Solved Getting W7 to use Nvidia GTX 1070 on MSI GE72MVR Apache Pro laptop

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Flodev

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Hello,

I moved my Windows 7 SSD from a MSI GE62 2QF Apache Pro (which was "dying") to a MSI GE72MVR 7RG Apache Pro. I eventually got Win 7 to boot, and was finally able to access the web when I got a usb controller driver installed that the system recognized.

My current problem is that Win 7 is ignoring the Nvidia GTX 1070 graphics card, only using the basic graphics card. I've tried installing older Nvidia drivers and intel drivers but to no avail. In Device Manager I can see the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 drivers are installed. I've uninstalled and reinstalled these. When I try and install the intel and Nvidia drivers provided by the MSI site, the system doesn't recognize them. Any ideas on what I should try next.

Cheers.
 

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Did you try to install the latest Nvidia notebook driver for the GTX 1070?

GeForce Security Update Driver
Drivers

Driver Version: 475.14 - Release Date: Tue Jul 09, 2024
Windows 7 64-bit

Supported Products
....
GeForce 10 Series (Notebooks)
GeForce GTX 1080, GeForce GTX 1070, GeForce GTX 1060, GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, GeForce GTX 1050
 

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Thanks for the reply. I'll switch out my W10 SSD for the Win7 tomorrow and try and install that . Cheers.
 

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Flodev said:
Thanks for the reply. I'll switch out my W10 SSD for the Win7 tomorrow and try and install that . Cheers.
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I thought you were already running Windows 7? If I were you I would stick with Windows 10.

I only switched one laptop from Windows 10 back to Windows 7. That was because it was so old (June 2006) that it was really slow with Windows 10. Other than that it functioned OK with Windows 10.
 

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    Windows 7 Professional 64bit / Windows 10 Hom...AMD FX-8350GSKILL Ripjaw-X PC3 12800 12GB (2x4GB, 2x2GB)ASUS ENGTX560 DCII OC/2DI/1GD5 1GB
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
    Custom build
    OS
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit / Windows 10 Home 64bit
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 (AM3+) Rev. 4.0
    Memory
    GSKILL Ripjaw-X PC3 12800 12GB (2x4GB, 2x2GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ENGTX560 DCII OC/2DI/1GD5 1GB
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VE228H (21.5-in)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG 870 EVO 1TB (2.5" SATA SSD)
    SAMSUNG 870 EVO 500GB (2.5" SATA SSD)
    PSU
    Antec TruePower (new) TP-650 (650 watts)
    Case
    Antec Three Hundred
    Cooling
    AMD stock (plan to upgrade to Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO)
    Keyboard
    Logitech K540 (wireless)
    Mouse
    Logitech M310 (wireless)
    Internet Speed
    Comcast Gigabit X2 Internet (2100Mbps down / 300Mbps up)
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge, Chrome
    Other Info
    Optical drive: ASUS DRW-24B3ST/BLK/G (Black) (24X)
    External hard drives: 2TB & 6TB
    Internet Gateway: Comcast XB8
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MisterEd said:
I thought you were already running Windows 7? If I were you I would stick with Windows 10.

I only switched one laptop from Windows 10 back to Windows 7. That was because it was so old (June 2006) that it was really slow with Windows 10. Other than that it functioned OK with Windows 10.
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Yes, I'm starting to get used to Windows 10 but I really want to resurrect Windows 7, just for a little while longer.

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I ran the update driver and the files were saved to the computer. The graphics driver install starts up, checks system and then states "Nvidia Installer cannot continue. You must install an intel driver first".

I did a search for intel graphics drivers for windows 7 and download and run "Intel Graphics Driver for Windows 7*/8.1* [15.36]" on my system and I get a message stating "This computer does not meet the minium requirements for installing the software"

So I'm now specifically looking for a graphics driver for the i7-7700 hq, or should I be looking for a chipset driver?

Cheers.

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Update: I found a link on this site on how to edit an intel graphics driver inf file so it updates on Windows 7. This worked.

Can't find correct graphics driver for windows 7. - Intel Community
 

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