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Old 06-22-2008   #1 (permalink)


Vista home Premium
 
 

Need help with Geforce 7900 GS drivers

Apparently Nvidia isn't releasing drivers for Vista Home premium.

I tried to download the drivers for 32bit and 64bit and neither of them will install.

Graphics card - Geforce 7900 GS
OS - Vista Home premium ( Computer details states that its a 32bit operating system)

Anyone have a link to where i can get drivers compatable with my OS?

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Old 06-22-2008   #2 (permalink)


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Re: Need help with Geforce 7900 GS drivers

8xxx cards are DX10 designed for Vista. I would consider upgrading.
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Old 06-22-2008   #3 (permalink)


Vista home Premium
 
 

Re: Need help with Geforce 7900 GS drivers

Upgrading what??
Vista or my card?
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Old 06-22-2008   #4 (permalink)


Vista Home Premium 32-bit & Vista Ultimate 64-bit both Service Pack 2 W7 Pro RTM 7600 32 & 64
 
 

Re: Need help with Geforce 7900 GS drivers

Hi smackrill and welcome to the forums
NVidia does support Vista Home Premium. You need to download the appropriate driver, either 32-bit or 64-bit (links given below). You should always roll back your graphics driver so that you are running on the one as supplied on the Vista DVD prior to installing a new driver, and you should install in an account with administrative privileges.
Dwarf

32-bit
GeForce Release 175

64-bit
GeForce Release 175
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Old 06-22-2008   #5 (permalink)


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Re: Need help with Geforce 7900 GS drivers

I've downloaded the 32-bit driver.

Whenever i start to instal it, it states that i'm not running a windows Vista 32-bit operating system. Or a 64-bit when i try the other one.

Thats the issue i'm having.
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Old 06-22-2008   #6 (permalink)


Vista Home Premium 32-bit & Vista Ultimate 64-bit both Service Pack 2 W7 Pro RTM 7600 32 & 64
 
 

Re: Need help with Geforce 7900 GS drivers

Hi smackrill,

Have you reverted back to the driver as supplied on the Vista DVD prior to trying to install this driver? I had problems trying to install it on my system until I had done so.
Dwarf
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Old 06-22-2008   #7 (permalink)


Vista home Premium
 
 

Re: Need help with Geforce 7900 GS drivers

I haven't upgraded the drivers since i've recieved this PC..
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Old 06-22-2008   #8 (permalink)


Vista home Premium
 
 

Re: Need help with Geforce 7900 GS drivers

Well i found the problem.

I was trying to download drivers for a desktop when i need to get ones for a laptop.

But according to the website i have the latest driver for my laptop..which brings me to another issue..AoC comes out with major graphic glitches..i can't even see the models of the characters let alone the enviornment or the mapping.

Thoughts?
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Old 06-22-2008   #9 (permalink)


Vista Home Premium 32-bit & Vista Ultimate 64-bit both Service Pack 2 W7 Pro RTM 7600 32 & 64
 
 

Re: Need help with Geforce 7900 GS drivers

Hi smackrill,

What is the make and model of your laptop? According to the NVidia website, you need to obtain the drivers from the manufacturer of your laptop. As for your other issue, some games and programs will not run on laptops (they actually say this on the box). If you post back with the information requested, I might be able to help. Some manufacturer's websites can be very tricky to navigate, especially when looking for specific drivers.
Dwarf
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