually disable the network adapter, then tells me instantly that it needs it and asks if I really want to do the offline mode? I am always a bit unsure, but since I already have the driver, I choose the offline mode... Thank you for all your help.

Post by **Losti** » Mon Jan 11, 2021 10:18 am

Horrux wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 6:24 am Yes, I may have lacked patience, but it still doesn't work for me. I think my ESET Security Suite is interfering, since I can only disable until restart.

Another thing I am suprised at, is the tool tells me to manually disable the network adapter, then tells me instantly that it needs it and asks if I really want to do the offline mode? I am always a bit unsure, but since I already have the driver, I choose the offline mode... Thank you for all your help.

AV solutions can cause unexpected behavior. Be sure you disable it or add the folder to the whitelist.

The tool will perform ANTIVIRUS critical actions:
- change Registry entries (for startup)
- write delete and rename files (driver related and temp files)
- execute programs (7-zip, BringBack3DV, wget, rcedit, GeForce 3D Settings Profile Manager)
- change user permissions for several system relevant folders (in: ....\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository)
- create desktop icon

So you may need more to disable like script blocking, firewall, whatever. The best way is to completely close AV. I have bitfender and it makes strange things. BTW: internet connection is only needed for Profile update at the end or for driver download. Once downloaded or placed manually, you do not need the internet connection so offline mode will work fine.

Post by **Salk** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:59 am

Hello Losti!

First of all, thanks for your work for the 3D Vision community. Despite having owned a pair of 3d Vision 2 glasses for quite some time, I practically never got around to use them more than a couple of times, just for testing.

Only recently did I find out that nVidia has dropped any kind of support for 3D Vision and I happened to find out about it only because I upgraded my computer and needed to reinstall drivers for the graphic card.

I started looking around to see if there was a way to still install the most recent nVidia drivers and at the same time still be able to play with 3D Vision. My search brought me here and I read about the BringBack3DV and found out that it only works up to version 452.06.

Then I read your post pointing at this topic and I tried to understand what it is that this Tool actually does but I am not sure I understand so please bear with me. From what I could understand, it seems like what it does is to simply install the latest official nVidia driver with 3D Vision support or the latest community driver with 3D Vision support. Am I wrong?

In my system I currently have nVidia driver 461.09 and of course there is no 3d Vision support there so my question is: does this tool help in making 3d Vision available with the driver I am using? I know you wrote that option 3 in the installation menu offers to install 'your desired driver, in case you have added one to the folder "userscustomdriver"' but if we do install the most recent driver then would 3d Vision work? If not, why would we even want to go through that process?

I apologize if my questions sound silly but earlier I did try to run the Tool and it seems I never even get to the Installation Menu. It's been showing this for a long time and I am going to close it down now because I doubt it will ever go anywhere:

Clipboard01.jpg

Thank you very much for your patience and best wishes for a good 2021.

Post by **Lysander** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 6:02 pm

If I may - no, the tool wont enable 3d vision in latest drivers. It's a convenience tool to cleanly install your desired version. So for 3dv the last version is 452.06 - so that's what you need to select in the tool and just let it do its job.

Post by **BazzaLB** » Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:53 pm

The other pretty handy option (although I havent used the tool myself) is to update your current driver with profiles from a later driver. This may fix game specific issues that are in say 452.06, that got fixed in a later non 3D supported driver like 461.09 for example. Never tried it to see if this fixes certain driver related issues in various games , but would be very handy if it does.. eg Cyberpunk foliage issues in 452.06 that got fixed in a later driver.

Post by **Chtiblue** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 4:33 am

BazzaLB wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:53 pm eg Cyberpunk foliage issues in 452.06 that got fixed in a later driver.

Sadly for cp77 I tried that 452.06 driver with 460.89 profile without success with foliage with RT On, which worked perfect with driver 460.89 alone...

Post by **Losti** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 9:15 am

Salk wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 11:59 am Hello Losti!

First of all, thanks for your work for the 3D Vision community. Despite having owned a pair of 3d Vision 2 glasses for quite some time, I practically never got around to use them more than a couple of times, just for testing.

Only recently did I find out that nVidia has dropped any kind of support for 3D Vision and I happened to find out about it only because I upgraded my computer and needed to reinstall drivers for the graphic card.

I started looking around to see if there was a way to still install the most recent nVidia drivers and at the same time still be able to play with 3D Vision. My search brought me here and I read about the BringBack3DV and found out that it only works up to version 452.06.

Then I read your post pointing at this topic and I tried to understand what it is that this Tool actually does but I am not sure I understand so please bear with me. From what I could understand, it seems like what it does is to simply install the latest official nVidia driver with 3D Vision support or the latest community driver with 3D Vision support. Am I wrong?

In my system I currently have nVidia driver 461.09 and of course there is no 3d Vision support there so my question is: does this tool help in making 3d Vision available with the driver I am using? I know you wrote that option 3 in the installation menu offers to install 'your desired driver, in case you have added one to the folder "userscustomdriver"' but if we do install the most recent driver then would 3d Vision work? If not, why would we even want to go through that process?

I apologize if my questions sound silly but earlier I did try to run the Tool and it seems I never even get to the Installation Menu. It's been showing this for a long time and I am going to close it down now because I doubt it will ever go anywhere:

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Thank you very much for your patience and best wishes for a good 2021.

Hey,

Its written in the first post here in this thread and in the tool itselfe but the info is not complete. First of all:

"From what I could understand, it seems like what it does is to simply install the latest official nVidia driver with 3D Vision support or the latest community driver with 3D Vision support."
This is corret.

For the user customdriver, the tool installs 3D vision as well. BUT: Since drivers later 452.06 has no stere coalls for DX11, the installed 3D vision for later drivers will ONLY work for openGL and DX9 games.

The tool will ENSURE that you install the driver you desired to install with it, will be installed from a clean bench. Means the tool will do a DDU driver deinstallation prior the driver and 3D-Vision installation and you can, also for newer drivers, install the latest available game profile database from the latest driver. This is not bound to any driver installation via the tool. Means, if you dont install a driver via the tool, you can use it for prifile update only, if prefered. But since the last update there is also a NON DDU version to quickly swith between drivers.

SO WHY the option for drivers later 452.06 is avalable?? Because of the things written there, if you copy a driver later 452.06 to the usercustomdriver folder you can read this (i will update the discription there to NOTWORKING FOR 3D vision for DX11 games, for more clearness today ^^

461.09 - This DRIVER-FILE was added by YOU, its NOT working for 3D-Vision!!
- DRIVERS later than 452.X will NOT WORK with 3D-Vision!! (Game fixes and HelixVision will NOT WORK)
- You can install it, annyway (e.g. for native VR or Vulkan with HELIFAX wrapper if you are using Side-by-Side Mode)

You may need DCH driver for a laptop so you canalsso add this as a custrom driver to install it, if you nedd it for example.

As in the case of CP2077 you only have the chance to play it on a 3DTV or projector AND with the latest driver. But you may want to play a 3D vision game the next day, so you need driver 452.06 or below. In summary the tool was created for 2 main reasons:

- Ensure the user will not fail to install driver correctly and have a clear overview of WHICH drivers will work for 3D-Vision
- Give the user a quick solution for switching between drivers for different matters (mentioned above)

Please contact me @ our discord channel to solve your problem ifyoucant solve it by ensure to disable ANY antivirus activity, may be firewall is a problem, im not sure. But the first file you download as i can see, so its not completely sure why you cant get the update file but may be antivirus checking that this is a batch file without ending and block it?