Errrrgh?

Maya: You don't have opengl acceleration!
Me: Fine, I'll upgrade video drivers.
NVIDIA: Uninstall old drivers!
Me: Ok...
Old drivers: No option to not restart before installing new ones!
Me: Ack.
Big screen: Black!
Icons: All in the wrong places on small screen!
Me: Gyah. Install new driver.
Screen: Comes back!
Firefox and Maya: No window wider than 1024 pixels!
Me: Wtf?

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