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09-24-2008
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| | Nvidia Drivers Why are the Nvidia graphic card drivers on windows update older than on the Nvidia website & yet windows update always recommends the older one they have?, I don't know which one to use, Phil. |
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09-25-2008
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| Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Re: Nvidia Drivers Hi Phil, I would use the latest ones from NVIDIA. Windows Updates seems to always be behind when it comes to drivers. Hope this helps, Shawn  Quote: Originally Posted by Phil  Why are the Nvidia graphic card drivers on windows update older than on the Nvidia website & yet windows update always recommends the older one they have?, I don't know which one to use, Phil. |
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09-25-2008
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| | Re: Nvidia Drivers If its working why are you updating? Does the updated driver cure a problem? If it aint broke dont fix it You should not use winupdate for drivers "Phil" <p.tann@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:upS2L2rHJHA.3668@xxxxxx Quote: > Why are the Nvidia graphic card drivers on windows update older than on > the Nvidia website & yet windows update always recommends the older one > they have?, I don't know which one to use, > Phil. |
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09-25-2008
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| | Re: Nvidia Drivers If the drivers at the Nvidia site state are on the MS WHQL then they have been submitted to and approved by MS and sooner or later MS will also add them to Win Update. "Phil" <p.tann@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:upS2L2rHJHA.3668@xxxxxx Quote: > Why are the Nvidia graphic card drivers on windows update older than on > the Nvidia website & yet windows update always recommends the older one > they have?, I don't know which one to use, > Phil. |
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09-25-2008
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| | Re: Nvidia Drivers On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:36:00 -0700, "Curious" <<spammenot@xxxxxx>> wrote: Quote: >If the drivers at the Nvidia site state are on the MS WHQL then they have >been submitted to and approved by MS and sooner or later MS will also add >them to Win Update. >"Phil" <p.tann@xxxxxx> wrote in message >news:upS2L2rHJHA.3668@xxxxxx Quote: >> Why are the Nvidia graphic card drivers on windows update older than on >> the Nvidia website & yet windows update always recommends the older one >> they have?, I don't know which one to use, >> Phil. to install a slightly older version, while Windows Update installed the newest one. |
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09-25-2008
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| | Re: Nvidia Drivers Please supply the driver finder data that you received at the Nvidia Site for your card/ model. Is is possible you selected archived drivers by mistake? "knowone" <cij8oya02@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:nqbnd4h8ukvbo99p5iqk08vm77kegdr6vv@xxxxxx On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:36:00 -0700, "Curious" <<spammenot@xxxxxx>> wrote: Quote: >If the drivers at the Nvidia site state are on the MS WHQL then they have >been submitted to and approved by MS and sooner or later MS will also add >them to Win Update. >"Phil" <p.tann@xxxxxx> wrote in message >news:upS2L2rHJHA.3668@xxxxxx Quote: >> Why are the Nvidia graphic card drivers on windows update older than on >> the Nvidia website & yet windows update always recommends the older one >> they have?, I don't know which one to use, >> Phil. to install a slightly older version, while Windows Update installed the newest one. |
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09-26-2008
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| | Re: Nvidia Drivers On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:47:57 -0700, "Curious" <<spammenot@xxxxxx>> wrote: Quote: >"knowone" <cij8oya02@xxxxxx> wrote in message >news:nqbnd4h8ukvbo99p5iqk08vm77kegdr6vv@xxxxxx >On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:36:00 -0700, "Curious" <<spammenot@xxxxxx>> >wrote: > Quote: >>If the drivers at the Nvidia site state are on the MS WHQL then they have >>been submitted to and approved by MS and sooner or later MS will also add >>them to Win Update. >>"Phil" <p.tann@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>news:upS2L2rHJHA.3668@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Why are the Nvidia graphic card drivers on windows update older than on >>> the Nvidia website & yet windows update always recommends the older one >>> they have?, I don't know which one to use, >>> Phil. Quote: >>I'm experiencing the exact opposite. Nvidia's driver finder tells me >>to install a slightly older version, while Windows Update installed >>the newest one. >for your card/ model. Is is possible you selected archived drivers by >mistake? http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Scan.aspx?lang=en-us It now shows a brand new version, released yesterday, 25 September 2008, while windows update shows no new updates available. |
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