Should I apply the registry tweak to disable the NVIDIA Helper Service *after* I've installed the actual drivers (that is if I install them the InstallShield way)?

You bring about a good point. I have all my reg hacks applyed be4 my drivers and applicaions, so disabling the Nvidia helper be4, most likely dordnt help much....

Thou im not sure if it would creat the reg entry and replace it once the app is installed. My feeling is that the stock reg entires would over write them.

Ill be checkin this out tonite when i debug my final Unattended CD

|Drew|

Out of curiosity... why would you want to disable that service? What is it useful for? I am constantly looking information on services and try to disable the ones that are useless to me, and I was wondering what that one does. Thanks.

(and what is the registry tweak to disable it?)

For information about windows services i would reccomend going Here

As for Information regarding Reg hacks check Here

|Drew|

Yes, you can disable a service after installing an app/driver that installed the service beforehand.

If you applied your main regtweaks before the nvidia installation, then you can make a seperate registry file just for disabling the Nvidia helper service to run just after the nvidia drivers have been installed.

Yes, you can disable a service after installing an app/driver that installed the service beforehand.

If you applied your main regtweaks before the nvidia installation, then you can make a seperate registry file just for disabling the Nvidia helper service to run just after the nvidia drivers have been installed.

Thats what i was planning to do....simple and easy fix.

|Drew|

Another thought came to me......... does installing the Drivers through "OemPnPDriversPath" cause the Helper Service to be enabled and automatic as well?

*Bump... Bum-Bump eet URP!*

Not sure (haven't got an nvidia card). But I'm thinking it won't unless there's any references in the INF file that will install a service

If I disable an service I use the windows tool sc to disable the "NVIDIA Helper Service" you can use this in your batch:

sc config NVSvc start= disabled

Bye Laus

If I disable an service I use the windows tool sc to disable the "NVIDIA Helper Service" you can use this in your batch:

sc config NVSvc start= disabled

Bye Laus

Not needed..

put this in the last .bat file:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NVSvc]
"Start"=dword:00000004

Can i ask why you would wish to disable that.

Can i ask why you would wish to disable that.

It loads some of the driver configuration pages into memory, so it doesn't take ages to open the display properties. It just eats a bit of memory... at least i don't set my driver options all the time, and http://www.3dcenter.de/atuner/ is much better for that task anyway...