Nvidia Update Problem

My problem is similar to one posed in an earlier thread, viz.,


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I tried to update a graphics driver Windows Update had installed for my Nvidia Quadro K2000 card with a newer version from the Nvidia site (Windows Update offers no newer driver). The update failed without an error code and left me with no video driver. I tried a clean install next with the same result. The only thing Device Manager showed for Display Adapter was the Mirage Driver which I had installed for TightVNC. I have restored the drive with an Acronis image but it leaves me with a problem updating the graphics driver. I would appreciate help in resolving this.

Steve Paradis

This sounds to me like there may be something corrupted within the system open a command prompt as administrator and run sfc /scannow and report your results.

Windows never updated a Nvidia driver. When I first installed Windows 7 it installed the graphics driver before I caught on what was happening. There never has been a Nvidia driver on the system. I have tried a clean install with the latest Nvidia driver several times. What I have not done is uninstall the windows supplied driver before I try the Nvidia one. I've never done that before updating Nvidia drivers. Maybe it is critical this time because of the windows driver? Do you think so?

Thank you Layback Bear and AddRAM. BTW I am surprised to hear that a $400 graphic card is not expensive. I guess it depends where you are coming from.