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Should I remove NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #35,649
United States Rank #33,975
Reach 0.0032%

Versions

VersionDistribution
260.99 100.00%

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NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver 260.99

What is NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver?

Nvidia 3D Vision is a stereoscopic gaming kit which consists of LC shutter glasses and driver software which enables stereoscopic vision for any Direct3D game, with various degrees of compatibility. 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 21 files and is usually about 18.07 MB (18,945,555 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision
Uninstaller: "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\RunDll32.EXE" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\installer.0\NVI2.DLL",UninstallPackage Display.3DVision
Estimated size: 18.07 MB

Program filesFiles installed by NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver 260.99

  • nvSCPAPISvr.exe - Stereo Vision Control Panel API Server
  • nvStInst.exe - Stereoscpic 3D driver Installer API
  • nvsttest.exe - NVIDIA 3D Vision Test Application
  • nvstreg.exe - Stereoscpic 3D Registry Tool
  • nvstres.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision Module (0) (NVIDIA 3D Vision Module Resource DLL)
  • Nv3DVisionIePlugin.dll - NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision (NVIDIA 3D Vision IE plugin)
  • Nv3DVisionIePlugin64.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision 64bit IE plugin
  • Nv3DVStreamingIePlugin.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision Streaming IE plugin
  • Nv3DVStreamingIePlugin64.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision 64bit Streaming IE plugin
  • nvimage.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision extention
  • nvimage64.dll
  • nvSCPAPI.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision Control Panel API
  • nvSCPAPI64.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision Control Panel 64bit API
  • nvStereoApiI.dll - NVIDIA API 3D Vision extention
  • nvStereoApiI64.dll - NVIDIA API 64bit 3D Vision extention
  • nvstlink.exe - 3D Vision Shortcut Handler
  • nvstview.exe - NVIDIA 3D Vision Photo Viewer
  • nvstwiz.exe - GeForce 3D Vision Wizard
  • npnv3dv.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision (NVIDIA 3D Vision plugin for Mozilla browsers)
  • npnv3dvstreaming.dll - NVIDIA 3D VISION (NVIDIA 3D Vision Streaming plugin for Mozilla browsers)
  • nvwl.dll - 3D Vision (TV's white list)

Program behaviorsBehaviors 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.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver 260.99, 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).
  3. 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 260.99 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 69%
Win 7 2%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 87.50%
Windows Vista 10.94%
Windows 10 1.56%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 35.94%
Windows 7 Home Premium 25.00%
Windows 7 Professional 18.75%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 9.38%
Windows 7 Enterprise 4.69%
Windows Vista Ultimate 1.56%

Distribution by countryGeography

43.04% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 43.04%
  Canada 8.86%
  United Kingdom 7.59%
  Australia 6.33%
  RS 2.53%
  Finland 2.53%
  Philippines 2.53%
  Romania 2.53%
  Israel 2.53%
  Iran 2.53%
  Netherlands 2.53%
  Malaysia 2.53%
  Belgium 1.27%
  Russia 1.27%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
GIGABYTE 25.00%
Acer 25.00%
Dell 20.00%
American Megatrends 10.00%
Hewlett-Packard 7.50%
ASUS 7.50%
Intel 5.00%
Common models
Dell XPS M1530 6.25%
Acer Veriton X490G 4.17%
ASUSTeK G50VT 4.17%
Gigabyte G31M-ES2C 4.17%
Gigabyte P55-USB3 4.17%
Gigabyte X58A-UD3R 4.17%

About NVIDIA

Nvidia is known for its graphics processing units and dominates the high performance GPU market.
Publisher URL: www.nvidia.com

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Anonymousover a year ago
Is it true that unless I have 3D Vision Glasses the NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver is useless to me?. Where do I get 3D Vision Glasses and how much would I have to spend?