Update:
I have no idea what I did differently this time, however, my 855gme now shows up every time, along with the standard vga graphics adapter.
Interestingly, windows only uses the standard vga adapter and stops the 855gme and puts the yellow triangle next to it. There does not seem to be a way that I can convince Windows 7 to use the 855gme now that the
driver actually sticks somewhat without bsod-ing everytime I install it.