Driver incompatibility

[Wii Master 64]

today, I downloaded the windows 7 upgrade advisor, and the thing that it said was that my NVIDIA nForce System Management Controller was incompatible and that it needed to be upgraded. I checked for upgrades, and mine was current. I did some googling, and no luck. does anybody know if my computer will still work properly, even if this driver is incompatible with windows 7? and does anybody know of any upgrades? I really want windows 7!

 

[zigzag3143]

driver incompat

today, I downloaded the windows 7 upgrade advisor, and the thing that it said was that my NVIDIA nForce System Management Controller was incompatible and that it needed to be upgraded. I checked for upgrades, and mine was current. I did some googling, and no luck. does anybody know if my computer will still work properly, even if this driver is incompatible with windows 7? and does anybody know of any upgrades? I really want windows 7!

Is it working in vista?
If so you can make it work in win 7, usually

Hope this helps

Ken

 

[Wii Master 64]

ok. i am running vista home premium, so maybe it will work.

 

[zigzag3143]

driver compat

ok. i am running vista home premium, so maybe it will work.

they will. there is a vista compatibilty mode in case.

BTW welcome to sevenforums

ken

 

[Wii Master 64]

thanks!

 

[Uber Philf]

Use the Vista drivers x86/x64 which ever one is relevant here., should work

 

[Wii Master 64]

oh, just a random question, could you do a clean install with the upgrade disk?

 

[Uber Philf]

i don't think so, Upgrade disc just for upgrades i think, someone confirm that?

 

[MrBachelor]

The specs on the upgrade indicate that an upgrade from XP will require a "clean install" which tells me that yes, you can perform a complete install instead of an upgrade. I know the user requested a clean install from vista which was not specifically mentioned. But, I believe it is possible.
However, the upgrade specs indicate the user must have a legitimate copy of XP or Vista installed on that machine. You're basically trading a license of xp/vista (and $50) for a 7 license.
Good deal if you ask me. Better deal would have been for the pre-order retail version....

 

[Wii Master 64]

ok, thanks, I just preordered the upgrade version for vista. it should ship a few days after the release date. i can't wait! if only i could fully understand dual booting...

 

[Superthrust]

Heya Wii Master! I saw your screen name on a couple other forums and you never were answered on there, so i think i will make this my home for awhile!

Anyways, i have the upgrade disc (I am a Windows 7 Launch Party host), and i can confirm the option for a CLEAN INSTALL using the upgrade disc. Though there is a catch...

You have to at least have vista installed. Run vista and throw in your disc. When your disc is in, it will give you the option to clean install or upgrade and keep files.

Being in the launch party, i now have 2 copies...i have a 32bit and 64 bit copy of Ultimate.

 

[Wii Master 64]

Ok, thanks for the info, but I figured this out a while back. But, I guess while I'm at it, should I back up all of my drivers or should I just let Windows Update handle them? I'm going with the custom install.

 

[Superthrust]

im about to install my Signature edition...sure wish i had a 64bit edition of vista for my 64bit cpu...

anyone wanna text me while i install for live updates? lol.