Windows 7 forces NVIDIA GTX570 to use VGASAve driver

Windows 7 failing to recognise and or set up video card GTX570 correctly when booting

I am experiencing difficulties with my new install of Windows 7 x64 Ultimate.
After booting windows the display adaptor is identified as GTX570 but setting driver to VGAsave,
and ignores the GTX570 drivers which exist on system.

I then enter Windows safe mode where the Device Manager lists the Display Adapter as NVIDIA GeForce GTX570, properties of the display continues to show VGASave.

On advice I uninstall Display adapter. Then restart windows in normal mode which I understand allows windows to detect the GTX570 adapter and install correct drivers.

Device Manager shows a display adapter as NVIDIA GeForce GTX570 with a yellow(!) and automatically begins to install drivers then asking to Restart machine.

As I have previously downloaded from NVIDIA the driver file '355.60-desktop-win8-win7-winvista-64bit-international-whql.exe' I run this file which extracts and installs the drivers asking for a restart.

Before restarting I check Device Manager to see the Display Adapter is set to NVIDIA GeForce GTX570 with a yellow(!) and that the driver is set to the latest version 355.60 just installed.

I restart the PC, windows splash screen starts and the screen is black! I have been around this loop several times and nothing appears to work!

Thank you. i downloaded the uninstaller and NVIDIA 355.82

Uninstaller run from Safe mode removed NVIDIA components. Installed 355.82 and restarted windows.

i now have the screen background showing, mouse icon but no other screen features. A right click on background allowed me to explore the display settings and I discovered that the video card is working, driver 355.82 installed etc.

From here I got to the control panel, some features work but many do not appear on screen. It is as if Explorer is not running?

I was able to add an item to the desktop, a new word file - double clicking this must have started word as I cannot delete this file as it tells me file is open in word. I think this proves windows is running but the screen is not quite right.

I have restarted to see if things improve but the same situation exists.any suggestions? Thanks again

Windows 7 is activated and running, but I experienced problems with the video card drivers.

I raised another thread in the Graphic cards section. Thank you

Yes all working, for an unknown reason the #2 output was being displayed on my monitor. Consequently the desktop was not showing. I changed things around and everything is now working OK.

The resolution of the display adaptor was clearly the main issue which you kindly resolved. Thank you.