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graceymanors
Legend
7 years ago
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Weird issue with certain plants?

Okay. so I noticed on certain lots and in certain worlds, some of the plants turn up funky colors. Its only certain plants doing this.I really hope its not a dying graphics card. https://pastebin.c...
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  • puzzlezaddict's avatar
    puzzlezaddict
    7 years ago

    @graceymanors  So, I missed the edit to your original question because I was typing a response.  (Dealing with HTML still takes some time for me.)  If a clean folder fixes the problem, then it's in all likelihood one of your mods.  I would start by removing any lighting mods you have and go from there.

    Also, can you access the Nvidia Control Panel now?  It won't show up unless you have a graphics card driver installed, which is why you may not have been able to see it after the reset.

graceymanors's avatar
graceymanors
Legend
7 years ago

Yeah, I went and reset the password.I didn't realize being offline, my new password wouldn't work.

I need to create a new account honestly, because my Microsoft is always having issues with passwords.

I updated it now.

What was the monitoring software? Sounds like that might be easier.

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puzzlezaddict
Hero+
7 years ago

@graceymanors  The software is hwinfo, which you can download here:

https://www.hwinfo.com/download/

Download the portable version, unzip it, and run it from wherever you want, no installation required.  (If you do want to install, click the green button, not the orange one.)  But there's really not much point in running it unless you're going to test in-game.  Your computer won't even be using the Nvidia card for basic tasks, so you wouldn't be able to see any problems.  And while you could force the laptop to use the 1050 ti for something trivial, the real test will only come while it's running TS3 or something similarly taxing.

For what it's worth, I still think a clean driver install is the place to start.  But it's better to run it in safe mode, and for that, you need your password.  On the other hand, I'm not sure how far the reset went, whether it would have removed all traces of the old driver along with everything else.  If you'd prefer, I can ask someone who knows more about Windows than I do.

  • graceymanors's avatar
    graceymanors
    Legend
    7 years ago

    With the reset I had them keep my personal files, it seems like all my updates need to be reinstalled.I have a password now and will try the clean install again in the morning.

  • graceymanors's avatar
    graceymanors
    Legend
    7 years ago

    Still working on my laptop everything is up.However Nvidia Control panel is missing and when I right click on my desktop it freezes.

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