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10-08-2010, 01:04 PM
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Win7 64 Bit+8800GT
Guys I just installed Win7 64bit on my PC. I've a 8800GT and the drivers came with it are of XP and VISTA only.
I've tried installing NVIDIA's latest driver 258.96 but its not installing, I tried installing 197.45 and that is also not installing...
If anyone here happens to have the same combination as me, please let me know which forceware to install...
I need this urgent
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10-08-2010, 01:21 PM
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Re: Win7 64 Bit+8800GT
What do you mean by "not installing"? Any errors? Are you by any chance trying to install the 32-bit drivers instead of 64-bit ones? This is the download page for GeForce drivers for Windows 7 and Vista 64-bit.
I am also pretty sure that Windows Update can also get you your graphics drivers. The version which you get through Windows Update may not be the latest, but Windows 7 is pretty good at detecting and installing drivers through Windows Update.
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10-08-2010, 02:06 PM
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Re: Win7 64 Bit+8800GT
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10-08-2010, 02:37 PM
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Re: Win7 64 Bit+8800GT
IMO NVIDIA Driver Downloads - Automatically Detect NVIDIA Products will suggest you the latest drivers your system supports/needs 
PS: You will need to install the ActiveX component from Nvidia
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10-08-2010, 03:12 PM
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Re: Win7 64 Bit+8800GT
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Originally Posted by pushkar
What do you mean by "not installing"? Any errors? Are you by any chance trying to install the 32-bit drivers instead of 64-bit ones? This is the download page for GeForce drivers for Windows 7 and Vista 64-bit. |
Its 64 bit and I'm sure of it.
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I am also pretty sure that Windows Update can also get you your graphics drivers. The version which you get through Windows Update may not be the latest, but Windows 7 is pretty good at detecting and installing drivers through Windows Update.
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Is it so...hmmm. Today winupdate downloaded some 32 updates and was installing...I'm not sure if gfx drivers are in there..
R u sure it downloads NVIDIA drivers?
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10-08-2010, 03:35 PM
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Re: Win7 64 Bit+8800GT
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Originally Posted by rhitwick
Is it so...hmmm. Today winupdate downloaded some 32 updates and was installing...I'm not sure if gfx drivers are in there..
R u sure it downloads NVIDIA drivers?
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Yes, I am sure. I have installed nVidia drivers on two computers using Windows Update. The drivers are usually in the Optional section of Windows Updates (there are two sections, Important and Optional).
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10-08-2010, 03:40 PM
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Re: Win7 64 Bit+8800GT
My updates started when the system was shutting down, I could not check if it had downloaded NVIDIA drivers... 
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10-08-2010, 09:11 PM
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Re: Win7 64 Bit+8800GT
Well Win7 downloaded some NVIDIA driver and installed...
Let me check some HD content...
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11-08-2010, 10:33 PM
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Re: Win7 64 Bit+8800GT
I had the same bloody problem. I ended up downloading 10 different drivers and none of them worked. Just did a fresh OS reinstall and all was well after that.
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12-08-2010, 01:02 AM
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Re: Win7 64 Bit+8800GT
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I had the same bloody problem. I ended up downloading 10 different drivers and none of them worked. Just did a fresh OS reinstall and all was well after that.
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Well in my case windows downloaded an old driver 196 probably which was released in April.
But the NVIDIA control panel was showing up in that case.
I again tried installing 256.96 and miraculously it installed. Now computer is working perfectly, no grains in HD media (tested with 720P and 1080P videos).
Not yet tried games...
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