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Should I remove NVIDIA Driver do 3D Vision?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
11% remove it89% keep it
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VersionDistribution
306.97 100.00%

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NVIDIA Driver do 3D Vision 306.97

What is NVIDIA Driver do 3D Vision?

With Nvidia's free "3D Vision driver" you experience your Direct3D games in proper 3D.

Overview

NVIDIA Driver do 3D Vision 306.97 is a program developed by NVIDIA. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The software installer includes 30 files and is usually about 25.6 MB (26,847,664 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 7. While about 93% of users of NVIDIA Driver do 3D Vision come from Brazil, it is also popular in the United States and Japan.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision
Uninstaller: "C:\Windows\system32\RunDll32.EXE" "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Installer2\installer.0\NVI2.DLL",UninstallPackage Display.3DVision
Estimated size: 25.6 MB

Program filesFiles installed by NVIDIA Driver do 3D Vision 306.97

  • nvSCPAPISvr.exe - Stereo Vision Control Panel API Server
  • nvStInst.exe - Stereoscpic 3D driver Installer API
  • nvsttest.exe - NVIDIA 3D Vision Test Application
  • nvstview.exe - NVIDIA 3D Vision Photo Viewer
  • nvstreg.exe - Stereoscpic 3D Registry Tool
  • nvstres.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision Module (0) (NVIDIA 3D Vision Module Resource DLL)
  • NvStereoUtilityOGL.exe - NVIDIA OpenGL Stereo Sample (OpenGL Stereo Sample)
  • Nv3DVisionIePlugin.dll - NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision (NVIDIA 3D Vision IE plugin)
  • Nv3DVisionIePlugin64.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision 64bit IE plugin
  • Nv3DVStreaming.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision plugin
  • Nv3DVStreaming64.dll - NVIDIA 3D Vision 64bit 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
  • nvstwiz.exe - GeForce 3D Vision Wizard
  • nvStInit.dll - NVIDIA D3D shim drivers (NVIDIA Stereo Initialization dll, Version 306.97)
  • nvStInit64.dll
  • 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)
  • detoured.dll
  • detoured64.dll
  • DX11Detour.dll
  • DX11Detour64.dll

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.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • nvstlink.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\3D Vision\nvstlink.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

nvSCPAPISvr.exe
Memory:2.87 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0015411788%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00110806%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00043312%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:514,870
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:2.99 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:2.31 KB
105.02 KB average

How do I remove NVIDIA Driver do 3D Vision?

You can uninstall NVIDIA Driver do 3D Vision 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 Driver do 3D Vision 306.97, 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 Driver do 3D Vision.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by NVIDIA Driver do 3D Vision 306.97 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 70%
Win 10 11%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 11%
Keep it 89%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 89.04%
Windows 10 10.96%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 38.36%
Windows 7 Professional 28.77%
Windows 7 Home Premium 19.18%
Windows 8 Pro 4.11%
Windows 10 Pro 1.37%
Windows 7 Enterprise 1.37%

Distribution by countryGeography

93.06% of installs come from Brazil
Which countries install it?
  Brazil 93.06%
  United States 5.56%
  Japan 1.39%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 27.59%
Acer 24.14%
ASUS 18.97%
Hewlett-Packard 13.79%
GIGABYTE 6.90%
Intel 5.17%
American Megatrends 3.45%
Common models
Dell Dell System XPS L5... 37.84%
ASUSTeK N46VM 8.11%
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P 5.41%
PositivoAG31AP 5.41%
Gigabyte H87M-HD3 2.70%
Gigabyte H55M-S2HP 2.70%

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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