NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver 311.00
What is NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver?
3D Vision is a stereoscopic gaming kit from Nvidia which consists of LC shutter glasses and driver software which enables stereoscopic vision for any Direct3D game, with various degrees of compatibility. There have been many examples of shutter glasses over the past decade, but the NVIDIA 3D Vision gaming kit introduced in 2008 introduced this technology to mainstream consumers and PC gamers. The stereo driver software can perform automatic stereoscopic conversion by using the 3D models submitted by the application and rendering two stereoscopic views instead of the standard mono view.
Overview
During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The setup package generally installs about 30 files and is usually about 26.85 MB (28,149,096 bytes).
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision
Uninstaller: "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RunDll32.EXE" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\installer.{D5C94071-2E40-43B0-BCB1-7CF0FBD9F8D8}\NVI2.DLL",Uninstal
Estimated size: 26.85 MB
Files installed by NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver 311.00
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nvSCPAPISvr.exe - Stereo Vision Control Panel API Server
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nvStInst.exe - Stereoscpic 3D driver Installer API
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nvsttest.exe - NVIDIA 3D Vision Test Application
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nvstview.exe - NVIDIA 3D Vision Photo Viewer
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nvstreg.exe - Stereoscpic 3D Registry Tool
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NvStereoUtilityOGL.exe - NVIDIA OpenGL Stereo Sample (OpenGL Stereo Sample)
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Nv3DVisionIePlugin.dll - NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision (NVIDIA 3D Vision IE plugin)
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Nv3DVisionIePlugin64.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision 64bit IE plugin
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Nv3DVStreaming.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision plugin
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Nv3DVStreaming64.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision 64bit plugin
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Nv3DVStreamingIePlugin.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision Streaming IE plugin
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Nv3DVStreamingIePlugin64.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision 64bit Streaming IE plugin
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nvimage.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision extention
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nvimage64.dll
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nvSCPAPI.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision Control Panel API
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nvSCPAPI64.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision Control Panel 64bit API
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nvStereoApiI.dll - NVIDIA API 3D Vision extention
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nvStereoApiI64.dll - NVIDIA API 64bit 3D Vision extention
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nvstlink.exe - 3D Vision Shortcut Handler
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nvstwiz.exe - GeForce 3D Vision Wizard
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nvStInit.dll - NVIDIA D3D shim drivers (NVIDIA Stereo Initialization dll, Version 306.14)
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nvStInit64.dll
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nvstres.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision Module (NVIDIA 3D Vision Module Resource DLL)
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npnv3dv.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision (NVIDIA 3D Vision plugin for Mozilla browsers)
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npnv3dvstreaming.dll - NVIDIA 3D VISION (NVIDIA 3D Vision Streaming plugin for Mozilla browsers)
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nvwl.dll - 3D Vision (TV's white list)
Behaviors exhibited
2 Google Chrome Plugins
- npnv3dvstreaming.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npnv3dvstreaming.dll'.
- npnv3dv.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npnv3dv.dll'.
2 Mozilla Plugins
- npnv3dvstreaming.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision' with a plugin key of '@nvidia.com/3DVisionStreaming' for all users of the PC.
- npnv3dv.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision' with a plugin key of '@nvidia.com/3DVision' for all users of the PC.
Service
- nvSCPAPISvr.exe runs as a service named 'NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D Driver Service' (Stereo Service) "Provides system support for NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D driver".
Startup File (All Users Run)
- nvstlink.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'StereoLinksInstall' which loads as "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision\nvstlink.exe" /install1.
How do I remove NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver?
You can uninstall NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver 311.00, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver 311.00 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 80%
Win XP 1%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
82.28% |
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| Windows 10 |
17.20% |
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| Windows XP |
0.53% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Professional |
50.27% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
13.44% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
9.95% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
8.60% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
6.45% |
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| Windows 8 |
3.23% |
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Geography
73.43% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
73.43% |
| United Kingdom |
3.04% |
| Canada |
2.03% |
| Belgium |
1.42% |
| Australia |
1.22% |
| Netherlands |
1.22% |
| Germany |
1.22% |
| India |
1.01% |
| United Arab Emirates |
1.01% |
| Singapore |
0.81% |
| DK |
0.81% |
| Italy |
0.81% |
| South Africa |
0.61% |
| France |
0.61% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Lenovo |
48.83% |
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| Dell |
45.91% |
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| ASUS |
2.92% |
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| Medion |
2.34% |
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Common models |
| Dell Latitude E6530 |
12.54% |
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| Dell Latitude E6430 |
11.01% |
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| Dell Latitude E6420 |
10.40% |
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| Dell Latitude E6520 |
4.89% |
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| LENOVO 2436CTO |
3.06% |
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| ASUSTeK G75VW |
2.75% |
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About NVIDIA
Nvidia is known for its graphics processing units and dominates the high performance GPU market.
Publisher URL: www.nvidia.com