Setup detected operating system in use is not Windows.
- Thread starter gervil2nd
- Start date
Are you installing the drivers with vista compatibility.
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate x64/ Windows Vista Ultimate x64
- CPU
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz
- Motherboard
- Asus M2N68-LA
- Memory
- PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit
- Graphics Card(s)
- PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB
- Sound Card
- On board RealTek
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer X163W LCD
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768
- Hard Drives
- Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec)
7200 rpm
Western Digital 160 GB IDE
- PSU
- Dynex 400w
- Case
- Nothin Special
- Cooling
- Stock
- Keyboard
- Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons
- Mouse
- Wireless Logitech LX7
- Internet Speed
- Comcrap 10mb cable
- Other Info
- Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.
What kind of video card do you have.
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate x64/ Windows Vista Ultimate x64
- CPU
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz
- Motherboard
- Asus M2N68-LA
- Memory
- PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit
- Graphics Card(s)
- PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB
- Sound Card
- On board RealTek
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer X163W LCD
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768
- Hard Drives
- Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec)
7200 rpm
Western Digital 160 GB IDE
- PSU
- Dynex 400w
- Case
- Nothin Special
- Cooling
- Stock
- Keyboard
- Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons
- Mouse
- Wireless Logitech LX7
- Internet Speed
- Comcrap 10mb cable
- Other Info
- Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.
- Local time
- 7:14 AM
- Messages
- 26
Extract the driver file and use the inf...
My Computer
- OS
- Windows 7 RC
- CPU
- Pentium Dual Core E5200
- Motherboard
- Asrock G31M-S
- Memory
- 2 GB DDR2-800 @ dual Channel
- Graphics Card(s)
- Galaxy Nvidia Geforce 9500GT
- Sound Card
- Realtek ALC662 Audio
- Screen Resolution
- 1158x864 @ 72 Hz
- Local time
- 7:14 AM
- Messages
- 26
ummm.... bad move, Ge Force 2 has no WDDM Drivers, You need a better graphics card for it to work. Installing a WDDM-compliant card would solve the problem, XDDM Drivers don't work in 7. Or you can disable Hardware Acceleration in the display properties.
My Computer
- OS
- Windows 7 RC
- CPU
- Pentium Dual Core E5200
- Motherboard
- Asrock G31M-S
- Memory
- 2 GB DDR2-800 @ dual Channel
- Graphics Card(s)
- Galaxy Nvidia Geforce 9500GT
- Sound Card
- Realtek ALC662 Audio
- Screen Resolution
- 1158x864 @ 72 Hz
There's one way to find out.... 
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Systems by SmartEyeball
- OS
- 8 Pro x64
- CPU
- i7 3770K 4.6GHz
- Motherboard
- ASUS P8Z77 WS
- Memory
- 16GB G.Skill Trident X 2666mhz
- Graphics Card(s)
- x2 EVGA 780 Ti Superclocked SLI
- Sound Card
- SB X-FI Surround 5.1 PRO USB / ATH-AD900 Headphones
- Monitor(s) Displays
- x3 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung
- Screen Resolution
- 5760*1200/ 1920*1200
- Hard Drives
- 2x Intel 520 240GB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0) * 2TB WD Caviar Black * Sony Optirac DVD
- PSU
- Silverstone Strider Evolution 1200W
- Case
- Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
- Cooling
- Noctua NH-D14
- Keyboard
- Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine MX Black // Filco Ninja TKL
- Mouse
- Thermaltake Theron (Highly Recommended) + Razer Imperator
- Antivirus
- MSE
- Browser
- IE, FF, WaterFox
- Other Info
- GT Extreme V2 Sim Racing Cockpit + 40" LCD and K/B Mouse stand ▼
Fanatec CSR Elite Wheel + Clubsport V1 Pedals + CSR shifter/7G-H ▼Saitek X52 Pro ▼ TrackIR 5 Pro
Buttkicker v2 Seat Rumbler with Dedicated 5.1 and Sub Woofer attached to frame ▼
=
Bloody Big Grin
- Local time
- 7:14 AM
- Messages
- 26
It'll probably be a 1
My Computer
- OS
- Windows 7 RC
- CPU
- Pentium Dual Core E5200
- Motherboard
- Asrock G31M-S
- Memory
- 2 GB DDR2-800 @ dual Channel
- Graphics Card(s)
- Galaxy Nvidia Geforce 9500GT
- Sound Card
- Realtek ALC662 Audio
- Screen Resolution
- 1158x864 @ 72 Hz
you might get a 1.3, don't be so hard on yourself....
If you get less than a 1, please post a screenie!!!!!
If you get less than a 1, please post a screenie!!!!!
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- The Beast Model A (homebrew)
- OS
- Windows 11 21H2 Current build
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Motherboard
- MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
- Memory
- 4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
- Sound Card
- Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spec
- Screen Resolution
- 3x 3840 x 2160
- Hard Drives
- 3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD
- PSU
- PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Plat
- Case
- Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
- Cooling
- SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
- Keyboard
- SteelSeries Apex Pro
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for business
- Internet Speed
- AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender + MB 3
- Browser
- Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable),Chrome, Edge
-
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model Number
- Dell Latitude E5470
- OS
- ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
- CPU
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
- Motherboard
- Dell
- Memory
- 16 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
- Sound Card
- Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell laptop display 15"
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 * 1080
- Hard Drives
- Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
- PSU
- Dell
- Case
- Dell
- Cooling
- Dell
- Keyboard
- Dell
- Mouse
- Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
- Internet Speed
- AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
- Local time
- 12:14 AM
- Messages
- 16,786
Hi,
You could see if making these registry changes to enable DWM and ignore Winsat assessment would help.
Think you may need WDDM drivers for it to work.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\Composition
set the Composition key value to 1,
and CompositionPolicy value to 2
You may need to restart DWM Session Manager, by using the commands net stop uxsms and then net start uxsms at an elevated cmd prompt.
Oddly, mine were set to those values by default.
Hope it helps
SIW2
You could see if making these registry changes to enable DWM and ignore Winsat assessment would help.
Think you may need WDDM drivers for it to work.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM\Composition
set the Composition key value to 1,
and CompositionPolicy value to 2
You may need to restart DWM Session Manager, by using the commands net stop uxsms and then net start uxsms at an elevated cmd prompt.
Oddly, mine were set to those values by default.
Hope it helps
SIW2
My Computers
System One System Two
-
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- OS
- 7 X64
- CPU
- i5 8400
- Motherboard
- gigabyte b365m ds3h
- Memory
- 2x8gb 3200mhz
- Hard Drives
- various
- PSU
- pure power 11 400w cm
- Case
- Coolermaster
- Cooling
- cryorig m9i
-
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- OS
- 7x64
- CPU
- g5400
- Motherboard
- ga b365m ds3h
- Memory
- 8gb ddr4 2400
- PSU
- xfx pro 450w
Hi
Im having the same error when trying to install the 186.03 drivers for my 9600M GT.
Im using a MSI GX720 laptop and have installed the vista drivers from MSI's site however when I goto install latest windows 7 drivers for my card I get the same error.
Is there something else I could try?
Cheers
Edit:
Just tried installing the 186.03 Vista drivers, same problem.
Is it just windows 7 thats stopping the setup from detecting existing drivers?
Edit again:
After some searching and tinkering I managed to get the driver to install via manual install. Using device manager then hitting Update driver > Browse my computer > Let me pick from list of drivers > have Disk > Browse > then selecting the first .inf file within the driver folder then selecting the model of your Graphics card.
Both the device manager and Nvidia site says driver version 186.03. I will further test to see if its working when I get home from work later today.
Im having the same error when trying to install the 186.03 drivers for my 9600M GT.
Im using a MSI GX720 laptop and have installed the vista drivers from MSI's site however when I goto install latest windows 7 drivers for my card I get the same error.
Is there something else I could try?
Cheers
Edit:
Just tried installing the 186.03 Vista drivers, same problem.
Is it just windows 7 thats stopping the setup from detecting existing drivers?
Edit again:
After some searching and tinkering I managed to get the driver to install via manual install. Using device manager then hitting Update driver > Browse my computer > Let me pick from list of drivers > have Disk > Browse > then selecting the first .inf file within the driver folder then selecting the model of your Graphics card.
Both the device manager and Nvidia site says driver version 186.03. I will further test to see if its working when I get home from work later today.
Last edited:
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- MSI GX720
- OS
- Windows 7 Professional x64
- CPU
- Core 2 Duo P8600
- Memory
- 4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia 9600M GT
Antonvn
New member
Hey I have the same problem over here. I am currently running a GF4mx (pci) in my C2D system (3.8 ghz, 2GB ram) and I tried to install the latest driver (93.71) for my videocard. At first the driver doesn't recognize the OS, then windows pops up saying it can use backwards compatibility. It installs alright, but as soon as I launch a 3d-app or want to have the system benchmarked I get a BSOD:huh: (talking about the nvidia driver). It probably has to do with the limited control the driver can influence and Windows 7 will need to allow it for everything, but I have no idea how to do that. I think there will be lots of people with these kinds of problems with no updated drivers available.
My Computer
- OS
- Windows XP SP3
- CPU
- C2D E7300
- Motherboard
- Asus p5b-e plus
- Memory
- 2x 1 gb OCZ ddr2800 CL4
- Graphics Card(s)
- radeon x1900xt
- Sound Card
- integrated
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 15" tft
- Hard Drives
- Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB
- PSU
- 450W Arctic cooling
- Case
- Arctic cooling silentium eco 80
- Cooling
- Arctic freeze xtreme
- Mouse
- Logitech mx510
- Internet Speed
- 8/1 Mbit
SquonkSC
New member
Hi,
Vista drivers won't work for Geforce 2 or 4.
Strangely though some XP drivers do.
I installed xp driver 81.98 with some fiddling in the "NV4_disp.inf".
Has been working without problems.
I have a Dell laptop D800 with Geforce 4200Go 64mb.
You will have to do without Aero translucency, because the card has no pixelshader 2.0, and Aero will never work.
I did find some little tool to make the taskbar transparent though.
Screenshot of my desktop with xp driver.
View attachment 20919
Vista drivers won't work for Geforce 2 or 4.
Strangely though some XP drivers do.
I installed xp driver 81.98 with some fiddling in the "NV4_disp.inf".
Has been working without problems.
I have a Dell laptop D800 with Geforce 4200Go 64mb.
You will have to do without Aero translucency, because the card has no pixelshader 2.0, and Aero will never work.
I did find some little tool to make the taskbar transparent though.
Screenshot of my desktop with xp driver.
View attachment 20919
My Computer
- OS
- Win7 Build 7600 x86
- CPU
- Pentium II 300MHz
- Motherboard
- Asus
- Memory
- 32mb EDO RAM
- Graphics Card(s)
- Diamond Viper
- Sound Card
- Soundblaster 16
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 14" AOC CRT 16K color
- Screen Resolution
- 800x600
- Hard Drives
- 300mb Quantum fireball
- PSU
- 110 Watts
- Cooling
- Passive
- Keyboard
- Trust Ergonomic
- Mouse
- Generic
- Internet Speed
- 256K u 128K d
Antonvn
New member
What have you done to the NV4_disp.inf file? Do I need to modify it in some way? I tried to use Windows XP SP3 backwards compatibility mode when installing (the 93.71 driver, it does work in my windows xp installation), although it just also won't work showing its control panel like you have. Great you got it working btw.
My Computer
- OS
- Windows XP SP3
- CPU
- C2D E7300
- Motherboard
- Asus p5b-e plus
- Memory
- 2x 1 gb OCZ ddr2800 CL4
- Graphics Card(s)
- radeon x1900xt
- Sound Card
- integrated
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 15" tft
- Hard Drives
- Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB
- PSU
- 450W Arctic cooling
- Case
- Arctic cooling silentium eco 80
- Cooling
- Arctic freeze xtreme
- Mouse
- Logitech mx510
- Internet Speed
- 8/1 Mbit
After some playing I found that installing the driver manually causes the physX and Nvidia Control Panel to stop working.
I get an error regarding driver version mismatch, I believe this is due to the setup.exe installs the driver, PhysX and control Panel that matches the driver version.
So far the only windows 7 driver ive found to install properly is the 179.48.
Will continue searching otherwise its looks like we'll be playing the waiting game until Nvidia releases working drivers.
I get an error regarding driver version mismatch, I believe this is due to the setup.exe installs the driver, PhysX and control Panel that matches the driver version.
So far the only windows 7 driver ive found to install properly is the 179.48.
Will continue searching otherwise its looks like we'll be playing the waiting game until Nvidia releases working drivers.
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- MSI GX720
- OS
- Windows 7 Professional x64
- CPU
- Core 2 Duo P8600
- Memory
- 4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia 9600M GT