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NVIDIA Graphics Driver BSOD - Sony VAIO with NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400
Hi All.
I am trying to install an NVIDIA graphics driver after having recently loaded Windows 7 on some old hardware.
Specifications:
Sony VAIO - VGN-FE17NP
Original OS - Windows XP Pro
New OS - Windows 7 Pro
512 MB RAM
I understand that the minimum system requirements for Windows 7 is 1GB of RAM however I thought I would give it a go and see what the performance is like with half of that, I guess half out of curiousity. I am wondering if simply upgrading the RAM may fix the issue perhaps but I will continue with my question
in the meantime.
The processor is capable being an Intel Centrino Duo at 1.83GHz.
I guess I could be cut short on my question here and told to upgrade the RAM which may well be the solution to my problem, however I will be swapping over the RAM from another old laptop very shortly (I am not at home at the moment) and was wondering if anyone could advise as to whether this would be the only issue I am facing here.
Here is an outline of what I have been trying to get both the original NVIDIA XP driver and a Windows 7 driver to function properly and the results I have come across......
Ran scan at NVIDIA HERE: NVIDIA Driver Downloads - Automatically Detect NVIDIA Products
Scan indicated that I am using the latest driver for GeForce Go 7400 graphics card and no update is
required but the Device Manager indicates that I am using the Standard Windows Graphics driver.
After doing a search here: Drivers - Download NVIDIA Drivers
I found a Windows 7 driver and after checking the supported products list on this page downloaded this
driver:
NVIDIA DRIVERS GeForce Release 179 for Notebooks
The Windows 7 driver will extract to the default created folder in C: DRIVE but will not install with the error I am receiving being:
"The NVIDIA setup program could not locate any drivers that are compatible with your current hardware. Setup will now exit."
I have also tried to update install through Device manager allowing Windows connection to the internet but the Standard Windows graphics driver is reported to be the best available driver for the system.
The most success I have had is to install the original XP driver.
Downloaded original XP DRIVER from here: Support for VGN-FE17NP : FE Series : VAIO? Notebook & Computer : Sony Middle East & Africa
Unfortunately, I have tested this driver in compatabilty mode for Windows XP SP3 and SP2 and all looks and functions well until I try to open a program, for example Firefox. I then get a BSOD.
Please find the zipped dump file created using the SF Diagnostic Tool noting that this dump was created after having installed the XP driver in XP SP2 compatabilty mode with Privilege level "Run this program as administrator" set.
Edit: Dump files removed now :)
I have currently un-installed the NVIDIA driver and am running the Standard graphics driver so as to be able to open Firefox and post here.
Please advise if this is not worth the time considering the fact that at present I am only using 512MB of RAM - I will understand if no assistance can be provided until an upgrade takes place.
Any help would be truly appreciated.
Thanking you - Shelly.
Last edited by Shelly1234; 16 Feb 2014 at 16:22. Reason: Exact computer model for easy internet search