NVIDA Driver Install - Start To Finish...

I've started this thread because it seems a lot of people seem to be having issues installing NVIDIA drivers under Windows 7. I need to use the following method due to the following reason...



If I go ahead and try to install the driver direct from NVIDIA without a modified INF, this is what I see...



I have written this based on a fresh install of Windows 7, and can be applied to 32bit and 64bit systems.

Standard VGA Graphics Adapter.



The drivers.

The only site I use is laptopvideo2go.com, because they have a huge database of current and older drivers. You can download them from directly from NVIDIA if you wish, but I just find it easier to get them and the INF from the same place. What is most important however is the modified INF, because that is what will allow you to install the drivers.



The guys at laptopvideo2go.com modify the INF file and make it available to download separately.



The INF for this driver supports up to 209 models, so if your card is on the list, it should work on your system.



1. Download and extract.

On this PAGE, you will find the latest drivers, as well as older versions so find the ones you want and "Download Driver", and you will also need to download the "INF Modified" to go with the driver...



Click on the application...



Extract to location of your choice...



2. Copy and replace the INF.

Exactly that, copy the INF you downloaded in to the folder of the extracted driver, and replace the original.



3. Install and reboot.

Run the setup.exe in the folder you extracted, you may be prompted with the following...



So click "Install this driver software anyway", and reboot when required, and Windows should then recognize your card as it should be.

sgkeyes33 said:

How can I tell if the 190.62 will work for me?

I have the same card as you, running 190.62.

sgkeyes33 said:

No dice on that. I followed your instructions exactly and my computer still failed to boot. The starting windows logo flickered and then the screen went black where the computer then hung up. Can you think of any other possibilities?

With which drivers?

FZ21Z,

Not a bad write up, but I disagree.
You should get drivers directly from the source. Therefore, get NVidia drivers for the NVidia site, and ATI from the ATI site.
using a third party site/program allows for not only your error, but another persons. This, therefore, is an uncontrollable variable that increases your change of getting a bad file, or the wrong one.

Installing the driver from the site is even easier than your method. Simply download, and install. For the average user, this is much easier.

If you wrote this intending for it to be a sticky guide to installing graphics drivers, then I would neg rep you.

~Lordbob

EDIT: In some cases, (as in pre-built computers from a major OEM), you should go to the MANUFACTURERS site for drivers. They will often have the latest, as well as the one specific to your computer. This is much safer, though in my experience, a PITA.