Can't customize some program settings in Optimus

[luckycharms]

Hi,

I have a laptop (thinkpad T410) with intel hd/nvidia NVS 3100M optimus technology. I'm trying to customize which programs are associated with which graphics processor, but the NVIDIA control panel won't let me select in some cases (for example, VLC player and windows media player are both set to Integrated Graphics, and I can't switch them to the NVIDIA graphics).

Any idea how I can fix this? Note how the pulldown list in the image below is disabled, and stuck on "Integrated Graphics". I read somewhere that these are now NVIDIA defaults for these programs (and if so, why would they do that?). Perhaps I can tweak them via NVIDIA inspector?

thanks.



system info:

[Display]
Operating System:	Windows 7 Professional, 64-bit (Service Pack 1)
DirectX version:	11.0 
GPU processor:		NVS 3100M
Driver version:		311.00
DirectX support:	10.1
CUDA Cores:		16 
Core clock:		606 MHz 
Shader clock:		1468 MHz
Memory data rate:	1580 MHz
Memory interface:	64-bit 
Total available graphics memory:	4095 MB
Dedicated video memory:	512 MB DDR3
System video memory:	0 MB
Shared system memory:	3583 MB
Video BIOS version:	70.18.88.00.05
IRQ:			0
Bus:			PCI Express x16

[Components]

easyDaemonAPIU64.DLL		1.11.3.0		NVIDIA Update Components
WLMerger.exe		1.11.3.0		NVIDIA Update Components
daemonu.exe		1.11.3.0		NVIDIA Update Components
ComUpdatus.exe		1.11.3.0		NVIDIA Update Components
NvUpdtr.dll		1.11.3.0		NVIDIA Update Components
NvUpdt.dll		1.11.3.0		NVIDIA Update Components
nvui.dll		8.17.13.1100		NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdsync.exe		8.17.13.1100		NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdplcy.dll		8.17.13.1100		NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdbat.dll		8.17.13.1100		NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvxdapix.dll		8.17.13.1100		NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
NVCPL.DLL		8.17.13.1100		NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component
nvCplUIR.dll		6.9.850.0		NVIDIA Control Panel
nvCplUI.exe		6.9.850.0		NVIDIA Control Panel
nvWSSR.dll		6.14.13.1100		NVIDIA Workstation Server
nvWSS.dll		6.14.13.1100		NVIDIA Workstation Server
nvViTvSR.dll		6.14.13.1100		NVIDIA Video Server
nvViTvS.dll		6.14.13.1100		NVIDIA Video Server
NVSTVIEW.EXE		7.17.13.1100		NVIDIA 3D Vision Photo Viewer
NVSTTEST.EXE		7.17.13.1100		NVIDIA 3D Vision Test Application
NVSTRES.DLL		7.17.13.1100		NVIDIA 3D Vision Module
nvDispSR.dll		6.14.13.1100		NVIDIA Display Server
NVMCTRAY.DLL		8.17.13.1100		NVIDIA Media Center Library
nvDispS.dll		6.14.13.1100		NVIDIA Display Server
NVCUDA.DLL		8.17.13.1100		NVIDIA CUDA 5.0.1 driver
nvGameSR.dll		6.14.13.1100		NVIDIA 3D Settings Server
nvGameS.dll		6.14.13.1100		NVIDIA 3D Settings Server